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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Fares Bel Gawad

★ 7.0
304 41 2002–2003
Drama · History · War

The Legend

★ 7.6
301 24 2007–2007
Drama · Fantasy · History

Lost Innocence

★ 5.6
298 2002–2003
Drama · History

Science & Islam

★ 8.1
294 3 2009–2009
Documentary · History

The Bronze Teeth

★ 7.5
285 165 2001–2009
Comedy · History

Ancient Discoveries

★ 7.6
284 42 2003–2009
Documentary · History

History Detectives

★ 8.8
283 116 2003–present
Documentary · History · Mystery

Painter of the Wind

★ 7.9
278 20 2008–2008
Drama · History · Romance

Pioneers of Television

★ 7.9
276 18 2008–2019
Documentary · History

The Slave Isaura

★ 6.8
275 167 2004–2005
Drama · History · Romance

Atsuhime

★ 8.3
271 50 2008–2008
Drama · History

Who Do You Think You Are?

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

World Series of Pop Culture

★ 9.0
267 16 2006–present
Game-Show · History · Music

Days That Shook the World

★ 7.5
267 32 2003–2005
Documentary · History

Ponos Ratkajevih

★ 5.3
266 180 2007–2008
Drama · History · Romance

Pompei

★ 4.6
262 2 2007–2007
History · Romance

World War 2: The Complete History

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

Madame De Pompadour: The King's Favourite

★ 6.9
259 2 2006–2006
History · Romance

The Spartans

★ 8.0
259 4 2004–2004
Documentary · History

Digging for the Truth

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

El-malek Farouk

★ 6.9
255 2007–present
Biography · Drama · History

Clash of the Dinosaurs

★ 6.1
254 4 2009–2009
Documentary · History

In Search of Shakespeare

★ 7.9
253 4 2004–2004
Biography · Documentary · History

Little Missy

★ 7.3
252 185 2006–2006
Drama · History · Romance
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