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Who do you consider to be "The 50 Greatest TV Icons" (6 p.m., TV Land)?

I'm partial to David Hasselhoff of "Knight Rider," vitriolic mommy-hater Stewie on "Family Guy" and Tyne Daly from just about everything she's ever done.

Those three just didn't make the cut of the 50 most memorable personalities in TV history - the stars and characters who have defined the medium and left a ginormous imprint on pop culture.

Boo, hiss.

My other idols such as Sarah Michelle Gellar of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Oprah Winfrey did, though, so I can't call the list a complete piece of hooey.

The two-hour special uses tons of old-school clips with the celebrities honored, as well as new interviews with the stars who have been influenced by them.

If you violently disagree with the choices, you can wish evil upon the creators, make your own darn list like I did, or just groan to friends, family, co-workers and random strangers about who should have been named instead.

Fight the power, Albuquerque. We won't stand for this kind of nonsense.

So far, no one on the "Wizards of Waverly Place" (9:30 p.m., Disney) is on the icon list.

Give those all-powerful peeps at Disney some time, though, and this comedy about a family of wizards living in New York City who sometimes use magic to get out of tricky situations will make the list by hook or by crook.

The show centers around Alex Russo (Selena Gomez) and her brothers Justin (David Henrie) and Max (Jake T. Austin), who are a lot like the teens in their Manhattan neighborhood but with one little difference - they come from a long line of wizards and must learn to harness their budding magical powers.

Of course, they get into trouble when they do things like trying out a duplication spell so they can sneak away to an awesome blowout sale at a favorite clothing store.

Can't blame a girl for using amazing financial sense.

Tonight, Alex gets her grumpy on at best friend Harper (Jennifer Stone), when she accepts an invitation to Gigi's (Skyler Samuels) annual tea party. When Alex learns Gigi plans to embarrass Harper, she uses her magic to teach that mean girl a lesson.

Clearly, nothing can go awry with that well-thought-out plan.