Release year

Best TV Shows from 2002

These are TV shows that premiered in 2002, ordered by current popularity.

This 2002 TV shows page highlights 50 titles, led by The Wire, Jensen!, and Naruto.

2002 sits within the 2000s — seen here alongside other premieres from the decade.

Shows
50
Average
6.8
Years
2002
Updated
2026-07-13

Context

This page highlights the most popular tracked premieres from 2002. The rating for each title is shown for quick comparison, while the order reflects popularity. Top picks right now: CSI: Miami, Planet Wissen, Naruto. 50 shows listed · Average rating: 6.8 · Years: 2002-2002. Updated on July 13, 2026.

Breakout premieres

Shows from this year with especially strong audience ratings.

Release order

L'Invité
L'Invité
2002 · 4.5/10

The show features an interview with a famous personality from the world of politics, economics or culture.

Sex and Zen
Sex and Zen
2002 · 1.0/10
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002 · 6.9/10

The animated daily trials and tribulations of clueless yet clever loner Mr Bean (aided by his best friend Teddy of course!) as he stumbles from one mishap to the next, always finding complex solutions to the simplest of problems.

Full Metal Panic!
Full Metal Panic!
2002 · 7.1/10

Kaname Chidori’s one of the most popular girls at her high school – unfortunately, it’s her growing popularity off campus she should be worrying about. Unbeknownst to Kaname, terrorists are plotting her abduction, believing she possesses the rare and coveted abilities of “the Whispered.” That’s where Sousuke Sagara enters the picture. He’s a hotshot soldier from the clandestine counter-terrorist organization known as Mithril – and he’s going undercover at Kaname’s school to try and keep her safe. He may be an ace in the cockpit of an Arm Slave mech, but there’s no training in the world that could prepare him for the warzone of high school.

Die Rosenheim-Cops
Die Rosenheim-Cops
2002 · 6.4/10

A team of inspectors investigates murders in and around the small Upper Bavarian town of Rosenheim, and they still have plenty of time to see idyllic landscapes and luxurious pre-alpine villas and enjoy sumptuous Bavarian fare with beer.

Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy
2002 · 7.6/10

Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as Kinnikuman II sei, is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago. It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979. The toy line of Kinnikuman was released in North America as M.U.S.C.L.E.. The name of Ultimate Muscle was chosen to connect the Americanized storyline of the M.U.S.C.L.E. toyline of the 1980s into the anime. Bandai also produced intermittently distributed toy tie-ins during the initial run of Ultimate Muscle.

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