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Best TV Series of 2000

Top 500 most popular series that started in 2000

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Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Action 119 Adult 24 Adventure 118 Animation 199 Biography 22 Comedy 440 Crime 98 Documentary 181 Drama 414 Family 163 Fantasy 47 Game-Show 79 History 61 Horror 26 Music 43 Musical 2 Mystery 43 News 39 Reality-TV 78 Romance 109 Sci-Fi 31 Short 7 Sport 25 Talk-Show 73 Thriller 20 War 20 Western 2

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

2020s 40410 2010s 48704 2000s 24492 1990s 11139 1980s 6467 1970s 4272 1960s 2491 1950s 1251 1940s 163 1930s 34 1920s 9 1900s 1

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Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Fumbled the Finale 0 Stuck the Landing 0 Grew the Beard 0 Rock Solid 1 Past Its Prime 0 Roller Coaster 0

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood

Bleak 1 Gritty 2 Dark tone 3 Feel-good 4 Cozy 3 Wholesome 6 Melancholic 0 Tense 0 Unsettling 0 Whimsical 3 Campy 2 Cynical 3 Hopeful 1 Sentimental 2 Nostalgic 2 Bittersweet 1 Chaotic energy 7 Deadpan cool 4

Pacing & structure

Slow burn 0 Fast-paced 3 Episodic 22 Serialized 4 Procedural 3 Mystery box 0 Anthology 0 Cliffhanger-driven 0 Sprawling saga 1 Tight limited run 5 Puzzle plot 0 Vignette style 3

Humor style

Dry humor 4 Absurdist 10 Satirical 1 Cringe comedy 3 Slapstick 3 Witty banter 7 Dark comedy 3 Warm humor 6 Raunchy 4 Parody 1 Ironic & meta 4

Themes & subject matter

Criminal underworld 2 Detective mystery 3 True crime 0 Heists & cons 0 Legal 2 Medical 0 Political intrigue 1 Espionage 0 War & military 1 Family saga 3 Coming of age 5 Workplace 2 School & campus 5 Love story 5 Friendship 7 Found family 2 Survival 0 Post-apocalyptic 1 Dystopia 1 Supernatural 2 Space & sci-fi 3 Near-future tech 1 Time travel 0 High fantasy 2 Urban fantasy 0 Monster horror 0 Psychological horror 0 Addiction & vice 1 Mental health 1 Faith & religion 0 Sports 1 Music scene 0 Food & cooking 0 Nature & science 0 Real history 2 Royalty & aristocracy 1 Small town 2 Big city life 1 Rural & frontier 1 Suburban underbelly 0 Class divide 1 Immigrant experience 0 Queer stories 1 Female perspective 4 Social commentary 4 Philosophical 0 Existential dread 0 Revenge 1 Redemption 1 Secrets & lies 0

Characters & perspective

Antihero lead 1 Morally gray 0 Villain's POV 0 Ensemble cast 8 Central duo 0 Strong female lead 3 Child's perspective 2 Outsider lead 1 Genius lead 0 Working class 3 Elites & privilege 0 Unreliable narrator 0 Character study 2 Banter chemistry 4

Emotional payoff

Tearjerker 1 Adrenaline 3 Intellectual challenge 0 Comfort rewatch 5 Romantic yearning 3 Cathartic 0 Wonder & awe 2 Mounting dread 0 Warm glow 0 Gut punch 1

Craft & style

Dialogue-driven 5 Visually striking 1 Stylized direction 1 Naturalistic 3 Big-budget spectacle 0 Lo-fi charm 1 Atmospheric 0 Distinctive score 1 Experimental 1 Deep worldbuilding 2 Tight writing 0

Format & audience

Sitcom 10 Adult animation 6 Anime 6 Kids & family 12 Young adult 1 Soap & telenovela 0 Event miniseries 3 Reality competition 2 Lifestyle reality 0 Docuseries 0 Sketch & variety 0 Game & quiz show 1 Talk & panel 0 Period piece 5 Contemporary life 1 Long-runner 5 Built to binge 0

Viewing-culture clusters

British TV 6 Nordic noir 1 K-drama 0 Turkish drama 0 Indian TV 1

Intensity & content character

Graphic violence 1 Disturbing 1 Sexually explicit 1 Family-safe 11 Emotionally heavy 2 Easy watching 16

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500 series (top 500 shown)

Just Deal

200 40 2000–2002

Comedy · Drama

Julmahuvi esittää: Mennen tullen

199 4 2000–2001

Comedy · Crime

Android Kikaider: The Animation

198 13 2000–2001

Action · Adventure · Animation

FanClub

196 20 2000–present

Giga Games

195 3 2000–present

Documentary · News

What About Joan

193 21 2000–2002

At the Faber

193 63 2000–2002

Elizabeth

193 4 2000–2000

Biography · Documentary · Drama

The Itch

193 13 2000–present

Return to River Cottage

191 6 2000–2000

Bull

189 20 2000–2001

Wonderland

186 8 2000–2000

Making the Band

186 45 2000–2002

Music · Reality-TV

Down to Earth

185 40 2000–2005

¡Ala... Dina!

185 63 2000–2002

Strip Mall

184 20 2000–2001

The Gavin Crawford Show

184 31 2000–2003

The Young Detective

183 125 2000–2006

Drama · Mystery

Hitler's Holocaust

183 6 2000–present

Documentary · History · War

Nasi i vasi

183 22 2000–2002

Ozalli Yillar

183 10 2000–2001

Backstory

182 58 2000–present

Big Brother

182 1628 2000–present

Game-Show · Reality-TV

Spoed

182 217 2000–2008

Action · Drama

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