VOTE: Which Couple Is the Hottest on TV?

Hottest TV Couples 2017
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If there’s one good thing 2017 has brought us, it’s six of the  hottest couples in the history of television. We’re not just talking about bedroom chemistry or shipper names trending on Twitter, we’re diving deep into what makes each of these duos powerful forces on the small screen.

So let’s break down who TV Guide Magazine chose as TV’s top couples:

Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery) and Javier Pereira (Juan Diego Botto) on Good Behavior. The con woman-hit man combo brings the fire for sure. “At their first read, the chemistry was so obvious and instant,” says EP Chad Hodge.

Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and Claire Randall Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) on Outlander. The two still have it 20 years later. The reunion episode left fans overwhelmed with all the feels, but their connection isn’t just lust. “Their emotional and spiritual connection is what keeps them together through all the craziness,” says Balfe.

Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Beth Pearson (Susan Kelechi Watson) from This Is Us. Has there ever been a couple on TV who balance each other out better? “Beth knows how to cover Randall’s blind spots,” says Watson.

Vincent (James Franco) and Abby (Margarita Levieva) on The Deuce are an unlikely match, to say the least. A college dropout falls for a seedy, rough-around-the-edges dive bar owner, but their relationship works because both are “searching for themselves,” says Levieva.

Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) on The Walking Dead live two different lives: They’re sweet in their private moment yet vicious on the battlefield. Lincoln says, “They hold each other up in a very brutal world.”

Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) on Game of Thrones. Audiences have waited seven seasons for these two to finally meet and when they did, the attraction was immediate. And no, it doesn’t bother anyone that these two are actually related in the world of Westeros. (Yah, she’s his aunt). The slow burn, the butting of heads, the death of a dragon, and then the bending of the knee is the sequence of every great love story.

Other hot couple of TV Guide Magazine‘s list: Archie and Veronica (Riverdale), Connor and Oliver (How to Get Away With Murder), Elizabeth and Philip (The Americans), and Sharon and Rob (Catastrophe).

Which couple do you think should take home the crown of Hottest TV Couple of 2017? Vote in our poll below. If your ultimate hot couple isn’t one of our choices, submit your write-in vote in the comments.




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    CyanGuitar

    Jamie and Clair!

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    PurpleHammer

    Jamie and Claire!

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    OliveCactus

    Where’s Isak and Even?

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    OrangeController

    Jamie and Claire, #Outlander - just sayin...

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    OrangeController

    Jamie & Clair, #Outlander - without any question whatsoever - gotta cool the hotness down with a bucket of water from time to time...

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    OliveRadio

    Isak and Even from SKAM ❤️

    3

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    GoldSubmarine

    Isak and Even from Skam

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    GoldAnchor

    Even and Isak😍 #evak from SKAM

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    CyanController

    Definitely Jamie and Claire from "Outlander"!

    3

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    GreenBone

    Jamie & Claire with Randall & Beth as a close second 🙂

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    OliveCactus

    Jamie and Claire from Outlander have my vote. I just love the facial expressions from these two actors, especially in the episode where they were married....

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    OrangeStrawberry

    ISAK & EVEN from SKAM

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    GreenSeahorse

    Isak & Even - Skam

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    OrangePin

    Even and Isak from SKAM🌈alt er love

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    RedFlask

    Even and Isak from Skam 💚💚💚

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    Olive8Ball

    Isak and Even from Skam 🌈❤️

    1

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    OliveSailboat

    Isak & Even (SKAM)

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    BlueTooth

    Isak and Even from Skam

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    GreenSeahorse

    You clearly missed the hottest couple ever: Isak and Even from SKAM. It's a shame!

    1

  20. O

    OrangeTree

    Jamie and Clair, hands down!

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    BlueClover

    Jaime & Claire!

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    OliveBox

    Jaime and Claire in Outlanders.

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    OliveClover

    Jamie and Claire

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    OliveFlower

    Jamie and Claire

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  25. C

    CyanBike

    Missing #wayhaught

    1

  26. B

    BlueUmbrella

    Was a winner ever chosen?

