List of supercouples


This is a list of supercouples, fictional couples who have been titled supercouples by the media, usually with the addition of substantial fan support; they may have been referred to as power couples or dynamic duos, and are often defined by a standard set of criteria or circumstances; these circumstances include mania, the couple being labeled a supercouple by valid sources, the couple having notably impacted popular culture, and having been
listed as an all-time top romance. Each of these examples have been identified by scholars, critics and press as defining supercouples.

Soap opera

SupercoupleYears of reignShowSource
Cliff and Nina1979–1989All My Children
Greg and Jenny1981–1984All My Children
Jesse and Angie1982–1988, 2008–2011, 2013All My Children
Tad and Dixie1989–2007, 2011All My Children
Dimitri and Erica1991–2001All My Children
Edmund and Maria1993–1997, 2003–2005All My Children
Noah and Julia1994–1996All My Children
Ryan and Gillian1998–2001All My Children
Leo and Greenlee1999–2002, 2011All My Children
Bianca and Maggie2002–2007All My Children
JR and Babe2003–2008All My Children
Zach and Kendall2005–2011All My Children
Steve and Alice1968–1975Another World
Jeff and Penny1956–1962As the World Turns
Bob and Lisa Hughes1960-1964As the World Turns
Holden and Lily1985–2005, 2010As the World Turns
Jack and Carly1997–2010As the World Turns
Steve and Betsy1982–1986As the World Turns
Tom and Margo1981–2010As the World Turns
Will and Gwen2005–2010As the World Turns
Luke and Noah2007–2010As the World Turns
Ridge and Brooke1987-2014, 2016-presentThe Bold and the Beautiful
Ridge and Taylor1990–2002, 2005-2006, 2009, 2011The Bold and the Beautiful
Stan and Hilda1964–1984Coronation Street
Jack and Vera1979–2008Coronation Street
Ken and Deirdre1981–1992, 1999–2014Coronation Street
Bo and Hope1983–2012, 2015Days of Our Lives
Doug and Julie1970–presentDays of Our Lives
Jack and Jennifer1989–2012, 2019-presentDays of Our Lives
John and Marlena1986–presentDays of Our Lives
Roman and Marlena1981–1994Days of Our Lives
Shane and Kimberly1984–1990, 2010, 2013Days of Our Lives
Steve and Kayla1986–1990, 2006–2009, 2015–2018Days of Our Lives
Justin and Adrienne1987–1991, 2010–2015Days of Our Lives
Lucas and Sami1993–1995, 2004–2006, 2007–08, 2012Days of Our Lives
Shawn and Belle1999–2005, 2007–presentDays of Our Lives
EJ and Sami2006–2009, 2010, 2013–14Days of Our Lives
Will and Sonny2012–2015, 2017–presentDays of Our Lives
Chad and Abigail2011, 2013, 2015–presentDays of Our Lives
Adam and Nicole1970–1975The Edge of Night
Kat and Alfie2003–2012, 2013–14, 2015–presentEastEnders
Ricky and Bianca1996–2000, 2009–2012EastEnders
Luke and Laura1978–2001General Hospital
Robert and Holly1982–1985, 1992General Hospital
Frisco and Felicia1984–1995, 2013General Hospital
