2000s watch guide

Best TV shows of the 2000s

The defining series of the 2000s — ranked by viewer rating among shows that premiered 2000–2009.

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Veronica Mars posterViewer rating: 85%
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  1. Eureka posterViewer rating: 85%
    Eureka5 Seasons
  2. Community posterViewer rating: 83%
    Community6 Seasons
  3. Warehouse 13 posterViewer rating: 83%
    Warehouse 135 Seasons
  4. Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars posterViewer rating: 83%
    Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars1 Season
  5. 24 posterViewer rating: 82%
    249 Seasons
  6. Chuck posterViewer rating: 82%
    Chuck5 Seasons
  7. The Venture Bros. posterViewer rating: 82%
    The Venture Bros.7 Seasons
  8. Psych posterViewer rating: 81%
    Psych8 Seasons
  9. Gilmore Girls posterViewer rating: 81%
    Gilmore Girls7 Seasons
  10. Southland posterViewer rating: 81%
    Southland5 Seasons
  11. Murdoch Mysteries posterViewer rating: 81%
    Murdoch Mysteries19 Seasons
  12. Dead Like Me posterViewer rating: 81%
    Dead Like Me2 Seasons
  13. Friday Night Lights posterViewer rating: 81%
    Friday Night Lights5 Seasons
  14. Pushing Daisies posterViewer rating: 81%
    Pushing Daisies2 Seasons
  15. Wild China posterViewer rating: 80%
    Wild China2008
  16. D.Gray-man posterViewer rating: 80%
    D.Gray-man2006
  17. The Big Bang Theory posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Big Bang Theory12 Seasons
  18. Lie to Me* posterViewer rating: 80%
    Lie to Me*3 Seasons
  19. Cold Case posterViewer rating: 80%
    Cold Case7 Seasons
  20. The Lost Room posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Lost Room1 Season
  21. Life posterViewer rating: 80%
    Life2 Seasons
  22. Boston Legal posterViewer rating: 80%
    Boston Legal5 Seasons
  23. Foyle's War posterViewer rating: 80%
    Foyle's War9 Seasons
  24. Mythbusters posterViewer rating: 80%
    Mythbusters20 Seasons
  25. The Tudors posterViewer rating: 80%
    The Tudors4 Seasons
  26. Spooks posterViewer rating: 80%
    Spooks10 Seasons
  27. Star Wars: Clone Wars posterViewer rating: 80%
    Star Wars: Clone Wars3 Seasons
  28. Carnivàle posterViewer rating: 80%
    Carnivàle2 Seasons
  29. Life on Mars posterViewer rating: 80%
    Life on Mars2 Seasons
  30. Hustle posterViewer rating: 80%
    Hustle8 Seasons
  31. Wire in the Blood posterViewer rating: 80%
    Wire in the Blood6 Seasons
  32. Paranoia Agent posterViewer rating: 80%
    Paranoia Agent1 Season
  33. John Adams posterViewer rating: 80%
    John Adams1 Season
  34. Ideal posterViewer rating: 80%
    Ideal2005
  35. Stromberg posterViewer rating: 80%
    Stromberg2004
  36. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! posterViewer rating: 80%
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit!2003
  37. Black Lagoon posterViewer rating: 80%
    Black Lagoon2006
  38. K-ON! posterViewer rating: 80%
    K-ON!2009
  39. Chobits posterViewer rating: 80%
    Chobits2002
  40. Transformers: Animated posterViewer rating: 80%
    Transformers: Animated2007
  41. Chaotic posterViewer rating: 80%
    Chaotic2006
  42. Camaleones posterViewer rating: 80%
    Camaleones2009
  43. Into the West posterViewer rating: 80%
    Into the West1 Season
  44. Mononoke posterViewer rating: 80%
    Mononoke2007
  45. Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter posterViewer rating: 80%
    Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter2002
  46. Lola… Once Upon a Time posterViewer rating: 79%
    Lola… Once Upon a Time2007
  47. Clase 406 posterViewer rating: 79%
    Clase 4062002
  48. Witchblade posterViewer rating: 79%
    Witchblade2006

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