Spoiler TVs TOP 15 Best First TV Kisses

Who doesn't love a great first kiss. For episodes, seasons, in some cases, many years, fans have been waiting for that one special moment between their two favorite characters. The chemistry is usually there from the start. When that first kiss happens, at that moment, you don't care what comes next. Instant gratification.

Here are some of TVs best first kisses chosen by the SpoilerTV staff. In no particular order.
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#1 House & Cuddy - House MD

From the first season on you could sense that there was something going on between House and Cuddy. What, is not exactly clear from the start. Is it a love-to-hate-you thing, pure lust or is there some deeper underlying love and respect? Each season the tension and chemistry increases. Before that first kiss we are treated to some really great episodes that shed more light on what House and Cuddy are actually feeling and thinking.

In season 2 episode 3 ‘Humpty Dumpty’ we learn that House and Cuddy have a long history of knowing each other. They met when he was in medical school and she was an undergraduate. Then in episode 23 of the same season, ‘Who’s your Daddy’, we see a House who is very much involved with Cuddy’s fertility journey, almost to the point where he wants to father her child but he backs down. House realizes it's the wrong moment and reminds her that relationships should be started between people who like each other, and that's not him. In one of my favorite season 3 episodes (14) ‘Insensitive', House practically stalks Cuddy while she’s on a date. He’s completely unable to hide his jealousy. Cuddy asks House straight out if he likes her. House denies it, unconvincingly. Even Cuddy’s date notices their chemistry and attraction and walks away from dating Cuddy. From there on we get more and more hints of mutual love, respect and physical attraction.

It’s not until season 5, episode 6 ‘Joy’ that we see House act upon his love for Cuddy and we get a first (not hallucinated) kiss. Cuddy‘s potential adoption of a baby girl falls through in the last minute when the birth mother decides to keep the baby. Devastated by this news we see Cuddy at her home, sitting on the floor of her nursery, crying. The doorbell rings and it’s House on her doorstep. House comes in and tells her she would have been a great mother, but Cuddy gets angry with him, pointing out that when she was getting a baby, he told her she would suck as a mother, but after she lost the baby, he told her she'd be a great mother. She asks him why he has to negate everything, to which he responds, "I don't know." After a moment of silence, they kiss each other passionately. After a pause, House says goodnight and leaves.

Huddy’s all over the world rejoiced.

Author: Eve (EV)

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#2 Mulder & Scully - X-Files

Sure, there are a couple ways of ringing in the new year, but none are quite like watching Mulder and Scully’s first kiss, which takes place just after midnight on New Year’s Day, 2000, in the episode aptly titled ‘Millennium’. Their years of close partnership and flirty banter culminated in a soft kiss where Mulder tells Scully: “The world didn’t end”. It’s symbolic, marking not only the beginning of a new year but more importantly, a new budding romance between the FBI agents. And it only took them 7 years!

Author: Elena (ET)

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#3 Noah & Joanne - Nobody Wants This

When people say “Rom-Com is back” I need them to reference Noah and Joanne from Netflix’s Nobody Wants This. With Noah being from a very religious family and Joanne very much not, there is no way they should work and yet, they do. From the minute they met there was an obvious instant connection — which becomes so evident when Joanne agrees to meet with Noah, as friends, to clear up a misunderstanding. Once that’s all done, the duo goes on a walk where they come to realize just being friends can’t be an option. Pointing out that they’ve never kissed, Joanne suggests a goodbye kiss. Noah is game and the two share a passionate kiss right there on the sidewalk. There was nothing “goodbye” about it.

Author: Val (VL)

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#4 Blair & Chuck - Gossip Girl

Sometimes, the most iconic pairings are the ones you don’t see coming. In the first season of the original (and best) Gossip Girl, the central love story was supposed to be between Lonely Boy, Dan, and Golden Girl, Serena. The different worlds and opposite attract tropes were meant to be the draw. Instead, in “Victor/Victrola,” sociopaths-in-training Chuck and Blair steal the title of epic pairing. Their first kiss comes after a night when Blair finally dumps her Prince Charming, Nate Archibald, and looks to escape to Chuck Bass’ new burlesque club, Victrola. Blair watches the dancers on stage and tells Chuck that “she has moves”. Chuck, thinking he knows the prim, proper princess of the UES, challenges her to go and literally sheds her uptight persona. Blair jumps up, joins the other women on stage, and begins to dance, enjoying the attention.

