1. Veronica Mars
2. Friday Night Lights
3. Wonderfalls
4. Ed (NBC)
5. Rome
6. Arrested Development
7. Pardon the Interruption (ESPN)
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9. Chappelle's Show
10. Survivor
11. Rescue Me
12. Chuck
13. Deadwood
14. The Big Bang Theory
15. Pushing Daisies
16. Angel
17. Dead Like Me
18. Freaks and Geeks
19. Sports Night
20. My Name Is Earl
21. The Knights of Prosperity (ABC)
22. Contest Searchlight (Comedy Central)
23. Lost
24. Leverage
25. Eli Stone
26. American Dreams
27. Kings
28. The Job
29. Boston Public (FOX)
30. Everwood
31. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
32. Firefly
33. Dexter
34. Keen Eddie
35. The Middleman
36. Tool Academy (VH1)
37. Greek
38. Undeclared
39. Made (MTV)
40. How I Met Your Mother
41. Joan of Arcadia
42. Project Greenlight
43. Big Love
44. Everybody Hates Chris
45. Rich Girls (MTV)
46. Real World/Road Rules Challenge (MTV)
47. Bands Reunited (VH1)
48. A Minute with Stan Hooper (FOX)
49. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
50. Beauty and the Geek (WB/CW)
51. Ego Trip's (White) Rapper Show (VH1)
52. Ice-T's Rap School (VH1)
53. South Park
54. Dateline NBC (NBC)
55. The Lone Gunmen
56. Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
57. The Osbournes
58. Charm School (VH1)
59. Busted (MTV)
60. X-Play (Tech-TV/G4)
61. The Norm Show (ABC)
62. Alias
63. Star Wars: Clone Wars
64. Bands on the Run (VH1)
65. CMT Crossroads (CMT)
66. Sorority Life (MTV)
67. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
68. Storytellers (VH1)
69. Meet the Press (NBC)
70. Attack of the Show (G4)
71. Cupid (ABC)
72. I Love Money (VH1)
73. Jim Rome Is Burning (ESPN)
74. Late World with Zach (VH1)
75. HardBall with Chris Matthews (MSNBC)
76. Saturday Night Live
77. The Surreal Life (WB/VH1)
78. The Drew Carey Show
79. Monday Night Raw
80. Locked Up Abroad
81. The Philanthropist (NBC)
82. The Office
83. Sportscenter (ESPN)
84. Gary Unmarried (CBS)
85. Beat the Geeks (Comedy Central)
86. Castle
87. Undressed (MTV)
88. Smallville
89. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
90. Weeds
91. The Inside (FOX)
92. Secret Diary of a Call Girl
93. Listen Up! (CBS)
94. Trust Me (TNT)
95. Journeyman (NBC)
96. Love Monkey (CBS/VH1)
97. Austin City Limits (PBS)
98. Dogtown
99. Pasadena (FOX)
100. My Boys
(Scooter’s Note: Only shows that completed at least one full season between September 1999 and August 2009 were eligible for this list. For a complete breakdown on the list, check out Breaking Down the 100 Greatest Television Shows of the 00's)
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
The 100 Greatest Television Shows of the 00's
Posted by Scooter McGavin at 8:00 AM
Labels: Best Television Shows, Chuck, Friday Night Lights, My Name Is Earl, Pardon the Interruption, Pushing Daisies, Rescue Me, Survivor, The Big Bang Theory, The Greatest of the 00s, Veronica Mars, Wonderfalla
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No surprise V.M. is #1. Very thorough list. Glad to see Freaks and Geeks made the cut.
Who are you for not putting HBO's The Wire on that list. Google the wire, and count how many times a critic/magazine/independent blogger, etc uses the phrase "best show in the history of television".
I am someone who is too cheap to subscribe to HBO. So I can only watch shows on premium channels as fast as they get through my queue. Until there is someone who will actually pay me to watch television, certainly there will be shows that I miss out on. Maybe I will get to The Wire eventually.
But I find it hard to believe there has been a show ever in the history of television that was greater than The A-Team.
Thank you for the list. It's given me a lot to think about and a bunch more shows in my queue, especially all those one-and-dones.
There's a bunch I'd add to the list, including more pay-cable stuff. And where are Project Runway and America's Next Top Model? Top Chef and Good Eats? Futurama and 30 Rock?
Again, thanks so much.
Dashm, thanks for taking time to take a look at the list and considering taking a look at some at my suggestion. Here are some clarifications.
Pay-cable: As I said in the previous comment, I am too cheap to subscribe so I can only watch them as quick as I can go through my queue.
Project Runway, Top Chef, Good Eats, Futurama: Never seen an episode.
America's Next Top Model: Watched a a season or two but there is something to say about a show that features half naked hot chick that can't keep my interest. Once Mr. and Mrs. Jay became no longer entertaining, I just stopped watching.
30 Rock: Watched one episode and didn't care much for it. Tracy Morgan is just one of the most annoying and least funny people ever. He is just to big of a hurdle to get into the show for me.
Does a show like Buffy for example only count the seasons that occurred after 1999? Or does it also include the first and second seasons which aired in 97 and 98?
Glad to see someone like Veronica Mars as much as I did. I can support that.
For shows that predate 1999, only seasons that started Fall 1999 or after were considered. So for instance, Buffy seasons 4-7 were considered for this list.
I've just started watching Veronica Mars and can't get enough of it. I definitely agree with your #1 ranking! I don't agree with Jim Rome is Burning being on your list though - I can't stand him, and I have a soft spot for PTI and other shouting sports shows.
I understand that Rome can come off as a tool some of the time (well most) but it is enjoyable to me most of the time. But I am glad you have gotten into Veronica Mars.
good list
Futurmama, Fmaily Guy, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken etc. You missed all the good stoner shows!
You got me, I am not a stoner, so none of these shows on the list, though I never have even heard of "Fmaily Guy".
One of the worst lists I've ever seen. Veronica Mars? Oh, come on... Where are The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, Mad Men, The Shield - one of the best TV shows of all time
Never seen an episode of The Sopranos, The Wire, Six Feet Under, or The Shield. Just started watching Mad Men which has cured my insomnia. I guess I am just not pretencious enough for your tastes Wojtky.
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