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    2000s Documentary TV Shows

    The 40 most popular 2000s documentary TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Cuisines des terroirs
    TMDB5.0

    Cuisines des terroirs

    2001

    country: Germany

    A sensual approach to culinary art "on the ground", meeting farmers, winegrowers, restaurateurs and cooks, where gastronomy and the art of living have their roots.

    凤凰大视野
    TMDB5.0

    凤凰大视野

    2004

    country: Hong Kong

    No overview available

    Democracy Now!
    TMDB3.5

    Democracy Now!

    2001

    country: United States

    A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.

    mare TV
    TMDB4.2

    mare TV

    2001

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Mayday
    TMDB4.1

    Mayday

    2003

    country: Canada

    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.

    A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex
    TMDB2.5

    A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex

    2006

    country: United Kingdom

    A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex is a documentary TV series about sex, which ran in eight episodes on Channel 5 and was presented by Dr Catherine Hood. The 45-minute long episodes were broadcast on Monday nights. The series started on 30 October 2006, with the final programme broadcast on 18 December 2006. Each episode explained a sex position and covered a sexually transmitted disease. Additionally, the following topics were discussed: sex among handicapped and overweight people, penis enlargement devices, penis enlargement surgery, sexual violence against men and penis removal, tantric sex, the g-spot, erectile dysfunction, sex reassignment surgery, cosmetic surgery of the vagina, swinging, lichen sclerosus, the use of recreational drugs during sex, male homosexual sex in public toilets, full body plastic wrap bondage, and sex dolls.

    L'épicerie
    TMDB3.9

    L'épicerie

    2002

    country: Canada

    No overview available

    Xenius
    TMDB2.0

    Xenius

    2009

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Enquêtes criminelles
    TMDB4.0

    Enquêtes criminelles

    2008

    country: France

    No overview available

    MythBusters
    TMDB3.9

    MythBusters

    2003

    country: United States

    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.

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
    TMDB3.4

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    2007

    country: United States

    Host Guy Fieri takes a cross-country road trip to visit some of America's classic "greasy spoon" restaurants — diners, drive-ins and dives — that have been doing it right for decades.

    Document 72 Hours
    TMDB4.3

    Document 72 Hours

    2006

    country: Japan

    An unusual documentary series that delves into human dramas through chance encounters with ordinary people at selected spots. Filmed over 72 hours in a single location, the show captures glimpses into people's lives as they open up and share their stories.

    Extra 3
    TMDB3.9

    Extra 3

    2004

    country: Germany

    Extra 3 is a political satirical magazine from Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR).

    Planet Wissen
    TMDB3.5

    Planet Wissen

    2002

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Lecture Room
    TMDB3.5

    Lecture Room

    2001

    country: China

    No overview available

    Terra X History
    TMDB3.4

    Terra X History

    2000

    country: Germany

    The spectrum of topics ranges from political history with a focus on contemporary history (especially National Socialism and post-war history) to cultural history and social history. In addition, ZDF-History also regularly deals with pre-modern history, art and cultural history.

    Scoop
    TMDB3.6

    Scoop

    2005

    country: Hong Kong

    Scoop is a comprehensive information programme of Television Broadcasts Limited. The content of the program is mainly based on entertainment news and personal follow-up of the artists, and will also be interspersed with the latest trends of TVB dramas and artists. Some entertainment news content clips will be rebroadcast on the next day's "Entertainment Live". This program will be broadcast on Jade Channel from 19:30-20:00 (Hong Kong time) from June 6, 2005, and will be broadcast every day from March 3, 2019, and will be broadcast on myTV (later myTV SUPER) to provide "Program Review".

    Snapped
    TMDB3.9

    Snapped

    2004

    country: United States

    The fascinating cases of every day, seemingly average moms, wives and girlfriends accused of murder. Did they really do it? And if so, why?

    Profissão Repórter
    TMDB3.5

    Profissão Repórter

    2008

    country: Brazil

    Caco Barcellos and a team of young journalists go to the streets, together, to present different angles of the same fact, from the same news. Each reporter always has a mission to fulfill, which involves tasks both in the performance of the live report and in its completion.

    J-MELO
    TMDB3.4

    J-MELO

    2005

    country: Japan

    J-MELO is a weekly Japanese music television program broadcast by NHK. It is recorded entirely in the English language. It began broadcasting on October 7, 2005. The program is available on NHK's World Service television station, Radio Japan, Digital Educational TV and on its Domestic General Channel.

