ELLEN TOPPLES OPRAH IN TV POPULARITY POLL
Oprah Winfrey has tumbled from five years straight of being rated the most popular TV star – down to number 2. She was knocked off her pedestal by none other than Ellen DeGeneres! Publicist Michael Levine pointed out to us that some organization called The Harris Poll has released the following top ten list of popular TV stars:
1 Ellen DeGeneres
2 Oprah
3 Jay Leno
4 Hugh Laurie (House)
5 Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
6 Dave Letterman tied with Stephen Colbert
8 Bill O’Reilly
9 Ray Romano tied with Homer Simpson
Apparently talk show hosts RULE as far as fame and popularity on TV goes. Tyra Banks must be STEAMING because she didn’t make the list. Ellen was #8 last year – we’re wondering if her meltdown over the Iggy incident gave her a boost. And could Oprah’s political involvement have cooled her fans?