Every year, there are hundreds of new shows flooding our TV screens. While a some of them make it above the mark, others disappear into nothingness. Throughout the year, we try to decide on which one to watch and which one to avoid, which one suits our taste and which is completely distasteful. While confusion surrounds all of us all 12 months, by the end of the year, we all have figured out which ones are good and which one are not.

The following TV shows that have made their debut this year have a long way to go! Here is why these Tv shows make it into the list of the top ten TV shows from 2014 and are a must watch:

10 . A to Z:

Starting off with a unique concept reciting the story of a young couple destined to date for 8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days, the show is described as a detailed account of this couple’s relationship that comprises of a regular guy dreaming of finding the one, Andrew and a no nonsense female lawyer, Zelda.

Apart from the striking chemistry between the couple, the USP of this show comes from the cast with Ben Feldman and Christin Milioti in the lead role. With every episode, you grow more and more fond of the couple, leaving it to your imagination as to why they would break up.

It has a rating of 7 on IMDB and 7.5 on TV.com.

 9. Madam Secretary:

With Tea Leoni in the lead role portraying the Secretary of State for the United State’s government, Madam Secretary is a capturing political drama, aired yet again on CBS. The series is designed strategically as every episodes reveals a new challenge for the Secretary along with the procedure through which she gets the post in the first episode.

The stunning performance by the cast is what keeps you hooked onto the show giving a back seat the concept of the show which is not as original as one would make it out to be. With a rating of 7.2 on both TV.com and IMDB, Madam Secretary makes it 9^th on the list of best TV shows that have been launched in 2014.

 8. Selfie:

A fresh take on the famous play, My Fair Lady, Selfie exposes you to the modern day Eliza Dolittle and Henry Higgins. Based in a completely different environment, every episode of the show layers down an aspect of the relationship between the two lead characters and a new quality that is being taught by Henry to Eliza. Yes, the characters have the same name as the original play.

Starring John Cho and Karen Gillian, Selfie has a TV.com rating of 8.7 and an IMDB rating of 7.2. Apart from the performance of the two mains, what grips you to the show are the other characters that have been introduced by the makers to make the show more engaging and relatable.

 7. The Affair

Rising from the memories of her dead child, Alison and regretting his dependence on his father-in-law, Noah strike a chord when they meet each for the first time in a resort town of Montauk and hence starts their extramarital affair. The affair is a story told from the perspective of both the main leads completed with the instances from their relationship with each other.

The sheer storytelling of this show grips the viewer leaving him wanting more at the end of every episode. A modern tale of love and betrayal, the Affair has a rating of 8 on IMDB and 8.6 on TV.com.

 6. How to Get away with Murder:

Premiering on ABC, How to get away with murder is an American serial legal drama series depicting in detail the life, both personal and professional, of a criminal lawyer and professor at Middleton University. As she analyses her best students to work at her firm, she ends up selecting 5 of them who assist her on her cases. The professor, Annalise Keating, played by Viola Davis, is a strong character with great knowledge on murder trials and cases and she trains her student to develop a keen eye to determine the killer.

Every episode has an enthralling new case and it is this very mystery laid out in every episode that gives you the true reason to watch the show. Apart from its concept, its rating of 8.2 on IMDB and 8 on TV.com is what features it into this list.

 5. The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon:

From the star cast of Saturday Night Live, NBC brings to you another late night show host concluding your everyday chapter of TV shows. Jimmy Fallon earlier use to host the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon but in 2014, he made a transition to the Tonight Show which starts off with a monologue by Jimmy followed by sketches and games along with a short interview and musical performance thereafter.

The sheer quality of host of gripping the attention of the audience is not the only thing that features this show in the top 10, it is also the guests he calls on the show and the quality of conversation he has with them. Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Sir Paul McCartney, Chris Pine and One Direction are few artists that have been on the show. It has a rating of 8.2 on IMDB.

 4. Gotham:

The excellent performance by the casts, the enthralling storyline, the exciting additional characters to the story, is what makes Gotham the most sought after TV series of 2014. It is based on the origin of the characters of the Batman Comics by DC comics. It starts with the appointment of Detective Gordon and his first case being the death of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne. It does not feature the Batman but reveals the young Bruce Wayne and introduces Gordon as the hero of the Gotham city.

Everything about this show gets you in its grips and it has rating of 8.2 on IMDB.

 3. The Flash:

Based on the DC comics character and named after it, The Flash is a griping action packed TV series that explores the both heroic and soft side of the Flash. It starts off with Barry Allen witnessing his mother’s murder and his father’s wrong conviction of the crime. Determined to clear his father’s name, he starts a journey to unveil the happenings of the crime and in a strange chemical outburst, get speed like that of a super human.

Depicting the scenes from the comics in the show keeps you on stuck for days, leaving you wondering as to what is going to happen next. With a rating of 8.3 on IMDB and TV.com, The Flash has an excellent cast as Grant Gustin plays the role of the Flash.

 2. Silicon Valley:

Silicon Valley is a TV sitcom created by Mike Judge. The basic premise of the show is that a young, shy programmer, Richard Henricks, played by Thomas Middleditch, designs a music app called Pied Piper which has a revolutionary data compression algorithm. Henry with encouragement from Donald Dunn, played by Zach Woods, establishes his own company.

It has a TV.com rating of 8.6 and IMDB rating of 8.2. The real life experience of Judge that he brings to the table is the true selling point of the show.

 1. True Detective:

Declared as “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes and a sweeping rating of 9.3 on IMDB, the show that tops this list is True Detective. It stars the Oscar winner, Mathew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the lead roles. The show explores the lives of the two detectives, Rust Cohle and Marty Hart as it get jumbled in finding a serial killer out in Louisiana.

The engaging storyline, unexpected twist and turns as well as the sheer sense in which the show unveils itself is what makes this show number one in the list of shows that made their debut in 2014.