Let me begin by saying that while this Father’s Day-inspired list might not contain the best dads on TV — cheaters and murderers abound — it certainly features the hottest. Also, we decided to limit it to dads currently on TV, or else there’s no way we’d ever be able to narrow it down to just 15. Did your faves make the cut? Read on to find out, and try not to drool.

HollywoodLife.com’s 15 Hottest TV Dads

1. Klaus Mikaelson, The Vampire Diaries

We were floored when we learned that Klaus (Joseph Morgan) was going to be a father — not nearly as shocked he was, of course — but we’ve got a feeling that he’ll end up making a pretty great dad. And just think: When the kid turns 18, Klaus can go on a beheading spree at their graduation, too!

2. Ezra Fitz, Pretty Little Liars

Ezra (Ian Harding) only recently learned that he had a toddler, but he totally adjusted to the whole ‘dad’ thing immediately. Too bad it cost him his relationship with Aria!

3. Bill Compton, True Blood

Long before he became a vampire — and way before he became a god — Bill (Stephen Moyer) was just a regular dad with regular problems. … Thank God they didn’t base the show on that!

4. Prince Charming, Once Upon A Time

To be fair, Charming (Josh Dallas) should be placed in a category all his own. He’s not just a hot dad — he’s also a hot grandpa! #GILFalert

5. Derek Shepherd, Grey’s Anatomy

Every scene with Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and baby Zola is “aww”-inspiring, so we can only imagine how much we’re going to love seeing him with his and Meredith’s new baby next season!

6. Jaime Lannister, Game of Thrones

Ignoring the fact that Jaime’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) son Joffrey was born through incest — and is the most insufferable character on the show — you’ve go to admit: He inherited a damn fine head of hair. #Swoon

7. Fitzgerald Grant, Scandal

President Grant (Tony Goldwyn) certainly won’t win husband of the year — his relationship with wife Millie is volatile, to say the least — but when you see him on the floor, playing with his new baby, you forget all about his philandering ways.

8. Deacon Claybourne, Nashville

His raging alcoholism aside, Deacon (Charles Esten) can shred the guitar like no other — and that makes him hot in our book.

9. Don Draper, Mad Men

Much like Scandal‘s President Grant, Don (Jon Hamm) is a terrible husband. … And come to think of it, he’s a pretty bad father, too. … Oh well, still hot.

10. Michael Bluth, Arrested Development

We swooned over him the first time around, and we swooned even harder when Michael (Jason Bateman) and the rest of his bats**t-crazy family were revived on Netflix this summer.

11. Kevin Hamilton, Awkward

We’re still not totally sure what Kevin (Mike Faiola) does for a living, but he must be doing well, because he has a huge hot tub — and he looks damn good in it.

12. Chris Argent, Teen Wolf

Allison’s dad is so hot, we’re willing to forget that Chris (J.R. Bourne) basically spent the first two seasons of Teen Wolf trying to kill off the entire cast of hot werewolves.

13. Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead

Some dads bond with their kids over a game of catch, but not Rick (Andrew Lincoln). He’s more of a ‘let’s go kill some zombies’ kind of dad, and we wouldn’t have him any other way.

14. Tom Bradshaw, The Carrie Diaries

We don’t want to know what Tom (Matt Letscher) looks like now. We prefer the ’80s version of Carrie’s dad; he’s kind of a babe.

15. Dexter Morgan, Dexter

Dexter (Michael C. Hall) may be saying goodbye after this summer’s final season, but we’ll never forget him — or how dead-sexy he was.

The Grey’s Anatomy season finale ended with an epic cliffhanger involving one of Grey Sloan Memorial’s most beloved employees — I won’t say who until after the jump — but there’s a slight catch: We’re still not sure if the victim is actually dead!

Said victim was the Chief (James Pickens Jr.), but the question remains: Did he really die? Water and electricity certainly seems like a lethal combination, but we didn’t get official confirmation during the episode, and several pieces of information have HollywoodLife.com thinking Richard might be alive and well!

James Pickens Jr. Already Signed On For Season 10

James — along with stars Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers — re-upped his contract for two more seasons back in May 2012, per HollywoodLife.com‘s sister site Deadline.

