This is the list of "The 50 Greatest TV Icons," compiled by cable's TV Land and the writers of Entertainment Weekly magazine.

It will fuel a two-hour special on the network airing at 6 tonight.

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. "Not Ready for Primetime 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

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Tribune TV critic Mary-Ann McBride begs to differ. Here's her list:

50. Stewie Griffin

49. Patrick Stewart

48. Kiefer Sutherland

47. Hugh Laurie

46. Tyne Daly

45. Florence Henderson

44. Luke Perry

43. Marcia Cross

42. Barbara Eden

41. David Duchovny

40. James Garner

39. Elizabeth Montgomery

38. Don Knotts

37. Jerry Springer

36. Dennis Franz

35. Pamela Anderson

34. Betty White

33. Jerry Orbach

32. Rosie O'Donnell

31. Ed O'Neill

30. Richard Dean Anderson

29. Alex Trebek

28. Big Bird

27. Adam West

26. Ron Howard

25. Henry Winkler

24. Jason Alexander

23. Sherman Helmsley

22. Geraldo Rivera

21. Angela Lansbury

20. Homer Simpson

19. Candice Bergen

18. Dixie Carter

17. David Letterman

16. Sarah Michelle Gellar

15. David Hasselhoff

14. Kelsey Grammer

13. Tom Selleck

12. Mr. T

11. Peter Jennings

10. Susan Lucci

9. Lassie

8. Johnny Carson

7. Roseanne

6. Oprah Winfrey

5. Bill Cosby

4. Mr. Rogers

3. Bob Barker

2. William Shatner

1. Lucille Ball