Five years ago, Manhattan would have been widely hailed as one of the most promising debuts on television. But today, it enters a field that is so insanely crowded that difficult choices will need to be made. I recommend Manhattan. But I also recommend Masters of Sex and The Leftovers, which also air on Sunday nights. If you didn’t have time during their original runs, I recommend catching up on Mad Men, Game of Thrones, and Hannibal, which came back stronger than ever. And before you fall too far behind, I recommend getting hip to freshman dramas like Fargo and Penny Dreadful, which made a major impact despite the crowded television landscape.

The downside to TV’s embarrassment of riches is that it’s virtually impossible to keep up with everything that’s worth watching — and at some point, viewers will need to decide what makes the list.