Best TV Shows of 2001

These are the 11 best-rated TV shows released in 2001, led by Smallville, Hard Knocks and 24. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Smallville (2001)

★ 8.2/10

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
2. Hard Knocks (2001)

★ 7.9/10

An inside look at NFL training camps. From the top coaches to the rookies trying to make the team, Hard Knocks showcases what it takes to be in the NFL.
3. 24 (2001)

★ 7.8/10

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
4. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

★ 7.6/10

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
5. Unwrapped (2001)

★ 7.6/10

Unwrapped is an American television program on Food Network that reveals the origins of sponsored foods. It first aired in June 2001 and is hosted by Marc Summers. The show leads viewers on tours of factories and other…
6. Mutant X (2001)

★ 6.6/10

Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of…
7. America's Test Kitchen (2001)

★ 6.4/10

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…
8. Tales from the Neverending Story (2001)

★ 5.7/10

Twelve-year-old Bastian Balthazar Bux had lost the wonderful imagination he had as a child somewhere between growing older, watching TV, going to school and playing with his Gameboy. But when his mother dies suddenly…
9. Cannonball Run 2001 (2001)

★ 5.5/10

Cannonball Run 2001 was a reality television series broadcast on the USA Network in 2001. It was inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an outlaw road race of the 1970s which was the…
10. Celebrity Big Brother (2001)

★ 5.0/10

Celebrity Big Brother is a British reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash…
11. My Brother Jack (2001)

★ 3.7/10

The story of two brothers, David and Jack Meredith, who grow up in a working class family in Melbourne between the First and Second World Wars. Jack is the archetypal Aussie battler, whose greatest dream is to fight…