Charlie Sheen, Oprah Winfrey and Hugh Laurie are among the highest paid TV stars in America.
Sheen, who has been sentenced to 30 days in rehab for his Christmas Day (25Dec09) altercation with wife Brooke Mueller, nets a whopping $1.25 million (£830,000) per episode for hit comedy Two And A Half Men.
His co-star Jon Cryer had the second highest salary for a comedy star on U.S. TV - $550,00 (£366,600) per show - while The Simpsons' voiceovers Dan Castellaneta and Julie Kavner are paid $400,000 (£266,600) for each instalment of the animated series.
The figures, obtained by TV Guide magazine, show that Oprah Winfrey is still the Queen of the small screen - she pulls in a massive $315 million (£210 million) per year for her talk show, while Judge Judy Sheindlin and David Letterman are paid $45 million (£30 million) and $28 million ($18.6 million) respectively.
In the drama shows category, Hugh Laurie takes the top spot with earnings of more than $400,000 (£266,600) per episode of House.
Law & Order: SVU stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay both take home $395,000 (£263,000).
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest topped the reality TV stars rundown, with an annual salary of $15 million (£10 million) for fronting the singing show.
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