AND THE REST OF THE BEST (AND COOLEST, FUNNIEST, WILDEST, DEEPEST, WEIRDEST...).

TELEVISION characters; KALING, Mindy, 1979-; COLBERT, Stephen, 1964-; WILLIAMS, Maisie, 1997-; MINDY Project, The (TV program); COLBERT Report, The (TV program); GAME of Thrones (TV program)

The article presents the best characters on television, based on the magazine's selection and a poll on the magazine's website. Characters include Mindy Lahiri of "The Mindy Project" played by Mindy Kaling, Stephen Colbert's onscreen persona on "The Colbert Report," and Arya Stark of "Game of Thrones" played by Maisie Williams.