Best TV Shows of 2000
The 40 most popular TV shows that premiered in 2000, most watched first, with a vote floor so obscure titles do not crowd out the ones people remember.
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40 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
7.6CrimeDramaMystery
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
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2.Gilmore Girls(2000)
7.9ComedyDrama
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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3.Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
8.1Comedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
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4.Jason and the Argonauts(2000)
6.5FamilyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
At a young age, Jason witnesses the brutal deposement and murder of his father at the hands of his uncle Pelias. Twenty years later, Jason returns home to claim his rightful place as king, but Pelias orders him to be executed, and in order to save himself Jason is forced to go on a dangerous quest to find the…
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5.Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
8.5Comedy
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
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6.Jackie Chan Adventures(2000)
8.1Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
Archaeologist Jackie Chan joins forces with his adventurous 11-year-old niece, Jade, to race around the world in search of twelve powerful magical talismans before they fall into the hands of the sinister Dark Hand crime syndicate. Along the way, they're aided by Uncle, Jackie's eccentric yet brilliant uncle, whose…
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7.Boston Public(2000)
7.6Drama
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
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8.Girlfriends(2000)
7.3DramaComedy
A friend group of black women face life's tests and triumphs together. From dating to divorce, and friends to family to relationships, Joan, Maya, Lynn and Toni support each other despite their differing backgrounds.
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9.Andromeda(2000)
7.1Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.
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10.Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)
7.6AnimationComedy
The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.
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11.Queer as Folk(2000)
8.3Drama
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA. The show offers an unapologetic look at modern, urban gay and lesbian lives while addressing the…
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12.Buzz Lightyear of Star Command(2000)
6.6KidsAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Buzz Lightyear’s adventures as he patrols the galaxy with his team of Space Rangers, battling evildoers “to infinity and beyond.”
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13.Dark Angel(2000)
7.5Action & AdventureDrama
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.
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14.Dora the Explorer(2000)
6.2Action & AdventureAnimationFamily
A young girl named Dora goes on adventures with her red boot-wearing monkey named Boots.
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15.Static Shock(2000)
8.0Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.
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16.As Told by Ginger(2000)
6.9FamilyAnimationComedy
As Told by Ginger focuses on middle schooler Ginger Foutley who, with her friends, tries to become more than a social geek.
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17.Ed(2000)
7.7DramaComedy
After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckeyville where he buys the local bowling alley and attempts to win the heart of his high school crush.
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18.Happy Tree Friends(2000)
7.8AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
This action and adventure comedy is drawn in simple appearance and combines cute forest animals with extreme graphic violence. Each episode revolves around the characters enduring accidental events of bloodshed, pain, dismemberment and/or death.
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19.X-Men: Evolution(2000)
8.0KidsAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Teenagers Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Spike fight for a world that fears and hates them.
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20.Even Stevens(2000)
7.0Comedy
The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state Senator. Their oldest child Donnie ia a high-school sports legend. Ren, an 8th-grader, is just about the perfect daughter. She makes the best grades, she's popular, she…
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21.Yes, Dear(2000)
6.8Comedy
A comedy about two young couples and their outrageously contrasting views on parenting. Greg and Kim Warner struggle on a daily basis to become perfect at the job. Kim is a neurotic, stay-at-home mother, and although her husband, Greg, is a success in his career, his more difficult job is keeping his wife calm as…
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22.Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law(2000)
8.0Sci-Fi & FantasyAnimationComedy
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as an attorney working for a law firm alongside other cartoon stars from 1960s and 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series. Similarly, Harvey's clients are also primarily composed of characters taken from Hanna-Barbera…
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23.Clifford the Big Red Dog(2000)
6.7AnimationKids
The adventures of a larger-than-life red dog on Bridwell Island.
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24.Son of the Beach(2000)
6.3Comedy
A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard (hardly), and his unit SPF-30.
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25.Titus(2000)
6.9ComedyDrama
Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove. This sitcom was based on Christopher's stand-up comedy act, more specifically his one-man show Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, which was based loosely upon his…
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26.Jackass(2000)
6.8Comedy
Join sadomasochistic superheroes Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, and the rest of the Jackass crew as they terrorize your TV screens and everyone that gets in their way (especially themselves) with their own sick and twisted interpretation of physical entertainment. Their brand of pranks, goofball antics, and unabashed…
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27.My Family(2000)
7.1Comedy
Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality of raising teenage children. His wife Susan seems quite happy, enjoys her job as a London tour guide, however at home her ability to find her way around a cookbook or…
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28.The Invisible Man(2000)
7.1ComedySci-Fi & FantasyDrama
The Invisible Man is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. Somewhat more successful than previous television series involving invisible secret agents, it aired from June 9, 2000 to February 1, 2002, lasting two seasons. The…
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29.The Weekenders(2000)
8.1AnimationComedyKids
Four friends, Tino, Carver, Lor, and Tish, spend each weekend discovering and creating new levels of fun, while negotiating the obligatory obstacles of adolescence.
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30.My Hero(2000)
6.5ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series.…
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31.Black Books(2000)
8.1Comedy
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is…
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32.Sheena(2000)
5.4Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even…
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33.The Kids from Room 402(2000)
7.4AnimationComedyFamily
The Kids from Room 402 is a television program that originally aired on Fox Family in the USA starting in 1999, previously aired on Teletoon, and currently airs in the UK. The show is focused primarily on the students from Room 402, as the title implies. Miss Graves, the teacher, is usually shown as an interlocutor…
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34.Sealab 2021(2000)
7.5AnimationComedy
The year is 2021. Deep below the ocean's surface, looms a vast, magnificently high-tech compound: Sealab. A multi-national scientific station with an annual budget in the trillions, manned by a motley collection of malcontents and screw-ups who were unfit for work in the private sector. They really don't get any…
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35.Coupling(2000)
7.9Comedy
Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love.
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36.Clerks(2000)
7.2AnimationComedy
The continuing adventures of store clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.
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37.Jack of All Trades(2000)
7.5Action & AdventureComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
American spy Jack Stiles teams with British agent Emilia Rothschild to thwart Napoleon's advances in the East Indies.
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38.The 10th Kingdom(2000)
7.6Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamily
Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel universe where Snow White, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood are struggling to maintain order. Their kingdoms have been fragmented by trolls, giants and goblins.
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39.Max Steel(2000)
8.2AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
A teenage boy with accidental body enhancements fights the enemies of peace as a super-powered secret agent.
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40.Frank Herbert's Dune(2000)
6.8Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the…
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