Friday Nights Hunk is a Tie

Friday Night is a tie for Graham's Television Hunk of the Night (also live at Gay.com). Two smoking hot guys for the price of one, people. It doesn't get any cheaper than that. But before we get to them, let's give the two other guys their due.

I'm not a "Men in Trees" fan. I've lived in Alaska for like three years and I never saw men like that. And honestly, most Alaskans would chase Anne Heche out of town. Plus...If you want a really cool Alaska dramedy to watch, rent "Northern Exposure." That being said, lots of people do love the show and one of the reasons is hunky hunk hunk James Tupper. Even with the longish curly hair (which I hate), he still grabs my attention.

And "Friday Night Lights" has some action going on too. There are a number of studs to choose from, but folks, I'ld pick Jesse Plemons any day. I love me a red head, or a speckled trout, as my friends and I call them. Very nice. And believe me when I say Plemons looks like a great specimen.

Interestingly enough, "Lights" brings one of our ties for Friday's Hunk. Kyle Chandler pretty much rocks my world. The 42 year-old green-eyed dark haired stud has been one of my true loves for years--from "Homefront" and "Early Edition" to his "explosive" turn on "Grey's Anatomy." Kyle has it going on and he also just seems like the nicest guy ever.

Josh Duhamel on "Las Vegas" doesn't seem like the nicest guy ever--I bet he's just the biggest flirt ever. This other Hunk of Friday Night, a 35 year-old actor and fiance of Fergie from The Black Eyed Peas, has been on my radar ever since I saw him iron a shirt and make a bed on "The Martha Stewart Show." I even suffered through a rental of "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" just to see him and to imagine running my hands through all that spikey brown hair. Josh is a perfect cross of pretty boy and masculine stud. "Las Vegas" isn't a great show--just fun. But Josh makes it funner. Er, more fun.

Thursday Night's Hunk Needs No Investigation

In my search for Thursday Night's Hunk (also on gay.com), I have to admit that one of the hottest hunks is on a television show I don't watch: "Ugly Betty." Eric Mabius has that It factor. The guy has dimples for days and blue eyes that kill me. One of these days I'll get the DVD and watch the whole first season.

A few other guys I do watch are Tom Welling on "Smallville" and BJ Novak on "The Office." Both these guys have that earnest look in spades. Welling is so frakking adorable he makes me want to fly, even though he's been doing the Superman schtick for 7 years now. And who would have thought Novak would look so good with his scruffy beard. I think he's been one of the most overlooked actors on "The Office," and I'm glad he's finally getting some real screen time.

"Grey's Anatomy" gives us another set of guys to hunker down and dream about: McDreamy, McSteamy, and McSomething--I don't know, maybe McRude. Patrick Dempsey, Eric Dane, and Justin Chambers keep me coming back to that show, even when the plot lines get embarrassingly contrived. I was never a fan of the whole "Mc"label thing, but these guys--love 'em or hate 'em--have a whole flapjack stack of charisma.

But when I talk about charisma and machismo, and just plain ol' maleness, I don't think Jon Hamm from AMC's "Mad Men" can be beat. His character Don Draper is all brille cream and scotch--a 60's advertising man whose broad shoulders and large pecs can barely fit into his suits. And "Mad Man" actor Bryan Batt as gay ad man Salvatore Romano is stunning and fun to watch. He plays gay in the 60's--a time when nobody talked about it.

But Thursday Night's winner will come as no surprise: George Eads from "CSI." I think he's a longtime favorite of mine (and most everybody I know). There's almost no way for him to look bad--even when they chop his hair up and paste it to his head like they did that one season. I just love him. How do you get past that jaw. The jaw of all jaws. And then right below, that thick rugged neck. He's a dream come true.

The Gossip On Wednesday's TV Hunk

When it comes to Wednesday's search for Graham's Hunk of the Night (on Gay.com) there isn't a huge crowd of guys that make my blood race like on Monday and Tuesday. That said, I will always take quality over quantity and the guys I've assembled for Wednesday certainly fit that bill.

I don't even watch "Criminal Minds," but I sure know who Shemar Moore is. This former soap star is intense and sexy wrapped into one. And the same goes for Steve Gonsalves on Sci-Fi's "Ghost Hunters." Don't laugh, I love the show. And if I were alone in the dark with ghosties, there is almost no one else who I'd want to hold my hand than the hunky, tattooed ghost hunter.

