The Best TV Shows on CBeebies

Every CBeebies Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Our curated list, current as of December 2025, showcases over 20 of CBeebies’s highest-rated series. Among CBeebies’s finest offerings are BBC Proms and Postman Pat, which debuted in 1947 and 1981, respectively. From 1947 through to 2021, CBeebies has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • JoJo & Gran Gran
    JoJo & Gran Gran (2020)10.0

    JoJo is almost five, and Gran Gran is her wise and loving grandmother. They live close to each other, and Gran Gran always has something fun planned to do when JoJo comes to visit.

  • Numberblocks
    Numberblocks (2016)8.9

    Learn how much fun counting can be with the Numberblocks - a fun-loving group of numbers who work together to solve problems big and small.

  • Octonauts: Above & Beyond
    Octonauts: Above & Beyond (2021)8.8

    The Octonauts expand their exploration beyond the sea -- and onto land! With new rides and new friends, they'll protect any habitats and animals at risk.

  • Kerwhizz
    Kerwhizz (2008)8.2

    Three teams answer ker-razy questions to win “Mods” to add to their Racing Pods. They then race two madcap laps round a unique Raceworld.

  • Hey Duggee
    Hey Duggee (2014)7.9

    Animated preschool series about a clubhouse that is run by a big dog called Duggee.

  • BBC Proms
    BBC Proms (1947)7.7

    The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

  • Octonauts
    Octonauts (2010)7.2

    Follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles.

  • Bing
    Bing (2014)7.0

    Bing is a young and lovable bunny learning about the big world around him, with the help of his friends. A warm and gentle animation, based on the bestselling books by Ted Dewan.

  • Pingu
    Pingu (1986)6.9

    Playful penguin Pingu lives with his family in Antarctica, where he often finds himself caught up in mischievous high jinks with his pal Robby.

  • Chuggington
    Chuggington (2008)6.7

    Koko, Brewster and Wilson are three young, adventurous trainee "chuggers", learning about working on the railway in the town of Chuggington, with the help of the railway controller, Vee, the older engines, and their human friends.

  • Postman Pat
    Postman Pat (1981)6.6

    Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.

  • In the Night Garden
    In the Night Garden (2007)6.6

    In the Night Garden is a magical place that exists between the waking and sleeping imagination of children close to the representation of a nursery rhyme.

  • Fireman Sam
    Fireman Sam (1987)6.1

    Follow the adventures of fireman Sam and his colleagues as they protect the citizens of the Welsh town of Pontypandy. Whenever the alarm sounds, brave Sam and his co-workers can be counted on to jump into a fire engine, hop onto a helicopter, or even launch an inflatable lifeboat to battle blazes, mount rescue missions, or provide medical attention to those in need.

  • The Numtums
    The Numtums (2012)6.0

    The Numtums is a children's television show about a group of ten small creatures called Numtums. It first aired in 2012 on the BBC's children's channel CBeebies, and is designed as an interactive programme to help a young audience learn about numbers.

  • School of Roars
    School of Roars (2017)6.0

    Class is in session for mini-monsters Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Wingston and Yummble, who learn quirky lessons from their teacher Miss Grizzlesniff.

  • Bob the Builder
    Bob the Builder (1999)5.9

    Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and follow-through. The team always shows that “The Fun Is In Getting It Done!”

  • Peter Rabbit
    Peter Rabbit (2013)5.9

    Nickelodeon brings treasured literary icon Peter Rabbit to life with the new CG-animated preschool series, Peter Rabbit. The series is a fresh re-imagining of the popular Beatrix Potter children’s books based on Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit features educational goals that encourage preschoolers to learn problem-solving and interpersonal skills, self-efficacy, resilience, positive re-framing and fostering an interest in and respect for nature.

  • Space Pirates
    Space Pirates (2007)N/A

    Space Pirates is a British children's television series originally shown on CBeebies. It is a mixture of live action and animation, set aboard a space ship which orbits Earth. It stars Luke Toulson as Captain DJ, and features the voice of Radio 1 newsreader Dominic Byrne as an alien news/weather/travel reporter called Zorst. There are 30 episodes which were first shown from 3 November 2007 until 22 March 2008.

  • Alphablocks
    Alphablocks (2010)N/A

    Alphablocks is a British children's educational television programme that attempts to teach children how to spell with the use of animated blocks representing each letter. It is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphablocks Ltd.

  • Little Roy
    Little Roy (2016)N/A

    Spin-off from series Roy about the adventures of Roy the cartoon character growing up as a little boy with his parents and his sister Becky.