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Best TV Shows from 2003

2003 saw a range of new TV premieres. This page ranks them by current popularity.

This 2003 TV shows page highlights 50 titles, led by 都市男女, Xplay, and Zatch Bell!.

2003 sits within the 2000s — seen here alongside other premieres from the decade.

Shows
50
Average
7.0
Years
2003
Updated
2026-07-13

Context

Only shows with a first air date in 2003 are included. They are ordered by current popularity, with each title's audience rating shown alongside for comparison. Top picks right now: NCIS, Two and a Half Men, Nip/Tuck. 50 shows listed · Average rating: 7.0 · Years: 2003-2003. Updated on July 13, 2026.

Breakout premieres

Shows from this year with especially strong audience ratings.

都市男女
都市男女
2003 · 10.0/10
Xplay
Xplay
2003 · 8.5/10

Xplay (previously GameSpot TV and Extended Play) is a TV program about video games. The program, known for its reviews and comedy skits, airs on G4 in the United States and had aired on G4 Canada in Canada (and briefly on YTV during its time as GameSpot TV), FUEL TV in Australia, Ego in Israel, GXT in Italy, MTV Russia & Rambler TV in Russia, Solar Sports in the Philippines and Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America. The show ran between July 4, 1998, and January 23, 2013, and returned in November 2021 as a part of G4's relaunch.

Zatch Bell!
Zatch Bell!
2003 · 8.5/10

Takamine Kiyomaro, a depressed don't-care-about-the-world guy, was suddenly given a little demon named Zatch Bell to take care of. Little does he know that Zatch is embroiled in an intense fight to see who is the ruler of the demon world.

Teen Titans
Teen Titans
2003 · 8.4/10

Fighting for truth, justice and the last slice of pizza, these five superheroes are living proof you're never too young to save the planet. Protecting Earth and beyond, the Teen Titans use martial arts and gadgetry to battle villains.

Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist
2003 · 8.2/10

Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.

Mayday
Mayday
2003 · 8.2/10

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Release order

都市男女
都市男女
2003 · 10.0/10
Valley of the Wolves
Valley of the Wolves
2003 · 7.3/10

One of Turkey's most iconic and influential dramas, Valley of the Wolves follows Polat Alemdar, an undercover agent who infiltrates Istanbul's most dangerous crime organisation after years of preparation. Combining organised crime, covert operations and sharp political commentary, the series fearlessly tackles Turkey's shadowy relationship between the state, the mafia and power — and became a cultural phenomenon that spawned multiple films and spin-offs.

That's So Raven
That's So Raven
2003 · 7.2/10

No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best friends Eddie and Chelsea, to change life's little outcomes. Raven's younger brother, Cory, is obsessed with money and creates get-rich-quick schemes to try to earn cash.

MythBusters
MythBusters
2003 · 7.8/10

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3/10

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

Na Wspólnej
Na Wspólnej
2003 · 4.7/10

Na Wspólnej is a Polish soap opera. It has been running since 2003 on the TVN channel as its flagship primetime weekday soap opera. It is loosely based on the German production Unter Uns and it follows the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment block in Wspólna Street, Warsaw. Episodes tend to last around 20 minutes. It is a Polish version of the Hungarian "Barátok közt". The series is shot almost entirely in Warsaw and produced by the Polish branch of Freemantle Media. On 9 September 2008 it celebrated its 1000th episode; "Na Wspólnej" was the fourth Polish television series ever to achieve such status. A special episode was broadcast in which characters from some other of TVN's most popular shows visited Wspólna Street.

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