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Best Documentary TV Series of the 2000s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means

★ 7.2
253 6 2009–present
Documentary

Drive Thru History

★ 9.3
252 68 2005–present
Documentary · Family · History

100 Greatest Teen Stars

★ 6.6
252 6 2006–2007
Documentary

Escape to the Legion

★ 7.7
249 2005–2005
Documentary

Ganges

★ 7.7
248 3 2007–present
Documentary

Broken Silence

★ 7.6
248 4 2000–present
Documentary

The Nostradamus Effect

★ 5.2
247 12 2009–present
Documentary · History

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

★ 6.1
244 2 2006–2006
Documentary · Horror

Crimes That Shook Britain

★ 7.5
243 56 2008–present
Crime · Documentary

Mobsters

★ 8.2
243 49 2007–2012
Biography · Crime · Documentary

Into the Night with...

★ 7.9
241 141 2002–present
Documentary

Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves

★ 8.6
241 7 2004–present
Documentary

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Ireland, Wales and England

★ 7.8
240 8 2002–present
Comedy · Documentary

Oceans

★ 7.4
240 8 2008–2008
Documentary

Def Poetry

★ 8.2
240 47 2002–2007
Documentary · Music

The Investigation Led By

★ 7.6
237 701 2006–present
Crime · Documentary

Patton 360

★ 7.2
236 10 2009–present
Documentary · History · War

Alone in the Wild

★ 7.2
236 4 2009–present
Documentary

Masterminds

★ 8.0
235 57 2003–2007
Crime · Documentary

Pet Star

★ 6.0
234 48 2002–2005
Documentary

Are You Dave Gorman?

★ 8.4
234 6 2001–present
Documentary

100 Greatest Discoveries

★ 7.8
234 13 2004–2015
Documentary

Danger! 50000 Volts!

★ 7.9
233 8 2002–present
Comedy · Documentary

Iconoclasts

★ 7.5
232 38 2005–2012
Documentary
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