âUgh! Who comes up with these crazy basket ingredients?â This is a statement that I commonly hear and read after watching an episode of Chopped. But the truth is, someone does have to research and choose what four ingredients will go into a Chopped basket â three different baskets per episode.
Among presentersâ salaries were six of more than Â£1million, while another 10 pocketed over Â£500,000 â just three fewer than last year.While the presenters were not named outgoing director Â­general Mark Thompson was paid Â£622,000 â down from Â£779,000, but still 15 times the pay of an average BBC employee.It is believed the top presenters may include Graham Norton and Gary Lineker, who both get about Â£2million a year.r Thompson is stepping down in September and will be succeeded by the BBCâs current director of Vision, George Entwistle. While sport on BBC1 was down from 697 to 580 hours and drama fell from 808 to 690 hours, entertainment rose from 585 to 709 hours and was also up on BBC2 and BBC3.
Jon Stewart is the highest paid late night host on TV. TV Guide Magazine is set to unveil their annual survey of star salaries, and have released a few tidbits in honor of the event. Jon Stewart is now the highest paid late night talk show host, earning between $25 and $30 million per year.n terms of narrative television, Ashton Kutcher maintains his status as the top paid actor in prime time, earning $750,000 per episode on Two and a Half Men. While Mark Harmon is the top earner on a TV drama with $525,000 per episode for NCIS.