An AOL article lists the best TV shows of the 2000's. How I Met Your Mother is 36, Buffy is 31, Dexter is 22, and Veronica Mars is 21.
31.
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' (1997-2003)
Joss Whedon had seven seasons to play out monster slayer Buffy Summers' (Sarah Michelle Gellar) life, taking her from angst-addled, sarcastic teen to an adult who'd survived heartbreak, loss and even her own death. It's rare to get the opportunity to follow a beloved character through such a lengthy, seminal timeline, and fans were further rewarded with a satisfying, Hellmouth-destroying finale.
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