#1 | Chelsea Handler: 'Chelsea Lately'

(Benjamin Reed / Los Angles Times)

Salary: $12 million | Ratings: 0.718 million
Pay per viewer: $16.70

Image: Benjamin Reed / Los Angeles Times

#2 | 'Anderson Cooper: '360'

(Ali Goldstein / Warner Bros.)

Salary: $6 million | Ratings: 0.443 million
Pay per viewer: $13.54

Image: Ali Goldstein / Warner Bros.

#3 | David Letterman: 'Late Show'

(John Paul Filo / AP)

Salary: $31 million | Ratings: 3.2 million
Pay per viewer: $9.69

Image: John Paul Filo / AP

#4 | Jon Stewart: 'Daily Show'

(Frank Franklin II / AP)

Salary: $14 million | Ratings: 1.7 million
Pay per viewer: $8.24

Image: Frank Franklin II / AP

#5 | Bill O'Reilly: 'O'Reilly Factor'

(Jeff Christensen / AP)

Salary: $16 million | Ratings: 2.8 million
Pay per viewer: $5.71

Image: Jeff Christensen / AP

#6 | Craig Ferguson: 'Late Late Show'

(Monty Brinton / CBS)

Salary: $8.5 million | Ratings: 1.5 million
Pay per viewer: $5.67

Image: Monty Brinton / CBS

#7 | Matt Lauer: 'Today'

(Peter Kramer/NBC)

Salary: $25 million | Ratings: 4.6 million
Pay per viewer: $5.43

Image: Peter Kramer / NBC

#8 | Judith Sheindlin: 'Judge Judy'

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Salary: $45 million | Ratings: 9 million
Pay per viewer: $5

Judith Sheindlin makes the highest salary within surveyed group

Image: Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times

#9 | Piers Morgan: 'Piers Morgan'

(CNN)

Salary: $2 million | Ratings: 0.49 million
Pay per viewer: $4.08

Image: CNN

#10 | Maury Povich: 'Maury'

(Universal handout)

Salary: $13 million | Ratings: 3.2 million
Pay per viewer: $4.06

Image: Universal Domestic Television

#11 | Stephen Colbert: 'Colbert Report'

(Jeff Christensen / AP)

Salary: $4.5 million | Ratings: 1.2 million
Pay per viewer: $3.75

Image: Jeff Christensen / AP

#12 | Jimmy Kimmel: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

(Carin Baer / ABC )

Salary: $6 million | Ratings: 1.8 million
Pay per viewer: $3.33

Image: Carin Baer / ABC

#13 | Simon Cowell: 'X Factor'

(Nino Munoz / FOX)

Salary: $40 million | Ratings: 12.6 million
Pay per viewer: $3.17

Image: Nino Munoz / FOX

#14 | Ellen Degeneres: 'Ellen'

(Michael Rozman / AP)

Salary: $5 million | Ratings: 2.9 million
Pay per viewer: $1.72

Image: Michael Rozman / AP

#15 | Tyra Banks: 'America's Next Top Model

(Mathieu Young / The CW)

Salary: $4 million | Ratings: 2.4 million | Pay per viewer: $1.67

Image: Mathieu Young / The CW

#16 | Tina Fey: '30 Rock'

(NBC)

Salary: $7.2 million | Ratings: 4.6 million
Pay per viewer: $1.57

Image: NBC

#17 | Mehmet Oz: 'Dr. Oz'

(George Burns / AP)

Salary: $4 million | Ratings: 3.3 million
Pay per viewer: $1.21

Image: George Burns / AP

#18 | Ashton Kutcher: 'Two and a Half Men'

(Richard Cartwright / CBS)

Salary: $17 million | Ratings: 14.7 million
Pay per viewer: $1.16

Image: Richard Cartwright / CBS

#19 | Ryan Seacrest: 'American Idol'

(Mark Davis / Getty Images)

Salary: $15 million | Ratings: 20 million
Pay per viewer: $0.75

'American Idol' stars tied for the highest ratings within the surveyed group

Image: Mark Davis / Getty Images

#20 | Jennifer Lopez: 'American Idol'

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Salary: $12.5 million | Ratings: 20 million
Pay per viewer: $0.63

'American Idol' stars tied for the highest ratings within the surveyed group

Image: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

#21 | Ted Danson: 'CSI'

(Michael Yarish / CBS)

Salary: $5 million | Ratings: 12.6 million
Pay per viewer: $0.40

Image: Michael Yarish / CBS

#22 | Christina Aguilera: 'The Voice'

(Lewis Jacobs / NBC)

Salary: $2.1 million | Ratings: 12.7 million
Pay per viewer: $0.17

Image: Lewis Jacobs / NBC

#23 | 'Snookie' Polizzi: 'Jersey Shore'

(Ian Spanier / MTV )

Salary: $1.2 million | Ratings: 7.6 million
Pay per viewer: $0.16

Image: Ian Spanier / MTV

#24 | Ty Burrell: 'Modern Family'

(Peter “Hopper” Stone / ABC)

Salary: $1.1 million | Ratings: 13.3 million
Pay per viewer: $0.08

Image: Peter "Hopper" Stone / ABC