As you walk through solid walls of heat on your way to and from pockets of precious air-conditioning, you may be wondering what could possibly distract you from the fact that your organs are slowly melting and even your eyelids are sweating. Here are some, in television form. 

Show That Will Remind You To Laugh Again, Because At Least You Don't Have To Work At A Banana Stand At A Time Like This: Arrested Development.

Show To Live Vicariously Through, In Terms Of Climate: Northern Exposure.

Show To Live Vicariously Through, Just For The Hell Of It: Gilmore Girls.

Show That Will Distract You By Reminding You Of Your Misspent Youth: My So-Called Life. 

Show To Watch To Recast Your Misspent Youth As A Wacky, Surreal Adventure: The Adventures of Pete and Pete.

Damn, That's Hot… By Which I Mean Your Onscreen Chemistry: Veronica Mars.

Show On A Steamy Hot Beach: Baywatch.

Show On A Steamy Hot Beach At Night: Baywatch Nights. 

Also On A Beach, Without All The Slow-Motion Jogging: Lost. 

In Which New York Is Not Sweltering, People Hang Out At Coffeeshops/Bars, And Comic Misunderstanding Ensue: Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Sex and the City. (Actually there was that one episode of Sex and the City where it was sweltering. You can skip that one.)