TV's highest paid stars: Sylvester Stallone, Zendaya, Chris Pratt and more earn millions an episode as their jaw-dropping salaries are revealed

Zendaya might be the hottest young actress in Hollywood, with the drawing power to headline two blockbuster franchises, but that doesn't mean she banks more than veteran movie stars on the small screen.A new industry analysis of the highest-paid stars on TV has revealed that the Euphoria actress, 30, earns $1 million per episode, while former box office heavyweights like Sylvester Stallone, 80, and Harrison Ford, 84, pull in $2 million and $1.3 million per ep, respectively, for Tulsa King and Shrinking.The halcyon days of 'must-see TV' are little more than a faded memory in the streaming era, with broadcast networks all but iced out by countless options on a mind-blowing number of digital platforms.Hence the massive paychecks for the level of talent that can actually attract the kind of viewership that helps a series stand out from the increasingly crowded pack. 'The need for stars that can anchor these television shows is bigger than it’s ever been,' one talent agent told Variety. 'It used to be unheard of that someone would get $2 million an episode.' In that biggest bucks ballpark are veteran movie queens Jennifer Aniston, 57, and Reese Witherspoon, 50, who both take home $2 million per episode of Apple TV's The Morning Show. Zendaya is one of the highest-paid young stars on television, reportedly earning $1 million per episode for Euphoria's third season Veteran superstars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston both bank a cool $2 million per episode of Apple TV's The Morning Show Former Parks and Recreation star Chris Pratt graduated to movie stardom with the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, but a $2 million payday lured him back to TV for The Terminal ListMeanwhile, comparative newbie Chris Pratt, 47, pulls down the same dollar amount for trading in his Guardians of the Galaxy movie star status for the small screen's The Terminal List.So, what exactly spurred this superstar shift from silver screen domination to TV and streaming?The U.S. and North American domestic box office has fallen by between 23 percent and 24 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels, and now hovers at around $8.6 billion annually, according to the number crunchers at Statista.That's a nosedive from an approximate $11.4 billion box office haul in 2019.As the mainstream cineplex continues its not-so-slow march toward death, once major motion picture stars are more ready than ever to jump at opportunities to sign on to what was once considered a career killer for 'big' screen talent.'Every star now is looking at how to anchor a series,' one insider told the outlet. 'If you’re No. 1 or No. 2 on the call sheet, it’s really never been better financially.' Another agent added, 'The TV actor salary game is still a really good business. There’s still a lot of money to be made as an actor on television.'They continued, 'Certainly for the starriest names, those people are still getting toward the upper limit of anything that anyone’s ever made on television.' Although his Rocky drawing power waned at the cineplex, Oscar winner Sylvester Stallone's drawing power still allows him to earn $2 million an episode for Tulsa King Harrison Ford and his Shrinking co-star Jason Segel both earn $1.3 million per episode for the hit Apple TV comedy Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez keep it equal, earning $1 million each per episode of Hulu's popular mystery-comedy Only Murders in the Building Ray Romano still holds the record as the highest-paid TV actor ever, raking in $1.94 million per episode during the final season of Everybody Loves Raymond; adjusted for inflation, Romano's haul equals $3.2 million an episodeAlso ranking in the exclusive highest-paid list: Only Murders in the Building co-stars Steve Martin, 81, Martin Short, 76, and Selena Gomez, 34, all earn $1 million an episode.And this new industry data doesn't even account for inflation and well-negotiated syndication deals, which continue to fuel the net worths of classic TV stars who aren't even starring in a series at the moment.For example, Jerry Seinfeld, 72, reportedly still boasts a net worth of $900 million, his former Seinfeld co-star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 65, taps in at around $250 million and Sex and the City's Sarah Jessica Parker, 61, has racked up $200 million, according to industry outlet Backstage.Also, Everybody Loves Raymond's Ray Romano, 68, still holds the official Guinness World Record as the highest-paid actor ever in a scripted series, raking in $1.94 million per episode during the final season of his CBS sitcom in 2005.Adjusted for inflation, Romano's haul equals out to a whopping $3.2 million an episode, which admittedly led to some tension—and contract disputes—with his lesser-paid co-stars.Branding the dispute 'inevitable,' Romano said at the time: 'When my salary came out in the papers, I knew stuff would happen. I'd do exactly the same thing.'Meanwhile, Romano still earns up to $18 million annually in syndication residuals, thanks to the show's continued streaming on services such as Paramount+ and Peacock.