You’ll Never Believe These Mind-Blowing Secrets from Behind the Scenes of Law & Order: SVU

Mariska Hargitay Makes a Pretty Penny

Hargitay not only brings in viewership and ratings, but she rakes in the cash, too. Hargitay took home $12.5 in 2017 alone, the majority of which came from SVU. Currently, Hargitay makes around $450,000 per episode. Let’s not forget that the show is in global syndication, too, which likely bumps up those numbers even further.

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