18. The Golden Girls
On The Air For: 7 seasons
Est. Star’s Salary: $3 million/year (Betty White, reruns)*
The Golden Girls is a sitcom that dares to go where none had before it: inside a retirement community in Florida. Following four women in the prime of their late-in lives, played by Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Estelle Getty, the show is a hilarious peek inside what it’s like to grow old with your best friends.
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Running for seven seasons and consisting of a total of 180 episodes, the show first aired in September of 1985, and aired the last episode of its final season in May of 1992. Though their salaries weren’t revealed, it’s rumored that Betty White makes $3 million per year on reruns alone.