After a lifetime of living in the shadow of Serena, she feels seen. Chuck looks at her in awe, as if he’s discovered something new. After, in Chuck’s limo, he is dumbstruck and tells her as much. She looks at him, and she, too, has discovered something. He tells her she was “amazing up there,” and that’s all she needs to hear to move closer and initiate a kiss. Chuck says, “Are you sure?” before the two share their first kiss with Sum 41’s “With Me” playing. An iconic pairing is born.

Author: Meredith (MH)

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#5 Alec Lightwood & Magnus Bane - Shadowhunters

When it comes to first kisses, there's nothing quite like having the boy you're secretly attracted to crashing your wedding day, and then waiting without saying a word, giving you a chance to make the choice to step away from the altar, meet him halfway and then actually pull him in for a kiss by the lapels! That is exactly what happened in season 1, episode 12 of “Shadowhunters” which was so aptly titled “Malec” and of course the boy in question just so happens to be three hundred plus years old warlock - Magnus Bane, you, Alec Lightwood are a Shadowhunter and this epic first kiss is set to the perfect soundtrack, “War of Hearts” by Ruelle!

Author: Anjali (AS)

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#6 Tim & Lucy - The Rookie

ABC’s The Rookie has delivered its fair share of twists, turns, and unforgettable moments, but few have captivated fans as much as the simmering chemistry between Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter). The duo, affectionately dubbed "Chenford" by fans, took their sweet time coming together, but when they finally did, the passion and intensity were undeniable.

The Practice Kiss That Changed Everything

Chenford’s first kiss wasn’t a romantic declaration—it was an undercover necessity. Tasked with posing as a couple for a sting operation, Lucy and Tim decided to “practice” kissing to sell their cover. What started as a professional exercise quickly turned into something much more electric. The moment was loaded with tension, their shared history adding layers to the kiss that neither seemed prepared to acknowledge. The intensity of the kiss was palpable. Tim’s hesitation gave way to passion, and Lucy’s surprise melted into something deeper as the connection between them ignited. It wasn’t just a kiss—it was a crack in the walls they had both built around their feelings. The way they pulled back, breathless and unsure, said it all: this wasn’t just about going undercover.

The Airplane Bathroom Moment

If the practice kiss lit the spark, the steamy kiss in the airplane bathroom threw gasoline on the fire. In the midst of another mission, their closeness became impossible to ignore. The kiss was charged with unspoken desire, their emotions bubbling over in a way neither could contain. Tim, ever the restrained one, let his guard down just long enough for fans to see how deeply he felt for Lucy. Lucy, bold and fearless as always, kissed him back with equal fervor. It was a moment of surrender, where the lines between professional partners and potential lovers blurred completely. The scene teetered on the edge of going further until Lucy, with her characteristic clarity, stopped them before they lost control. Still, the moment left them both visibly shaken—and fans swooning. It was obvious that these two had reached a point where they couldn’t keep pretending nothing was happening.

Finally Facing the Truth

All that pent-up passion and tension forced Lucy and Tim to finally be honest about their feelings. It was a moment that The Rookie fans had been waiting for—Chenford’s journey from platonic partners to soulmates wasn’t rushed or forced; it was natural, deliberate, and deeply satisfying. When the time came for their first “real” kiss, it wasn’t during an undercover mission or in a moment of heightened emotion. Instead, it was under the soft glow of lights, sitting at a small table for two outside a vendor truck—a setting as intimate as their connection had become.
The direction of this scene deserves a round of applause. The subtle blocking was perfection, with Lucy and Tim’s bodies turned toward one another, their legs entwined, creating a visual representation of their emotional closeness. The lighting added an ethereal glow to the moment, highlighting the tenderness in their eyes as they leaned in. The kiss itself was everything fans had hoped for: slow, intentional, and brimming with love. It wasn’t about passion alone this time—it was about trust, commitment, and a mutual understanding that they were all in, together.