"Private Practice" brings on the hottie triple play of Taye Diggs, Tim Daly, and Paul Adelstein. But no bones about it, Paul is hands-down my favorite. And even cooler is that the former "Prison Break" star is married to another person I love--Liza Weil who played Paris on "Gilmore Girls." ABC Wednesday also sports hottie Lee Pace on "Pushing Daisies." I've already gushed over him far too much, so all I will say is that the crown of Wednesday Night Hunk was a furious two-way race between Lee and Paul--until I watched "Gossip Girl."

Penn Badgley. (Sigh). The show has its ups and downs, but certainly Penn is one of the main reasons to watch. This winner of the Wednesday Hunk of the Night has one of the strongest jaws you've ever seen and the darkest, thickest mop of hair. Now, he's not 21 until November, but that doesn't mean we all can't enjoy the killer smile he slides into on the CW's hit show "Gossip Girl." Give Penn a looksee--you'll be glad you did.

Tuesday's Hunk Will Knock You Dead (my Gay.com post)

Kind of. Sort of kill you. If you're evil. His job is to collect souls for the devil, but we'll get to that soon.

Tuesday has some hot hot guys in primetime starting with two relative newcomers to tv, the funny Kal Penn on "House" and the smoking hot Michael Trevino on "Cane." You'll know Kal best as Kumar in "Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle." You love him. You hate him. You want to smack him. Then love him again. But sultry, not funny, is the word that comes to mind when you talk about heartthrob Michael Trevino.

Then you have two uber men on crime procedurals, both oozing with testosterone: Chris Meloni from "Law & Order SVU" and Michael Weatherly from "NCIS." Meloni is just as hot as his "Oz" days, though sadly the networks don't show the nudity that is so common on HBO. And be sure to check out the charming Weatherly who is easy on the eyes in a rather clever procedural.

I don't want you to think I overlooked Jerry O'Connell on "Carpoolers." He's hot I guess, but has never really done it for me. And I also didn't forget forget Noel, er, I mean Scott Foley from "The Unit." But let's be honest, Max Martini is so much hotter on that show in a scruffy kind of dirty way.

But the winner of Graham's Tuesday Hunk of the Night goes to Bret Harrison on the CW show "Reaper." Not only is Bret just crazy-go-nuts adorable, he's also freakishly funny and stars on one of the best new shows of the season. The 25 year-old hunk with messy dirty blond hair plays the lead character Sam whose parents sold his soul to the devil and now he has to catch villians who've escaped from hell. And those people at the CW are no dummies, each "Reaper" episode seems to find a way to show us our shirtless Bret. Thank God for TiVO. And then I begin to think about Bret playing guitar in a band with his actor friend Adam Brody from "The O.C." and I just can't find any more words.

Fall's TV Hunks of the Week

Each day this week, I'll be offering up Graham's Television Hunk of the Night on my Gay.com tv blog. But let's be clear about something: there was no random sampling. I'm also not providing a fully-detailed scientific process for picking each Hunk. No, I simply looked at a majority of the guys on tv each night and the winner just seemed to call out to me.

There are a few caveats I must offer up before we get to the hunks. First off, what happened to men of color? There seem to be fewer hot men of color on tv than ever before. I guess I always knew that, but to actually start looking and analyzing hotness and not see them, well, it was a surprise. Second, if you disagree with any of my choices you disagree. That's what makes the world go round. Make your own list. Third, do yourself a favor and Google all these guys--they're hot.

Monday offered up a bevy of hunks and might have been the hardest night to decide. "Heroes" alone featured up a guy for everyone's taste, from bearish Greg Grunberg to pretty boy Milo Ventimiglia. And don't forget about Adrian Pasdar. Grrr.

Another show chock full of hotness, and don't make fun of me for bringing it up, is "Dancing with the Stars." You have hot hot hot Brazilian racing sensation Helio Castroneves. Check out his dimples sometime folks. And soap opera hottie Cameron Mathison has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Oh, and that brings us to smoking hot dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy. When he shows his chest I want to swoon.

And last but certainly not least, you have dreamboat Dominic Purcell from "Prison Break" who could walk into the Eagle anytime and fit in and tv newbie Zachary Levi as the main character Chuck on the show of the same title. Either of these guys could also have taken the title.

But let's not beat around the bush any more. The Television Hunk of Monday night this fall is Zachary Quinto who plays the evil Sylar on NBC's "Heroes." Thirty year-old Zachary is a dark-haired, dark-eyed 6'2" hunk of television goodness. It may seem like an unlikely choice for tv's hunk when you consider that he's going to be the new Mr. Spock in J.J. Abrams upcoming "Star Trek" movie. But just watch Quinto sometime on "Heroes" with his crackling evil smile. He's so charismatic you want to root for evil Sylar. Or maybe you just begin to think Sylar's misunderstood as you get lost in his dark dark eyes...