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Best Mystery TV Series of the 2000s

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

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Dexter

★ 8.6
947K 96 2006–2013
Antihero lead · Dark tone

True Blood

★ 7.9
272K 81 2008–2014
Sexually explicit · Supernatural

Fringe

★ 8.4
272K 100 2008–2013
Deep worldbuilding · Mystery box

Criminal Minds

★ 8.1
241K 368 2005–present
Procedural · Disturbing

The Mentalist

★ 8.2
238K 151 2008–2015
Genius lead · Detective mystery

Bones

★ 7.8
192K 245 2005–2017
Procedural · Banter chemistry

Desperate Housewives

★ 7.7
155K 180 2004–2012
Suburban underbelly

Lie to Me

★ 8.0
136K 48 2009–2011
Procedural · Genius lead

Psych

★ 8.4
121K 121 2006–2014
Witty banter · Banter chemistry

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

★ 7.7
95K 335 2000–2015
Procedural · Detective mystery

The Good Wife

★ 8.3
90K 156 2009–2016
Legal · Strong female lead

Veronica Mars

★ 8.3
84K 72 2004–2019
Detective mystery

Flashforward

★ 7.6
63K 23 2009–2010
Mystery box · Cliffhanger-driven

Warehouse 13

★ 7.6
61K 64 2009–2014
Found family · Procedural

Jericho

★ 7.9
61K 30 2006–2008
Small town · Post-apocalyptic

Alias

★ 7.6
58K 105 2001–2006
Espionage · Mystery box

Leverage

★ 7.9
57K 77 2008–2012
Heists & cons · Witty banter

MythBusters

★ 8.3
57K 300 2003–2018
Nature & science · Episodic

Dollhouse

★ 7.7
54K 27 2009–2010
Near-future tech · Morally gray

Carnivàle

★ 8.4
50K 24 2003–2005
Atmospheric · Slow burn

The 4400

★ 7.3
49K 45 2004–2007
Mystery box · Ensemble cast

Numb3rs

★ 7.0
48K 119 2005–2010
Procedural · Genius lead

Life

★ 8.2
37K 32 2007–2009
Detective mystery · Outsider lead

Dark Angel

★ 7.4
36K 42 2000–2002
Strong female lead · Dystopia
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