Author: Cristina (CA)

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#7 Angela & Tony - Who's The Boss

Many TV shows make the fans endure seasons of anticipation before their favorite couple gets to lock lips for the first time. Who’s the Boss? spared fans that agony, delivering an unforgettable moment in its very first season. Angela and Tony may have been tipsy, but their kiss was packed with charm, spontaneity, and undeniable chemistry, making it all the more magical. By this point, Tony had been living with Angela as her housekeeper for some time, and their relationship had blossomed into a warm and delightfully playful friendship. Returning home from a night out, Tony finds Angela celebrating her birthday with friends. Once the guests leave, he insists on baking her a birthday cake. What follows is a hilarious and chemistry-filled interaction as the two laugh, throw flour at each other, and chase one another around the kitchen. When their bodies accidently collide, the pull between them is electric and impossible to ignore.

With the added courage of a little tipsiness, their first kiss feels inevitable. It’s definitely one of my all-time favorite first smooches on a TV show! What’s even more impressive is how Who’s the Boss? managed to sustain the sizzling chemistry and the “will they, won’t they” tension for years – despite the couple sharing several more kisses along the way.

Author: Julia (KK)

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#8 Jane & Lisbon - The Mentalist

Even after getting rid of Red John, Jane had a hard time accepting his feelings for Lisbon, but ended up confessing them on a plane when she was about to leave to start a new life with her boyfriend, which got him arrested. And though he apparently fails to convince her, she eventually visits him while he is detained. This scene is very restrained in terms of their expressions since the two speak in a very low tone and barely move, as if they don't want to alter or damage the moment. Finally, when Lisbon asks Jane to repeat what he told her on the plane, he prefers to demonstrate with a kiss.

Author: Mariasol (SO)

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#9 Oliver & Josh - Brilliant Minds

Oliver has, for most of his adult life, put his work before his own personal needs. He always made an excuse to not step into the dating game — to him, his patients were all that mattered. You can say the same goes for Josh, but he at least tried the whole “dating apps” thing. These two haven’t gotten along in the beginning but the more they worked together the closer they became. It was only professional at first, but anyone with eyes can see something growing between them. When a patient told Oliver that he and Josh would make a good pair, he started to see his connection with Josh as something more. Could this pairing work? Oliver finally decided to take a chance—he walks over to Josh and plants one on him…after the initial shock wears off, Josh kisses him back. FINALLY!

Author: Val (VL)

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#10 Lorelai & Luke - Gilmore Girls

After different moments in which it’s clear where Lorelai and Luke's relationship is headed, at the opening of the Dragonfly Inn, Jason, Lorelai's ex, arrives to complicate things, although perhaps it rather solves them, since it’s thanks to this that Luke ends up confessing his feelings to her. As a result of this, they have a heated discussion and though there is a brief moment in which they look surprised by each other, as if they had certain doubts about the step they are going to take, they finally give in and kiss. The funniest thing is that, when they are kissing, they are interrupted by Kirk, whom Luke had promised to help with his night terrors, so they have to leave their feelings for later.

Author: Mariasol (SO)

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#11 Ben Weston & Ciara Brady - Days of our Lives

TV’s best first kiss, in my opinion, was played by Robert Scott Wilson and Victoria Konefal, as supercouple Ben Weston and Ciara Brady, on the Daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Their love story was breathtaking because it was the most forbidden love of all time. Ben Weston was a known bad boy/serial killer and Ciara was the daughter of one of the greatest super couples in daytime, Bo Brady and Hope Williams Brady, who worked for the police force and were apart of the very prominent families in a town called Salem. Ben and Ciara’s paths crossed, and while they began to talk and have conversation after he saved her/took care of her after a motorcycle accident, and after he had to convince her that he wasn’t going to hurt her, they began to slowly but surely fall in love.

