Best TV Series of the 2000s
Top 500 most popular series that started in the 2000s
Breaking Bad
2.7M 62 2008–2013
Antihero lead
Dexter
947K 96 2006–2013
Antihero lead · Dark tone
The Big Bang Theory
942K 279 2007–2019
Sitcom · Easy watching
The Office
842K 191 2005–2013
Workplace · Comfort rewatch
How I Met Your Mother
786K 208 2005–2014
Friendship · Witty banter
Lost
678K 121 2004–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven
Prison Break
675K 90 2005–2017
Cliffhanger-driven · Serialized
Band of Brothers
600K 10 2001–2001
War & military · Event miniseries
House
597K 177 2004–2012
Medical · Genius lead
Supernatural
544K 327 2005–2020
Supernatural · Long-runner
Modern Family
544K 250 2009–2020
Warm humor · Ensemble cast
Death Note
492K 37 2006–2007
Anime · Intellectual challenge
Avatar: The Last Airbender
450K 62 2005–2008
Redemption · Deep worldbuilding
The Wire
435K 60 2002–2008
Social commentary
The Vampire Diaries
387K 171 2009–2017
Supernatural · Love story
Grey's Anatomy
376K 467 2005–present
Medical · Soap & telenovela
Sons of Anarchy
358K 92 2008–2014
Criminal underworld
Arrested Development
345K 84 2003–2019
Dry humor · Absurdist
Parks and Recreation
317K 124 2009–2015
Warm humor · Warm glow · Workplace
Community
313K 110 2009–2015
Ironic & meta · Found family
Firefly
303K 14 2002–2003
Found family · Witty banter
Two and a Half Men
300K 262 2003–2015
Sitcom · Episodic · Easy watching
Mad Men
293K 92 2007–2015
Character study · Period piece
Scrubs
287K 182 2001–2010
Medical · Workplace · Witty banter