    Cold Blood
    TMDB3.4

    Cold Blood

    2008

    country: Canada

    Combining the thrill of a mystery with the visceral experience of true crime drama, Cold Blood presents competing versions of what may have happened, and reenacts the events from different perspectives as new evidence comes to light.

    Wunderschön!
    TMDB4.0

    Wunderschön!

    2008

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Wir in Bayern
    TMDB3.5

    Wir in Bayern

    2003

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Kulturplatz
    TMDB3.0

    Kulturplatz

    2004

    country: Switzerland

    No overview available

    The Culture Show
    TMDB3.3

    The Culture Show

    2004

    country: United Kingdom

    A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

    30 for 30
    TMDB3.8

    30 for 30

    2009

    country: United States

    30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN

    Kontant
    TMDB4.0

    Kontant

    2005

    country: Denmark

    Kontant is the consumer magazine, which every week addresses important issues that affect Danes and their wallets. The editors focus on the consumers' agenda, follow their complaints, come up with good advice, investigate and provide an overview.

    Elefant, Tiger & Co.
    TMDB3.7

    Elefant, Tiger & Co.

    2003

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    Click
    TMDB3.0

    Click

    2000

    country: United Kingdom

    Your user-friendly guide to the latest technology news, issues, gadgets and apps.

    Police Interceptors
    TMDB4.0

    Police Interceptors

    2008

    country: United Kingdom

    Documentary series profiling the work of high-speed police units across Britain.

    America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated
    TMDB3.5

    America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated

    2001

    country: United States

    Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust deconstruct recipes and reveal the test kitchen’s secrets to foolproof cooking at home.

    On the Case with Paula Zahn
    TMDB4.2

    On the Case with Paula Zahn

    2009

    country: United States

    Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.

    Bura Tamori
    TMDB5.0

    Bura Tamori

    2009

    country: Japan

    Bura Tamori (ブラタモリ, sometimes stylized as "BURATAMORI"))is a Japanese weekly geological TV series broadcast domestically on NHK General Television and internationally on NHK World Premium hosted by Tamori. It was launched in 2008. In the program, Tamori, accompanied by NHK's female broadcaster, strolls Japan's city or area with professional or amateur geologists, local historians or curators, and explores the place's terrain features and geological changes, as well as its history, culture and civil engineering.

    CMT Crossroads
    TMDB4.0

    CMT Crossroads

    2002

    country: United States

    Country music stars collaborate with performers from other musical genres and exchange stories about their mutual love for music.

    Uppdrag granskning
    TMDB3.6

    Uppdrag granskning

    2001

    country: Sweden

    Swedish investigative journalism series known for the use of concealed cameras and microphones.

    Through the Night with...
    TMDB4.0

    Through the Night with...

    2002

    country: Germany

    Durch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for Franco-German television channel ARTE. Locations are mainly in France or Germany. The title of the French version is Au cœur de la nuit. Two Celebrities spend an filmed evening together. One of them is the host who sets the location and the program. There is no moderator.

    When Idols Were Gone
    TMDB4.3

    When Idols Were Gone

    2005

    country: Russia

    No overview available

    Cash in the Attic
    TMDB3.5

    Cash in the Attic

    2002

    country: United Kingdom

    Cash in the Attic, also Cash in the Celebrity Attic, is a United Kingdom television show on the BBC. The show, made by Leopard Films, premièred in 2002 and has run for sixteen series; as of February 2010, the seventeenth series is currently in production, along with the fifth celebrity series. The programme's tagline is The show that helps you find hidden treasures in your home, and then sells them for you at auction. Now Cash in the Attic has also launched an online version of the TV show. This is an innovative site which allows the general public to upload items for online valuations by a team of experts from the show, and then people can proceed to sell their item through the site.

    Gardening Australia
    TMDB3.4

    Gardening Australia

    2005

    country: Australia

    Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the nation.

    Infrarouge
    TMDB3.0

    Infrarouge

    2006

    country: France

    French current affair show

    About 2000s Documentary TV Shows

    The 2000s

    The 2000s were cable television's breakthrough — HBO and its imitators proved that serialized, morally complicated drama could be the most ambitious storytelling around.

    Documentary

    Documentary series use length the way films can't — returning to subjects, following developments, and building cases across many hours. Streaming turned the format into a genuine cultural force.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    Mayday (8.2)
    Often also
    News, Crime, Reality
    Longest run
    540 seasons

    Common questions

    What are the best 2000s documentary TV shows?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Cuisines des terroirs, 凤凰大视野, and Democracy Now!. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any show for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    2000s documentary TV shows are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these TV shows?
    Every show page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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