Best Action TV Series of the 2000s
Top 500 most popular Action series that started in the 2000s
Prison Break
675K 90 2005–2017
Cliffhanger-driven · Serialized
Band of Brothers
600K 10 2001–2001
War & military · Event miniseries
Avatar: The Last Airbender
450K 62 2005–2008
Redemption · Deep worldbuilding
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
254K 68 2009–2010
Anime · Deep worldbuilding
Naruto: Shippuden
227K 501 2007–2017
Anime · Sprawling saga
24
208K 192 2001–2010
Cliffhanger-driven · Fast-paced
Rome
206K 22 2005–2007
Real history · Political intrigue
Battlestar Galactica
188K 74 2004–2009
Morally gray · Serialized · Tense
NCIS
177K 508 2003–present
Long-runner · Procedural
Archer
176K 143 2009–2023
Adult animation · Espionage
Naruto
171K 220 2002–2007
Anime · Coming of age
Smallville
156K 217 2001–2011
Coming of age · Young adult
Chuck
154K 91 2007–2012
Espionage · Feel-good
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
147K 133 2008–2020
Deep worldbuilding
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
107K 54 2006–2008
Anime · Genius lead · Revenge
Bleach
94K 369 2004–2012
Anime · Sprawling saga
Fullmetal Alchemist
87K 51 2003–2004
Anime · Dark tone · Philosophical
Battlestar Galactica
85K 2 2003–2003
Post-apocalyptic · Space & sci-fi
Burn Notice
83K 111 2007–2013
Espionage · Adrenaline · Episodic
Stargate: Atlantis
76K 99 2004–2009
Space & sci-fi · Ensemble cast
Phineas and Ferb
69K 151 2007–present
Whimsical · Kids & family
Samurai Jack
67K 62 2001–2017
Stylized direction
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
66K 31 2008–2009
Strong female lead · Tense
CSI: Miami
65K 232 2002–2012
Procedural · Episodic