The Highest Paid Tv Personalities Of 2015

Popular television host Ellen DeGeneres comes in second on this year’s list. In addition to hosting her talk show, she also launched a clothing line and her Heads Up! smartphone games was the best selling paid app of the year. Have you played it? It is a lot of fun! Dr. Phil McGraw and Kim Kardashian also made the list with a little help from the apps they launched. McGraw created Doctors on Demand, which connects users with a psychologist for 25- and 50-minute sessions. McGraw didn’t make a ton of cash off his app, but it helped add to his earnings from his talk show and the release of his 13th book. On the other hand, Kardashian’s app almost doubled her earnings for the year. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has nearly 500,000 downloads. Rounding out the list are Ryan Seacrest, Gordon Ramsay, David Letterman, Judge Judy, Sean Hannity, and Matt Lauer. The list is based on earnings from June 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015. Earnings: $20 million (estimate) From: Host, The Late Show with David Letterman Earnings: $25 million From: Co-Host of NBC’s The Today Show Earnings: $29 million From: Fox News show, nationally syndicated radio show Earnings: $47 million From: Hosting Judge Judy Earnings: $52.5 million From: Being famous for being famous Earnings: $ 60 million From: Hosting American Idol Earnings: $60 million From: Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, and MasterChef Junior Earnings: $70 million From: Hosting Dr. Phil and author Earnings: $75 million From: Hosting Ellen Earnings: $95 million From: Hosting The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM radio and co-hosting America’s Got Talent.