The Simpsons of the UK television channel Channel 4 have voted "The Simpsons" at the top of two polls: 2001's 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows, and 2005's The 100 Greatest Cartoons, with Homer Simpson voted into first place in 2001's 100 Greatest TV Characters. Homer would also place ninth on "Entertainment Weekly" list of the "50 Greatest TV icons". In 2002, "The Simpsons" ranked #8 on "TV Guide"s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2007 it was included in "Time" list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time". In 2008 the show was placed in first on
Top Gear (2002 TV series) Guide. At the end of 2009 "Top Gear" was voted best programme of the decade in a Channel 4-commissioned survey, "The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties", ahead of "The Apprentice" and "Doctor Who" in second and third places respectively. Industry insiders and television pundits voted; also a thousand members of the public took part in a YouGov poll. The results were broadcast on Sunday 27 December 2009 at 9:00 pm, the same time as the "" on BBC Two. "Top Gear" has often been criticised for content inside programmes by some members of the public and by Ofcom. Most