The Best TV Shows on AVRO

Every AVRO Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Boasting a rich catalog, AVRO features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1956 to 2014. Notable series such as Eurovision Song Contest and Die Caterina-Valente-Show from AVRO first graced the screens in 1956 and 1966. As of August 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of AVRO’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • Junior Eurovision Song Contest
    Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2003)9.5

    The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong, is a song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year, however the same city can host the contest more than once.

  • The Bluffers
    The Bluffers (1985)8.0

    Welcome to the magical, musical land of Bluffoonia where the evil tyrant, Clandestino, rules the kingdom with an iron hand and a cold heart. Day by day he's destroying the beautiful forest for his own selfish gains, but the Bluffers—a group of lovable and mischievous animals—are determined to save their forest homeland.

  • Wedden, dat..?
    Wedden, dat..? (1986)8.0

  • Spoorloos verdwenen
    Spoorloos verdwenen (2006)8.0

    A special team searches for missing persons.

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.2

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • Otje
    Otje (1998)7.0

  • We gaan nog niet naar huis
    We gaan nog niet naar huis (2008)7.0

  • Doctor Snuggles
    Doctor Snuggles (1981)6.8

    Doctor Snuggles is an animated television series created by Jeffrey O'Kelly based on original artwork by Nick Price, about a friendly and optimistic inventor named Doctor Snuggles who has unusual adventures with his friends. The show featured fantastical scenarios which usually involved Doctor Snuggles inventing something outlandish such as a robot helper or diamond-making machine, and had a variety of supporting characters who were mostly anthropomorphic animals.

  • The Hidden Force
    The Hidden Force (1974)6.4

    In the sweltering Dutch East Indies, the European colonizers are plagued by a hidden force; a combination of tropical magic, Eastern inscrutability and mutual incomprehension. Blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people, resident Van Oudyck, his son, daughter and seductive wife slowly but surely fall prey to this mysterious force...

  • Pleidooi
    Pleidooi (1993)6.0

  • Ramses
    Ramses (2014)5.8

    A chronicle of legendary Dutch singer Ramses Shaffy’s rise to fame, from his early days as a stage actor in late 1950s Amsterdam to his emergence as a national music icon throughout the following two decades.

  • Mensen zoals jij en ik
    Mensen zoals jij en ik (1981)5.5

  • Willem van Oranje
    Willem van Oranje (1984)4.7

    Willem van Oranje tells the remarkable life story of our Father of the Fatherland. Although loyal to the Spanish crown, Willem van Oranje-Nassau has moral objections when he hears Philip II's plans. Bloody inquisitions are being planned against the Protestants in Europe, which will not spare the Dutch people either. Although Catholic, William was absolutely opposed to any form of infringement on religious freedom. Friendship and love, but also intrigue and betrayal, were all part of the fascinating life of the founder of the current Dutch Royal House.

  • Die Caterina-Valente-Show
    Die Caterina-Valente-Show (1966)1.5

  • André Van Duin - Een Avondje TeeVee met André
    André Van Duin - Een Avondje TeeVee met André (1969)N/A

  • Opsporing Verzocht
    Opsporing Verzocht (1982)N/A

    Opsporing Verzocht is een Nederlands televisieprogramma dat wordt uitgezonden door de AVRO.

  • Blik op de Weg
    Blik op de Weg (1991)N/A

  • Allemaal FILM
    Allemaal FILM (2007)N/A

  • Bloedverwanten
    Bloedverwanten (2010)N/A

  • De Tiende van Tijl
    De Tiende van Tijl (2010)N/A