Best TV Shows from 1999
1999 saw a range of new TV premieres. This page ranks them by current popularity.
This 1999 TV shows page highlights 50 titles, led by Kevin Spencer, maybrit illner, and One Piece.
1999 sits within the 1990s — seen here alongside other premieres from the decade.
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- Years
- 1999
- Updated
- 2026-07-13
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Breakout premieres
Shows from this year with especially strong audience ratings.

Kevin, a rebellious teen, skips school and breaks minor laws under the influence of his imaginary friend, Allen The Magic Goose. His dysfunctional, unemployed parents Percy and Anastasia are also substance abusers.

Political talk show on current topics presented by Maybrit Illner.

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

Set on the distant planet Zi, the story unfolds in a world where biomechanical creatures called Zoids serve as powerful weapons in the long-standing conflict between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire. A fragile ceasefire holds, but rising tensions and the return of ancient Zoidian technology threaten to plunge both nations back into war. The story follows Van Flyheight, a young boy who discovers Fiona, a mysterious girl with no memory, and Zeke, an Organoid capable of enhancing a Zoid’s combat abilities. Traveling with the resourceful Moonbay and the reserved mercenary Irvine, the group searches for clues to Fiona’s past. Their journey leads them across the Republic and eventually into the heart of a renewed conflict that will shape the future of Zi.

3000 Whys of Blue Cat is the first large-scale Chinese animated series in mainland China with an emphasis on science. The series is produced by "Beijing Sunchime Happy Culture Company". The show remains one of the longest running children's cartoon series in the world. It is most commonly referred to as "Blue Cat". An English version was made for the first episode titled "The Adventures of the Blue Cat" and was made as a pilot for a series titled "Lucky's Adventures" but due to lack of intrerests, the series was canceled. The show uses a combination of 2D animation and CGI.
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Providence is an American television drama series.

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

Kevin, a rebellious teen, skips school and breaks minor laws under the influence of his imaginary friend, Allen The Magic Goose. His dysfunctional, unemployed parents Percy and Anastasia are also substance abusers.

Salatut elämät (Secret Lives) is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment block in Helsinki.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Family Guy

The West Wing

The Sopranos

3000 Whys of Blue Cat

One Piece

Secret Lives

Futurama

Holby City

Third Watch
WWE Metal

Judging Amy

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Angel

Kevin Spencer
Volle Kanne

Oggy and the Cockroaches

Tonight

Tolerancia cero

Hunter x Hunter

Gag Concert

Digimon: Digital Monsters

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Simple Truths

Westenwind

Farscape

Magical DoReMi

Loose Women

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Barbara Karlich – Talk um 4

Yo soy Betty, la fea

SpongeBob SquarePants

Bad Girls

Zoids: Chaotic Century

Relic Hunter

Świat według Kiepskich

Happy Tree Friends

The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War

Heti Hetes

Batman Beyond

台灣奇案

The Woman of S.R.I.

Family Feud

Roswell

At the Threshold of an Era

Providence

Passions

maybrit illner

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The Lost World
