Ellen DeGeneres is now the top TV personality, beating out Oprah Winfrey. DeGeneres was #8 the previous year. Oprah is now #2. Here’s the list:

1. Ellen.
2. Oprah.
3. Jay Leno.
4. Hugh Laurie (House).
5. Jon Stewart.
6. David Letterman.
7. Stephen Colbert. (Actually, Colbert is tied with Letterman for #6.)
8. Bill O’Reilly.
9. Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond).
10. Homer Simpson. (Tied with Romano for #9.)

[sources: Reuters]

Ellen turns 50 on Jan 26th. Here’s a video clip of her “crying about the puppy” episode, which might be what launched her to #1.