50 Greatest TV Icons

Kermit's Farrah Fawcett poster on a tree in the swamp.

TV Land honored the 50 Greatest TV Icons on November 16th, 2007. Kermit the Frog was ranked at number 21.

Kermit was also featured as a commentator on the program, and shared his thoughts on Lassie, the Fonz, Farrah Fawcett and Carol Burnett. When actors representing the first season cast of Saturday Night Live were featured, a photo of Gilda Radner with the Seven-foot-tall Talking Carrot from episode 304 of The Muppet Show was shown.

In addition to the icons celebrated, other commentators included Wil Wheaton, Kelly Ripa, Elliott Gould, Jeffrey Tambor, Jason Alexander, and Maya Angelou.

Full List

1. Johnny Carson 2. Lucille Ball 3. Oprah Winfrey 4. Bill Cosby 5. Walter Cronkite 6. Carol Burnett 7. Mary Tyler Moore 8. Jerry Seinfeld 9. Homer Simpson 10. Dick Clark 11. Roseanne Barr 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Jackie Gleason 14. Ed Sullivan 15. Not Ready for Prime Time Players 16. David Letterman 17. Bob Newhart 18. William Shatner 19. Andy Griffith 20. Carroll O'Connor 21. Kermit the Frog 22. Milton Berle 23. Barbara Walters 24. Michael Landon 25. Heather Locklear

26. Farrah Fawcett 27. Regis Philbin 28. Howard Cosell 29. John Ritter 30. Alan Alda 31. Sarah Jessica Parker 32. Henry Winkler 33. Ellen Degeneres 34. Bob Barker 35. Michael J. Fox 36. Diahann Carroll 37. George Clooney 38. Bea Arthur 39. Jennifer Aniston 40. Sally Field 41. Jon Stewart 42. James Gandolfini 43. Flip Wilson 44. Susan Lucci 45. Sarah Michelle Gellar 46. Lassie 47. Simon Cowell 48. Jimmy Smits 49. Calista Flockhart 50. Larry Hagman

51. Bob Hope 52. Ron Howard 53. Ed McMahon 54. Florence Henderson 55. Fred Rogers 56. Betty White 57. Charlie Brown 58. Don Knotts 59. Ted Danson 60. Merv Griffin 61. Paul Reubens 62. Redd Foxx 63. Ed Asner 64. Phil Donahue 65. Pamela Anderson 66. Kelsey Grammer 67. Tom Selleck 68. Don Cornelius 69. Barbara Eden 70. Bob Denver 71. Rosie O'Donnell 72. Cher 73. Tony Danza 74. Joan Rivers 75. Peter Falk

76. Candice Bergen 77. James Garner 78. Art Carney 79. Angela Lansbury 80. Adam West 81. Dick Cavett 82. Ted Knight 83. Isabel Sanford 84. Cartman 85. Rod Serling 86. Jerry Mathers 87. Phil Hartman 88. Gavin MacLeod 89. Robert Guillame 90. John Stamos 91. Dennis Franz 92. Judge Judy 93. Neil Patrick Harris 94. Melissa Gilbert 95. Richard Dawson 96. Shannen Doherty 97. In Living Color 98. Meredith Baxter 99. Delta Burke 100. Marcia Cross

External links

• Official site
• TV Land broadcast schedule
• Press release