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Best History TV Series of the 1990s

399 History series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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399 series

Save Our History

★ 7.2
20 40 1998–present
Documentary · History

American Muscle Car

★ 7.9
19 38 1998–2007
Documentary · History · Sport

Millennium: A Thousand Years of History

★ 6.9
19 10 1999–present
History

Môri Motonari

★ 7.1
19 50 1997–1997
Drama · History · War

Time Team Extras

★ 7.4
19 8 1998–present
Documentary · History

Harun al-Rashid

★ 7.4
19 1997–1997
Biography · Drama · History

Mega Movie Magic

★ 7.3
18 1 1998–present
Documentary · History

Storm from the East

★ 8.2
18 4 1993–present
Documentary · History

The Real...

★ 6.0
18 67 1998–2004
Biography · Documentary · History

The American Athlete

★ 6.8
18 210 1996–present
Documentary · History · Sport

Red Files

★ 8.4
18 1999–present
Documentary · History · Sport

Dragon Love

★ 7.5
18 20 1999–1999
Drama · Fantasy · History

Le polock

★ 8.0
18 1999–present
History

Leaving Home

★ 8.8
17 7 1996–present
Documentary · History · Music

Kolyma. Trilogiya

★ 8.4
17 3 1991–1992
Documentary · History

Massive Landmarks of the 20th Century

★ 7.9
17 6 1999–present
Comedy · History

Sharei Al Mawardi

★ 6.3
17 38 1990–1995
Drama · History

Nesr Elsharq

★ 7.3
17 1997–2000
History

Treasure Seekers

★ 7.5
17 13 1999–2000
Documentary · History

The Red Bomb

★ 6.5
17 3 1994–present
Documentary · History

Bride of War

★ 7.4
17 4 1997–1997
Drama · History · Romance

Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers

★ 6.6
16 26 1996–present
Animation · History

Network First

★ 7.1
16 108 1994–present
Documentary · Drama · History

Hachidai shôgun Yôshimune

★ 6.6
16 48 1995–1995
Drama · History
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