Just in time for the return of fall TV shows, TheWrap has exclusively ranked all 34 of Big 4 broadcast’s leading ladies by their Positive Q Scores, an industry measure of likability.
Note: Each entry also includes a Familiarity score — and if that is less than 20, the Q Score is considered less stable.
Rank: 1
Actress: Pauley Perrette
Show: “NCIS”
Positive Q Score: 47
Familiarity: 30
Rank: 2 (tie)
Actress: Viola Davis
Show: “How to Get Away With Murder”
Positive Q Score: 37
Familiarity: 43
Rank: 2 (tie)
Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Show: “Empire”
Positive Q Score: 37
Familiarity: 34
Rank: 4
Actress: Mariska Hargitay
Show: “Law & Order: SVU”
Positive Q Score: 34
Familiarity: 44
Rank: 5
Actress: Kerry Washington
Show: “Scandal”
Positive Q Score: 30
Familiarity: 42
Rank: 6
Actress: Tracee Ellis Ross
Show: “Black-ish”
Positive Q Score: 29
Familiarity: 25
Rank: 7 (tie)
Actress: Bellamy Young
Show: “Scandal”
Positive Q Score: 28
Familiarity: 13
Rank: 7 (tie)
Actress: Kaley Cuoco
Show: “The Big Bang Theory”
Positive Q Score: 28
Familiarity: 50
Rank: 9
Actress: Chrissy Metz
Show: “This Is Us”
Positive Q Score: 27
Familiarity: 14
Rank: 10
Actress: Mayim Bialik
Show: “The Big Bang Theory”
Positive Q Score: 25
Familiarity: 51
Rank: 11
Actress: Bridget Moynahan
Show: “Blue Bloods”
Positive Q Score: 24
Familiarity: 27
Rank: 12 (tie)
Actress: Queen Latifah
Show: “Star”
Positive Q Score: 23
Familiarity: 80
Rank: 12 (tie)
Actress: Megan Boone
Show: “The Blacklist”
Positive Q Score: 23
Familiarity: 16
Rank: 14 (tie)
Actress: Sofia Vergara
Show: “Modern Family”
Positive Q Score: 22
Familiarity: 56
Rank: 14 (tie)
Actress: Anna Faris
Show: “Mom”
Positive Q Score: 22
Familiarity: 34
Rank: 14 (tie)
Actress: Katy Mixon
Show: “American Housewife”
Positive Q Score: 22
Familiarity: 9
Rank: 17 (tie)
Actress: Leah Remini
Show: “Kevin Can Wait”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 46
Rank: 17 (tie)
Actress: Allison Janney
Show: “Mom”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 22
Rank: 17 (tie)
Actress: Constance Wu
Show: “Fresh Off the Boat”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 12
Rank: 20 (tie)
Actress: Julie Bowen
Show: “Modern Family”
Positive Q Score: 20
Familiarity: 33
Rank: 20 (tie)
Actress: Megan Mullally
Show: “Will & Grace”
Positive Q Score: 20
Familiarity: 26
Rank: 20 (tie)
Actress: Sophia Bush
Show: “Chicago PD”
Positive Q Score: 20
Familiarity: 18
Rank: 23 (tie)
Actress: Ellen Pompeo
Show: “Grey’s Anatomy”
Positive Q Score: 19
Familiarity: 27
Rank: 23 (tie)
Actress: Jaimie Alexander
Show: “Blindspot”
Positive Q Score: 19
Familiarity: 20
Rank: 25 (tie)
Actress: Mandy Moore
Show: “This Is Us”
Positive Q Score: 18
Familiarity: 47
Rank: 25 (tie)
Actress: Katharine McPhee
Show: “Scorpion”
Positive Q Score: 18
Familiarity: 34
Rank: 27
Actress: Kristen Bell
Show: “The Good Place”
Positive Q Score: 17
Familiarity: 61
Rank: 28
Actress: Edie Falco
Show: “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders”
Positive Q Score: 16
Familiarity: 34
Rank: 29 (tie)
Actress: Debra Messing
Show: “Will and Grace”
Positive Q Score: 15
Familiarity: 48
Rank: 29 (tie)
Actress: Kyra Sedgwick
Show: “Ten Days in the Valley”
Positive Q Score: 15
Familiarity: 40
Rank: 29 (tie)
Actress: Tea Leoni
Show: “Madam Secretary”
Positive Q Score: 15
Familiarity: 39
Rank: 32
Actress: Aisha Tyler
Show: “Criminal Minds”
Positive Q Score: 14
Familiarity: 26
Rank: 33
Actress: Lea Michele
Show: “The Mayor”
Positive Q Score: 13
Familiarity: 25
Rank: 34
Actress: America Ferrera
Show: “Superstore”
Positive Q Score: 11
Familiarity: 42
DNP: Kaitlin Olson, Kristen Schaal, Lauren Ash, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Monica Potter did not have Q Scores.
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