Is Judge Judy the most grossly overpaid person on the planet?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Judy

She is the highest paid TV star, making $47 million a year.
She works 52 days a year and makes $900,000 each day.

She's getting paid $900k a day to watch idiots fight over idiotic arguments. DAMN I'm jealous.

Can you think of anyone that comes close to this?
 
No, I don't think a strong, educated, assertive, and highly entertaining woman that exposes idiots is grossly overpaid.
 
Most athletes? I mean I love watching sports but technically Judy is doing something that's actually necessary: presiding over court cases, even though they're stupid and some don't even seem real.

Don't understand how she is paid more than any other TV celebrity. Is her show that popular?
 
People are watching her.
Advertisers are paying to reach the people who are watching her.

If people stop watching her, the "problem" would go away.
As long as they are, and advertisers are paying to reach those people, the money is going to go somewhere.


Basically, see this thread from 2 days ago on the general subject.
 
Wait, 47 million a year??? That just sounds insane!

I'm not gonna lie, I've liked some episodes of her show in the past. I know damn well this is trash television...I just can't help it.
 
Most athletes? I mean I love watching sports but technically Judy is doing something that's actually necessary: presiding over court cases, even though they're stupid and some don't even seem real.

Don't understand how she is paid more than any other TV celebrity. Is her show that popular?
What? No. All the cases that are picked for her show (and every Judge show) are cases already in the court system. They are all small claims and they are intentionally picked for their absurdities. If Judge Judy ended tomorrow, those cases will still be heard somewhere.
 
Come on. $900k a day? That's ridiculous.

How much revenue is she generating per day? Tell her what percentage of it she should take, versus what should go to someone else.

Hypothetically, if people are paying (directly or indirectly) millions of dollars per day to watch you perform, how much do you think you should get?
 
I would love to see how this woman lives for a day. A person can ball pretty fuckin' hard on $900,000 for a day of work.
 
How much revenue is she generating per day? Tell her what percentage of it she should take, versus what should go to someone else.

Hypothetically, if people are paying (directly or indirectly) millions of dollars per day to watch you perform, how much do you think you should get?

Exactly.

It's funny that we've now had 2 threads in the past 3 days where people are just unaware of the massive amounts of money flowing into different things.
 
How do the other tv judges hold up? I mean, I'm sure none of them are bringing home $47 million, but if every single one is making 6 figures or more, that might be a career worth checking out.
 
She's awful. If you're a fan then I don't want to know you.
 
If her show is worth that much, then that's just how the world works. Can't really blame someone for being high in demand.

I can't stand the show though. Makes me feel like I'm in a waiting room when it comes on.
 
How do the other tv judges hold up? I mean, I'm sure none of them are bringing home $47 million, but if every single one is making 6 figures or more, that might be a career worth checking out.

For me its always been Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, and The People's Court with Marilyn Milian. Good stuff, but I have no idea how much they make.
 
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