Poll: Best Duo Synergy in TV Series

A poll by NoPantsBatman

Results of 687 votes:

  1. 124

    Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

  2. 88

    Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry in Friends (1994)

  3. 71

    Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in Breaking Bad (2008)

  4. 56

    Peter Dinklage and Jerome Flynn in Game of Thrones (2011)

  5. 47

    Tom Ellis and Lauren German in Lucifer (2016)

  6. 36

    Robert Sean Leonard and Hugh Laurie in House (2004)

  7. 31

    Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce in Frasier (1993)

  8. 28

    Zach Braff and Donald Faison in Scrubs (2001)

  9. 22

    Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)

  10. 19

    Rory McCann and Maisie Williams in Game of Thrones (2011)

  11. 18

    Stellan Skarsgård and Jared Harris in Chernobyl (2019)

  12. 18

    Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)

  13. 18

    William Shatner and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)

  14. 16

    Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)

  15. 14

    David Duchovny and Evan Handler in Californication (2007)

  16. 14

    Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter in Dexter (2006)

  17. 12

    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gwendoline Christie in Game of Thrones (2011)

  18. 12

    Lorraine Bracco and James Gandolfini in The Sopranos (1999)

  19. 10

    John Noble and Jasika Nicole in Fringe (2008)

  20. 8

    Bill Bailey and Dylan Moran in Black Books (2000)

  21. 7

    Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)

  22. 5

    Brendan Fraser, Diane Guerrero, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)

  23. 5

    Linus Roache and Travis Fimmel in Vikings (2013)

  24. 4

    Manu Bennett and Liam McIntyre in Spartacus (2010)

  25. 4

    Laura Prepon and Taylor Schilling in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

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