Breaking Bad
2008 · TMDB 8.9/10 · 18,262 votes
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Best 2000s TV Shows
Revisit standout releases from 2000 through 2009, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · TMDB 8.8/10 · 5,004 votes
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009 · TMDB 8.7/10 · 2,526 votes
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fighting Spirit
2000 · TMDB 8.7/10 · 1,215 votes
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Wire
2002 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 2,757 votes
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Planet Earth
2006 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 1,266 votes
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 1,199 votes
Alex, Justin and Max Russo are not your ordinary kids - they're wizards in training! This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Death Note
2006 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 5,052 votes
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 913 votes
Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical 16-year-old Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity and battle super-villains in the real world as he enters his junior year of high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Am Not an Animal
2004 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 786 votes
I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Band of Brothers
2001 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 4,280 votes
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Office
2005 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 5,345 votes
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Big Time Rush
2009 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 1,682 votes
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
InuYasha
2000 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 2,097 votes
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
House
2004 · TMDB 8.6/10 · 7,751 votes
Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shadow Hunter
2005 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 922 votes
A documentary series about the paranormal, hosted by Darryll Walsh, a ghost hunter, best-selling author and doctor of parapsychology. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Naruto Shippūden
2007 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 8,723 votes
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Monster
2004 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 812 votes
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 1,001 votes
The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · TMDB 8.5/10 · 2,392 votes
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.