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Top 500 most popular Documentary series that started in the 2000s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Last Nazis

★ 6.7
275 3 2009–present
Documentary

Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley

★ 7.3
270 6 2004–present
Documentary

Who Do You Think You Are?

★ 7.8
268 129 2008–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Magic and Mystery Tour

★ 7.2
268 3 2003–present
Documentary

Begin Japanology

★ 8.8
268 239 2007–2014
Documentary

Beethoven

★ 8.2
267 3 2005–2005
Biography · Documentary · Drama

Days That Shook the World

★ 7.5
267 32 2003–2005
Documentary · History

Pop Idol

★ 3.6
266 44 2001–2003
Documentary · Game-Show · Music

Jamie's School Dinners

★ 7.5
263 4 2005–2005
Documentary

Live from Daryl's House

★ 9.1
262 91 2007–present
Documentary · Music

World War 2: The Complete History

★ 8.3
260 13 2000–present
Documentary · History · War

The Spartans

★ 8.0
259 4 2004–2004
Documentary · History

The 1940s House

★ 8.2
259 5 2001–2001
Documentary · Family

Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan

★ 8.2
259 5 2009–present
Documentary

Human Body: Pushing the Limits

★ 7.7
259 4 2008–2008
Documentary

Solved

★ 7.9
258 32 2008–2010
Crime · Documentary

The Adventure of English

★ 8.3
257 8 2002–present
Adventure · Documentary · Drama

Digging for the Truth

★ 7.9
256 46 2005–present
Documentary · History · Mystery

The Private Life of a Masterpiece

★ 8.6
255 30 2001–2011
Documentary

Black Gold

★ 6.1
255 53 2008–2013
Documentary · Reality-TV

Evolution

★ 8.2
255 7 2002–2002
Documentary · Drama

Clash of the Dinosaurs

★ 6.1
254 4 2009–2009
Documentary · History

Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means

★ 7.2
253 6 2009–present
Documentary

The Comedians of Comedy

★ 7.8
253 6 2005–present
Comedy · Documentary
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