The stars of The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family dominate our list, with Big Bang's Jim Parsons nabbing the top spot thanks to $27.5 million earned in the year to June 1. “When I read Big Bang it was definitely special to me. As a member of the top-paid cast on television, and the top-rated show, Parsons makes $1 million per episode, as do fellow listees Johnny Galecki (No. The agent, who told Burrell his features were too big for TV and that he should shave his arms, was apparently wrong. While the top-earning TV actress, Sofia Vergara, managed to out-earn her male counterpart Parsons by $14 million, the combined earnings of the TV actors—$185 million—is still more than the $156.5 million of the TV actresses.

Source: Forbes September 28, 2017 14:00 UTC