TV watching habits have changed so much in the past 10 years. We used to all set our alarms for our favorite 8:00 shows on Thursday night and make sure we were sitting on the couch at that time so we didn’t miss it. Now we have the freedom of the DVR and on demand TV like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. This is GREAT! It’s also dangerous to start watching a really good show when you’ve got the following 21 episodes at your finger tips. I’ve set out in search of the best addictive TV shows you can watch for free (with a netflix, etc). I’ve got a great list for you!

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The BEST TV shows!

Historical Drama

• Downton Abbey
• North and South
• Land Girls
• Mr. Selfridge
• Call the Midwife
• London Hospital
• Vikings
• the paradise
• Foyle’s War
• Lark Rise to Candleford
• Copper
• Bletchley Circle

Sci-fi

• Doctor Who
• Grimm
• Teen Wolf
• The Walking Dead
• The Vampire Diaries
• Firefly
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Drama/Mystery

• Sherlock
• Heartland
• Doc Martin
• Veronica Mars
• White Collar
• Burn Notice
• Robin Hood
• Breaking Bad
• Bones
• Alias
• Friday Night Lights
• Longmire
• Justified
• Sons of Anarchy
• The Killing
• One Tree Hill
• Pretty Little Liars
• Dexter 
• House of Cards
• Orphan Black
• Grey’s Anatomy
• Mad Men
• Parenthood
• House
• Orange is the New Black
• Lie to Me
• Scandal
• Numb3rs
• 24
• Lost
• Prison Break
• Weeds
• Royal Pains
• Nurse Jackie

Comedy

• The Office
• Modern Family
• Parks and Recreation
• Psych
• How I Met Your Mother
• Frasier

Honorable Mention (may or may not be available)

NCIS, The Closer, True Blood, The Big Bang Theory, Melrose Place, Warehouse 13, Eureka, Friends, Seinfeld, Felicity, Gilmore Girls, Sleepy Hollow, Da Vinci’s Demons, Covert Affairs, The Mentalist, Rizzoli & Isles, Marvel Agents of Shields, Once Upon A Time, Castle 

My personal top 10 list:

Keep in mind these are of the “Just one more episode then I’ll turn it off” variety.

1. Friday Night Lights
2. Burn Notice
3. London Hospital
4. Doc Martin
5. Call the Midwife
6. North and South (yes, technically a mini series)
7. White Collar
8. Veronica Mars
9. Justified
10. 24

I also love Covert Affairs, The Mentalist (not available online), Psych, Royal Pains, Longmire, Lie to Me, House, Private Practice, Sherlock and all the Historical Dramas mentioned above. There are many on this list that don’t interest me in the least but have great reviews and everyone on facebook raved about!

What shows would you add? Leave them in the comments.