The Best TV Shows on BNNVARA

Every BNNVARA Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Icons of BNNVARA, 2 voor 12 and Zembla made their debut in 1971 and 1995, setting industry standards. Check out the most acclaimed shows on BNNVARA, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for January 2026. BNNVARA’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1971 to 2025.

  • Zembla
    Zembla (1995)9.3

    Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial. A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries. In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.

  • Even tot Hier
    Even tot Hier (2019)8.8

    Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe literally make a performance of the week every week.

  • Dutch Hope
    Dutch Hope (2014)8.1

    Forensic psychiatrist Fokke Augustinus makes an unexpected career change when he inherits his father's mansion in Groningen where he becomes involved with a criminal organization with a marijuana plantation on his father's land.

  • Tropenjaren
    Tropenjaren (2022)8.0

    Tropenjaren is a comedy about the whirlwind of new parenthood and a former life that’s gone for good. When Jelle and his wife Rosa welcome their first child, a new chapter unfolds. The young parents strive to do their best for their daughter Stella while also trying to keep their work lives and relationship as lively and ambitious as ever. Nights out and parties, however, quickly give way to diapers and babysitters. In short, the couple is gearing up for the tropenjaren—the intense early years of parenting.

  • Dertigers
    Dertigers (2020)7.5

  • Oogappels
    Oogappels (2019)7.4

    Four different families in a medium-sized Dutch city are followed. Their children attend the same high school. The parents all have their own way of raising children. But for all of them it is true that they set the bar very high for themselves and their little ones: life must be perfect above all!

  • Anoniem
    Anoniem (2023)7.2

    History teacher Jurre and public prosecutor Sarah each battle the criminal world in their own way. Although the two have been married for years, they keep their double life a secret from each other in order to protect each other and their family. The situation is getting more and more dangerous and their children are no longer safe either.

  • Smeris
    Smeris (2014)7.1

  • #BOOS
    #BOOS (2016)7.0

  • Red Light
    Red Light (2020)6.4

    Three women become entangled in the world of human trafficking and prostitution when Esther's husband suddenly disappears. From completely different worlds, the lives of these women become intertwined. They discover that they need each other to escape from the difficult situations they find themselves in.

  • Elixir
    Elixir (2025)6.3

    Isabelle Rombauts is unexpectedly appointed CEO of the family business Rombauts Pharma, an important player on the international pharmaceutical market. She soon encounters the consequences of serious mismanagement by her father and brother. And she is faced with a devilish dilemma: should she follow her own conscience? Or the interests of her influential family?

  • The Blood Pact
    The Blood Pact (2017)6.2

    A man who works for the tax authorities ends up becoming friends with a dangerous criminal after their daughters become best friends and he accidentally saves his life

  • This Is Gonna Be Great
    This Is Gonna Be Great (2024)6.0

    David (28) moves to Berlin to live with his girlfriend, but she dumps him immediately. Unwilling to give up on his hyper-romantic expectations about friendship, love and paying rent, he decides to stay. Things don't go as planned.

  • ANNE+
    ANNE+ (2018)5.9

    The weekend Anne (24) moves into her own place she unexpectedly runs into her ex-girlfriend Lily, and a lot has happened since they broke up four years ago. Over the weekend, Anne reflects on the relationships she has had throughout her student years in Amsterdam.

  • First Dates NL
    First Dates NL (2015)5.0

  • De Wereld Draait Door
    De Wereld Draait Door (2005)4.9

    Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.

  • 2 voor 12
    2 voor 12 (1971)N/A

  • 3 on Tour
    3 on Tour (2007)N/A

    3 op Reis is a travel program hosted by Floortje Dessing and Sebastiaan Labrie. In addition to the fixed hosts there is a guest host, who explores an eco-destination.

  • Vier handen op één buik
    Vier handen op één buik (2012)N/A

    Each episode stars a new, about to be, teenage mom.

  • Break Free
    Break Free (2016)N/A

    Portraits of young, lively people who were on board the MH17, the plane that was shot down five years ago in Ukraine. In this series, friends and family complete the journey their loved one wanted to take.