Sean and Tiffany1986–1995, 2008–presentGeneral Hospital
Robert and Anna1985, 1991–92General Hospital
Duke and Anna1986–1990, 2013–2015General Hospital
Stone and Robin1993–1995General Hospital
Sonny and Brenda1993–1995, 1997–98, 2010–11General Hospital
Jax and Brenda1996–1998, 2002–03, 2013General Hospital
Lucky and Elizabeth1997–1999, 2004–2007, 2009–10General Hospital
Sonny and Carly1999–2005, 2007, 2014–presentGeneral Hospital
Nikolas and Emily2003–2008General Hospital
Jason and Sam2004–2007, 2009–12, 2017–presentGeneral Hospital
Patrick and Robin2005–2014, 2015–16General Hospital
Jason and Elizabeth2007–08General Hospital
Spinelli and Maxie2008–2010General Hospital
Dante and Lulu2009–2019General Hospital
Gus and Harley2001–2008Guiding Light
Josh and Reva1984–2009Guiding Light
Quint and Nola1981–1985Guiding Light
Roger and Holly1971–1980, 1989–1998Guiding Light
John Paul and Craig2006–2008Hollyoaks
Brendan and Ste2010–2013Hollyoaks
Brax and Ricky2013–2016Home and Away
Frank and Bobby1988–1992Home and Away
Michael and Pippa1990–1996Home and Away
Kane and Kirsty2002–2005Home and Away
Shane and Angel1993–1996Home and Away
Will and Dani2000–01Home and Away
Alden Richards and Yaya Dub2015-presentKalyeserye
Trisha and Trucker1990sLoving
Karl and Susan1994–presentNeighbours
Des and Daphne1985–1988Neighbours
Scott and Charlene1986–1989Neighbours
Joe and Viki1968–1970, 1972–1979One Life to Live
Larry and Meredith1968–1973One Life to Live
Jim and Anna1969–1981One Life to Live
Ed and Carla1973–1979One Life to Live
Tim and Jenny1975–76One Life to Live
Clint and Viki1982–1994, 2011–2013One Life to Live
Cord and Tina1986–1993, 2011–12One Life to Live
Bo and Nora1994–2002, 2004–2008, 2009–2013One Life to Live
Todd and Blair1994–2004, 2012–13One Life to Live
Nash and Jessica/Nash and Tess2005–2008One Life to Live
Cole and Starr2006–2010, 2012One Life to Live
Luis and Sheridan1999–2006Passions
Julian and Eve2003–2008Passions
Caleb and Livvie2001–02, 2003Port Charles
Alison and Rafe2002–03Port Charles
Kevin and Lucy1997–2003, 2013Port Charles
Eden and Cruz1984–1991Santa Barbara
Mason and Julia1986–1993Santa Barbara
Meg and Ben1997–1999Sunset Beach
Victor and Nikki1981–presentThe Young and the Restless
Danny and Christine1990–1994, 2012The Young and the Restless
Ryan and Victoria1992–2001The Young and the Restless
Neil and Drucilla1992–1998, 2002–2007The Young and the Restless
Nick and Sharon1994–2006, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018-The Young and the Restless
J.T. and Colleen2001–2009The Young and the Restless
Daniel and Lily2005–2007, 2011The Young and the Restless
Nick and Phyllis2006–2013The Young and the Restless
Cane and Lily2007–2019The Young and the Restless
Billy and Victoria2010–2014, 2016The Young and the Restless
Devon and Hilary2013–2018The Young and the Restless

