ShowBuzz Poll: I Wanna Be Oprah

If you could trade places with any celebrity for a week, who would it be?

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is the celebrity most people want to switch places with, according to a ShowBuzz poll released Thursday. The exclusive poll was conducted by the CBS News polling unit.

The successful talk show host, who received 7 percent of the vote, edged out others like heartthrob George Clooney, hot new mom Angelina Jolie, and new Broadway star Julia Roberts, who all came in second with 2 percent each.

More than 700 people — 299 men and 420 women — were contacted by telephone for this nationwide poll, released to coincide with the launch of ShowBuzz, a new CBS entertainment Web site.

The wide-ranging survey also found that:

• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" tops the list as the favorite show on TV.
• There's a three-way tie for favorite TV show of all time. "M*A*S*H," "The Andy Griffith Show," and "The Cosby Show" were each chosen by 4 percent of the respondents.
• The classic "Gone with the Wind" far and away tops the list as the favorite movie of all-time.
• Comedian and actor Robin Williams is considered to be the funniest person in America.
• When it comes to the sexiest stars, women favor actor-director George Clooney, while men prefer Oscar-winner Halle Berry.
• While many Americans are interested in celebrity news, few report having ever bought an item of clothing because they've seen a celebrity wear it.
• A quarter of Americans report having an iPod or MP3 player that stores and plays music. As for Americans' favorite type of music, country music and rock are tied for the top spot.
• Among Internet users (77 percent of Americans in this poll), a third have bought and downloaded music to their computer.

While Berry took the top spot among men as sexiest celebrity, favored by 7 percent of respondents, Angelina Jolie, who was still very much with child when this survey was conducted, took the No. 2 spot with 6 percent. Jennifer Aniston came in third with 5 percent.

Claiming the first prize among women was Clooney with 8 percent. Following close behind were Matthew McConaughey (6 percent), Brad Pitt (4 percent), and Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Tom Selleck (who tied with just over 2 percent each).

Hot celebrities fueled other burning questions like, have you ever purchased something because you've seen a celebrity wear it? Even though Jennifer Aniston seems to be on the cover of every fashion magazine at the moment, a whopping 72 percent of women answered no to that question. Seventy-nine percent of men answered no as well.

But the poll showed that women who make more money were more likely to have purchased some article of clothing that a celebrity draped themselves with. Regionally, it showed that Northeasterners are the most likely to have bought such an item.

Speaking of shelling out cash, how much would you pay to see Julia Roberts on Broadway in the play "Three Days of Rain"? It currently costs $250 a ticket to see the pretty woman on stage and only 1 percent of people said they would pay more than full price. Twenty-three percent said they'd cough up the $250 to see America's sweetheart and 16 percent said they'd go but only if they received a free ticket.

Television was another genre people weighed in on. When CBS News asked about people's favorite TV show of all time, there was a three-way tie in first place, with "M*A*S*H," "The Andy Griffith Show," and "The Cosby Show." There was another three-way tie in second place with "I Love Lucy," "Seinfeld," "The Simpsons." And there was a four-way tie for third place, with "All in the Family," "Friends," "Star Trek," and "CSI."

The CBS show "CSI" also came in first as favorite show currently on TV with 7 percent of respondents favoring it. "The news" came in second with 6 percent and the long-running drama "Law & Order" rounded out the top three with 3 percent. The Fox hit, "American Idol" was tied in fourth place with "The Sopranos," "24" and sports events. In fifth place was a tie between "House" and "Lost."

As for favorite movie of all time, frankly, lots of people give a damn about "Gone with the Wind" which topped the list with 7 percent. "The Godfather" and "Star Wars" tied for second place — each with 3 percent. "Casablanca" and "Lord of the Rings" rounded out the top five.

While a whopping 12 percent of respondents think Robin Williams is the funniest person in America, he is followed — at 3 percent each — by comedians Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle, Larry the Cable Guy and Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show. Ellen Degeneres, the talk show host and comedienne, is the only woman to get a significant mention, tied at 2 percent with Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno and Steve Martin.

Poll questions about music and video revealed that a quarter of Americans overall have an iPod or MP3 player that stores and plays music.

MUSIC AND VIDEO

Do you have an iPod?
Yes
24%
No
76%

Have you ever bought and downloaded music files onto your computer
Yes
33%
No
67%

Have you ever watched a video online? (among Internet users)
Yes
63%
No
37%

What they are listening to on those iPods is country or rock music. Americans under age 30 are the group most likely to mention rock as their favorite music genre — 35 percent chose it. Older Americans are split between rock and country as their favorite music.

Forty-two percent of Americans say they are interested in news about celebrities and entertainment — and about half of those under age 30 are interested.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Interest in entertainment news
Very
8%
Somewhat
34%
Not very
31%
Not at all
26%

Among those with Internet access, 34 percent say they get their entertainment news from the Internet. The poll revealed that younger Americans are more likely to use the Web to get entertainment news than their older counterparts.

Have you ever used the Internet to get entertainment news? (among Internet users)
Yes
34%
No
66%

Almost half of Internet users living in urban areas use the Web to get entertainment and celebrity news, compared to only about 3 in 10 of those living the suburbs or rural areas. Internet users on the East and West Coasts are a bit more likely than those in other areas of the country to use the Web to get entertainment news.

This poll was conducted among a nationwide random sample of 719 adults, interviewed by telephone April 28-30, 2006. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus 4 percentage points. Error for subgroups may be higher.