Tyra Banks Tops Forbes' TV Rich List

Tyra Banks is catching up with her idol Oprah Winfrey in the fortune stakes - she's topped a Forbes list of the highest earning women on primetime U.S. TV.

The supermodel-turned-chatshow host is leading the way with her earnings in the last year, pulling in $30 million (?20 million) for America's Next Top Model, as well as her daytime talk show.

Runner-up Katherine Heigl raked in $18 million (?12 million) for her role in Grey's Anatomy and her film projects, while CSI: Crime Scene Investigation actress Marg Helgenberger is in third with $9.5 million (?6.3 million) in earnings.

Forbes' full primetime top earners list is as follows:

1) Tyra Banks - $30 million (?20 million)

2) Katherine Heigl - $18 million (?12 million)

3) Marg Helgenberger - $9.5 million (?6.3 million)

4) Eva Longoria Parker - $9 million (?6 million)

5) Mariska Hargitay - $8.5 million (?5.6 million)

6=) Julia Louis-Dreyfus - $8 million (?5.3 million)

6=) Maura Tierney - $8 million (?5.3 million)

8) Tina Fey - $7 million (?4.6 million)

9) Marcia Cross - $6.2 million (?4.1 million)

10) Jennifer Love Hewitt - $6 million (?4 million).