We have to say, at a time when we desperately need somewhere to escape to for 30-60 minutes just to give our brains a rest, so-called “peak TV” hasn’t been massively delivering. The first month of 2017 has had a few shows debut, but they’ve either been disappointing (looking at you, “Taboo”), or too brief (“A Series Of Unfortunate Events”), or too “The Young Pope.”

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February looks more promising, with “Santa Clarita Diet,” “Legion,” “Crashing,” “Big Little Lies,” and “The Good Fight” among those premiering, along with the final season of “Girls.” But the return this week of Syfy‘s “The Expanse,” a show we were late to discovering the quality of, reminded us that it’s still very easy for good shows to slip through the critical net, and so to stave you over ’til the big dogs arrive, and to complement our list of the Best TV of 2016 from a month or two back, here are 15 underrated or undersung recent shows that you can binge right now, that you might not have seen.

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It’s Emmy season, and we’re just a week away from the Television Academy announcing their 2016 nominees, and as has been the case in the last few years, they have a wealth of stuff to choose from, with “Game Of Thrones,” “House Of Cards,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Downton Abbey,” “Veep,” “Transparent,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Fargo” all expected to bring in mighty hauls of nominations.

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Netflix Bringing New Seasons Of 'Trailer Park Boys,' HBO Passes On David Milch's 'The Money'

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