Simon Cowell crowned king of TV by telly bible broadcast

X Factor supremo Simon Cowell pipped Ant and Dec to become king of the telly. Cowell was given the accolade by telly bible Broadcast.

Broadcast said that "2009 ended with only one man controlling TV" as Cowell's shows Britain's Got Talent and X Factor dominated audiences' minds throughout the year, reports The Daily Star.

The magazine said: "Joe McElderry may have triumphed in the 2009 X Factor, but there's no disputing who was the biggest winner."

The top 20 are:

1 Simon Cowell
2 Maxine Peake
3 Russell Tovey
4. Ant and Dec
5 Simon Bird
6 Martin Clunes
7 Andrew Marr
8 Ruth Wilson
9 Idris Elba
10 Cheryl Cole
11 Jamie Oliver
12 David Oyelowo
13 Charlie Brooker
14 Miranda Hart
15 Michael Portillo
16 Justin Lee Collins
17 Richard Hammond
18 Sophie Okonedo
19 David Mitchell
20 Ross Kemp