Washington
(ANI):
'American
Idol" judge
Simon
Cowell
has
been
named
the
top
earning
man
on
prime-time
U.S.
Television
by
Forbes
magazine.
Cowell
earned
75
million
dollars
last
year,
reports
Us
magazine.Forbes''
list
of
Top
Male
Earners
on
prime-time
U.S.
TV
is
based
on
estimated
pre-tax
earnings
from
June
1,
2008
to
June
1,
2009.
'The
Apprentice" host
Donald
Trump
came
second
in
the
list
with
50
million
dollars
while
Idol
presenter
Ryan
Seacrest
landed
the
third
spot
with
38
million
dollars.
'Two
and
a
Half
Men"
star
Charlie
Sheen,
who
netted
21
million
dollars,
and
'Office"
star
Steve
Carell,
with
an
estimated
21
million
dollars,
rounded
off
the
top
five.
The
top
10
are:
1.
Simon
Cowell
(75
million
dollars)
2.
Donald
Trump
(50
million
dollars)
3.
Ryan
Seacrest
(38
million
dollars)
4.
Charlie
Sheen
(21
million
dollars)
5.
Steve
Carell
(21
million
dollars)
6.
Howie
Mandel
(15
million
dollars)
7.
Kiefer
Sutherland
(13
million
dollars)
8.
Jeff
Foxworthy
(11
million
dollars)
9.
Hugh
Laurie
(10
million
dollars)
10.
David
Caruso
(9
million
dollars)