Javier Bardem and Jennifer Aniston among TV’s top-paid stars
By Lindsey Kupfer
October 30, 2018 | 5:23pm
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Javier Bardem, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Anistonand Norman Reedus are among TV’s top earners.
According to Variety, who released a list of TV actor’s salaries, Bardem is taking home $1.2 million per episode for his untitled series with Amazon, while Witherspoon and Aniston are raking in $1.1 million per episode for their upcoming morning show drama on Apple. Reedus is making $1 million per episode for “The Walking Dead,” while Hulu is paying out Elisabeth Moss $1 million for “Handmaid’s Tale.”
The article notes that some of the celebrities, like Aniston, Witherspoon and Bardem, may be making more because they are listed as executive producers on their shows.
In the unscripted category, Kelly Clarkson is taking home approximately $560,000 per episode of “The Voice,” Kevin Hart comes in at $500,000 for “TKO” and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gets $450,000 for “Titan Games.” On the lower end of the scale, each of the Fab Five on Netflix’s “Queer Eye” get $7,500 per episode.
As for comedy, Variety reports that “The Conners” are cleaning up. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert are getting $375,000 per episode. Candice Bergen and Tim Allen both have wealthy paydays at $250,000 an episode for “Murphy Brown” and “Last Man Standing.”
Here are some more salaries per episode:
Jennifer Garner – $150,000 for “Camping”
Brad Garrett – $100,000 for “Single Parents”
Alec Baldwin – $300,000 for “Alec Baldwin Show”
Drew Barrymore and James Corden – $350,000 for “World’s Best”
Julia Roberts – $600,000 for “Homecoming”
Sandra Oh – $100,000 for “Killing Eve”
Sean Penn – $500,000 for “The First”
Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown – $350,000 for “Stranger Things”
Benicio Del Toro – $400,000 for “Escape at Dannemora”
KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse – $40,000 for “Riverdale”
By Lindsey Kupfer
October 30, 2018 | 5:23pm
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Reese Witherspoon, Javier Bardem, Norman Reedus and Jennifer AnistonGetty Images
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Javier Bardem, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Anistonand Norman Reedus are among TV’s top earners.
According to Variety, who released a list of TV actor’s salaries, Bardem is taking home $1.2 million per episode for his untitled series with Amazon, while Witherspoon and Aniston are raking in $1.1 million per episode for their upcoming morning show drama on Apple. Reedus is making $1 million per episode for “The Walking Dead,” while Hulu is paying out Elisabeth Moss $1 million for “Handmaid’s Tale.”
The article notes that some of the celebrities, like Aniston, Witherspoon and Bardem, may be making more because they are listed as executive producers on their shows.
In the unscripted category, Kelly Clarkson is taking home approximately $560,000 per episode of “The Voice,” Kevin Hart comes in at $500,000 for “TKO” and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gets $450,000 for “Titan Games.” On the lower end of the scale, each of the Fab Five on Netflix’s “Queer Eye” get $7,500 per episode.
As for comedy, Variety reports that “The Conners” are cleaning up. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert are getting $375,000 per episode. Candice Bergen and Tim Allen both have wealthy paydays at $250,000 an episode for “Murphy Brown” and “Last Man Standing.”
Here are some more salaries per episode:
Jennifer Garner – $150,000 for “Camping”
Brad Garrett – $100,000 for “Single Parents”
Alec Baldwin – $300,000 for “Alec Baldwin Show”
Drew Barrymore and James Corden – $350,000 for “World’s Best”
Julia Roberts – $600,000 for “Homecoming”
Sandra Oh – $100,000 for “Killing Eve”
Sean Penn – $500,000 for “The First”
Winona Ryder, David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown – $350,000 for “Stranger Things”
Benicio Del Toro – $400,000 for “Escape at Dannemora”
KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse – $40,000 for “Riverdale”