There weren’t many shows for the youngsters to watch on Indian television earlier, but, it’s only with the initiative of channels like Channel V, MTV and Bindaas, it has been possible of late. Hence today, the youth too have something to watch on the prime time slot and have a reason to snatch the TV remote from their saas bahu saga crazy mommies (wink). Herewith, we present a list of both fiction and non-fiction youth-based shows. Read on…. First of all, talking about the fiction shows, Channel V’s Dil Dostii Dance (Cinevistaas Limited) tops this list. This youth-based dance show has everything from friendship, love, hatred, studies to career-related issues to deal with. The other shows on the channel deal with different youth-related issues. However, The Serial (Lost Boy Productions/Balaji Telefilms) on Channel V was an attempt to bring something new with a huge TV star cast being associated with the project. The show has since wound up. Nominees Youth shows- Fiction: Dil Dostii Dance (Channel V) The Buddy Project (Channel V) Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year (Channel V) Best Friends Forever? (Channel V) The Serial (Channel V) Next we have the list of youth based non-fiction shows. MTV Hero Roadies 9 and Bindass’ Emotional Atyachaar – 4 have grabbed the maximum eyeballs. But all the below mentioned shows have fared extremely well when it comes to their execution. Therefore, they have been nominated for the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards. Nominees Youth shows - Non-Fiction: MTV Hero Roadies 9 (MTV) Gumrah Season – 1 (Channel V) Emotional Atyachaar – 4 (Bindass) Big Switch – 3 (Bindass) If you have a favourite in the above mentioned list vote for it on http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/poll/login.php.