Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


0

Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

The famous faces of TV are (nearly) all present in this Hall of Fame

Share

(Newser) – Letterman and Stewart made the cut, but Leno got stiffed when Entertainment Weekly and TV Land did their list of the top 50 TV icons. Leading the list, of course, the guy who started it all:

  1. Johnny Carson
  2. Lucille Ball
  3. Oprah Winfrey

  1. Bill Cosby
  2. Walter Cronkite
  3. Carol Burnett
  4. Mary Tyler Moore
  5. Jerry Seinfeld
  6. Homer Simpson
  7. Dick Clark

Homer Simpson, here pictured with Jay Leno, who did not make the list.
Homer Simpson, here pictured with Jay Leno, who did not make the list.   (Associated Press)
Jay Leno appears as a guest with Johnny Carson on
Jay Leno appears as a guest with Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" on April 28, 1977. Carson died at the age of 79 at his home in Malibu, California, on January 23, 2005.   (KRT Photos)
Former
Former "The Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson in 1957. Carson died at the age of 79 at his home in Malibu, California, on January 23, 2005.   (KRT Photos)
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey ranks high among televisions all-time top icons. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns)
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey ranks high among televisions all-time top icons. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns)   (Associated Press)
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, poses with one of his puppets, Kermit the Frog, in this February 1988 photo. Kermit is among the non-human performers to be ranked among televisions top icons. (AP Photo/file)
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, poses with one of his puppets, Kermit the Frog, in this February 1988 photo. Kermit is among the non-human performers to be ranked among televisions top icons. (AP...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.20.09
The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun
11.19.09
Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention
0 comments
VIEWING:
 
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

2 Stories

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV
have salaries to match

Oct 1, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million
More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Simon Cowell • Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • George Lopez • Judge Judy • Keifer Sutherland • Dr Phil

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

Sep 28, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • television • reality TV • 24 • Donald Trump • Simon Cowell • news • Jerry Seinfeld • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • primetime TV • Forbes • Kiefer Sutherland • Judy Sheindlin • George Lopez • Dr Phil

2 Stories


Arts & Living 
TwitterFollow @NewserArts on Twitter

 
Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • Johnny Carson • Dick Clark • Bill Cosby • icons • Lucille Ball • Homer Simpson • Mary Tyler Moore • Carol Burnett • Walter Kronkite

from our news partners