Most popular TV hosts of all time
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Most popular TV hosts of all time
David Letterman at an event for “Late Show with David Letterman”
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#28. Jack Benny
Jack Benny playing the violin
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#27. Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford In India
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#26. Mario Lopez
Mario Lopez interviews Buddy Valastro during “Extra”
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#25. Al Roker
Al Roker at the 90th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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#24. Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady in the Episode 1 season premiere of GAME OF TALENTS
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#23. Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien with Brad Pitt on set of “Late Night with Conan O’ Brien”
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#22. Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney in his CBS office in New York, New York
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#21. Julia Child
Julia Child prepares a dish for a TV audience
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#20. Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel poses after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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#19. Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna holding a bird on the set of “Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild”
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#18. Pat Sajak
Pat Sajak at a taping of the Wheel of Fortune’s 35th Anniversary Season
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#17. Red Skelton
Red Skelton wearing an Indian headdress and sticking his head out of a prop on ‘The Red Skelton Hour’
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#16. David Letterman
David Letterman at an event for “Late Show with David Letterman”
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#15. Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan standing with the Beatles on the set of his television series
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#14. Bill Nye
Bill Nye hosts National Park Foundation ‘View-A-Thon’
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#13. Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers on the set of her late night show
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#12. Jay Leno
Jay Leno with Tom Cruise on the set of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”
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#11. Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on the set of “Live! with Regis & Kelly”
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#10. Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem taping his radio show in Los Angeles
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#9. Drew Carey
Drew Carey celebrates his 500th “The Price Is Right” show at CBS Television City
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#8. Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy on the set of “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?”
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#7. Bob Barker
Bob Barker at his last taping of “The Price is Right”
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#6. Dick Clark
Dick Clark talking to members of the studio audience during ‘American Bandstand’
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#5. Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey hosts an event
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#4. Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite on set for CBS
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#3. Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson at his desk on set
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#2. Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin poses with a three foot long alligator at the San Francisco Zoo
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#1. Alex Trebek
Game show host Alex Trebek on the set of the “Jeopardy!”