There is a new king of late night, according to TV Guide Magazine's annual survey of star salaries. And he's a very rich king.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart is now earning between $25-30 million a year, according to several sources (his network, Comedy Central, did not comment). That puts Stewart ahead of the past perennial late night salary leaders Jay Leno and David Letterman. Leno took a significant pay cut last year, as NBC wanted to reduce costs at Tonight. He now earns around $20 million a year after being up near $30 million. Letterman is also said to be in the $20 million range as the license fee CBS pays to his production company, Worldwide Pants, for Late Show has been reduced in recent years.
Stewart's ratings...
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Lee Daniels' The Butler, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, handily won the box office over the weekend, taking in $25 million. It performed the best out of all the new releases this weekend, while Jobs bombed and gave star Ashton Kutcherone of his worst opening weekends ever, Box Office Mojo reports.
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This week, Breaking Bad was reimagined as a romantic comedy and the cast and crew took fans behind the scenes of last Sunday's premiere episode, "Blood Money." Ashton Kutcher gave an inspiring speech at the Teen Choice Awards, andElisabeth Moss and Melissa Gorga demonstrated their knowledge of TV theme songs on Watch What Happens: Live. A couple also broke the news of their pregnancy to a grandmother-to-be in the best way possible. Check out those clips and more in our weekly roundup of the best online videos:
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Amber Tamblyn has joined the cast of Two and a Half Men as the illegitimate daughter of Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen), TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Two and a Half Men casting Charlie's long-lost daughter
Tamblyn will play Jenny, who...
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Two and a Half Men's Charlie Harper and his long-lost daughter will have one thing in common: an affection for women.
Two and a Half Men casting Charlie's long-lost daughter
TVGuide.com has confirmed that the CBS comedy's newest character will be a lesbian. The character, described as a "sexy and gorgeous" twentysomething named Jenny by E! Online, which first reported the news, will be introduced in the season premiere having relocated from the Big Apple to Los Angeles. The character, which has yet to be cast, is slated to recur but could eventually become a regular.
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