7 TV Stars Currently Making $1 Million per Episode. As more and more networks compete for a-list stars, the price of getting those actors to stay put is increasingly rising. Rather than high salaries being reserved for core casts of long-running, popular shows, high pay grades are now also being given to those staring in new, unproven shows. . Here are 7 a-list celebrities that are currently making $1 million an episode for their new television roles. . 1. Jennifer Aniston ‘The Morning Show’. 2. Reese Witherspoon ‘The Morning Show’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere’. 3. Kerry Washington ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ . 4. Nicole Kidman ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’. 5. Jeff Bridges ‘The Old Man’. 6. Steve Carell ‘Space Force’. 7. Harrison Ford ‘The Staircase’