One of the best things about summer is that I now have time to watch television shows since I’m not busy studying and doing homework. Summer used to be the death of television with everyone’s favorite prime times on hiatus, but with new shows cropping up between the months of June and August, here are a few of my can’t miss summer shows.

1. MTV's "Scream"

Coming up on its sophomore season, the MTV’s slasher television series based on the Wes Craven horror franchise of the same name, Scream is definitely a show that I can’t watch alone at night in my house. With season one's mysterious masked serial killer dead, Emma, fresh from her girl interrupted stint, and the rest of the “Lakewood Six” attempt to get back to a normal life. However, when Audrey starts getting threatening texts and phone calls from a mysterious unknown number, and Noah becomes suspicious that the killer had an accomplice, she struggles to keep terrible secrets from her friends. As the body count continues to pile higher, it seems a new killer is on the loose. For anyone who wants to catch up, the first season is on Netflix.

2. FOX's "Wayward Pines"

Originally slated to be a mini-series, the M. Night Shyamalan-produced television show about an idyllic town in Idaho is back for a second season. The series is based on the post-apocalyptic "Pines" trilogy by Blake Crouch and explores themes like mob mentality, totalitarian government, and human evolution.

3. USA's "Royal Pains"

Dr. Hank Lawson loses his high-profile emergency room job in New York City, as well as his fiancé when a judgment call causes him to save the life of a random teenager but get blamed for the death of a hospital trustee. Urged by his business-minded younger brother, Evan, the two move out to the Hamptons where they start a concierge practice, Hank Med, with the help of physician assistant, Divya Katdare. After seven years, the doctor is back for a final season. Evan and his wife, Paige, attempt to start a family while Evan balances the struggle of running Hank Med and Hamptons Heritage; a pregnant Divya, this time with Raj’s baby, is applying for medical school; and Eddie R. Lawson seems like he is up to his usual tricks. As the series draws to a close, I can’t help but wonder how the Hamptons will stay healthy without the good doctor.

In memoriam: this is dedicated to my two favorite summer shows that were unceremoniously canceled for this season.

1. USA's "Graceland"

Canceled after a short three seasons, this USA drama is one that I will surely miss. The show starred the Broadway actor, Aaron Tveit ("Next To Normal" and "Grease, Live!" as Mike, a clean-cut FBI agent sent to a house referred to as Graceland for undercover FBI, ICE, and DEA agents in southern California. Unfortunately, due to low ratings, the network decided the show was not worth reviving for a fourth season.

2. ABC's "Rookie Blue"

My favorite cop drama, this show centered on rookie Andy McNally, played by Missy Peregrym of "Stick It,"and her four colleagues, fellow rookies Dov Epstein, Gail Peck, Traci Nash, and Chris Diaz. Despite its six-year run, Canadian producers decided that the show had reached a natural conclusion after Andy and Sam's wedding, and the adventures of the Toronto-based 15 division have come to a close.