Entertainment Weekly/TV Land's 50 greatest TV icons

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The Associated Press has announced Entertainment Weekly/
TV Land's picks as the top 50 TV icons, as per the special
airing tomorrow night at 8 (Eastern). Those of you who are
planning to watch the show should skip this, although you will
have a chance to vote for your choice for number one via
text-messaging, with the audience's choice revealed at the end.

50. Larry Hagman
49. Calista Flockhart
48. Jimmy Smits
47. Simon Cowell
46. Lassie
45. Sarah Michelle Gellar
44. Susan Lucci
43. Flip Wilson
42. James Gandolfini
41. Jon Stewart
40. Sally Field
39. Jennifer Aniston
38. Bea Arthur
37. George Clooney
36. Diahann Carroll
35. Michael J. Fox
34. Bob Barker
33. Ellen DeGeneres
32. Henry Winkler
31. Sarah Jessica Parker
30. Alan Alda
29. John Ritter
28. Howard Cosell
27. Regis Philbin
26. Farrah Fawcett
25. Heather Locklear
24. Michael Landon
23. Barbara Walters
22. Milton Berle
21. Kermit
20. Carroll O'Connor
19. Andy Griffith
18. William Shatner
17. Bob Newhart
16. David Letterman
15. The original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players"
14. Ed Sullivan
13. Jackie Gleason
12. Dick Van Dyke
11. Roseanne
10. Dick Clark
9. Homer Simpson
8. Jerry Seinfeld
7. Mary Tyler Moore
6. Carol Burnett
5. Walter Cronkite
4. Bill Cosby
3. Oprah Winfrey
2. Lucille Ball
1. Johnny Carson

I can't see how Carson beat out Lucy, but what I really
don't understand is where are the two Jameses: Arness
and Garner? And I'd put Raymond Burr on this list, too.

 

[Braves2005]

Why did they omit Red Skelton and Danny Thomas? How about Elizabeth Montgomery, Barbara Eden and Betty White? And since Homer Simpson is on the list, why no mention of The Flintstones or Rocky and Bullwinkle and other cartoon TV characters?

I don't think that many of the stars of this present century like Simon Cowell should have been mentioned since they are talking about "The Greatest Icons Of All Time" which should be from TV's past and I can count at least 10 from present day on here. Simon Cowell is no more an icon than Ryan Seacrest is.

 

[Madmansam]

The Associated Press has announced Entertainment Weekly/
TV Land's picks as the top 50 TV icons, as per the special
airing tomorrow night at 8 (Eastern). Those of you who are
planning to watch the show should skip this, although you will
have a chance to vote for your choice for number one via
text-messaging, with the audience's choice revealed at the end.

50. Larry Hagman
49. Calista Flockhart
48. Jimmy Smits
47. Simon Cowell
46. Lassie
45. Sarah Michelle Gellar
44. Susan Lucci
43. Flip Wilson
42. James Gandolfini
41. Jon Stewart
40. Sally Field
39. Jennifer Aniston
38. Bea Arthur
37. George Clooney
36. Diahann Carroll
35. Michael J. Fox
34. Bob Barker
33. Ellen DeGeneres
32. Henry Winkler
31. Sarah Jessica Parker
30. Alan Alda
29. John Ritter
28. Howard Cosell
27. Regis Philbin
26. Farrah Fawcett
25. Heather Locklear
24. Michael Landon
23. Barbara Walters
22. Milton Berle
21. Kermit
20. Carroll O'Connor
19. Andy Griffith
18. William Shatner
17. Bob Newhart
16. David Letterman
15. The original "Not Ready For Prime Time Players"
14. Ed Sullivan
13. Jackie Gleason
12. Dick Van dyke
11. Roseanne
10. Dick Clark
9. Homer Simpson
8. Jerry Seinfeld
7. Mary Tyler Moore
6. Carol Burnett
5. Walter Cronkite
4. Bill Cosby
3. Oprah Winfrey
2. Lucille Ball
1. Johnny Carson

I can't see how Carson beat out Lucy, but what I really
don't understand is where are the two Jameses: Arness
and Garner? And I'd put Raymond Burr on this list, too.

And where is Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Don Adams and Fred McMurray?