This roundup of my best of 2008 poll winners is all about the relationships: I'm naming your top vote-getters for the best platonic relationship, best romance, and best romantic tension on TV this year. Who gets the awards? Let's see . . .

Best TV Platonic Duo or Trio of 2008
Marc and Amanda, Ugly Betty

Now repeat champions, Marc and Amanda took this category pretty easily with 25 percent of the vote. But it wasn't as much of a landslide as the 2007 contest, though. For the second year in a row, House and Wilson of House came in No. 2, but the competition was tight for third place between Liz and Jack of 30 Rock and Serena and Blair of Gossip Girl.

Denny Crane and Alan Shore, in their parting season as Boston Legal buds, got some write-in support, as did a number of pairings of characters from Greek, including Rusty and Cappie and Rusty and Calvin. McSteamy and McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy were another popular couple, as were some folks from Pushing Daisies — but more on that in a second.

To see the winners for best romance and best romantic tension, just read more.

Hottest Romantic Tension on TV in '08
Chuck and Blair, Gossip Girl

Honestly, it wasn't even close. Mr. Chuck Bass and the Upper East Side's Queen B are clearly tops when it comes to heating up your screen with their particular love-hate relationship. They ended up with more than half the vote, blowing all the other competitors out of the water. The only people who could even come close were House and Cuddy of House, who ranked second, and Cristina and Owen of Grey's Anatomy, just behind them in third.

That said, I think Chuck and Blair would have had some strong competition from Bones and Booth of Bones, who were the leading write-in candidates by far (by far). A few of you also supported Chuck and Ned from Pushing Daisies; as amanda44ni wrote, "What's more tense than not being able to touch?" I considered them a full-out romance for the purposes of these polls, though, which brings us to . . .

Best TV Romance of 2008
Jim and Pam, The Office

Ned and Chuck definitely had their supporters here, coming in a strong second, but in the end they just couldn't beat some delicious Jam. Jim and Pam took their relationship to the next level this year with Jim's sweet proposal, and for that, they've solidly won your support as the best romance of '08.

Another Office romance also made a dent on the list, with Holly and Michael's all-too-brief tryst coming in at No. 3. There was some write-in support for Sookie and Bill from HBO's True Blood, too.

Photos courtesy of NBC, The CW, and copyright 2008 ABC, Inc.


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