The 10 Richest Daytime Talk Show Hosts In The World, As Of 2023
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The likes of Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Jay Leno have kept the late-night talk show scene alive, however, daytime is becoming more popular than ever, giving celebrities a chance to share personalities, concerns and current events.
Programs like The View and The Talk have brought a list of co-hosts to the stage ranging from Whoopi Goldberg to Jerry O’Connell, often changing through the years of their long tenure. Others, like the Drew Barrymore Show and Jennifer Hudson Show have just begun.
Take a look at the current net worth of your favorite day time talk show host today.
Tamron Hall – $7 Million
She was the first African American woman to co-anchor on Today and served as the daytime anchor for MSNBC. Hall launched her syndicated talk show on ABC in 2019, winning a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Informative Talk Show in 2020. The series has been renewed for the fourth and fifth season through 2024.
Sherri Shepherd – $10 Million
The actress, comedian and television personality got her start in the daytime talk show genre as a co-host on The View in 2006 and remained on the show until 2014. In the fall of 2022, she embarked on a new venture, hosting Sherri. At the start of her first season, Shepherd named Lizzo, Michelle Obama and Michael B. Jordan as her dream guests.
Natalie Morales – $18 Million
In 2010, The Talk, a show developed by actress Sara Gilbert debuted and has featured numerous co-hosts over the years. Morales has only served as host and moderator for the show since 2021 but earns $6 million per year for the job and shares the stage with veteran The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood and other newcomers, Amanda Kloots, Elaine Welteroth, Jerry O’Connell and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila. Though not the lead host, actor and Jerry McGuire star Jerry O’Connell has a net worth of $20 million.
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Jennifer Hudson – $30 Million
Hudson has proven she’s more than just an American Idol contestant. The singer and actress has won several Grammy’s, an Academy Award, a Screen Actor Guild award and a Tony, making her a member of the exclusive EGOT club. She starred alongside Jamie Foxx, Beyonce and Eddie Murphy in various projects before launching her talk show on Fox in the fall of 2022. According to Deadline, The Jennifer Hudson Show has been renewed for a second season and features celebrity interviews, community heroes and music.
Kelly Clarkson – $45 Million
As the first winner of American’s Idol’s 2002 debut singing competition show, she brought us “Miss Independent” and “Stronger” among many other top-ranking songs. After taking the world by storm with her singing career, Clarkson served as a coach on The Voice for eight seasons and then debuted her own talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2019. She’s won two Daytime Emmy Awards including the category Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host in 2022.
Whoopi Goldberg – $60 Million
She brought us classics like Ghost and Sister Act enjoying a highly successful career as an actress, author and comedian, but Goldberg has served as the host of The View since 2001, earning $8 million annually for the gig. The original cast of co-hosts included television icon Barbara Walters and lawyer Star Jones. In 2023, Goldberg will star alongside comedian Joy Behar, lawyer Sunny Hostin, television host Sara Haines, television personality Ana Navarro and political strategist Alyssa Garah Griffin.
Rachael Ray – $100 Million
No stranger to the daytime talk show scene, Ray became one of the most successful figures in the culinary industry with cookbooks, cooking shows and her own talk show over the years. According to Celebrity Net Worth, in 2005, after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Ray landed her own show entitled Rachael Ray with CBS. Currently in the 17th season, talks of renewal for the 18th season will be decided in the spring of 2023.
Drew Barrymore – $125 Million
We’ve watched the star grow up in films like E.T. and Firestarter to The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates, earning $15 million per film in the late 90’s and 2000’s. In 2020, Barrymore launched her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show with CBS, covering topics from health to design. Though the show has been renewed for a third season, it now airs in two half-hour segments allowing CBS to air the first 30 minutes as a lead-out to the newscast and then air the second half later in the day. According to The Things, Barrymore is the second wealthiest female daytime talk show host on air at this time.
Kelly Ripa – $120 Million and Ryan Seacrest – $450 Million
The duo has hosted Live with Kelly and Ryan since 2017. Seacrest earns an approximate $70 million per year from his numerous hosting gigs like American Idol and morning radio show, but Ripa primarily earns her annual salary of $22 million from the morning show. Ripa joined the show in 2001 alongside veteran host Regis Philbin and has been a morning mainstay ever since.
Dr. Phil – $460 Million
Phillip McGraw, better known as Dr. Phil, continues to share common sense and psychology for millions across the globe. After a chance encounter with the queen of daytime talk, Oprah Winfrey, McGraw launched his own spinoff in 2002. He’s the author of a number of best-selling relationship books and producer of other shows like The Doctors and Bull, based on McGraw’s experience as a trial consultant.
Sources: Deadline, Celebrity Net Worth, The Things
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