Forbes list of highest-paid TV highest-paid actors

Bazinga! The stars of The Big Bang Theory dominate a new list of the highest-paid actors on television.

Jim Parsons sits comfortably atop Forbes's annual listing, which ranks the male stars of television separately from their female counterparts.

Parsons earned more than $29 million between June 2014 and June 2015 thanks to restructured Big Bang Theory contracts, putting him slightly ahead of co-star Johnny Galecki's $27 million haul.

NCIS action hero Mark Harmon finishes in a four-way tie for third in the annual tabulation with $20 million in earnings.

Harmon is tied with two more Big Bang Theory stars - Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar - and former Two and a Half Men actor Ashton Kutcher.

Of the top 15 actors ranked on Forbes's list, ten come from the world of sitcoms.

The Big Bang Theory's stars secured domination of television's financial landscape by holding out for contract negotiations before the 2014-2015 season.

CBS ultimately agreed to pay Parsons, Galecki and their co-star Kaley Cuoco a reported $1 million per episode, while their co-stars also received significant raises.

Forbes will release a list of highest-paid actresses at a later date.

The male list is presented below:

1. Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory): $29 million
2. Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory): $27 million
3. (tie) Mark Harmon (NCIS): $20 million
3. (tie) Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory): $20 million
3. (tie) Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory): $20 million
3. (tie) Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men): $20 million
4. (tie) Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men): $15 million
4. (tie) Ray Romano (Parenthood): $15 million
5. (tie) Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy): $12 million
5. (tie) Simon Baker (The Mentalist): $12 million
6. Ty Burrell (Modern Family): $11.5 million
7. Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family): $11 million
8. (tie) Ed O'Neill (Modern Family): $10.5 million
8. (tie) Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family): $10.5 million
9. Kevin Spacey (House of Cards): $9.5 million