Best TV Shows of 2005

These are the 39 best-rated TV shows released in 2005, led by Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Hotel Inspector. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)

★ 9.0/10

Meera Syal stars in this poignant story of friendship, betrayal and cross-cultural conflict based on her hit novel. Three childhood friends, now in their 30s, find themselves at a crossroads & struggling to come to…
2. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

★ 8.8/10

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
3. The Hotel Inspector (2005)

★ 8.8/10

A celebrated hotelier visits a struggling British hotel and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner.
4. Kaamelott (2005)

★ 8.4/10

In this off beat account of King Arthur's quest for the Grail, virtually every journey, battle or adventure is stopped dead in its tracks by the knights of the round table's most worldly traits : cowardice, greed…
5. Criminal Minds (2005)

★ 8.3/10

An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding…
6. Supernatural (2005)

★ 8.3/10

When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives…
7. Rome (2005)

★ 8.3/10

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
8. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

★ 8.2/10

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead…
9. Grey's Anatomy (2005)

★ 8.2/10

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
10. Prison Break (2005)

★ 8.1/10

Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out…
11. Ghost Whisperer (2005)

★ 8.1/10

Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing…
12. Gag Manga Biyori (2005)

★ 8.0/10

Known for its hyperactive, random, and nonsensical style that revolves around various plots and characters throughout the series. It makes absolutely no sense.
13. Ideal (2005)

★ 7.9/10

Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.
14. Commander in Chief (2005)

★ 7.7/10

Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that…
15. Weeds (2005)

★ 7.5/10

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
16. Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf (2005)

★ 7.4/10

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese animated television series which was created by Huang Weiming, Lin Yuting and Luo Yinggeng, and produced by Creative Power Entertaining. The show is about a group of goats…
17. Spicks and Specks (2005)

★ 7.4/10

Adam Hills, one of Australia's favourite comedians and winner of Edinburgh's Best of the Fest award, is joined by two team captains, comedian and actor Alan Brough and radio breakfast announcer Myf Warhurst, as well as…
18. The Comeback (2005)

★ 7.3/10

For Valerie Cherish, no price is too high to pay for clinging to the spotlight. Desperate to revive her career, she agrees to star in a reality TV series, allowing cameras to follow her every move as she lands a part…
19. Trinity Blood (2005)

★ 7.2/10

Many centuries ago, man's Armageddon gave birth to the vampires' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican's…
20. 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

★ 7.2/10

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.
21. Surface (2005)

★ 7.1/10

A marine biologist, an insurance salesman and a teenage boy find their lives changed when a new and often dangerous sea life species emerges, while the government tries to keep the affair under wraps.
22. One Missed Call (2005)

★ 7.1/10

Yumi, a writer of a science magazine, witnesses a mysterious death of a high school girl who received a "one missed call" from her own cell phone, two weeks in the future. The disturbing message on the cell phone turns…
23. Deadliest Catch (2005)

★ 7.1/10

Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet…
24. Intervention (2005)

★ 7.1/10

People whose uncontrollable addiction to drugs, alcohol or compulsive behavior has brought them to the brink of destruction and has devastated their family and friends are presented with a life-changing opportunity of…
25. American Dad! (2005)

★ 7.0/10

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter…
26. Playing It Straight (2005)

★ 7.0/10

The reality game show that throws down the ultimate gaydar gauntlet, with money at stake for the man who can 'play it straight'.
27. Numb3rs (2005)

★ 7.0/10

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of…
28. Mock the Week (2005)

★ 7.0/10

Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected…
29. Hell's Kitchen (2005)

★ 6.9/10

Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing…
30. Gardening Australia (2005)

★ 6.7/10

Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the nation.
31. Iron Chef America (2005)

★ 6.5/10

Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food…
32. Johnny Test (2005)

★ 6.4/10

Young Johnny is gung-ho and full of courage. Johnny's brainiac twin sisters, Susan and Mary, use Johnny as their guinea pig for their outrageous scientific experiments. If they can dream it up, Johnny will do it; as…
33. The Ultimate Fighter (2005)

★ 6.4/10

The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.
34. Dragons' Den (2005)

★ 6.3/10

Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash.
35. The F Word (2005)

★ 6.2/10

The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes to food preparation and celebrity food fads. The programme is made by…
36. Dancing with the Stars (2005)

★ 6.1/10

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the…
37. The Apprentice (2005)

★ 5.8/10

British version of the reality competitions series that sees young entrepreneurs compete in several business tasks, attempting to survive the weekly firings in order to become the business partner of one of the most…
38. MasterChef (2005)

★ 5.4/10

Into the kitchen and under the spotlight. Amateur cooks duel it out for the right to be called the MasterChef UK Champion. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed its name to Masterchef in 2008.
39. The Surgeon (2005)

★ 0.0/10

The Surgeon was an Australian primetime television Medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney…