THE TEN HOTTEST SHOWS TO WATCH RIGHT NOW

1 LOST

Yes, the ending was a let-down but the journey was more important than the destination in a gripping sci-fi mystery about survivors of a plane crash who wake up on a very strange island.

2 WANDAVISION

Off-the-wall Marvel superhero series featuring Wanda and Vision (Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany) and paying tribute to classic sitcoms of the past such as I Love Lucy.

3 THE RIGHT STUFF

Fictionalised account of the first astronauts – Alan Shepard, John Glenn et al – their race to reach space and the friction between them. Inspired by Tom Wolfe’s book.

4 24

Febrile action show in which each 24-episode series covers 24 hours in the life of agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, below), who is always battling to prevent a terrorist atrocity.

5 GREY’S ANATOMY

Long-running, much-loved medical drama about young doctors in training at a major hospital. There are more than 350 episodes.

6 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Campy comedy drama revolving around the ladies of Wisteria Lane, a picturesque street of fancy houses hiding dark secrets. Starring Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria and Felicity Huffman.

7 THE X- FILES

Influential sci-fi series about FBI agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson), investigating unexplained incidents.

8 THE MANDALORIAN

Immersive Star Wars spin-off that manages to recapture the thrills and exhilaration provided by the first films in the franchise. The Mandalorian, a bounty hunter, and ‘The Child’ (aka Baby Yoda) are on the run in a galaxy far, far away.

9 CRIMINAL MINDS

An FBI unit of behavioural analysts uses profiling techniques to identify and apprehend serial killers in this tense crime drama.

10 GLEE

The members of a high-school show choir deal with the issues all teenagers face in a musical comedy that revived interest in several songs, including Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’.