While that doesn’t necessarily mean James will return for season 10 — we haven’t read every detail of the contract — it certainly makes his return more likely than not.

Shonda Rhimes Tweets About A ‘Man Down’

Additionally, creator Shonda Rhimes used Twitter to clear up a little rumor — one that also began on Twitter — that she had confirmed the Chief’s demise.

“Man down,” she tweeted May 16, leading some to believe Richard was, in fact, dead. But Shonda tweeted again May 17, clarifying that “Man down” was in reference to the Scandal season finale, which she was live tweeting.

WATCH: Richard Faces Death On ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Is Richard Webber really a goner, or will we see his (sometimes) smiley face in the halls of Grey Sloan Memorial next season? Vote below, then drop a comment with your thoughts!

— Andy Swift
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We were absolutely shocked by the final scene on the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy on May 16. Lives were in jeopardy throughout the entire episode (as expected), but the potential death of a longtime series regular left us reeling.

Grey’s Anatomy Death — Shonda Rhimes Tweets About Ending

It appears that Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) may have died after coming in contact with water and electricity, after attempting to restore the hospital’s power from the basement.

Shonda tweeted on May 16, “Man down,” following the Grey’s finale. Could this be confirmation that Richard, the former Chief of Seattle Grace Mercy West (now known as Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital), is a goner?

Shonda Rhimes: ‘Be Worried’ About Richard

“We’re definitely going to see some people in jeopardy. When we leave the season, we’re definitely going to be worried about one of our own. I don’t think that anything can match the brutality of last year’s finale for me. I just watched [the season 8 finale] again recently and was kind of surprised myself about the brutality of it. I don’t think we’re going to match that but for a lot of our characters, it’s a much more emotional. There’s a lot of emotional death,” Shonda told The Hollywood Reporter, before the season finale aired.

She’s right. We definitely felt a lot of emotion!

UPDATE: While the tweet could have clearly been a reaction to the shocking season finale of Grey’s, Shonda clarified on Twitter that she was referring to Scandal, her other show that airs immediately after Grey’s.

HollywoodLifers, do you think Richard died? Drop a comment with your thoughts on the season nine finale, as well as your hopes for next year!

WATCH: Is Richard Webber Dead? – Grey’s Anatomy Season 9 Finale Episode 24

— Chris Rogers
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Promos for the May 16 season finale of Grey’s Anatomy promised an explosive ending, but they didn’t say anything about a fatal tragedy! So who was the unlucky victim? Drumroll please…

The Chief (James Pickens Jr.)!

Yes, it appears the mighty Richard Webber met his untimely end after coming in contact with water and electricity. (I could have told him that was a bad idea, for the record.) We weren’t given official confirmation of his death during this episode, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t lose him forever. Grey’s has a way of being tricky like that.

Silver lining? At least Richard will be reunited in heaven with Adele (Loretta Devine), who died back in January after Bailey’s wedding.

(See what Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes tweeted about the potential death.)

‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Shocking Season 9 Deaths

In fact, Richard’s death was merely the cherry on top of a horrific Grey’s Anatomy season. As you well remember, we began the ‘year’ by saying goodbye to Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), who died in a coma shortly after losing Lexie (Chyler Leigh) in last season’s plane crash.

Good News On The Season 9 Finale

Fortunately, the season finale gave us some good news. Even though Richard might have died, and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) ended her relationship with Callie (Sara Ramirez), we did get to see Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) deliver a semi-healthy baby!

So, you know, at least there’s that.

HollywoodLifers, are you devastated by Richard’s death? Did you see it coming? Drop a comment with your thoughts on season nine in general, as well as your hopes for next year!

WATCH: Is Richard Webber Dead? – Grey’s Anatomy Season 9 Finale Episode 24

— Andy Swift

Follow @AndySwift

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With an overflowing ER, the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital were in the midst of chaos on the March 28 episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Plus, a concerned mother (Sarah Chalke) repeatedly brought her son to the hospital, insisting there was something wrong with him that the doctors weren’t finding. Did her son really have a rare illness, or was she making it all up?

