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19-2 (2014 TV series)

19-2 (2014 TV series): English-language Canadian police drama on Bravo, 2014–2017, four seasons, adapting the 2011 Quebec series; stars Adrian Holmes and Jared Keeso as Montreal patrol partners Nick Barron and Ben Chartier.

1923 (TV series)

1923 is a Taylor Sheridan Western drama on Paramount+, a Yellowstone prequel starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton in 1920s Montana; two eight-episode seasons, 2022–2025.

1962: The War in the Hills

1962: The War in the Hills is a 2021 Hindi Disney+ Hotstar war series by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Abhay Deol as Major Suraj Singh, fictionalizing the 1962 Sino-Indian War last stand of about 126 Indian soldiers against 3,000 Chinese troops.

1970s in manga

The 1970s in manga: the decade Japanese comics became a mass medium, with the shōjo manga innovation by the Year 24 Group, the rise of seinen manga and Weekly Shōnen Jump, and the 1975 founding of Comic Market.

1983 (TV series)

1983 is Netflix's first Polish original series, an eight-episode alternate-history thriller created by Joshua Long, directed by Agnieszka Holland and three others, premiering 30 November 2018, set in a 2003 Poland where the Iron Curtain never fell.

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls: CBS sitcom (2011-2017) co-created by Whitney Cummings and Michael Patrick King; Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs as diner waitresses Max Black and Caroline Channing chasing a cupcake business; six seasons, 138 episodes, one Primetime Emmy, canceled in 2017.

2 Days & 1 Night (박)

2 Days & 1 Night (1박 2일, 1N2D) is a KBS2 Korean reality-variety show premiering August 5, 2007, where cast members take two-day road trips across South Korea with bokbulbok games deciding meals and lodging; created by Lee Myung-han and Na Young-seok.

2 Good 2 Be True

2 Good 2 Be True is a 2022 ABS-CBN Philippine romantic comedy teleserye starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla (KathNiel), directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar, the first Philippine series to premiere on Netflix ahead of TV, 130 episodes.

2 Stupid Dogs

2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated series created by Donovan Cook for Hanna-Barbera, airing from 1993 to 1995 about two dogs misunderstanding everyday situations.

200 (South Park)

"200" is South Park's 200th episode (S14E5, April 14, 2010, written by Trey Parker), in which ridiculed celebrities led by Tom Cruise sue the town over Muhammad's protective "goo"; it drew Revolution Muslim threats and was later pulled from streaming.

2004 in manga

2004 in manga: peak year of the North American manga boom, with about 1,000 US titles released, sales of $110–140 million, Del Rey and other new publishers entering, and Jump debuts Death Note, Gintama, and Steel Ball Run in Japan.

201 (South Park)

"201" is the April 21, 2010 South Park episode, second part of the 200th-episode two-parter, censored by Comedy Central after Revolution Muslim death threats over Muhammad; it remains banned from streaming.

2016 in American television

2016 in American television covers the year's US broadcasts, when live events led ratings, cable news drew record audiences, and streaming reached 24% of viewing.

2018 in American television

2018 in American television: a year when children's TV ratings fell 20 percent as young viewers moved to YouTube, over 200 OTT providers operated in the US, and prestige series drew on literary sources.

2021 in anime

2021 in anime: the year Japanese animation rebounded from COVID-19, with the industry market hitting a record 2.74 trillion yen (113.3% of 2020), driven by streaming, merchandising, and international sales, plus major film releases and notable industry deaths.

2022 in anime

2022 in anime: the year's Japanese animated output, about 602 new titles. Standouts included Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Witch from Mercury, and BOCCHI THE ROCK!; production market grew 4.9% to ¥259.79 billion; creators Kazuki Takahashi and Fujiko F. Fujio A died.

2023 in American television

2023 in American television: the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes halted production, the 75th Emmys moved to January 2024, Suits set a 12-week Nielsen record, and streaming peaked at 38.7% of TV usage.

2023 in anime

2023 in anime: the year's Japanese animation releases and industry. Attack on Titan concluded, Frieren and Oshi no Ko (推しの子) broke out, and the AJA-record 3,346.5 billion yen market saw overseas revenue surpass domestic for the second time.

2027 in anime

2027 in anime: the scheduled Japanese animated releases of 2027, including THE ONE PIECE on Netflix (February), Kagurabachi (April, Crunchyroll), Frieren and Delicious in Dungeon sequels (October), Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Part 2, and Death Stranding Isolations on Disney+.

20th Century Boys (20世紀少年)

20th Century Boys (20世紀少年) is Naoki Urasawa's sci-fi mystery manga, serialized in Big Comic Spirits 1999–2006 in 22 volumes, about childhood friends versus the cult of Friend; adapted into Yukihiko Tsutsumi's 2008–2009 live-action film trilogy.

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street: Fox police drama (1987–1991, 103 episodes) by Hasburgh and Cannell about undercover young-looking cops in schools, starring Johnny Depp; basis for the 2012 and 2014 Lord-Miller comedy films with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.

227 (TV series)

227 is the NBC sitcom (1985–1990, 116 episodes) starring Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, adapted from a Christine Houston play, part of the 1980s boom of black sitcoms; Jackée Harry won the 1987 Emmy.

23.5

23.5 (องศาที่โลกเอียง, When the Earth Is Spinning Around) is GMMTV's first Thai GL series (2024), adapted from Blue's novel, starring Milk Pansa Vosbein and Love Pattranite Limpatiyakorn as Ongsa and Sun, 12 episodes on GMM25 and Netflix.

24 (Indian TV series)

24 is a Hindi-language Indian action thriller series adapted from the American series, starring Anil Kapoor as anti-terror chief Jai Singh Rathod, aired on Colors TV from 2013.

24 (TV series)

24 is a Fox real-time action thriller created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran (2001–2010, 8 seasons), starring Kiefer Sutherland as CTU agent Jack Bauer, with each season covering one day in 24 episodes; Emmys include 2006 Outstanding Drama Series.

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing is a Food Network cooking competition hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi in which 24 chefs face 24 challenges over 24 nonstop hours across eight skill-based shifts; it premiered April 14, 2024, with prizes rising from $50,000 to $100,000 by season 3.

24: Legacy

24: Legacy is a 2017 Fox spin-off/reboot of the series 24, created by Manny Coto and Evan Katz, starring Corey Hawkins as Army Ranger Eric Carter with Miranda Otto; 12 real-time episodes, canceled after one season.

24: Live Another Day

24: Live Another Day (Day 9, Season 9) is Fox's 12-episode 2014 event series reviving 24, set in London four years after season 8, with Kiefer Sutherland returning as fugitive Jack Bauer; premiered May 5, 2014 to 8 million viewers.

28 Days Later (film series)

28 Days Later (film series): British post-apocalyptic horror franchise by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland about the Rage Virus and fast "Infected"; four films from 28 Days Later (2002) to 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026), plus comics, with a fifth film and a trilogy capper in development.

2point4 Children

2point4 Children is a BBC One family sitcom created and written by Andrew Marshall, running 1991–1999 in eight series and 56 episodes about the Porter family of Chiswick, ending after Gary Olsen's 2000 death.