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Netflix is paying Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel $750,000 per episode of the Gilmore Girls reboot
The actresses who play Lorelei and Rory Gilmore on the beloved series are second only to The Big Bang Theory stars in terms of pay per episode
Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki continue to make $1million per episode of the CBS hit
Survey also shows that late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are neck-and-neck with their estimated $13million-$15million salaries
The Americans star Keri Russell is making $175,000 an episode, while her co-star/real-life partner Matthew Rhys isn't even ranked on the list

Published: 13:06 EST, 4 October 2016 | Updated: 16:06 EST, 4 October 2016

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The stars of the Big Bang Theory are still TV's highest-paid actors, but a reboot of Gilmore Girls is giving the long-running CBS hit a run for its money.

According to a new Variety survey of television actors' salaries, Netflix is paying actresses Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel $750,000 an episode for a Gilmore Girls miniseries scheduled to be released in November.

The show follows the lives of Lorelei and Rory Gilmore, a mother and daughter who are best friends. The original show ran from 2000 to 2007, when it was cancelled by The CW - in part due to failed contract negotiations with the stars.

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Netflix is paying Alexis Bledel (left) and Lauren Graham (right) $750,000 per episode of the Gilmore Girls reboot, a Variety survey has revealed

Kaley Cuoco (center left), Jimmy Parsons (center), and Johnny Galecki (center right) earn $1million per episode of The Big Bang Theory

While Graham and Bledel's salaries may cause jaws to drop, they're still making considerably less than the $1million an episode the three main stars of The Big Bang Theory make.

Other huge earners include Mark Harmon ($525,000 per episode of NCIS), the main stars of Game of Thrones ($500,000 an episode), Claire Danes in Homeland ($450,000), Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay ($450,000), Ellen Pompeo in Grey's Anatomy ($400,000) and Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson for Ballers ($400,000).

The lists, comparing pay per episode for actors in drama and comedy shows, also revealed some other interesting pay discrepancies.

For example, Keri Russell is estimated to make $175,000 per episode of The Americans. But her co-star (and real-life partner) Matthew Rhys, is not even ranked on the list. Rhys and Russell were each nominated for an acting Emmy this year, for their roles as Soviet spies pretending to be a normal American family.

Keri Russell appears to be the breadwinner of her house. She makes $175,000 per episode of The Americans, while her co-star and boyfriend Matthew Rhys, both pictured, isn't ranked

Jimmy Kimmel (left) and Jimmy Fallon (right) appear to be neck-and-neck in terms of pay, with their estiamted $13-$15million salaries

Variety also ranks the pay of television show hosts, with Judge Judy topping the list with her $47million a year salary.

Kings of late night Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are neck-and-neck on the list, both with estimated salaries between $13million and $15million, while Conan O'Brien drags behind at bit at $12million.

DRAMA TELEVISION SHOWS
ACTOR	SHOW &NETWORK	PAY PER EPISODE
Lauren Graham	Gilmore Girls (Netflix)	$750,000
Alexis Bledel	Gilmore Girls (Netflix)	$750,000
Mark Harmon	NCIS (CBS)	$525,000
Kevin Spacey	House of Cards (Netflix)	$500,000
Peter Dinklage	Game of Thrones (HBO)	$500,000
Lena Headey	Game of Thrones (HBO)	$500,000
Kit Harrington	Game of Thrones (HBO)	$500,000
Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones (HBO)	$500,000
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Game of Thrones (HBO)	$500,000
Claire Danes	Homeland (Showtime)	$450,000

COMEDY TELEVISION SHOWS
ACTOR	SHOW & NETWORK	PAY PER EPISODE
Jim Parsons	The Big Bang Theory (CBS)	$1million
Kaley Cuoco	The Big Bang Theory (CBS)	$1million
Johnny Galecki	The Big Bang Theory (CBS)	$1million
Dwayne Johnson	Ballers (HBO)	$400,000
Drew Barrymore	Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix)	$350,000
Emma Stone	Maniac (Netflix)	$350,000
Jonah Hill	Maniac (Netflix)	$350,000
Dan Castellaneta	The Simpsons (Fox)	$315,000
Julie Kavner	The Simpsons (Fox)	$315,000
Yeardley Smith	The Simpsons (Fox)	$315,000

REALITY SHOWS/HOSTS/NEWS
ACTOR	SHOW & NETWORK	YEARLY SALARY
Judy Sheindlin	Judge Judy (Syndicated)	$47million
Matt Lauer	Today (NBC)	$22million-$25million
Ellen DeGeneres	Ellen (Syndicated)	$20million
Bill O'Reilly	The O'Reilly Factor (FNC)	$18million-$20million
Kelly Ripa	Live With Kelly (Syndicated)	$16million-$20million
Miley Cyrus	The Voice (NBC)	$13million-$15million
Adam Levine	The Voice (NBC)	$13million-$15million
Jimmy Fallon	The Tonight Show (NBC)	$13million-$15million
Jimmy Kimmel	Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)	$13million-$15million
Pat Sajak	Wheel of Fortune (Syndicated)	$12million