It’s the Eurovision finale tonight, and which means one factor.
People throughout the world will likely be cracking out their feather boas, placing up the bunting, and preparing for 4 hours of high-stakes singing motion.
Yet, whereas the Eurovision finale is a night of celebration for those who love a cheesy pop song or twenty, for these of us of a barely grumpier persuasion, this night might be an extended one.
So, to save lots of you from hours of potential TV tedium, we’ve give you an inventory of seven shows to watch if Eurovision actually isn’t for you.
We’ve gone out of our method to embody one thing for everybody. From hardboiled BBC crime thrillers to heartwrenching dramas and even a comedy or two, our TV buffet will delight all comers.
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So what are you ready for? Here’s our checklist of TV shows to watch if you don’t like Eurovision.
It’s a Sin
A charming and emotional interval piece a few group of mates residing collectively in Nineteen Eighties London, It’s a Sin explores what it was prefer to be homosexual as the HIV/AIDs disaster began to grip Britain.
Boasting a formidable 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, It’s A Sin isn’t a straightforward watch. In reality, at instances it’ll break your coronary heart into 1,000,000 items after which stomp on the items till it’s a superb powder earlier than working the mud by an industrial shredder simply to ensure the agony you’re feeling is full.
Yet inside the darkish locations this story explores, there are such jubilant highs and lovable characters that I promise you, the ache will likely be price it.
Even higher, at simply 3 hours and 45 minutes, you can end it in much less time than it takes to watch the Eurovision ultimate.
The Four Seasons
It’s the time of 12 months when individuals begin fascinated by their summer time holidays, and what higher to get you in the temper for a break than a present about 4 {couples} getting away collectively.
The Four Seasons follows a bunch of previous faculty mates and their companions – performed by an all-star forged together with Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Colman Domingo amongst others – on 4 ill-fated getaways.
Think of it as a barely lower-stakes model of The White Lotus with a fair higher sense of humour.
Don’t take our phrase for it alone, although; greater than 12 million individuals have tuned in to date to watch it and propelled the present to the primary spot on the world Netflix charts. Is it any marvel the streaming service just renewed it for a second season?
I Am Not Okay With This
If you suppose Eurovision is a bit cheerful, then you definitely may like I’m Not Okay With This, a darkish comedy about dying, friendship, and telekinesis.
Yes, you learn that proper.
If you’ve by no means watched it, the present relies on the ebook by Charles Forsman and follows Sydney Novak (Sophia Lillis), a teenage lady who discovers she has huge psychokinetic skills following the dying of her father, and let’s simply say issues get weirder from there.
While it’s extra awkward than your common teenager, I Am Not Okay With This is a surprisingly affecting coming-of-age story that’ll have you ever sobbing by the time the final episode credit roll.
More than that, it has a formidable 86% approval ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, and if you want extra convincing, then why not hearken to @FreddyInHouse, who maybe put it finest when he wrote on X, ‘Great characters. Great soundtrack. Great fun.’
Ted Lasso
If you’re in the odd place of liking how candy and saccharine Eurovision can be however don’t like the precise contest (perhaps you simply hate singing?), then may we advocate Ted Lasso?
Described by followers as ‘one of the greatest television shows of all time’, the collection follows the titular Ted, an American soccer coach who strikes to the UK to handle an English Premier League workforce.
While Ted Lasso is an undoubtedly humorous present, what made it such a success was its candy characters, optimistic spirit, and its underdog story.
Honestly, it’s only a very exhausting collection to dislike however if you want any extra convincing, it occurs to star Eurovision alum Hannah Waddingham, that’s obtained to be price one thing.
Andor
Eurovision is usually praised for its capability to unite individuals. But have you learnt what arguably unites individuals greater than tune? Fighting fascism.
Yes, if you want a break from individuals in foolish costumes singing their lungs out, why not tune into Andor and watch individuals in even sillier costumes battling stormtroopers and different imperial brokers.
If you’ve by some means missed Andor, then permit us to elucidate the plot. Set in a galaxy far, far-off, this Star Wars present follows Cassian Andor as he goes from a small-time smuggler to a hero in the Rebellion.
Now critics and journos have spilt greater than sufficient digital ink praising Andor – I’ll or might not have known as it the best show of 2025 – so I received’t labour the level, however I believe @KegacyKillaHD on X put it finest when he wrote ‘Andor is the best Star Wars will ever be.’
We Are Lady Parts
Pop music may dominate the Eurovision stage, however on Channel 4, punk reigns supreme… or it does when We Are Lady Parts is on.
Described by followers as ‘funny and charming’, this very good comedy follows the trials and tribulations of an all-female Muslim punk band as they try to get out of the storage and into an precise recording studio.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, contemplating it’s a present about punks, the present’s fairly subversive and it’ll make you suppose simply as a lot because it makes you chuckle.
However, the actual secret to the present’s success – past a script sharper than a security pin embellished jacket – it’s its charming forged of anarchic bandmates.
This City Is Ours
If you’re after one thing 1,000,000 miles away from the sequins and sparkles of Eurovision, I’d advocate This City Is Ours.
Set in Liverpool’s grim legal underworld, the present follows two gangsters, Michael Kavanagh (James Nelson-Joyce) and Jamie Phelan (Jack McMullen), as they vie for management of their soon-to-retire boss’s legal empire.
While This City Is Ours is undeniably a little bit cliched, it does little to decrease its leisure worth and perhaps even enhances it. Arguably, although, the neatest thing in it’s its two main males, Nelson-Joyce and McMullen, each of whom deliver a stage of gritty authenticity to the pulpy proceedings.
Viewers completely cherished the present as nicely, so is it any marvel they had been delighted when season 2 was announced.
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