'Gilmore Girls's Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Top Highest Paid Actors List

Game of Thrones and House of Cards also make the cut.
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It comes as no surprise that the leading actors and actresses on our favorite television shows make a ton of money per episode. These stars are pulling six figure paychecks for 30 or 60-minute installments, and that can certainly add up over the course of a season.

How much, do you ask? Variety conducted a survey that polled actors, executives, attorneys, and other entertainment representatives to gain insight into just how much each star is making for the current seasons of their respective shows. (It's important to note that a lot of the names near the top of each list are women, which is a step in the right direction in terms of Hollywood's gender pay gap problem.)

Variety broke down their results into three categories: comedy, drama, and talk shows. The top of the comedy chart is marked by the three stars of The Big Bang Theory: Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, and Johnny Galecki, who each make approximately $1 million per episode. The talk show section is reigned by Judy Sheindlin of Judge Judy, who makes an estimated $47 million per year, followed by Matt Lauer, who makes an estimated $22-$25 million per year.

Interestingly enough, the drama chart is headed by none other than Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. Variety estimates that Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel are each making an estimated $750k per episode of the Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix. This is over $200k more than the Game of Thrones stars make per episode. Say it with us: girl power.

You can view the entire list here.


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