20 TV couples whose sexual chemistry was off the charts

Gen X has Ross and Rachel, while millennials have Nick and Jess. The kiss between those two on New Girl had fans going absolutely bananas when it finally happened.

Adam Brody is no stranger to a perfect pairing on television. Fans of his had been swooning over him for 20 years, thinking about his character on The O.C. and the Spiderman-inspired kiss from that teen drama. Fast forward to 2024, and fans had a new kiss that caused them to hyperventilate when he swept everyone off their feet, including Kristen Bell’s Joanne on Netflix’s Nobody Wants This.

One of the only things that could break the emotional torture of the NBC drama known as This Is Us was the sexual prowess that Randall and Beth brought to the table, and fans appreciated it.

For a long time, sitcom couples were not the most sexual. Ricky and Lucy didn’t sleep in the same bed. Al would’ve rather eaten rocks than be with Peg, and so forth and so on. So, it was kind of surprising to see how much Hal and Lois managed to get it on when it came to Malcolm in the Middle.

Mickey and Ian’s sexual tension was only heightened by their incessant need to bring drama to the table.

Amy and Paul weren’t even a couple on Netflix's Beef, but they had such a magnetic pull towards one another that anytime they were together on screen, it was steamy as could be!

Cheers had America glued to their TV sets back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, and for a good amount of that time, it was because of what was happening when Sam and Diane were on screen together. Their love/hate relationship, the back and forth — it was tantalizing, to say the least.

Modern Family was a phenomenon during its 11-season run. Every character was a gem, and every scene was the funniest or most heartfelt. However, another aspect of the show that kept fans entertained was how much Phil and Claire worked to keep the spice alive in their marriage, including pretending to be strangers who meet at a bar every so often.

Max and Kyle started out as the best enemies sitcoms could find in the ‘90s on Living Single, which made their inevitable hook-up and relationship that much hotter.

There was a lot of sex going on behind bars on Orange in the New Black, and while it’s arguable other pairs could’ve taken their place, there’s no denying what Alex and Piper had was addicting to watch.

Remember when Homer and Marge were getting their rocks off in public spaces…?

Martin and Gina couldn’t keep their hands off one another most of the time when Martin first hit the air in 1992.

There were three standout couples in The Office. Michael and Holly were the most compatible, Jim and Pam were the sweetest, and there is no doubt in any fans’ minds that Dwight and Angela were the freakiest. They connected in adult ways everywhere, from dog houses to Dunder Mifflin’s warehouse!

Bridgerton broke the internet when it dropped on Netflix, and Simon and Daphne are the reason why that series took off the way it did.  

Brian and Justin didn’t have the best start on Queer as Folk, but the sexual tension they had when they were together was a driving force of the Showtime series.

When it came to The X-Files, fans came for the weird and unusual but stayed to see what was going on between the leads...

Olivia and the President were the scandal!

Mr. Sheffield wasn’t fooling anyone when he hired Fran to take care of his kids.

Dexter and Hannah may’ve been two people who deserved life sentences, but that aside, they provided the show with some of the sexiest scenes.

Cece wasn’t the biggest fan of Schmidt when they first met on New Girl, and who could blame her? However, just like with the rest of the fans, he wore off on her and wormed his way into her heart (and bed), and made for one of the best couples on the show.