Luc Besson made the original Nikita, way back in 1990. Since then it has been remade as a US movie, starring Bridget Fonda and spawned a successful TV series in the 90’s starring Peta Wilson. This year, we have seen the debut of Nikita Version 4.0, with the stunning Maggie Q in the lead role. Four episodes in, and the show has already showcased Maggie’s fighting ability, although mainly in mixed action so far. And the show has already featured two catfights, between Kick-Ass star, Lyndsey Fonseca and Tiffany Hines.

Another remake of a classic show has been the new Hawaii 5-0, which has already proved to be an improvement on the original, by adding Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park to the cast. And in only episode 2, she was involved in ferocious cat-fight/slash pool fight with a female co-star.

Finally, a source of many great female fights in recent years, Chuck has returned to our screens. And true to form, we only had to wait two weeks to see what was, arguably, one of the finest female fights ever made for TV as Yvonne Strahovksi battled Victoria’s Secret Model, Karolína Kurková – on the catwalk!! And as if that wasn’t enough, tomorrow’s new episode sees the return of Nicole Richie as an old enemy of Sarah Walker – and the previews suggest we’ll be seeing a rematch, after their classic shower fight in series 2!

It looks like TV writers are finally starting to catch on… And this could well be the television year of the catfight!

The legendary spandex catfight between Charlize Theron and Teri Hatcher in “2 Days in the Valley” (1996)