| THE TV GUIDE LISTS | ||
| List | Ranking | Date |
"50 Worst TV Shows Ever" |
Lucy's last sitcom, Life With Lucy, sadly made an appearence at #26. | July, 2002 |
"Our 50 Greatest Covers of All Time" |
 With thousands of covers to choose from, it was impressive that Lucy covers showed up on the list on three separate occasions. One was the first national TV Guide cover ever, which featured baby Desi Arnaz, Jr. (left). The second was Lucy's first solo appearance on a TV Guide cover (center), shot a little over a year later. Lucy's third appearance on this list was certainly earned: she leapt in the air for three hours to get the shot (right). The final product is described as "one of the most famous [covers] in TV Guide history." This list was not ranked; rather they were featured in chronological order. |
June 15-21, 2002 |
"Top 50 TV Characters" |
Lucy Ricardo took the #3 spot, with Taxi's Louie De Palma (#1) and The Honeymooners' Ed Norton (#2) beating her out. | October, 1999 |
"50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time" |
I Love Lucy ranked a disappointing #2 | April 26, 2002 |
"100 Greatest TV Episodes of All Time" |
I Love Lucy makes an appearance not once, but twice: "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" is ranked #2, while "Lucy's Italian Movie" stomps the competition at #18. | June 15, 1997 |
"50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time" |
Lucille Ball rightfully took the #1 spot. | 1996 |
| THE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY LISTS | ||
| List | Ranking | Date |
"The 100 Most Important Moments in TV History" |
The birth of Little Ricky comes in at #5. FYI: The Kennedy assassination ranked #1. | February 12, 1999 |
"100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
Ranking unknown |
November, 1998 |
"20th Century's Greatest Entertainment Moments" |
Ranking unknown | Jan. 10, 1992 |
"TV's Best Golden Oldies" |
The ranking is unknown, but Lucy and Desi's large presence on the cover may serve as a clue. | July 20, 1990 |
| LISTS FROM OTHER PERIODICALS/INTERNET | ||
| List | Ranking | Date |
MSN.com, "Greatest TV Fools of All-Time" |
Lucy showed up on the list in two different categories. Here are the excerpts:
Well-Red Fool: Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo from "I Love Lucy." Why? Because despite her hair color, she was the original ditzy blonde. Fool's Gold: Lucille Ball from "I Love Lucy." Why? Because 1956 our Well-Red Fool won the Emmy for best actress. Check out the entire list! |
2005 |
St. Petersburg Times, "TV's Landmark Dads" |
Ricky Ricardo tops the list (due to chronological order) of 10 television characters. The explaination states: "Remembered more as a husband than a father, Ricardo was still the first TV father to go through the whole pregnancy and birth process with his wife onscreen. How cool is that?" | June 16, 2002 |
Ladies' Home Journal book, "100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century" (Also a Barbara Walters Special) |
Ranking unknown |
The Special aired on April 30, 1999 |
Life Magazine's "The Shows That Changed America (60 years of Network Television)" |
Ranking unknown | April, 1999 |
Star Magazine's "Top Female Stars of the 70's" |
Lucy was chosen to represent the year 1971. | Unknown |
Time Magazine's "Artists and Entertainers of the Century" |
Listed in no particular order. |
June 8, 1998 |
People Weekly's "Most Intriguing People of the Century" |
Ranking unknown |
1998 |
People Weekly's "Greatest Love Stories of All Time" |
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were featured. Although the 30 couples were not actually ranked, the magazine article seemed to give highest importance to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, with a lenghthy lead feature. But one must remember that Lucy and Desi had already had a People cover dedicated to their love story a few years prior. This issue's cover, however, put Lucy and Desi front and center despite the wide Liz and Dick coverage inside: |
February 12, 1996 |
Ladies' Home Journal's "Barbara Walters' Best Interviews" |
Her interview with Lucy was featured. Ranking unknown. | July, 1994 |
Life Magazine's "Remarkable American Women" |
Ranking unknown | 1976 |
| LISTS FROM TV | ||
| List | Ranking | Date |
E! "101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment" |
It may have come in at #7 overall, but Lucy Ricardo's candy factory job was still the highest tv moment on the list. | 2004 |
VH1's "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons" |
Lucy came in at #4. Who ranked above her? Elvis (#3), Superman (#2) and Oprah (#1). Here's Robert Risko's icon illustration featured in the program:  |
July, 2003 |
VH1's "100 Greatest Moments that Rocked TV" |
Not Lucy, but Desi steals the spotlight on this list. His performance of his trademark song, "Babalu," during I Love Lucy's first season impressed the judges enough to rank it #36. | January, 2003 |
TV Land's "TV's Top 40 Theme Songs" |
Viewers of the network logged on the Internet to cast their votes. The I Love Lucy theme landed in the #3 spot. | November, 2002 |
A & E Biography's "15 Greatest Comedians" (hosted by Brad Garrett) |
Lucy most certainly deserved #1, and the producers must have agreed. | 2002 |
Rank's "Best TV Comedies of All Time" |
This E! television series compiled 9 sitcoms, ranking I Love Lucy at #7. | Original airdate unknown. |
| FASHION LISTS | ||
| List | Ranking | Date |
"Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed" |
#8 | 1965 |
"Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed" |
#8 | 1962 |
"Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed" |
#5 | 1961 |
"Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed" |
#4 (Four times--yikes! But don't worry, Lucy, you're in good company: even Madonna has made an appearance on this annual list! And she's the Material Girl!) | 1960 |
"Ten Best Dressed Men in the United States" |
Desi joined President Eisenhower and Danny Kaye on this list of the most stylin' gentlemen long before the word "metrosexual" was ever invented. Ranking unknown. | Sometime in the early 1950s |
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