The 50 Greatest TV Icons

MOST POPULAR GALLERIES OF 2007: A Vampire Slayer, a collie, one of Charlie's Angels, and a frog made the EW/TV Land list -- but none of them is No. 1... See who is!

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Larry Hagman, Dallas
Everett Collection

2

Calista Flockhart, Ally McBeal
Greg Gorman

3

Jimmy Smits, NYPD Blue
ABC Photo Archives

4

Simon Cowell, American Idol
Fox

5

Jon Provost
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''If the apocalypse comes, beep me!'' Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Buffy the Vampire Slayer Submitted by Captain Average

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Susan Lucci
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Flip Wilson
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The Sopranos, James Gandolfini | TONY SOPRANO (JAMES GANDOLFINI) Most Badass Moment: Lost in a depressive cloud of lithium pills and dread, Tony almost doesn't see the man with a…

10

Jon Stewart
Norman Jean Roy

11

Sally Field
ABC Photo Archives

12

Jennifer Aniston
Andrew Eccles

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The Golden Girls, Bea Arthur
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George Clooney | ER made Clooney a star — but the actor walked away in 1999 to focus on his movie career. (Guess that worked out okay for…
Sven Arnstein

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Diahann Carroll
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Michael J. Fox, Family Ties
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Bob Barker, The Price Is Right | THE PRICE IS RIGHT As host of the show for 35 years, Bob Barker made The Price Is Right — with iconic games like Plinko,…

THE PRICE IS RIGHT

As host of the show for 35 years, Bob Barker made The Price Is Right — with iconic games like Plinko, Triple Play, and the Showcase Showdown — an institution. Even though he retired in 2007, opening the door for new host Drew Carey, the answer for ''What did you do when you were home sick from work or school?'' remains the same: ''I watched The Price Is Right,'' of course!

18

Ellen DeGeneres
Greg Gorman

19

Henry Winkler, Happy Days

20

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City

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Alan Alda, M*A*S*H
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22

John Ritter, Three's Company
ABC Photo Archives

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24

Regis Philbin

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Farrah Fawcett

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Melrose Place, Heather Locklear | AMANDA WOODWARD (HEATHER LOCKLEAR) Most Badass Moment: Facing down rival Alison, Amanda set the tone. ''Don't bother quitting,'' she told her. '''Cause if you do,…
Everett Collection

27

Little House on the Prairie (TV Show - 1974), Michael Landon

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Barbara Walters
Ida Mae Astute

29

Milton Berle
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30

Muppets, Kermit the Frog

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Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family
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The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Griffith | Don Knotts nabbed four trophies, but not one nod for the sheriff? A crime! — Alynda Wheat
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Star Trek, William Shatner
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Three noms for Newhart's next sitcom didn't make up for earlier snubs. — Alynda Wheat
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35

Late Show With David Letterman, David Letterman
John Paul Filo

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Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, ...
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Ed Sullivan
Globe Photos

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Image
CBS Photo Archive

39

Dick Van Dyke
Everett Collection

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Roseanne Barr
Dan Cadette

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Dick Clark
Everett Collection

42

The Simpsons
Fox

43

Jerry Seinfeld

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Mary Tyler Moore

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Carol Burnett | Though her list of credits is terrifically long, Burnett is a television icon for creating and starring in this, her eponymous variety show, playing characters…
Everett Collection

46

Walter Cronkite
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Bill Cosby
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Oprah Winfrey
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49

Lucille Ball
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Johnny Carson
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