The Best TV Shows on ČT1

Every ČT1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from October 2025 that includes over 20 unique series. Highlighting ČT1’s quality programming, GENUS and Český slavík stand out, premiering in 1995 and 1996. ČT1’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1995 to 2023.

  • Kluci v akci
    Kluci v akci (2005)8.0

  • První republika
    První republika (2014)8.0

  • OKTOPUS
    OKTOPUS (2023)8.0

    A Prague police unit reopens time‑critical cold cases before the statute of limitations runs out, pairing a seasoned loner with a principled young detective to re‑examine old evidence and pursue new leads across real city locations.

  • Kukačky
    Kukačky (2021)7.7

  • Případy 1. oddělení
    Případy 1. oddělení (2014)7.5

  • Všechnopárty
    Všechnopárty (2005)7.3

  • Vyprávěj
    Vyprávěj (2009)7.3

    Set in Czechoslovakia, the drama follows the lives of its characters against the backdrop of real historical events that shape their personal stories. To evoke period atmosphere, the series intersperses authentic clips from vintage Czechoslovak film newsreels, using their original commentaries or newly recorded historical voice-overs by Vladimír Fišer. A narrator, initially voiced by Vojtěch Kotek and later by Matěj Hádek, provides continuity and reflection, guiding viewers through changing times. Under the guidance of screenwriter Rudolf Merkner, each episode’s script weaves family and individual dramas into key moments of Czech and Slovak history: political shifts, cultural trends, and social transformations from the 1960s onward.

  • Úsměvy
    Úsměvy (1996)7.0

  • StarDance
    StarDance (2006)7.0

  • Labyrinth
    Labyrinth (2015)6.1

    Finding the body of the regional politician Karas, killed in the spirit of medieval torture and carefully arranged in a strange scene, unleash police hunt for a sadistic perpetrator. He puts investigation team in the way of a complex series of murders that shake the local region and criminologists themselves.

  • The Informant
    The Informant (2020)6.0

    1950s. Under the communist regime, a struggling actor joins the KGB as an informant to make ends meet. He quickly finds himself caught up in a dangerous web of deceit and treachery.

  • The Prague Mysteries
    The Prague Mysteries (2021)5.9

    The Inspector Hynek Budik as been assigned chief of police in the area on the outskirts of Prague, With detectives Martin Novacek an inexperienced rookie and the inspector Havlik will seek to solve difficult cases of murder.

  • Hlava Medúzy
    Hlava Medúzy (2021)5.6

  • Scene of the Crime Ostrava
    Scene of the Crime Ostrava (2020)5.4

  • Bohéma
    Bohéma (2017)4.5

    Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.

  • Škoda lásky
    Škoda lásky (2013)2.0

  • GENUS
    GENUS (1995)N/A

  • Český slavík
    Český slavík (1996)N/A

  • Doktor Martin
    Doktor Martin (2015)N/A

  • Co naše babičky uměly a na co my jsme zapomněli
    Co naše babičky uměly a na co my jsme zapomněli (2018)N/A