The 20 best TV series of 2005

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 74 series with at least 60 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Avatar: A Lenda de Aang leads, rated 8.7 (2005). The average release year on the list is 2005. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

3 seasons · 8.8 5,097 votes
2

The Office (2005)

9 seasons · 8.6 5,461 votes
3

Shadow Hunter (2005)

1 season · 8.5 923 votes
4

Supernatural (2005)

15 seasons · 8.3 8,673 votes
5

Criminal Minds (2005)

19 seasons · 8.3 4,167 votes
6

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

23 seasons · 8.2 11,048 votes
7

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

18 seasons · 8.3 1,402 votes
8

Rome (2005)

2 seasons · 8.2 1,568 votes
9

Bones (2005)

12 seasons · 8.2 3,583 votes
10

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

9 seasons · 8.1 5,937 votes
11

Ben 10 (2005)

4 seasons · 8.2 1,835 votes
12

The Boondocks (2005)

4 seasons · 8.3 508 votes
13

Vecinos (2005)

21 seasons · 8.2 1,093 votes
14

Prison Break (2005)

5 seasons · 8.1 6,147 votes
15

Ghost Whisperer (2005)

5 seasons · 8.1 1,910 votes
16

Zoey 101 (2005)

4 seasons · 8.1 1,079 votes
17

Kaamelott (2005)

6 seasons · 8.5 211 votes
18

Everybody Hates Chris (2005)

4 seasons · 8.1 1,143 votes
19

Los Reyes (2005)

1 season · 8.5 152 votes
20

Casados con Hijos (2005)

3 seasons · 8.1 276 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.