The Best TV Shows on France 5

Every France 5 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on France 5, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for February 2026. The World in Front and Rolie Polie Olie represent the pinnacle of France 5’s programming, launching in 1987 and 1998. Boasting a rich catalog, France 5 features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1987 to 2024.

  • Willa's Wild Life
    Willa's Wild Life (2008)10.0

    Willa's Wild Life is a French/Canadian/American animated television series that first aired on ABC2 in 2008, then on Qubo and Nickelodeon Canada in 2009. The show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals.

  • The World in Front
    The World in Front (1987)9.7

    Weekly current affairs show

  • Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects
    Minuscule: The Private Life of Insects (2006)8.1

    Short video animations giving a bird's eye view of insects' day to day existence, distorted through a burlesque, yet poetic lens.

  • Simon
    Simon (2016)7.9

    Simon is an adorable little rabbit who exudes all the vitality of childhood. He's at an age when little rabbits (and indeed little children!) are starting to come into their own - challenging relationships with parents, embarking upon school life, learning about the world in general, dealing with authority and of course, language.

  • Echappées Belles
    Echappées Belles (2006)7.8

    Échappées Belles is a French weekly discovery magazine, broadcast on Saturdays in the first part of the evening on France 5 since September 30, 2006. It is presented in turn by Sophie Jovillard, Jérôme Pitorin, Ismaël Khelifa, Tiga, Sabine Quindou, Théo Curin and Anto Cocagne.

  • Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
    Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land (2004)7.3

  • La Case du siècle
    La Case du siècle (2010)7.3

    A French current affairs show.

  • Science grand format
    Science grand format (2016)7.2

    A look at relevant scientific issues

  • Boris
    Boris (2013)7.0

  • Loopdidoo
    Loopdidoo (2006)6.8

    LOOPDIDOO tells the adventures of an eager pup and his 5-year-old human, Petunia. Each day is a new slate for these two best pals, typically bringing much mischief along with fun times together. Sometimes they're joined by Loopdidoo's feline nemesis, Oodles, who keeps the doggy on his toes with his antics.

  • Rolie Polie Olie
    Rolie Polie Olie (1998)6.7

    Rolie Polie Olie was a children's television series produced by Nelvana, distributed by Disney, and created by William Joyce, Maggie Swanson, and Anne Wood. The show centers on a little roly pollie who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The show was one of the earliest series that was fully animated in CGI, and the first CGI animated preschool series.Rolie Polie Olie now airs in reruns on Disney Junior. Rolie Polie Olie won a Gemini Award in Canada for "Best Animated Program" in 1999. The show also won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program" in 2000 and 2005. William Joyce won a 1999 Daytime Emmy for Best Production Design for this series. The show has a vintage atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s and early 1960s, with futuristic elements.

  • Yakari
    Yakari (2005)6.6

    The adventures of a young Sioux Native American who has the unique ability to talk with animals.

  • Louie
    Louie (2006)6.6

    Have you ever dreamed of exploring an island or travelling to the moon? Do you yearn to race cars or talk to a friendly bear? No problem! Everything is possible with Louie! With his help and Yoko’s, you’ll learn how to draw while having fun!

  • C à vous
    C à vous (2009)6.1

    Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second part, the program welcomes, around a meal prepared by a qualified chef, artists in promotion.

  • C Politique
    C Politique (2009)2.5

  • C ce soir, le débat
    C ce soir, le débat (2021)2.0

  • Yeti Tales
    Yeti Tales (2016)N/A

    Welcome to the neighborhood book store, where mascot Yetili comes to life for adventures during storytime with Nina and Leon.

  • Pirata et Capitano
    Pirata et Capitano (2016)N/A

  • Little Bear
    Little Bear (2020)N/A

    Pompon is a six-year-old - in bear years. He is mischievous, cheerful, and playful. But above all things, he has an incredible and precious talent that his best friend Rita and his parents enjoy tremendously: he can make extra out of ordinary! Thanks to his imagination taking him on creative detours, growing day by day becomes child’s play!

  • Jibé et Lucien en coulisses
    Jibé et Lucien en coulisses (2024)N/A