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Ellen Degeneres is number two at $87.5 million, but the the highest paid TV host is…

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 18: Actress/TV host Ellen DeGeneres accepts Favorite Animated Movie Voice for ‘Finding Dory’ onstage during the People’s Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Ellen Degeneres is number two at $87.5 million, but the the highest paid TV host is…
All Rise! The list of the highest paid TV hosts has been revealed and the person at the top of the list is none other than Judge Judy.
According to Forbes, Judge Judy ranks numero uno after selling the rights to her show library for a whopping $100 million, add that to the $47 million she gets for hosting "Judge Judy" and producing "Hot Bench" and you can see why she's on top.
, and Dr Phil rounds out the top three earners with $77.5 million.
To round out the top five, you have Ryan Seacrest fourth making an astonishing $74 milllion, and Steve Harvey is fifth with $44 million.