Who are the hottest guys in television?

I totally disagree with innamorata. May be this person likes over acting and those actors who cannot convey so much in such a subtle way. Michael Vartan is a wonderful actor and I will watch anything that he is in. He can convey so much emotion in just one look. I have no idea who the others are - and nor am I interested in finding out who they are either. As long as Michael is in a tv series or movie I don't care who else is there heck I watched 4 seasons of Alias and sat through most of Jennifer Gardners childish grating voice and poor over acting.

The list of female actors is indeed paltry, though the list of male actors doesn't have much to write home about either.

I watched Kidnapped because of Jeremy Sisto having loved him on Six Feet Under. That show wasn't up to much though and not even Sisto was enough of a saving grace. However it'd be nice to see him in something sucessful again, so for me, going by that list, he's top draw.

innamorata nailed it when refering to Debra Messing as blah so personally I would be compelled to watch her. Lucy Lui on the other hand, is to my mind vey much top of that grouping. (word also to the point on minorities)

On the flip side the fact that both lists are lacking can only mean better actors are already employeed, which is really kind the point. Right?

What? Wayne Brady didn't make the list? ;-)

Seriously, I'm really hoping David Dean Bottrell who played Lincoln Meyer this season on "Boston Legal" gets a pilot. Awesome presence.

All the networks are trying to scoop up Peter Krause and he chose the Lost Room on SciFi?!?

Hmm, I disagree. I would watch Paul Rudd in anything, BECAUSE HE'S AMAZING.

Personally I'd be thrilled NOT to see Vartan and Rudd EVER again in ANYTHING. They make me hit the remote at warp speed.

I love Sisto though. But I still wouldn't force myself to watch his show if it featured Vartan or Rudd, or worse both. *shudders*

I also love Krause but WOW! the Lost Room sucked ass. Sorry for the language but it makes Dirt look terrific. That's a whole lot of bad right there.

All the others I truly couldn't care less. None of them would attract me to watch their pilot just based on their name/face/resume. I've seen their work before, it wasn't my thing. They're not attractive to me either at all. I wouldn't seat through commercials expecting them to grace my screen with batted breath. Huh huh.
In a take it or leave it situation, the balance is already ticking on 'leave it'.

Unsettling that all the top males listed are Caucasian while two out of four of the ladies are from minorities.
Why can't a(n undisputed) 30 something male lead be Asian, Black, Hispanic, etc?
And could the characters played by women from minorities not be stuck in tired cultural fantasies?

I liked Liu in her ER stint, she actually was touching with little screentime but I didn't care about her 'Ling' in Ally Mc Beal (granted I was no fan of the show to begin with).

That said, Debra Messing? Seriously? Blah.

Anyways...I just wish there'd be more diversity among the male leads and more women leads courted for TV.