Television
- Peyton Place (1964–69, ABC TV series based on Grace Metalious' novel)
- Friends - Ross Geller and Rachel Green, two of the main characters, have an illegitimate child.
- NCIS - Ziva David's paternal half-brother, Ari Haswari, is an illegitimate half-Hebrew/half-Arab Mossad traitor.
- One Tree Hill - Lucas Scott, illegitimate son of Dan Scott
- Game of Thrones - Jon Snow, illegitimate son of Eddard Stark
- Midsomer Murders - the episode Bantling Boy centred around the illegitimate son of a baronet.
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