Talk is not cheap when it comes to Oprah Winfrey.

Winfrey earns an estimated $260 million a year according to a list of the highest paid TV stars in TV Guide magazine’s latest issue.

Music producer Simon Cowell, the British judge of American Idol, came a distant second on the list, at a mere $45 million.

Among other high earners: Courtroom chief Judge Judy (Judith Sheindlin, $30 million), CBS News anchor Katie Couric ($15 million), NBC “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer ($12 million) and his co-anchor Meredith Vieira ($10 million), and “Scrubs” actor Zach Braff ($6.3 million).