TV Land is scheduled to air a two-hour special on Friday, November 16 at 8 p.m. EST, where it will count down the Top 50 television icons, beginning with Larry Hagman and winding it’s way down to Johnny Carson, who tops the list.  The special will feature mini-profiles of each icon.

A TV icon can be described as “someone who jumps off the screen into your home,”says Henry Winkler, who comes in at number 32 on the list, while Regis Philbin (number 27) says it could have more to do with stability: “If you hang around long enough, they call you an icon.”

The Top 10 TV Icons are listed below:

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

The list also recognises Lassie, Kermit, the entire cast of the original Not Ready for Primetime Players from NBC’s “Saturday Night Live, ” Jennifer Aniston, Jon Stewart and David Letterman.

During the show, viewers will be encouraged to participate via text-message their choice for the No. 1 “TV Icon” and the audience choice will be revealed at the shows end. 

For the complete list, visit Entertainment Weekly at EW.com.

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After being raked over the coals about her time in jail on Friday, Paris Hilton has stated that she will “never” do the Letterman show again.

Somehow - after watching the interview, I can’t say that David is really going to mind all that much.

You can watch the complete invterview from Letterman here.

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Friday night, Paris Hilton made the mistake of appearing on David Letterman - and good old Dave came out with both gloves flying, and hit Paris over the head with her recent jail time. She spends a good deal of time staring like a dear in headlights. He mercilessly roasts her - and about 2 minutes in she begins to refuse to answer questions - and he just won’t quit…it’s beautiful….I love Dave….

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