Author: Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY

We polled USA TODAY readers who are in our TV-themed Facebook group, Yes, I’m Still Watching, and they provided lists of their favorite TV shows of the year. “Killing Eve” and “Barry” led the way.

Spoiler alert! The penultimate episode of Showtime and Ben Stiller’s prison break drama, “Escape at Dannemora,” made a hard left turn and delivered one of the best episodes of the year.

From “The Americans” to “Queer Eye” to “Community,” here are five TV shows that can fill your time in between presents and pie this Christmas weekend.

From the sudden cancelations of “Daredevil,” “Luke Cage” and “Iron Fist” to the joys of “Cloak and Dagger” and the DC Comics streaming service, these were the highs and lows of superheroes on TV in 2018.

From Jodie Whittaker in “Doctor Who” to Sandra Oh in “Killing Eve” to Amy Adams in “Sharp Objects,” 2018 was marked by an increase and normalization of women leading interesting TV stories.

From the holiday editions of “The Great British Baking Show” and “Nailed It!” to “America’s Test Kitchen,” these five baking and cooking shows will make you the toast of your holiday gathering.

Everyone’s favorite Vulcan is returning to the “Star Trek” universe when “Star Trek: Discovery” resumes on CBS All Access in January. The new trailer for the series shows off a bearded version of the iconic Spock.

In a year full of late night controversy, new late-night shows and plenty of late night cancelations, we take a look back at the best and worst of the Jimmies, Colbert, Samantha Bee and all the rest.

From “Friends” to “Cake” to “Office Space,” here are our favorite Jennifer Aniston performances to watch on film and TV, in honor of her new Netflix film, “Dumplin’.”

From the beautiful final season of “The Americans” to “Atlanta” to “Doctor Who” to “Queer Eye,” these are our picks for the 25 best TV shows of 2018.