The first kiss happened because she was fighting her feelings for him. However, he made it well known how he felt about her, and after he professed his feelings for her, she was beyond smitten and before he sensually leaned in for the kiss, he gave her this look as if to ask her if it was OK for him to go full speed in for the kiss and she was so smitten, the look and lean that she gave him back had yes all over it, and that’s when they kissed so sensual and sweet to where she dropped the helmet she had in her hand. I literally watched that scene hundreds of times and I will never get tired of watching their epic first kiss.

Author: Kim (KR)

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#12 Monica & Chandler - Friends

Determining Monica and Chandler’s first kiss is somewhat tricky. While their actual first kiss is revealed in a flashback in season 7, the first lip-lock we got to witness happens in season 5, episode 1, right after the gang returns from Ross’ chaotic wedding in London. Monica and Chandler had agreed their fling would end once they got back to the US, but it’s clear neither is ready to call it quits. Chandler bursts into Monica’s apartment, exclaiming, “I’m still on London time! Does that count?” Monica eagerly replies, “Oh, that counts!” and they dive into a deep, passionate kiss that sent the live audience into a frenzy.

This moment is the beginning of one of TV’s most beloved relationships. It’s no surprise that many fans consider “Mondler” to be THE relationship of the show. I know this might be a controversial opinion, but compared to Monica and Chandler’s dynamic, Ross and Rachel’s on-again, off-again romance feels almost lackluster.

Author: Julia (KK)

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#13 Evan Buckley & Tommy Kinard - 911

100 episodes. 7 seasons. That's how long it took for Evan “Buck” Buckley to kiss Tommy Kinard; it wasn't until the previous episode of season 7 that Tommy returned to our screens after having guest starred on “911” several seasons ago, but once he did, he fit in seamlessly with the story - and with Buck, the two of them embarked on a journey together that kicked off with a beautiful first kiss! Picture this - it's night-time in Buck's apartment, Tommy's showed up to talk to him about Eddie getting injured and even though it starts off with Tommy standing miles away, the more they talk and things come out into the open, the more you start to see the two of them gravitating towards in each other, leading up to Tommy making the first move and kissing Buck, complete with tucking his fingers under his chin! swoons The 100th episode was Buck's story about discovering he's bisexual and having a boyfriend, and however their story ended, it began with a scene that will go down in television history of first kisses!

Author: Anjali (AS)

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#14 Stiles Stilinski & Lydia Martin - Teen Wolf

The Beacon Hills duo shared their first, and somewhat unconventional kiss in an effort for Lydia to calm Stiles during a panic attack. It was a highly anticipated moment for fans, especially since Stiles had been open about his crush on Lydia since the pilot episode. Even Stiles and Lydia didn’t know how deep their connection was, not until later in the episode where Lydia was recruited to help Stiles as he would need an “emotional tether”. Lydia chalks up her impromptu decision to advice she once read, but it was evident that there were sparks between the two.

Author: Elena (ET)

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#15 Eliza Scarlet & William Wellington - Miss Scarlet and the Duke

Well, I’m kind of cheating here as this image above is not really their first kiss. However, to me, if felt like their first kiss. Eliza and William go way back. They’ve been in each other’s lives since their early teens. Eliza's late father Henry saved William from the London streets after arriving from Glasgow as a child. Eliza’s father later mentored him as he trained as a policeman. As a result, William looked up to Henry as a father figure. As a 16- and 17-year-old they shared a fleeting kiss while harboring a mutual crush that lasted decades.

In the 4th season fans finally get what they’ve been hoping for since the start. Years of obvious love and admiration is transformed in a perfect kiss. Unfortunately, their long-awaited first kiss ends on a sad note. William has decided to take a job elsewhere as he can’t be around Eliza without being with her. It’s already known that actor Stuart Martin will not be seen in the upcoming 5th season and Eliza is getting a new male counterpart. Nevertheless, fans are desperately hoping Stuart Martin will return in season 6 and the show will give Eliza and William their happily ever after.

Author: Eve (EV)

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