All rise for the worlds highest-paid TV host.
According toa newForbesranking, Judy Sheindlin, known to audiences as Judge Judy, takes the No.
1 spot on the list of highest-paid talk show hosts with $147 million in pretax income last year.
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That sale more than tripled her annual earnings, according toForbes.
She normally rakes in $47 million from her duties asJudge Judyhost and a producer ofHot Bench.
Ellen DeGeneres is No.
Forbesdetermined its list by using earnings estimates from June 1, 2017, through June 1, 2018.
All sums are pretax and dont include deductions for agents, managers, etc.
