Olivia Benson, Law Order: SVU - Mariska Hargitay's tough-talkin' cop is certainly arresting; it wouldn't take us five years to find her a love interest.

Temperance Brennan, Bones - What's sexier than Emily Deschanel in safety goggles and rubber gloves digging through a pile of charred human remains

Allison Cameron, House - We would gladly play doctor with any woman who can go toe-to-toe with House and escape relatively unscathed.

Liz Lemon, 30 Rock - Her shoes may be bi-curious, but Tina Fey's singleton TV producer makes workaholism (and even alcoholism hot.

Nico Reilly, Lipstick Jungle - Kim Raver's ambitious, desk-sex-having editrix puts the "grrrr" in cougar.

Elena Delgado, Without a Trace - Delgado, a vice-squad vet, went undercover as a stripper to help her team track down a missing person. We applaud such dedication.