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Originally posted: December 4, 2008
TV's 25 smartest people, the complete list
Posted at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4
Seth MacFarlane’s the smartest person in TV, “Entertainment Weekly” says. According to “EW’s” poll of “Hollywood insiders,” the 25 smartest people include actors, producers, network executives and talk show hosts.
"EW" can't count, however. They list 29 people, with a bonus (No. 25.5) that adds five more people.
The article is in the Dec. 12 issue of the magazine, on newsstands Dec. 5. Here's the complete list:
1. Seth MacFarlane, creator/exec-producer/voice actor, “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “The Cleveland Show”
2. Tina Fey, creator and star, “30 Rock”
3. Nancy Tellem, president, CBS Paramount Network Entertainment
4. Tyler Perry, studio head/writer/actor
5. Gary Marsh, president, entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide
6. Oprah Winfrey, host/producer/network head
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7. Lorne Michaels, executive producer, “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock”; chairman, Broadway Video
8. Robert Greenblatt, president of entertainment, Showtime Networks
9. Peter Roth, president, Warner Bros. TV
10. Jason Kilar, CEO, hulu.com
11. Matt Weiner, creator, exec producer “Mad Men”
12. Steve Koonin, president, Turner Entertainment Networks
13. Josh Schwartz, creator, exec producer “Chuck” and “Gossip Girl”
14. Rachel Maddow, host, “The Rachel Maddow Show”
15. Marc Cherry, exec producer, “Desperate Housewives”; and Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, exec producers, “Lost”
16. Simon Cowell, “American Idol judge”; and Ryan Seacrest, “Idol” host
17. Salma Hayek, producer, actress
18. J.J. Abrams, exec producer, “Fringe”
19. Glenn Close, actress
20. Chuck Lorre, exec producer, “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory”
21. Christina Wayne, senior VP of original programming, AMC
22. Lauren Zalaznick, president, NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks
23. Tyra Banks, host, producer
24. Jon Stewart, host and exec producer, “The Daily Show”; exec producer, “The Colbert Report”
25. Jimmy Kimmel, host, “Jimmy Kimmel Live”; and Sarah Silverman, comedian, actress
25.5. The Women of “The View,” hosts, yellers
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