Buffy is top of the cult TV list

Buffy The Vampire Slayer has beaten Arrested Development to the top of a new magazine list of the Best Cult TV Shows in the U.S. from the Past 25 Years.

The series went off the air in 2003 but it's still a favourite among cult TV fans - and it has debuted atop Entertainment Weekly's new poll.

The short-lived Arrested Development comes in second and Mystery Science Theater 3000 is third.

Also making the top 10: The X-Files, The Wire, Lost, Firefly and My So-Called Life.