The Teen Shows That Defined The 2000s, Ranked

The Teen Shows That Defined The 2000s, Ranked

If you grew up in the 2000s — and by “grew up,” we mean got braces, had your first pimple, and learned to drive a car — then you were hella spoiled when it came to good television. While critics continuously rave that the era of prestige TV of the 2020s is the best television ("peak TV"), we beg to differ. It's true that shows with insane budgets (The Crown, Game of Thrones, Severance) have dominated the discourse and TV has gotten better at dep…