The 2000s saw the birth of a new Golden Age of Television, introducing stellar series like The Sopranos and Breaking Bad.

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This list of 20 phenomenal TV shows from 2000-2009 reinforces our belief that the young millennium has launched a new Golden Age of Television.

The 2000s have produced some of the greatest TV to ever air: users on IMDb have recognized shows from The Office to Breaking Bad.

In the past decade of TV shows, The Wire is widely considered one of the greatest television dramas ever produced. It's not the only great early-2000s series available streaming.

Before Jon Snow and Westeros, before Walter White and Los Pollos Hermanos chicken, there was a whole different league of television shows. Since long forgotten, these programs dominated 2000s ...

Relive the beginning of the Golden Age of Television with the best shows of the 2000s, from Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing to the primetime soap Desperate Housewives.

Y2K is a total mood right now. But it’s not just the fashion trends—the TV shows of the 2000s are majorly worth revisiting, too. Watch these for some nostalgia.

From "The Sopranos" to "Mad Men," these TV shows have topped Metacritic's annual list of the most critically acclaimed programs.

Here is the definitive ranking of 19 of the best TV shows that aired during the early 2000s. 19. Even Stevens Loved the show, but the theme song was impossible to sing because there are no words.