Just in time for the return of fall TV shows, TheWrap has exclusively ranked all 47 of Big 4 broadcast’s leading men 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
Actor: Michael Weatherly
Show: “Bull”
Positive Q Score: 37
Familiarity: 24
Rank: 2 (tie)
Actor: Mark Harmon
Show: “NCIS”
Positive Q Score: 35
Familiarity: 57
Rank: 2 (tie)
Actor: Taylor Kinney
Show: “Chicago Fire”
Positive Q Score: 35
Familiarity: 13
Rank: 4
Actor: Jim Parsons
Show: “The Big Bang Theory”
Positive Q Score: 34
Familiarity: 47
Rank: 5 (tie)
Actor: Johnny Galecki
Show: “The Big Bang Theory”
Positive Q Score: 32
Familiarity: 44
Rank: 5 (tie)
Actor: Terrence Howard
Show: “Empire”
Positive Q Score: 32
Familiarity: 37
Rank: 5 (tie)
Actor: Shemar Moore
Show: “SWAT”
Positive Q Score: 32
Familiarity: 34
Rank: 8 (tie)
Actor: Joe Mantegna
Show: “Criminal Minds”
Positive Q Score: 31
Familiarity: 40
Rank: 8 (tie)
Actor: Jussie Smollett
Show: ‘Empire”
Positive Q Score: 31
Familiarity: 16
Rank: 8 (tie)
Actor: Tom Ellis
Show: “Lucifer”
Positive Q Score: 31
Familiarity: 14
Rank: 8 (tie)
Actor: Guillermo Diaz
Show: “Scandal”
Positive Q Score: 31
Familiarity: 13
Rank: 12 (tie)
Actor: LL Cool J
Show: “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Positive Q Score: 29
Familiarity: 71
Rank: 12 (tie)
Actor: Tom Selleck
Show: “Blue Bloods”
Positive Q Score: 29
Familiarity: 70
Rank: 12 (tie)
Actor: Sterling K. Brown
Show: “This Is Us”
Positive Q Score: 29
Familiarity: 14
Rank: 15 (tie)
Actor: Scott Bakula
Show: “NCIS: New Orleans”
Positive Q Score: 28
Familiarity: 43
Rank: 15 (tie)
Actor: James Spader
Show: “The Blacklist”
Positive Q Score: 28*
Familiarity: 37
*From Winter 2017 study
Rank: 15 (tie)
Actor: Lucas Black
Show: “NCIS: New Orleans”
Positive Q Score: 28
Familiarity: 23
Rank: 15 (tie)
Actor: Milo Ventimiglia
Show: “This Is Us”
Positive Q Score: 28
Familiarity: 18
Rank: 19 (tie)
Actor: Anthony Anderson
Show: “Black-ish”
Positive Q Score: 27
Familiarity: 42
Rank: 19 (tie)
Actor: Lucas Till
Show: “MacGyver”
Positive Q Score: 27
Familiarity: 14
Rank: 21 (tie)
Actor: Damon Wayans
Show: “Lethal Weapon”
Positive Q Score: 26
Familiarity: 45
Rank: 21 (tie)
Actor: Andre Braugher
Show: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Positive Q Score: 26
Familiarity: 16
Rank: 23
Actor: David Boreanaz
Show: SEAL Team
Positive Q Score: 25
Familiarity: 28
Rank: 24 (tie)
Actor: Kevin James
Show: “Kevin Can Wait”
Positive Q Score: 24
Familiarity: 55
Rank: 24 (tie)
Actor: Marlon Wayans
Show: “Marlon”
Positive Q Score: 24
Familiarity: 50
Rank: 24 (tie)
Actor: Ed O’Neill
Show: “Modern Family”
Positive Q Score: 24
Familiarity: 45
Rank: 24 (tie)
Actor: Ice-T
Show: “Law & Order: SVU”
Positive Q Score: 24
Familiarity: 68
Rank: 28 (tie)
Actor: Kiefer Sutherland
Show: “Designated Survivor”
Positive Q Score: 23
Familiarity: 57
Rank: 28 (tie)
Actor: Donnie Wahlberg
Show: “Blue Bloods”
Positive Q Score: 23
Familiarity: 49
Rank: 28 (tie)
Actor: Clayne Crawford
Show: “Lethal Weapon”
Positive Q Score: 23
Familiarity: 15
Rank: 31 (tie)
Actor: Freddie Highmore
Show: “The Good Doctor”
Positive Q Score: 22
Familiarity: 20
Rank: 31 (tie)
Actor: Ben McKenzie
Show: “Gotham”
Positive Q Score: 22
Familiarity: 15
Rank: 33 (tie)
Actor: Ty Burrell
Show: “Modern Family”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 33
Rank: 33 (tie)
Actor: Jeff Garlin
Show: “The Goldbergs”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 14
Rank: 33 (tie)
Actor: Mark Feuerstein
Show: “9JKL”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 12
Rank: 33 (tie)
Actor: Scott Caan
Show: “Hawaii Five-O”
Positive Q Score: 21
Familiarity: 29
Rank: 37
Actor: Tony Goldwyn
Show: “Scandal”
Positive Q Score: 19
Familiarity: 18
Rank: 38 (tie)
Actor: Ted Danson
Show: “The Good Place”
Positive Q Score: 18*
Familiarity: 63
*From Winter 2016 study
Rank: 38 (tie)
Actor: Chris O’Donnell
Show: “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Positive Q Score: 18
Familiarity: 41
Rank: 40
Actor: Craig Robinson
Show: “Ghosted”
Positive Q Score: 17
Familiarity: 17
Rank: 41
Actor: Sean Hayes
Show: “Will and Grace”
Positive Q Score: 16
Familiarity: 28
Rank: 42 (tie)
Actor: Andy Samberg
Show: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
Positive Q Score: 15
Familiarity: 27
Rank: 42 (tie)
Actor: Bobby Moynihan
Show: “Me, Myself & I”
Positive Q Score: 15
Familiarity: 18
Rank: 44
Actor: Randall Park
Show: “Fresh Off the Boat”
Positive Q Score: 13
Familiarity: 9
Rank: 45 (tie)
Actor: Jermaine Fowler
Show: “Superior Donuts”
Positive Q Score: 12
Familiarity: 6
Rank: 45 (tie)
Actor: Jeremy Piven
Show: “The Wisdom of the Crowd”
Positive Q Score: 12
Familiarity: 31
Rank: 47
Actor: Matt LeBlanc
Show: “Man With a Plan”
Positive Q Score: 11*
Familiarity: 59
*From Winter 2017 study
Donal Logue, Jason Ritter, Adam Scott, Ben Feldman, Eric McCormack, Seth MacFarlane and Will Forte did not have Q Score data available, so let your mind race about those rankings.
Ladies, you’re next.
