There are lots of beautiful women on TV. And I'm not just talking about the big stars. Many women in minor roles are just as hot. Sure, they don't have much character development and don't contribute much to the plot, but they make horny young males drool every time they appear on the screen.

As hot as they are, they usually don't get as much attention as the big stars and the lead characters. Case in point: I didn't know four of the names on this top 5 list before today. And I only knew Ivanka Trump's name because she plays herself on her dad's show. I had to do hours of "research" to bring you this list of the 5 hottest useless female characters on TV (only from shows that I like, of course). Here's enough sweet eye candy to give you visual diabetes. Enjoy.

5.

Katrina Bowden as Cerie on 30 Rock. She plays a stereotypical blonde ditz. She's actually quite funny in most of her scenes, so she's not totally useless. That's why she's #5 on this list. If it's based strictly on hotness, she'd be a bit higher. Unfortunately, she gets very little screen time. She doesn't even appear in every episode. Why? Unfair.

Uh, what number are we at? I was distracted. Oh right, 4....

4.

Navi Rawat as Amita Ramanujan on Numb3rs. She plays the main character's former student turned assistant turned love interest. Creepy, I know. Like most supporting characters on plot-driven procedural shows, her role is totally dispensable. Her mediocre acting skills and unconvincing attempts at geekspeak also make her somewhat forgettable. She's pretty though.

Maybe she would be less boring if she showed more cleavage.

3.

Ivanka Trump as Donald Trump's robot daughter on The Apprentice. While Navi Rawat plays a smart chick on TV, Ivanka is a smart chick in real life. In the boardroom however, she constantly repeats useless lines like "that's a very tough decision" and "I think you made the right decision" to her dad. What a kiss-ass. Her presence on the Apprentice is so unremarkable that I couldn't find a good YouTube clip. So instead, I give you this clip of Ivanka on Jimmy Kimmel's show.

Did she just turned a gay man straight? Impressive.

2.

Sarah Lancaster as Ellie Bartowski on Chuck. She plays Chuck's straight-laced and overbearing big sister. Even though she's featured prominently in the cast listings, her character almost never affects the main plot line. Like all the other useless-but-hot characters on this list, you probably wouldn't notice if she's not there, but you would definitely notice if she's there. Hmm, does that even makes sense? Whatever. All I can say is that she's serious eye candy. I couldn't find a decent clip of her from the show, but I found this somewhat amusing compilation of Chuck promos.

Mmm, sandwich. Now I'm starting to get hungry.

1.

Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Lab technicians on CSI are the epitome of useless characters. All Wendy Simms does is show up briefly once every few episodes, acting busy with high-tech equipment for a few seconds and maybe say a line or two, which is such a waste of her hotness. But there is hope. With Jorja Fox's Sara gone from the show, there's a chance that useless lab tech Wendy can eventually become a useful CSI like Natalia did on CSI:Miami. I hope she wins the role over the other lab tech in this clip because she's so much easier on the eyes.

A few years ago, Liz Vassey was cast as lesbian cop Nikki in the pilot of Nikki & Nora, a police procedural set in New Orleans. Sadly, the show never made it to air. Maybe the networks didn't like the lame name. The producers screwed up--they should have called it CSI:New Orleans and it would have been picked up for sure.

Anyway, if you have 40 minutes to waste, you can watch the pilot on YouTube (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4). If not, just check out the best scene from the show.

Now you know why she's #1 on my list, heh.