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Top TV shows of the noughties

Top noughties TV shows: Kiefer Sutherland in 24
24, US drama, BBC2/Sky1 2001-present Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar
Top noughties TV shows: 30 Rock: Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin
30 Rock, US comedy, Channel Five/Five USA 2007-present Photograph: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC
Top noughties TV shows: Arrested Development
Arrested Development, US comedy BBC2 2004-2006 Photograph: 20th Century Fox
Top noughties TV shows: Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers, US drama, BBC2 2001 Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/BBC/Allstar/Cinetext/BBC
Top noughties TV shows: Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica, US drama, Sky1 2004-2009 Photograph: Sci Fi Channel
Top noughties TV shows: Big Brother
Big Brother, UK reality, Channel 4/E4, 2000-present Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Black Books
Black Books, UK comedy, Channel 4, 2000-2004 Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, US drama, Sky1, 1998-2003 Photograph: 20th Century Fox
Top noughties TV shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm, US comedy, BBC4/E4/More4, 2003-present Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Deadwood
Deadwood, US drama, Sky1, 2004-2006 Photograph: HBO
Top noughties TV shows: Dexter
Dexter, US drama, FX, 2007-present Photograph: Clyde Phillips Productions/Showtime Inc CBS
Top noughties TV shows: Doctor Who
Doctor Who, UK drama, BBC1, 2005-present Photograph: BBC
Top noughties TV shows: Extras: Ricky Gervais and Ross Kemp
Extras, UK comedy, BBC2/BBC1 2005-2007 Photograph: BBC
Top noughties TV shows: Family Guy
Family Guy, US comedy, Sky1/FX 1999-2002, 2005-present Photograph: 20th Century Fox
Top noughties TV shows: Firefly
Firefly, US drama, Sky1, 2003 Photograph: Sci Fi Channel
Top noughties TV shows: Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords, US comedy, BBC4, 2007-present Photograph: BBC/HBO
Top noughties TV shows: House
House, US drama, Hallmark/Channel Five/Sky1, 2005-present Photograph: NBC
Top noughties TV shows: Jam
Jam, UK comedy, Channel 4, 2000 Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Life on Mars
Life on Mars, UK drama, BBC1, 2006-2007 Photograph: BBC/Kudos
Top noughties TV shows: Lost
Lost, US drama, Channel 4/E4/Sky1, 2005-present Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Mad Men
Mad Men, US drama, BBC4, 2008-present Photograph: BBC/AMC
Top noughties TV shows: Oz
Oz, US drama, Channel 4, 1998-2003 Photograph: HBO
Top noughties TV shows: Peep Show
Peep Show, UK comedy, Channel 4, 2003-present Photograph: Channel 4
Planet Earth
Planet Earth, UK factual, BBC1, 2006 Photograph: Jason Roberts/BBC
Top noughties TV shows: QI
QI, UK comedy, BBC2/BBC1, 2003-present Photograph: TalkbackThames/BBC
Top noughties TV shows: Rome
Rome, US/UK/Italy drama, BBC2, 2005-2007 Photograph: BBC/HBO
Top noughties TV shows: Shameless
Shameless, UK drama, Channel 4, 2004-present Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under, UK drama, Channel 4/E4, 2002-2005 Photograph: HBO
Top noughties TV shows: South Park
South Park, US comedy, MTV/Comedy Central, 1998-present Photograph: Sky
Top noughties TV shows: Spaced
Spaced, UK comedy, Channel 4, 1999-2001 Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: Spooks
Spooks, UK drama, BBC1, 2002-present Photograph: BBC/Kudos
Top noughties TV shows: State of Play
State of Play, UK drama, BBC1, 2003 Photograph: BBC
Top noughties TV shows: The Daily Show with John Stewart
The Daily Show with John Stewart, US comedy, More4, 2005-present Photograph: Peter Kramer/Getty Images
Top noughties TV shows: The Office
The Office, UK comedy, BBC2/BBC1, 2001-2003 Photograph: BBC
Top noughties TV shows: The Shield
The Shield, US drama, Channel Five/Five USA, 2002-2009 Photograph: Channel Five
Top noughties TV shows: The Sopranos
The Sopranos, US drama, Channel 4/E4, 1999-2007 Photograph: HBO/Everett/Rex Features
Top noughties TV shows: The Thick of It
The Thick of It, UK comedy, BBC4, 2005-present Photograph: Mike Hogan/BBC
Top noughties TV shows: The West Wing
The West Wing, US drama, Sky 1/Channel 4/E4/More4, 2000-2006 Photograph: Channel 4
Top noughties TV shows: The Wire
The Wire, US drama, FX, 2005-2008 Photograph: BBC/HBO
Top noughties TV shows: Top Gear
Top Gear, UK factual entertainment, BBC2, 2002-present Photograph: BBC
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