Highest Rated TV Shows of the 2000s
Every tv show below is scored by averaging its rating on every platform that carries it — IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd, Google and more — into one number out of 100. Only titles rated by at least three platforms are ranked.
1
Breaking Bad
A+
92
2
The Wire
A+
90
3
Still Game
A
89
4
The Thick of It
A
88
5
Battlestar Galactica
A
87
6
Mad Men
A
87
7
Wonderfalls
A
87
8
Peep Show
A
86
9
The Shield
A
86
10
Deadwood
A
86
11
Curb Your Enthusiasm
A
86
12
The Mighty Boosh
A
86
13
Foyle's War
A
86
14
Southland
A
86
15
Green Wing
A
86
16
Friday Night Lights
A
85
17
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
A
85
18
Rome
A
85
19
The Office
A
85
20
Doc Martin
A
85
21
Pushing Daisies
A
84
22
Life on Mars
A
84
23
Better Off Ted
A
84
24
Miranda
A
84
25
Gavin & Stacey
A
84
26
Six Feet Under
A
84
27
Firefly
A
84
28
Coupling
A
84
29
Chappelle's Show
A
84
30
Flight of the Conchords
A
84
31
Murdoch Mysteries
A
84
32
White Collar
A
83
33
Rescue Me
A
83
34
Community
A
83
35
Jewel in the Palace
A
83
36
Malcolm in the Middle
A
83
37
Kath & Kim
A
83
38
Parks and Recreation
A
83
39
Extras
A
83
40
Damages
A
83
41
Corner Gas
A
83
42
Modern Family
A
82
43
The Good Wife
A
82
44
The Office
A
82
45
Sons of Anarchy
A
82
46
The IT Crowd
A
82
47
Undeclared
A
82
48
Party Down
A
82
49
Fringe
A
82
50
House
A
82
51
Chuck
A
82
52
Ashes to Ashes
A
82
53
Wonder Showzen
A
82
54
The Tick
A
82
55
Lost
A
82
56
Arrested Development
A
82
57
Da Ali G Show
A
82
58
24
A
81
59
Black Books
A
81
60
Queer as Folk
A
81
61
Scrubs
A
81
62
Men of a Certain Age
A
81
63
Everybody Hates Chris
A
81
64
Man vs. Wild
A
81
65
Trailer Park Boys
A
80
66
30 Rock
A
80
67
Gilmore Girls
A
80
68
Dexter
A
80
69
Boston Legal
A
80
70
Jackass
A
80
71
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
A
80
72
Wallander
A
80
73
Being Erica
A
80
74
The Mentalist
B
79
75
Monk
B
79
76
Psych
B
79
77
The Killing
B
79
78
United States of Tara
B
79
79
Veronica Mars
B
79
80
Eastbound & Down
B
79
81
Dead Like Me
B
79
82
Ed
B
79
83
Joan of Arcadia
B
79
84
Supernatural
B
79
85
Not Going Out
B
79
86
Nurse Jackie
B
79
87
Reno 911!
B
79
88
How I Met Your Mother
B
79
89
Ezel
B
79
90
Outnumbered
B
79
91
Kings
B
79
92
Misfits
B
78
93
Carnivàle
B
78
94
Being Human
B
78
95
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
B
78
96
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
B
78
97
Burn Notice
B
78
98
Sleeper Cell
B
78
99
The Comeback
B
78
100
The Closer
B
78
Breaking Bad
A+
92
2
The Wire
A+
90
3
Still Game
A
89
4
The Thick of It
A
88
5
Battlestar Galactica
A
87
6
Mad Men
A
87
7
Wonderfalls
A
87
8
Peep Show
A
86
9
The Shield
A
86
10
Deadwood
A
86
11
Curb Your Enthusiasm
A
86
12
The Mighty Boosh
A
86
13
Foyle's War
A
86
14
Southland
A
86
15
Green Wing
A
86
16
Friday Night Lights
A
85
17
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
A
85
18
Rome
A
85
19
The Office
A
85
20
Doc Martin
A
85
21
Pushing Daisies
A
84
22
Life on Mars
A
84
23
Better Off Ted
A
84
24
Miranda
A
84
25
Gavin & Stacey
A
84
26
Six Feet Under
A
84
27
Firefly
A
84
28
Coupling
A
84
29
Chappelle's Show
A
84
30
Flight of the Conchords
A
84
31
Murdoch Mysteries
A
84
32
White Collar
A
83
33
Rescue Me
A
83
34
Community
A
83
35
Jewel in the Palace
A
83
36
Malcolm in the Middle
A
83
37
Kath & Kim
A
83
38
Parks and Recreation
A
83
39
Extras
A
83
40
Damages
A
83
41
Corner Gas
A
83
42
Modern Family
A
82
43
The Good Wife
A
82
44
The Office
A
82
45
Sons of Anarchy
A
82
46
The IT Crowd
A
82
47
Undeclared
A
82
48
Party Down
A
82
49
Fringe
A
82
50
House
A
82
51
Chuck
A
82
52
Ashes to Ashes
A
82
53
Wonder Showzen
A
82
54
The Tick
A
82
55
Lost
A
82
56
Arrested Development
A
82
57
Da Ali G Show
A
82
58
24
A
81
59
Black Books
A
81
60
Queer as Folk
A
81
61
Scrubs
A
81
62
Men of a Certain Age
A
81
63
Everybody Hates Chris
A
81
64
Man vs. Wild
A
81
65
Trailer Park Boys
A
80
66
30 Rock
A
80
67
Gilmore Girls
A
80
68
Dexter
A
80
69
Boston Legal
A
80
70
Jackass
A
80
71
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
A
80
72
Wallander
A
80
73
Being Erica
A
80
74
The Mentalist
B
79
75
Monk
B
79
76
Psych
B
79
77
The Killing
B
79
78
United States of Tara
B
79
79
Veronica Mars
B
79
80
Eastbound & Down
B
79
81
Dead Like Me
B
79
82
Ed
B
79
83
Joan of Arcadia
B
79
84
Supernatural
B
79
85
Not Going Out
B
79
86
Nurse Jackie
B
79
87
Reno 911!
B
79
88
How I Met Your Mother
B
79
89
Ezel
B
79
90
Outnumbered
B
79
91
Kings
B
79
92
Misfits
B
78
93
Carnivàle
B
78
94
Being Human
B
78
95
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
B
78
96
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
B
78
97
Burn Notice
B
78
98
Sleeper Cell
B
78
99
The Comeback
B
78
100
The Closer
B
78