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10 Most Addictive Shows Ever

24 takes top honors, followed by Lost , Friends

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(Newser) – Jack Bauer doesn't even have to torture you to keep you glued to your couch, reports the Daily Telegraph, scoring nearly a fifth of the votes for most addictive show in a survey of some 3000 couch potatoes. “Although crime doesn't pay, as our list reveals, it most certainly pulls in the viewers,” says a LOVEFiLM exec. The list:

  1. 24, 19%
  2. Lost, 17%
  3. Friends, 10%
  4. Heroes, 9%

  1. The Wire, 7%
  2. Dr. Who, 6%
  3. CSI, 5%
  4. Prison Break, 4%
  5. The Sopranos, 3%
  6. Sex and the City, 2%

This 2006 file photo, provided by ABC, shows the primary cast of the network's dramatic series
This 2006 file photo, provided by ABC, shows the primary cast of the network's dramatic series "Lost."   (AP Photo/ABC, Bob D'Amico)
The writers and cast of Friends gather on stage to accept their award for 'Outstanding Comedy Series' during the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 22, 2002 in Los Angeles, Calif.
The writers and cast of Friends gather on stage to accept their award for 'Outstanding Comedy Series' during the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 22, 2002 in Los Angeles, Calif.   (Getty Images)
In this undated photo released by NBC, actor Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura is shown in a scene from an episode of
In this undated photo released by NBC, actor Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura is shown in a scene from an episode of "Heroes."   (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)
From left, actors Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, and Dominic West are shown in a scene from HBO's
From left, actors Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce, and Dominic West are shown in a scene from HBO's "The Wire."   (AP Photo/HBO, Nicole Rivelli)
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the
Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the "24" Season 7 finale screening and panel discussion in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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texasaurus
Jul 21, 09 1:34 PM CDT
How is it the 'Gilligan's Island' is not on this list? Reply
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thejanet
Oct 13, 09 2:07 PM CDT
No kidding! My brother used to mow down anyone in his way getting home from school to watch Gilligan, school got out at 3:15, Gilligan started at 3:30. Thinking of that, where is Dark Shadows on this list? Where are the soaps, they are all addictive!
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jfcd
Jul 21, 09 1:46 PM CDT
I agree with LOST being on the list haha Reply
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rajanKazhmin
Jul 21, 09 2:06 PM CDT
Friends? WTF? Reply
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Sauerkraut
Jul 22, 09 12:39 AM CDT
for once i agree with you CK
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