Broadcast network · 2000–2009

PBS in the 2000s

47 shows premiered on PBS in the 2000s, in order of premiere.

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Premiere	Show	Years	Seasons	Episodes	Genre	Created by
Jan 13	EGG, the Arts Show	2000–2005	4	41	—
Apr 1	MasterChef USA	2000–2001	—	26	Reality
Apr 3	Between the Lions	2000–2010	10	130	Children's
Apr 3	The Dooley and Pals Show	2000–2003	—	39	Children's
May 15	Secrets of the Dead	2000	13	64	Documentary
Dec 3	The Living Century	2000–2003	—	5	Biographical
Jan 18	NOW on PBS	2002–2010	6	150	Documentary	John Siceloff
Apr 29	Frontier House	2002	1	6	Reality
May 1	Signing Time!	2002–2008	2	26	Children's	Rachel Coleman
Jul 11	Wide Angle	2002–2009	8	63	Documentary
Sep 2	Liberty's KidsAnimated series	2002–2003	1	40	Historical
Sep 2	Make Way for NoddyAnimated series	2002–2007	2	100	Comedy	Enid Blyton
Oct 10	Ask This Old House	2002–2021	—	—	—	Russell Morash
Jan 6	Antiques Roadshow	2003	25	—	Reality
May 6	Warrior Challenge	2003	1	4	Reality
Jul 14	History Detectives	2003–2014	—	—	Documentary
Sep 1	Clifford's Puppy Days	2003–2006	3	63	—	Norman Bridwell
Sep 7	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley WinksAnimated series	2003–2007	3	52	—	Mike Young
Oct 4	Simply Ming	2003	14	366	Cooking show
—	Second Opinion	2004	11	139	—
—	Tavis Smiley	2004–2017	9	—	Talk show
May 17	Colonial House	2004	1	8	Reality
Jul 16	Curiosity Quest	2004–2015	8	137	—
Oct 11	Maya & MiguelAnimated series	2004–2007	5	65	Animated sitcom	Deborah Forte
Jan 25	Nova ScienceNow	2005–2012	6	30	Documentary
Sep 4	Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld	2005–2008	3	78	Children's
Sep 5	Danger Rangers	2005–2006	1	16	—	W. Douglas Smith
Sep 6	NerdTV	2005	1	13	—
Jan 2	It's a Big Big World	2006–2010	2	47	—	Mitchell Kriegman
Feb 1	African American Lives	2006–2008	2	9	Documentary
Feb 1	America's Ballroom Challenge	2006–2009	4	13	—
Feb 22	Monty Python's Personal BestMiniseries	2006	—	6	Comedy	John Cleese
May 29	Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman	2006–2010	5	100	Comedy	Kate Taylor
Jan 3	WIRED Science	2007	1	11	Documentary
Sep 3	WordWorldAnimated series	2007–2011	3	45	Comedy	Don Moody
—	Spain... on the Road Again	2008	1	13	—
Jan 2	Pioneers of Television	2008	4	17	Documentary
Jan 6	biz KID$	2008–2017	5	65	—
Apr 27	Carrier	2008	—	10	Documentary
Jul 9	Click & Clack's As the Wrench TurnsAnimated series	2008	1	10	Adult animation
Sep 1	Sid The Science KidAnimated series	2008–2013	2	54	Children's	Jim Henson
Sep 6	Cook's Country	2008	15	195	Cooking show
Oct 6	Lomax, the Hound of Music	2008	—	13	—
—	Avec Eric	2009	2	23	Cooking show
—	The Winemakers	2009	2	14	Reality
Jul 8	Time Team America	2009	2	9	Documentary
Sep 7	Dinosaur TrainAnimated series	2009–2020	5	100	Fantasy	Craig Bartlett