Simon Cowell & Howard Stern Top Forbes List of Highest-Paid TV Personalities (PICS)

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Simon Cowell tops this year’s list of Forbes’ Highest-Paid TV Personalities.

The “X Factor” mogul earned a reported $95 million between June 2012 and June 2013, tying him for first with “America’s Got Talent” host Howard Stern.

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Other television fixtures making the list include Ryan Seacrest, Ellen DeGeneres, and past champion Oprah Winfrey, who now (comfortably) sits in fourth place.

As always, the rankings are based on Forbes’ own methodology.

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  1. 1.1. Simon Cowell - $95 million 1. Simon Cowell - $95 million (Getty Images)
  2. 2.2. Howard Stern - $95 million 2. Howard Stern - $95 million (Getty Images)
  3. 3.3. Glenn Beck - $90 million 3. Glenn Beck - $90 million (Getty Images)
  4. 4.4. Oprah Winfrey - $77 million 4. Oprah Winfrey - $77 million (Getty Images)
  5. 5.5. Dr. Phil McGraw - $72 million 5. Dr. Phil McGraw - $72 million (Getty Images)
  6. 6.6. Rush Limbaugh - $66 million 6. Rush Limbaugh - $66 million (Getty Images)
  7. 7.7. Donald Trump - $63 million 7. Donald Trump - $63 million (Getty Images
  8. 8.8. Ryan Seacrest - $61 million 8. Ryan Seacrest - $61 million (Getty Images)
  9. 9.9. Ellen DeGeneres - $56 million 9. Ellen DeGeneres - $56 million (Getty Images)
  10. 10.10. Judge Judy Sheindlin - $47 million 10. Judge Judy Sheindlin - $47 million (Getty Images)

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