If you're a 62-year-old lady hanging out in your living room watching "Judge Judy," and the judge says something that upsets you, the natural reaction -- OBVIOUSLY -- is to bludgeon the old man sitting next to you in the head, right.

Judith Sheindlin isn't just a no-nonsense broad with a gavel: she's a real judge adjudicating real lawsuits, and the cases she handles draw more viewers than any other daytime television show.

TV Guide has released a list of what the top television stars earn, and while the recession and lower revenues have forced networks to pay some stars less, looking nice and pretending to be someone else on camera still beats the hell out of that master's degree you got in social work just to make $40,000 a year.