Ryan Seacrest's salary to host American Idol tripled in 2009 - jumping from $5 million a year to $15 million, paid in part by CKX, which owns the Fox hit. In addition to his $45 million, three-year deal to emcee the singing competition, which ends in 2012, Seacrest, 36, hosts his KIIS-FM radio show, produces the Kardashian reality show franchise for E! and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Altogether he earns $55 million a year. He doesn't come cheap, but Fox can certainly afford him. Though operating costs for American Idol rose 17% in the last year, Forbes estimates the program earns $7.11 million every half-hour for News Corp.
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