AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Julie Chen Moonves and the $100 million question behind Big Brother's 1,000th episode
As CBS's Big Brother hit its 1,000th episode, an anonymous source pegged host Julie Chen Moonves's career earnings from the show at close to $100 million, a figure the network has never confirmed or denied. Chen Moonves, 56, has hosted every season of the reality competition since it debuted in July 2000, making her one […] The post Julie Chen Moonves and the $100 million question behind Big Brother's 1,000th episode appeared first on American Almanac .
As CBS's Big Brother hit its 1,000th episode, an anonymous source pegged host Julie Chen Moonves's career earnings from the show at close to $100 million, a figure the network has never confirmed or denied. Chen Moonves, 56, has hosted every season of the reality competition since it debuted in July 2000, making her one of the longest-tenured hosts in television. Twenty-eight seasons later, The U.S. Sun reported that she now earns roughly $3 million per season, and that her total haul from the franchise, including bonuses and social media income, may approach $100 million. CBS has never publicly commented on Chen Moonves's salary. The estimates rest entirely on a single unnamed source, which means they should be taken as informed…Open
