Forbes' Top 10 Moneymaking TV Shows
#3: Fox's 24 generates $3 million per 30 minutes.
Kiefer Sutherland's character, Jack Bauer, has become a pop culture icon. His action-packed, terrorist-filled show brings in more than $6 million an episode.
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