Prime time television

Some notable supercouples within prime time television:
SupercoupleYears of reignShowSource
Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert1989–1993A Different World
Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter2014–2016Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz2013–presentAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Michael Vaughn and Sydney Bristow2003–2006Alias
Julian Sark and Lauren Reed2003Alias
Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak2012–2020Arrow
Gaius Baltar and Number Six2003–2009Battlestar Galactica
Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh1990–1994Beverly Hills, 90210
David Silver and Donna Martin1991–2000Beverly Hills, 90210
Brandon Walsh and Kelly Taylor1994–1999Beverly Hills, 90210
Leonard Hofstadter and Penny2007–2019The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler2011–2019The Big Bang Theory
Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan2005–2017Bones
Shawn Hunter and Angela Moore1997–2000Boy Meets World
Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence1993–2000Boy Meets World
Angel and Buffy Summers1997-1999Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Spike and Buffy Summers2000–2003Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Leo Wyatt and Piper Halliwell1998–2006Charmed
Sam Malone and Diane Chambers1982–1987, 1993Cheers
Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker2007–2012Chuck
Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes1978–1987Dallas
Pacey Witter and Joey Potter1998–2003Dawson's Creek
and Liberty Van Zandt2004–2007'
Eli Goldsworthy and Clare Edwards2010–2015'
Fiona Coyne and Imogen Moreno2011–2013'
Blake Carrington and Krystle Jennings1981–1991Dynasty
Ephram Brown and Amy Abbott2002–2006Everwood
Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow1989–1997Family Matters
Barry Allen and Iris West2014–presentThe Flash
Eric Taylor and Tami Taylor2006–2011Friday Night Lights
Ross Geller and Rachel Green1994–2004Friends
Chandler Bing and Monica Geller1998–2004Friends
Jesse Katsopolis and Rebecca Donaldson1989–1995Full House
D.J. Tanner and Steve Hale1992–1994, 1995Full House
Rory Gilmore and Jess Mariano2002–2004Gilmore Girls
Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes2004–2006Gilmore Girls
Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry2009–2012Glee
Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson2010–2015Glee
Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce2009–2015Glee
Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury2009–2015Glee
Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf2007–2012Gossip Girl
Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey2005–2015Grey's Anatomy
Mark Sloan and Lexie Grey2008–2012Grey's Anatomy
Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins2008–2015Grey's Anatomy
Marshall Eriksen and Lily Aldrin2005–2014How I Met Your Mother
Ricky and Lucy Ricardo1951–1957I Love Lucy
Sun Kwon and Jin Kwon2004–2010Lost
Bette Porter and Tina Kennard2004–2009The L Word
Daniel Castellano and Mindy Lahiri2014-2016The Mindy Project
Angela Chase and Jordan Catalano1994–1995My So-Called Life
Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David2005–2013NCIS
Richard Castle and Kate Beckett2009–2016Castle
Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts2003–2007The O.C.
Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper2003–2006The O.C.
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly2005–2013The Office
Prince Charming and Snow White2011–2018Once Upon a Time
Lucas Scott and Peyton Sawyer2006–2009One Tree Hill
Nathan Scott and Haley James2003–2012One Tree Hill
Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope2011–2015Parks and Recreation
Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz2010–2017Pretty Little Liars
Hanna Marin and Caleb Rivers2011–2017Pretty Little Liars
Spencer Hastings and Toby Cavanaugh2011–2016Pretty Little Liars
Zack Morris and Kelly Kapowski1989–1994Saved by the Bell
Olivia Pope and Fitz Grant2012–2016Scandal
Perry Cox and Jordan Sullivan2001–2010Scrubs
Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big1998–2004Sex and the City
Alec Lightwood and Magnus Bane2016–2019'
Clark Kent and Lana Lang2001–2009Smallville
Clark Kent and Lois Lane2009–2011Smallville
Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti1998–2006That '70s Show
Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert2009–2012The Vampire Diaries
Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert2012–2015, 2017The Vampire Diaries
Klaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes2012The Vampire Diaries
Tyler Lockwood and Caroline Forbes2010–2014The Vampire Diaries
Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes2014–2017The Vampire Diaries
Rick Grimes and Michonne2012–2019The Walking Dead
Glenn Rhee and Maggie Greene2010–2016The Walking Dead
Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper1988–1993The Wonder Years
Clarke Griffin and Lexa2015–16The 100
Adrianna Tate-Duncan and Navid Shirazi2008–201390210

Film

SupercoupleYear of reignFilmSource
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay1957An Affair to Remember
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker1967Bonnie and Clyde
Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar2005Brokeback Mountain
Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund1942Casablanca
Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara1939Gone with the Wind
Troy Bolton And Gabriella Montez2006–2008High School Musical
Simon Spier and Bram Greenfeld2018Love, Simon
Han Solo and Princess Leia1977–2015Star Wars
Aragorn II Elessar and Arwen2001–2003Lord of the Rings
Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Hazel Lancaster and Augustus Waters2014The Fault in Our Stars
Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater1997–98Titanic
Tony and Maria1961West Side Story

In other media

Comic book

SupercoupleYear of couple creationComic bookSource
Superman and Lois Lane1938Superman
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson1966Spider-Man
Reed Richards and Susan Storm1961Fantastic Four
Scott Summers and Jean Grey1963X-Men
Rictor and Shatterstar2009Marvel Comics Universe

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