A serious car accident sent a family of three to the ER. While Derek (Patrick Dempsey) performed brain surgery on the mother, Cristina (Sandra Oh) took the father into heart surgery, leaving their young son alone in the hospital. Thankfully for the boy, Owen (Kevin McKidd) agreed to let him stay over night at the hospital instead of going with a social worker.

After a mother was sent home when her child tested positive for strep throat, she returned to the hospital, insisting there’s something different wrong with him. While some doctors thought she may be crazy, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) was on her side. The mother presented Mere with research she had done on her own, but none of the symptoms seemed to add up.

Callie (Sara Ramirez) received an invitation to a prestigious conference, but was forced to miss it when she had an emergency patient. When Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) accidentally made a comment about how it was good that Callie missed the conference because she needed to work on her speech, Callie got very upset. Luckily, Callie got over it when Arizona and the Chief (James Pickens Jr.) surprised her by arranging for her to do the speech from the hospital via camera.

Avery (Jesse Williams) and April (Sarah Drew) were forced to work together when they were both assigned to a pregnant patient who was injured in an oil tank explosion. After the patient died, April was extremely upset and relied on Avery for consoling. The duo had a moment where they almost kissed, but of course, Alex (Justin Chambers) interrupted them.

Meredith relied on her mother’s intuition when she still couldn’t find any answers for her patient’s mom. When she learned the strep test was a false positive, she immediately realized the boy’s mother had been right all along. The boy was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease just in time to avoid any permanent damage to his heart!

Inspired by her patient’s mother, Meredith went to Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and asked for her to do gene mapping for her and Zola — which means Meredith will finally find out if she has Alzheimer’s like her mother!

– Jenny Pickard

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The newly named Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital was buzzing with excitement as it reopened its ER on the March 21 episode of Grey’s Anatomy. With the hospital finally revamped and moving in a positive direction, the doctors were excited about their new roles as owners of the hospital — but can they handle the pressure?

All of the doctors were super enthusiastic about the ER reopening, especially Owen (Kevin McKidd), who purchased a very expensive state-of-the-art body scan machine. The doctors were eager to try out the new toy, but unfortunately, it would be a while before a patient could christen the machine.

With Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo) baby growing everyday, the surgeon became paranoid about all the possible things that could be wrong with her. Meanwhile, Derek (Patrick Dempsey) got some fatherly practice when he mentored Shane (Gaius Charles) through a brain surgery on a young girl with a difficult father.

After getting a new, more realistic prosthetic leg, Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) was feeling sexy for the first time since the plane crash — and Callie (Sara Ramirez) agreed. The couple finally seemed like things were going to be heating back up, but a quarrel between the pair quickly put the fire out.

Inspired by the improvement of the hospital, Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was on a mission to get other doctors to support a special genome research project. Cristina (Sandra Oh) was also on a quest for innovation after a former classmate’s achievements were brought to her attention. She got the opportunity she was looking for when the head of cardio asked her to scrub in on a unique heart surgery. Unfortunately for Cristina, the surgeon was more interested in her powerful position at the hospital rather than her surgery skills.

Although Alex (Justin Chambers) still refused to admit his feelings for Jo (Camilla Luddington), he was obviously jealous over her new romance with Jason (Charles Michael Davis). To make himself feel a little bit better, Alex and his child cancer patient decide to play practical jokes on Jason including paging him all over the hospital looking for a patient named “Jenny Tailia” and giving a cup of pee to Bailey for a drug test.

To spite the cardio surgeon who used her for her power, Cristina took away the funding for his project and gave to Bailey for her study. Cristina killed two birds with one stone because without the funding, the surgeon was forced to let her work with him on the case. Callie realized she was being insensitive towards Arizona and sweetly apologized, which was the perfect way to ignite the spark back into their relationship!

To calm her fears about having a baby whose blind or has 11 fingers, Meredith and Derek did an ultrasound to check up on their little one and found out some exciting news — it’s a boy!

