3. Judy Sheindlin ($290 million of estimated net worth)
If you ever heard of any reference about Judge Judy, this is it. What you see on the picture above is not an act. Judy Sheindlin is really a judge. And on CBS’s Judge Judy, she performs real cases with real people.
About ten million people watch the program for thirty minutes on CBS. These people are not looking for moral conundrums or thrilling cases. There are dozens of cop shows offering exactly that, and maybe even better. Viewers enjoy Judy’s way of selling the good justice system fantasy.
The program debuted in 1996 and is still aired until today. And for twenty years, Judy has been bagging truckload of money. Back in 2007, her estimated net worth was just around $95 million. But today, it has gone up to $290 million.
With such great ratings successfully maintained for two decades, it should come as no surprise that she earns that much money. She is currently the fourth highest-paid TV show host in the world with $47 million of annual earning.
