Hosting a TV show takes skill - one not every person, or celebrity for that matter, possesses.

The essential ingredients include the ability to hold the attention of a global audience, buckets of wit, and just the right amount of empathy to connect with their guests.

And for those who get that mix just right, there's a huge chance that they'll hold a spot on our screens for decades.

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Hosts who have mastered this, and held onto their TV show slots, can also expect to make a huge amount of money.

...But justhowmuch? Well, read on to find out, as below is a list of how much the 10 most famous TV hosts get paid.

Oprah onThe Oprah Winfrey Show.

In 1984, the world met Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show. At the time, she had signed a four-year contract for her show that earned her US* $250,000 per year. By 2000, she would be worth $1 billion, after being rejected by her then-production company King World and setting up her own.

In 1999, she was earning $300 million per year by producing her own show, along withDr. PhilandRachael Ray.

In 2020, she had an estimated net worth of more than $2 billion.

How much Oprah Winfrey gets paid:

Winfrey made around $23 million per month when her show was on air and an estimate of $276-300 million per year.

Phillip Calvin McGraw onDr. Phil.

Dr. Phil may not be an actual doctor nowadays, but his impact, and influence, is undeniable.

He got his first start onThe Oprah Winfrey Showin the late 1990s. A few years later, she gave him his own show to dispel love, career and relationship advice.

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He earned $95 million in 2019 alone.

How much Dr. Phil gets paid:

As of 2022, Dr. Phil's net worth is estimated to be roughly around $460 Million.

Judy Sheindlin onJudge Judy.

For tens of millions of people, Judy Sheindlin and her New York City courtroom is a familiar comfort.

In February 1999, Judge Judy came to our screens for the first time. By August 1999, the program was averaging seven million viewers per week.

While her show ended in 2021, after 25 years, her reign is far from forgotten. Throughout her time as a TV-host powerhouse, she reportedly made $440 million.

How much Judge Judy gets paid:

Sheindlin reportedly made $60 million a season during the last five years that the show ran. And in 2017, she sold the entirety of her 10,400-show archive to CBS as part of a deal to extend her contract. That deal reportedly bumped her net worth up by $120 million.

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Ellen DeGeneres onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Ellen DeGeneres has hosted her namesake show since 2002. Praised for her unique brand of humour, rotating roster of celebrity guests and undeniable generosity (she has given away millions of dollars over the last two decades to viewers, guests and countless charities), DeGeneres became a staple on screens.

Over the course of The Ellen DeGeneres Show ,she has welcomed over 2,400 guests and made over 3,000 episodes.

How much Ellen DeGeneres gets paid:

In 2020, Forbes reported DeGeneres made $84 million that year. The publication also estimated her net worth to be around $370 million - while others estimate it to be as high as $600 million.

Mehmet Cengiz Öz onThe Dr. Oz Show.

Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Öz got his start with his very own health segment onThe Oprah Winfrey Show, before being given his own 60-minute talk show,Dr. Oz.

According to reports, the cardiothoracic surgeon and TV doctor has net worth of $100 million. Surprisingly enough, his controversial daytime show - along with his other various income streams - do not place him in the ForbesTop 100 richest celebrity list.

His daytime medical talk show has aired for 13 seasons and wrapped up in January 2022.

How much Dr. Oz gets paid:

Dr. Oz's annual salary is estimated to be around $20 million per year.

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