Editing 2000s (section)

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The PBS series ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' aired its final episode on August 31, 2001. Two years later, its host and creator, [[Fred Rogers]], died from stomach cancer.

''[[Law & Order]]'' was a police procedural drama that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990, and ran for 20 seasons. The show aired its series finale ("[[Rubber Room (Law & Order)|Rubber Room]]") on May 24, 2010, but later returned on February 24, 2022.

''[[Tomorrow's World]]'' was a long-running [[BBC]] television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on July 7, 1965, on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled in early 2003.

''[[That '70s Show]]'' was an American television period sitcom based on the [[1970s]] decade. The 1970s retro style permeated the 2000s decade. The show ended on May 18, 2006.

''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'' is a British soap opera set in [[Liverpool]], [[England]], particularly well known for showcasing topics that were considered taboo in English culture at the time, such as being the first television programme in the UK to show a lesbian kiss before the 9pm [[Watershed (broadcasting)|watershed]]. The series began on the launch night of [[Channel 4]] on November 2, 1982, and ran for 21 years until November 4, 2003.

In January 2004, the [[BBC]] cancelled the ''[[Kilroy (TV series)|Kilroy]]'' show (which had run for 18 years), after an article entitled 'We owe Arabs nothing' written by its host [[Robert Kilroy-Silk]] was published in the [[Sunday Express]] tabloid newspaper.

''[[Friends]]'' is an American sitcom which aired on [[NBC]] from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004. Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, and its series finale ("[[The Last One (Friends)|The Last One]]") ranked as the [[List of most watched television broadcasts|fifth most watched overall television series finale]] as well as the most watched single television episode of the 2000s on U.S. television.

''[[The X-Files]]'' was a science fiction television series which aired for nine seasons on Fox that premiered on September 10, 1993. The show aired its series finale ("[[The Truth (The X-Files)|The Truth]]") on May 19, 2002.

''[[Frasier]]'', a spin-off TV series of ''[[Cheers]]'' (that ended in 1993), is an American sitcom that was broadcast on [[NBC]] for eleven seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004, (only a week after the broadcast of the final episode of ''Friends''). It was one of the most successful [[spin-off product|spin-off]] and popular series in television history, as well as one of the most critically acclaimed comedy series.

On June 20, 2006, after 42 years, British [[music chart]] show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' was formally cancelled and it was announced that the last edition would be broadcast on July 30, 2006.

''[[Grandstand]]'' is a British television sport program. Broadcast between 1958 and 2007, it was one of the [[BBC]]'s longest running sports shows.

After 30 years, British television drama series ''[[Grange Hill]]'' (originally made by the [[BBC]]) was cancelled and the last episode was shown on September 15, 2008.

''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' is a medical drama that premiered on NBC on September 19, 1994, and ran for 15 seasons. The show aired its series finale ("[[And in the End...]]") on April 2, 2009.