History ShirtlessScene / LiveACtionTV

-->'''Stella:''' If I see ''one more'' heavyset guy without a shirt or in boxers and a wifebeater...[cue the next tenant: overweight, wearing only tighty-whities and scratching his chest]

** "Announcement" features a brief, literally steamy scene of Cassian running the shower to hide the sound of him digging through his lockbox from his latest girlfriend, gratuitously shirtless and wearing just his trousers. Unlike Skeen's earlier scene, there was zero plot-related reason to have Cassian put on just his pants, but not his shirt before he grabbed his money out of the lockbox, other than a brief moment of levity before Cassian's life goes to hell again.

** Episode 7 features a brief, literally steamy scene of Cassian running the shower to hide the sound of him digging through his lockbox from his latest girlfriend, gratuitously shirtless and wearing just his trousers. Unlike Skeen's earlier scene, there was zero plot-related reason to have Cassian put on just his pants, but not his shirt before he grabbed his money out of the lockbox, other than a brief moment of levity before Cassian's life goes to hell again.

** In Episode 5, Cassian has a brief chat with a shirtless Skeen, revealing his prison tattoos. Cassian, who has also been in prison, recognizes what most of them mean, and it serves as a moment of connection between the two.

* ''Star Wars: Series/{{Andor}}''

* ''Series/{{Andor}}'' features a brief, literally steamy scene of Cassian running the shower to hide the sound of him digging his stolen Imperial credits out of his lockbox from his latest girlfriend, gratuitously shirtless and wearing just his trousers. There was zero reason to have him put on just his pants, but not his shirt before he grabbed his money, other than a brief moment of levity before Cassian's life goes to hell again.

* Creator/TV3 Sports in Spain: Soccer player Bojan Krkic is shirtless while giving [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efNouGJgkss#t=0m3s this]] postgame interview.

** Not that anyone minds seeing Sam shirtless in [[FanService nearly every scene]]. Though the director seems to tone his shirtless=ness down in recent episodes.
** Finn and Will also had shirtless scences in the "Rocky Horror Glee Show". Curiously, Kurt has yet to have one.

* ''Series/SoRandom'': Parodied in a ''Series/WheelofFortune'' skit: "Jacob" is suddenly shirtless inbetween shots. "Pat Sajak" asks why he took his short, and "Jacob asks the same thing. We go back to "Pat" to see ''him'' suddenly shirtless.

* ''Series/KungFu:'' It is absolutely astonishing the amount of times Caine gets his shirt soaked, torn, ripped, sliced, etc. And then, of course, there's nothing to do but take it off...

* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'': Has Sherlock Holmes shirtless in his very first scene. He's shirtless again two episodes later while looking through a case file. In the latter case, he remembers wearing a shirt when he started, but can't remember ''why'' he took it off.

* ''Series/FlashGordon1954'' (1950s TV series): Steve Holland (as the title character) always had a mandatory scene every episode where he'd enter the cabin of his rocketship while still changing his shirt, revealing a well-muscled chest.

* All the Action Guys of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' go shirtless quite often, though Ollie deserves special mention for getting at least one ShirtlessScene per episode. Hell, the cover of the first season even features Oliver Queen without a shirt! Lampshaded when Oliver finally goes on a date with Felicity Smoak in Season 3, and she quips that [[EatingTheEyeCandy she's already seen him with his shirt off]] many times.

* All the Action Guys of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' go shirtless quite often, though Ollie deserves special mention for getting at least one ShirtlessScene per episode. Hell, the cover of the first season even features Oliver without a shirt!

** Notable instance is Leo from ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', [[BattleStrip tearing his shirt off]]...only to morph a moment later. This one is so iconic, it's included in the opening theme from the second version onward (you can see it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unvaE_5ZDrw here]] at 1:16, 2:17, ''and'' 3:14)

* ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': Craig Horner gets into a lot of shirtless action (well, not like ''that'') as Richard Rahl in this TV series. Probably for good reason.

** In "[[Recap/AngelS01E05RmWAVu Rm w/a Vu]]", Angel comes to the door of his apartment wearing a towel and nothing else. In the DVCommentary by Creator/JaneEspenson, she notes, "I put that scene in there because, frankly, I knew there wouldn't be a woman on the planet who wouldn't enjoy seeing David [Boreanaz] shirtless and dripping wet." The series is absolutely full of shirtless scenes for the titular hero.

** In "[[Recap/AngelS01E05RmWAVu Rm w/a Vu]]", Angel comes to the door of his apartment wearing a towel and nothing else. In the DVDommentary by Creator/JaneEspenson, she notes, "I put that scene in there because, frankly, I knew there wouldn't be a woman on the planet who wouldn't enjoy seeing David [Boreanaz] shirtless and dripping wet." The series is absolutely full of shirtless scenes for the titular hero.

** The season 5 episode "[[Recap/AngelS05E02Hellbound Hellbound]]", where Spike ends up naked.

** In "Rm w/a Vu" Angel comes to the door of his apartment wearing a towel and nothing else. In the episode commentary by writer Jane Espenson, she notes, "I put that scene in there because, frankly, I knew there wouldn't be a woman on the planet who wouldn't enjoy seeing David [Boreanaz] shirtless and dripping wet." The series is absolutely full of shirtless scenes for the titular hero.
** Wesley gets them once he starts sleeping with Lilah. Particularly in the Season 4 premiere where after sex with her, he reveals he has Justine tied up in his closet, and only puts his pants back on.
** The season 5 episode "Hellbound", where Spike ends up naked.
** Lindsey goes shirtless during the fight scene in "You're Welcome". For no apparent reason, while making a penis euphemism.

** Spike during the last two seasons. Sometimes even his pants came off. James Marsters has, in fact, referred to his costume in season six as "pretty much a sock." Lampshaded by the First Evil (using Buffy's appearance) when she uses Spike's blood to open the Seal. "She" mentions that the original plan was to use Andrew, "but you look better with your shirt off."

** In "First Date" Xander gets a shirtless scene. And he wears nothing but a red speedo in "Go Fish". Also in "The Zeppo" he has impromptu sex with Faith, and is promptly turfed outside while still shirtless.
** Oz is shirtless for a good amount of time in "Wild at Heart". Any episodes that revolve around his werewolf transformation will usually have one.

** Cole is shirtless for half of "Enter the Demon" as he spars with Phoebe. He's also inexplicably shirtless when the Siren is seducing him and also appears shirtless in one of his own nightmares.

** The prince from "A Knight To Remember" spends the climax of the episode shirtless, as the Evil Enchantress is trying to conceive his heir.