Ryan Seacrest Signs 45 MIllion Dollar Deal

What’s a fare three year salary for Ryan Seacrest to host American Idol… oh, I’d say $45 million dollars! That doesn’t feel too much does it?

Ryan newest Idol contact has him signing for the next three years at a total of $45 million. I think I might need a raise. Pill poppin’ Paula Abdul is looking to pull in $60 million. Damn, that would get her a lot of pills. Party time. Simon Cowell is paid more than $100 million each season, that’s EACH season ragmagers!

The American Idol host has closed what is believed to be the biggest deal ever for a reality emcee and will triple his current salary, according to the Hollywood Reporter. His new paycheck: $45 million for three years.

In exchange, says the trade paper, Seacrest, 34, will work exclusively for CKX, parent of Idol producer 19 Entertainment. Best of all, the deal only covers broadcast-network work.

Separately, Seacrest will still maintain a cable agreement with Comcast and his gig as E! Entertainment’s main anchor. He’ll also continue to produce Keeping Up with the Kardashians for E! and a future Jamie Oliver reality series for ABC.

Reps for the producers and for Seacrest had no comment.

With Seacrest’s services secured, the Reporter also says that Idol now needs to nail down the future work of judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi. A question mark, however, hangs over a possible new contract for Simon Cowell, who is said to be paid in excess of $100 million a season – and who has made noises about leaving.