Top 30 Teen TV Series of the 2000s

Before streaming took over, teen television meant prime-time melodrama, laugh-track tween sitcoms and a couple of British imports that made parents nervous.

1. 1
   Gilmore Girls

   Amy Sherman-Palladino's dramedy about Lorelai Gilmore and her teenage daughter Rory premiered on The WB in October 2000.
   1000pts
2. 2
   One Tree Hill

   Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott end up on the same high school basketball team in this drama that premiered on The WB in 2003 and ran nine seasons.
   829pts
3. 3
   Skins

   Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain's E4 drama about Bristol sixth-formers launched in 2007 and replaced its main cast every two series.
   663pts
4. 4
   Hannah Montana

   Miley Cyrus plays a schoolgirl with a secret pop-star identity in this Disney Channel sitcom that premiered in 2006.
   663pts
5. 5
   Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

   Devon Werkheiser's Ned Bigby hands out tips for surviving middle school in this Nickelodeon sitcom that ran from 2004 to 2007.
   609pts
6. 6
   Wizards of Waverly Place

   Selena Gomez plays Alex Russo, a teenage wizard in training living above her family's New York sandwich shop, in this 2007 Disney Channel sitcom.
   546pts
7. 7
   iCarly

   Miranda Cosgrove plays a teenager who hosts a web show from her Seattle apartment in this Nickelodeon sitcom launched in 2007.
   546pts
8. 8
   The Vampire Diaries

   Adapted from L. J. Smith's books, this CW drama centres on Elena Gilbert and the vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore, beginning in 2009.
   546pts
9. 9
   Gossip Girl

   Based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novels, The CW's drama about Upper East Side private-school students premiered in 2007.
   546pts
10. 10
    Kyle XY

    A teenager found in the woods with no memory and no navel is the mystery at the heart of this 2006 ABC Family series.
    473pts
11. 11
    Everybody Hates Chris

    Chris Rock narrates this UPN sitcom, launched in 2005, about his own teenage years in 1980s Brooklyn.
    473pts
12. 12
    Zoey 101

    Jamie Lynn Spears stars as a student at the fictional Pacific Coast Academy boarding school in this 2005 Nickelodeon series.
    473pts
13. 13
    90210

    The CW's 2008 spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210 follows a new group of students at West Beverly Hills High.
    473pts
14. 14
    That's So Raven

    Raven-Symoné plays a San Francisco teen with psychic visions in this Disney Channel sitcom that premiered in 2003.
    473pts
15. 15
    Everwood

    Treat Williams plays a New York surgeon who moves his two children to a Colorado mountain town in this WB drama that began in 2002.
    387pts
16. 16
    The O.C.

    Josh Schwartz's Fox drama about troubled teen Ryan Atwood, taken in by a Newport Beach family, ran from 2003 to 2007.
    387pts
17. 17
    Joan of Arcadia

    Amber Tamblyn plays a teenager who believes God talks to her through strangers in this CBS drama from 2003.
    387pts
18. 18
    Lizzie McGuire

    Hilary Duff starred as the title middle schooler, whose thoughts appeared as an animated alter ego, in this Disney Channel series from 2001.
    387pts
19. 19
    Instant Star

    In this Canadian CTV series from 2004, 15-year-old Jude Harrison wins a talent contest and a record deal.
    387pts
20. 20
    Drake & Josh

    Drake Bell and Josh Peck play mismatched stepbrothers in Dan Schneider's Nickelodeon sitcom, first aired in 2004.
    387pts
21. 21
    The Inbetweeners

    Four sixth-form boys at a suburban comprehensive stumble through school life in this E4 sitcom that started in 2008.
    387pts
22. 22
    South of Nowhere

    After her family moves to Los Angeles, teenager Spencer Carlin falls for a classmate in this 2005 drama from The N.
    387pts
23. 23
    Smallville

    Following a teenage Clark Kent in Kansas, the series premiered on The WB in 2001 and lasted ten seasons.
    284pts
24. 24
    Glee

    Ryan Murphy's Fox musical series about the McKinley High show choir premiered in 2009 and ran for six seasons.
    284pts
25. 25
    Misfits

    Young offenders on community service gain superpowers in a freak storm in this E4 series first broadcast in 2009.
    284pts
26. 26
    Phil of the Future

    Phil Diffy, a teenager from the year 2121, is stranded with his family in the present day in this 2004 Disney Channel sitcom.
    284pts
27. 27
    Friday Night Lights

    Inspired by H. G. Bissinger's book, the series follows a small-town Texas high school football team over five seasons starting in 2006.
    0pts
28. 28
    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    Brenda Hampton's ABC Family drama, which began in 2008, follows 15-year-old Amy Juergens after she becomes pregnant.
    0pts
29. 29
    Degrassi: The Next Generation

    The Canadian revival of the Degrassi franchise premiered on CTV in 2001 and ran for 14 seasons.
    0pts
30. 30
    Veronica Mars

    Kristen Bell plays a high schooler who moonlights as a private investigator in Rob Thomas's series, which premiered on UPN in 2004.
    0pts

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