  27. B

    BlueUmbrella

    Did you ever announce a winner for this?

  28. C

    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    PurpleLeaf

    Jamie and Claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jaime and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and clairr

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

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    CyanScissors

    jamie and claire

  42. C

    CyanFries

    jamia and claire

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    CyanTag

    jamie and claire

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    GreenBulb

    No contest, Jamie and Claire!

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    OrangeController

    Jamie and Claire of Outlander! Hands down

  46. B

    BlueChefHat

    Jamie and Claire!

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    RedToast

    Jamie and Claire

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    GreenHat

    Jamie and Claire Fraser Hands down

  49. G

    GreenHat

    Sam Heughan and Caitronia Balfe (Jamie and Claire) OUTLANDER!!

    Really~you can't get any hotter!!!

  50. B

    BlueUmbrella

    Will you announce the winners? When?

  51. O

    OlivePlanet

    Jamie and Claire

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    RedCloud

    Jamie and Claire from Outlander.

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    GreenBee

    RICHONNE!!! (Rick and Michonne!!!)

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    PurpleFlame

    Jamie & Claire

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    OrangeCandy

    Jamie and Claire!!!

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    PurpleBattery

    Shadowhunters’ “Malec”?

  57. B

    BlueBandAid

    Even and Isak; Evak from SKAM.

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    GreenCarrot

    Come on - are you serious with this poll? Anyone who has seen Outlander knows that Jamie & Claire are by far the hottest couple existing. (I think my screen melted on some of their scenes)- and I am not just talking about the sex - but their whole relationship as a married couple and how they treat each other in everything. Soulmates to the core. Jon and Dany from Game of Thrones are hot too (I love them)- but they just got together at the very end of last season (literally, the last few minutes of finale - lol), and met first time a few episodes before that. You can't compare three seasons (almost) of Jamie & Claire goodness with one 10 sec. bed scene. ;-).

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      PurpleBottleOpener

      and Jon and Dany are related.....not quite as oogie as Cersei and Jaime but pretty close

  59. R

    RedPalmtree

    Jamie and Clair

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    OliveBox

    Sam and Cait

  61. C

    CyanFish

    Outlander's Jamie & Clare

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    CyanCoathanger

    Outlander - Jamie and Claire.

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    OliveHelmet

    With out a doubt Jamie and Claire.

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    GreenApple

    Jaime and Clarie

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    PurpleSubmarine

    I like Jamie & Claire from OUTLANDER but I don't have SHOWTIME so by the time I can vote for anything, I reserve OUTLANDER from my local library--but the red haired guy is beautiful. I do watch THIS IS US [my favorite part is when the opening credits get to "Producer/Executive Producer Ken Olin" because "thirtysomething" was & remains one of my favorite TV shows]. I love the THIS IS US cast [each character is so achingly believable & well-written] I do love Milo Vitameatavegamin [or however you pronounce his last name; sorry, Milo] as Jack & Mandy Moore as Rebecca--I know Jack is dead but I wish there was a way he could stick around [more flashbacks?] even as the writers are now introducing Rebecca's second husband..

  66. B

    BlueSnow

    J&C all the way...

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    CyanMagnet

    Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery) and Javier Pereira (Juan Diego Botto) on Good Behavior.

  68. O

    OliveBeer

    Oliver and Felicity

  69. B

    BlueCactus

    Beth & Randall.

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    OrangeBucket

    Cassie and Cole, from 12 Monkeys

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    PurpleCocktail

    These days my favorite program is MASH and my favorite couple is Hawkeye and his best buddy

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    PurpleCorn

    Dude. Oliver and Felicity? Where's Olicity?

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    GoldButterfly

    LETTY&JAVIER! But also Regina&Robin from "Once Upon A Time".

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    RedCupcake

    I don't watch any of these shows, so I don't care. I just don't know why people are so interesting in 'shipping' characters.

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    PurpleBug

    Where is Malec?

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    RedBee

    i hit rick/michonne they gave me a different couple!!!!! liars and cheaters......

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    GreenQuill

    Where's#Olicity

  78. R

    RedQuill

    #Olicity is missing