Roughly twenty years ago, we invited Guide readers to nominate their favourite TV shows, from which we compiled Ireland’s Top 100 TV Programmes of all time. Leading the way at number one was Father Ted, with the likes of Friends, Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses and The Late Late Show all firmly ensconced in the Top 10.

Much has happened in the TV landscape since that particular poll, and much has changed in the way we consume our televisual content. TV was then considered the poor relation of film, and while Appointment TV became a family habit, so too did flicking idly between channels, depending on who had access to the all-powerful remote control.

Today, long-form television drama is considered one of the highest art forms, with A-list actors who would previously have fired their agents for even suggesting they should audition for a TV show, lining up alongside key writers and directors to take part in prestige streaming projects. And rather than reach for the remote, we are now more inclined to reach for our phones or tablets in order to continue debating the virtues (or otherwise) of our favourite TV shows with friends, colleagues and strangers on social media.

The result is that few movies now generate the type of frenzied discussion online or at the office watercooler as that generated by devotees of Game of Thrones, Squid Game or Love Island in the 21st Century. In short, we are invested in TV to a degree that we haven't been before. And that’s where we want you to come in.

We want Guide readers to nominate their three favourite TV shows of the 21st Century. They can cover any genre, any medium (streaming, terrestrial) and any format (e.g. limited series / anthology series). Shows that began their run just before the turn of the Century (e.g. The Sopranos, which first aired in 1999) are eligible for inclusion if the majority of their seasons were broadcast in the 21st Century.

Ireland’s Favourite TV Shows of the 21st Century will be presented in this year’s bumper Christmas RTÉ Guide, on shelves Monday, December 11.