Australian actor Simon Baker has been crowned 2009′s sexiest man on US television by the American TV Guide magazine.
The 40 year old actor is famous for his role as Patrick Jane on the CBS hit TV drama The Mentalist, currently enjoyed by 16 million US viewers.
Patrick Dempsey of Grey’s Anatomy did not make the top 10 list this year despite being the winner for the last two consecutive years.
While Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker was crowned the sexiest woman on American Television.
The US TV Guide’s Sexiest Stars for 2009 are:
MEN
Simon Baker – The Mentalist
David Boreanaz – Bones
Bailey Chase – Saving Grace
Maksim Chmerkovskiy – Dancing With the Stars
Cristian de la Fuente – In Plain Sight
George Eads – CSI
Brody Jenner – The Hills & Bromance
Ryan Kwanten – True Blood
Matthew Settle – Gossip Girl
Daniel Sunjata – Rescue Me
WOMEN
Eva Longoria Parker – Desperate Housewives
Kaley Cuoco – Big Bang Theory
Eliza Dushku – Dollhouse
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef
Poppy Montgomery – Without a Trace
Audrina Patridge – The Hills
Becki Newton – Ugly Betty
Karina Smirnoff – Dancing With the Stars
Kate Walsh – Private Practice