In 1995, TV Guide selected 12 performers whom they considered at the time to be the medium's brightest. The list was compiled alphabetically and all were certainly deserving. If you could choose your own pantheon for 2012, who would it be? and there are a few rules.

#1. Your list must include only 12, no more, no less and no honorable mentions or ties.

#2. You can list them in any order you want

#3. Choices can be living or deceased

#4 All genres are eligible

The 1995 pantheon:

#1. Lucille Ball
#2. Jack Benny
#3. Milton Berle
#4. Carol Burnett
#5. Sid Caesar
#6. Johnny Carson
#7. Jackie Gleason
#8. Howdy Doody
#9. Ernie Kovacs
#10. Edward R. Murrow
#11. Ed Sullivan
#12. Danny Thomas

1. Lucille Ball
2. Dick Clark
3. Jack Webb
4. Gene Roddenberry
5. Mary Tyler Moore
6. Alfred Hitchcock
7. Kelsey Grammer
8. Richard Thomas
9. Elizabeth Montgomery
10. Debbie Allen
11. Tim Allen
12. Alan Alda

My list, in alphabetical order:

1. Don Adams
2. Ed Asner
3. Bill Bixby
4. Bill Cosby
5. Andy Griffith
6. Michael Landon
7. Bob Newhart
8. Carroll O'Connor
9. John Ritter
10. Rod Serling
11. Dick Van Dyke
12. Betty White

My list, in alphabetical order:

1. Don Adams
2. Ed Asner
3. Bill Bixby
4. Bill Cosby
5. Andy Griffith
6. Michael Landon
7. Bob Newhart
8. Carroll O'Connor
9. John Ritter
10. Rod Serling
11. Dick Van Dyke
12. Betty White


Is this a list of you guys 12 fav? if so great list. my favs on this Asner,Cosby,Griffin,Landon,Newhart,Oconnor,Ritter,White.The others i don't know that much.

Is this a list of you guys 12 fav? if so great list.

All of these are among my favorite performers but there were some that I actually liked more that weren't included.

My criteria for this list:

Longevity
Overall talent
Contributions to the TV industry


My all-time favorite actor is Cliff Robertson and although he did some TV work, I didn't include him because he's primarily known as a movie actor.

1.Alan Alda
2.Bea Arthur
3.Chuck Norris
4.Ed Oniel
5.Gerald Mcreaney
6.Harry Morgan
7.Jerry Stiller
8.John Stamos
9.John Goodman
10.Michael Landon
11.Mclean Stevenson
12.Roseanne


12 of who i think are the best in alphabetichal order.Not sure if it's exact.But it's the best i could come up with.