Release year

Best TV Shows from 2000

2000 saw a range of new TV premieres. This page ranks them by current popularity.

This 2000 TV shows page highlights 50 titles, led by Kang's Family, Life & Cooking, and Kamen Rider Kuuga.

2000 sits within the 2000s — seen here alongside other premieres from the decade.

Shows
50
Average
7.0
Years
2000
Updated
2026-07-13

Context

Every series listed here debuted in 2000. Ratings come from aggregated audience scores; the order reflects current popularity. Top picks right now: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi..., Nonstop. 50 shows listed · Average rating: 7.0 · Years: 2000-2000. Updated on July 13, 2026.

Breakout premieres

Shows from this year with especially strong audience ratings.

Kang's Family
Kang's Family
2000 · 10.0/10

Kang's Family; Migrant Wives, Local Husbands (Chinese: 外来媳妇本地郎 is a Cantonese sitcom produced by Guangdong Radio and Television. Filming began on April 18, 2000, and has been broadcast on GRT Pearl River Channel since November 4, 2000, with two episodes on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:00. It is the longest-running and most frequently aired sitcom in Chinese television history. As of May 15, 2021, the show has aired more than 4,000 episodes.

Life & Cooking
2000 · 10.0/10
Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000 · 9.2/10

When a group of archaeologists uncover the tomb of a legendary warrior, they unearth Kuuga’s belt, accidentally releasing an ancient race of monsters called the Grongi, bent on destroying humanity. Enter Yusuke Godai, a modern-day guy next door, who learns he is telepathically linked to the mysterious stone belt. With its power, he transforms into the legendary warrior known as Kuuga, humanity’s only defense against the murderous Grongi monsters.

Fighting Spirit
Fighting Spirit
2000 · 8.7/10

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

InuYasha
InuYasha
2000 · 8.6/10

Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

War of the Genders
War of the Genders
2000 · 8.6/10

War of the Genders is a Hong Kong sitcom which aired on TVB Jade from 21 February to 7 July 2000. The series was produced by TVB with Tsui Chong-hong serving as the executive producer. An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.

Release order

Father Matteo
Father Matteo
2000 · 6.3/10

Don Matteo is a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He’s a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn’t want to help.

Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
2000 · 8.5/10

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Kuuga
2000 · 9.2/10

When a group of archaeologists uncover the tomb of a legendary warrior, they unearth Kuuga’s belt, accidentally releasing an ancient race of monsters called the Grongi, bent on destroying humanity. Enter Yusuke Godai, a modern-day guy next door, who learns he is telepathically linked to the mysterious stone belt. With its power, he transforms into the legendary warrior known as Kuuga, humanity’s only defense against the murderous Grongi monsters.

War of the Genders
War of the Genders
2000 · 8.6/10

War of the Genders is a Hong Kong sitcom which aired on TVB Jade from 21 February to 7 July 2000. The series was produced by TVB with Tsui Chong-hong serving as the executive producer. An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.

Big Brother
Big Brother
2000 · 3.7/10

100 days, 24-hour surveillance, a container and no contact with the outside world: the residents live together in their new shared flat in a container for 100 days and are under 24-hour camera surveillance. Big Brother sees everything. Big Brother sets the rules. Big Brother is unpredictable.

Bargain Hunt
Bargain Hunt
2000 · 7.4/10

Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair in which to acquire the best bargains possible.

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