– Jenny Pickard

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After Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina (Sandra Oh), Callie (Sara Ramirez), Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) quit Seattle Grace Mercy West, the hospital was full of chaos in the Feb. 21 episode of Grey’s Anatomy. But much to everyone’s surprise, Pegasus still wanted to buy the hospital — now for a very different reason.

Although the departing docs had quite a bundle of money after the lawsuit, it still wasn’t enough for them to purchase the hospital by themselves, so the group went on a mission to find a wealthy investor to help them. They scored a meeting with the top executive of a company called Crest Capital, but were disappointed when their meeting was with some powerless junior executives.

Avery’s (Jesse Williams) mom Catherine (Debbie Allen) arrived at the hospital to convince Avery to move to Boston to help her with the Harper-Avery Foundation, but Avery was not a fan of the idea.

Eventually, Meredith, Cristina, Callie, Arizona, and Derek landed a meeting with higher executives and finally the head of the company. Although the exec thought the doctors had good medical background, he denied their proposal because they had no administrative support on their team. But luckily for the doctors, they knew just the man they needed: the Chief.

Back at the hospital, Heather (Tina Majorino) overheard Alanna (Constance Zimmer) say that the real reason Pegasus is buying the hospital is to sell it for parts. The news spread like wildfire throughout the hospital, adding more pressure to the doctors who were trying to buy SGMW. During surgery, April (Sarah Drew) confronted Owen (Kevin McKidd) about the rumor, which was a complete surprise to him.

After learning the real reason Pegasus was buying the hospital, Owen got into an argument with Cristina, blaming her for quitting. In her defense, Cristina finally revealed to Owen that the doctors were going to buy the hospital.

After Meredith convinced the Chief to join the team, the doctors went back to Crest Capital. Pressed for time, the exec agreed to talk with Derek and the Chief in a helicopter the way to the airport. Cristina, Meredith, Callie, and Arizona met them at the airport and anxiously awaited the decision.

After finding out the doctors’ real plan, Owen interrupted Pegasus’ final meeting to announce he had another buyer. They agreed to postpone the meeting for another day, but unfortunately, the exec had denied the doctors once again.

But God smiled on Seattle Grace Mercy West yet again. A new buyer came from out of left field: the Harper-Avery Foundation! Catherine agreed to buy Seattle Grace Mercy West as the newest Harper-Avery Foundation branch — leaving Avery in charge of the entire hospital.

– Jenny Pickard

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Babies may be blessings, but when it comes to TV, they’re also excellent sources for drama! On the Feb. 14 episode of Glee — very appropriate for Valentine’s Day — we learned that a former member of New Directions could be with child, and it got us thinking about some of our other favorite surprise babies. From recently revealed pregnancies — like Alison on Pretty Little Liars and Meredith on Grey’s Anatomy — to baby shockers from decades past, HollywoodLife.com wants to know which announcement(s) left you floored.

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Glee isn’t the only teen drama to feature a few surprise pregnancies; some of our favorite nighttime sudsers have been using that TV trope for years, like One Tree Hill, which planted unexpected buns in the ovens of all three leading ladies! Haley (Bethany Joy Lenz) got pregnant with Jamie in high school, Peyton (Hilarie Burton) got pregnant with Sawyer while she was engaged, and Brooke (Sophia Bush) found herself carrying twins long after doctors told her she couldn’t get pregnant!

Shocking Reality TV Pregnancies: ‘Teen Mom 2′ & More

Reality TV has practically turned surprise pregnancies into an art form! Who could forget when Kourtney Kardashian discovered she was pregnant with Mason on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, or when Snooki revealed she was carrying baby Lorenzo on Snooki & JWOWW? And even more recently, Leah Messer learned she’d be welcoming a third addition to her growing family on Teen Mom 2!

Classic Shocking TV Pregnancies: ‘Friends’ & More

Granted, the baby bombshell is hardly a new TV trope. Our list also features several pregnancy shockers from decades past, including Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) on Friends, Sydney (Jennifer Garner) on Alias and Piper (Holly Marie Combs) on Charmed. None of those pregnancies were expected so, needless to say, they were all game-changers for the long-running series.

Which of our top 20 TV pregnancy shockers surprised you the most? Browse all the photos, then vote below:

— Andy Swift

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