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 January 2026. Premiering in 1987 and 1998, The World in Front and Rolie Polie Olie are among France 5’s most celebrated shows. With its programming history stretching from 1987 to 2024, France 5 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • 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.

  • Les drôles de petites bêtes
    Les drôles de petites bêtes (2001)8.0

  • 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.

  • Geronimo Stilton
    Geronimo Stilton (2009)7.8

    Geronimo Stilton is about the titular character, a mouse journalist and head of the Geronimo Stilton Media Group. He searches New Mouse City and places around the world for new scoops while having adventures along the way with his nephew Benjamin, cousin Trap, sister Thea and Benjamin's friend Pandora Woz. Most episodes share no story connections and are generally self-contained, though some episodes feature ties and characters from others.

  • The Naked Travellers
    The Naked Travellers (2012)7.6

    Two bold young adventurers set off naked and penniless, only equipped with a knife, a bundle, three discreet cameras and a drone.

  • Amazing Train Journeys
    Amazing Train Journeys (2011)7.5

  • The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
    The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog (2010)7.0

    Sudden disappearances, strange natural phenomena, curious animal behavior, and even muddy footprints all call for Alfred's investigative and deductive reasoning skills. With a keen interest in technology, Alfred always carries a high-tech pocket device that stores clues and collects fingerprints. He isn't alone in his quest; his friends Camille and Milo are always by his side, helping him solve the mysteries of Gnarly Woods.

  • Science grand format
    Science grand format (2016)7.0

    A look at relevant scientific issues

  • Rolie Polie Olie
    Rolie Polie Olie (1998)6.6

    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.

  • On n'est pas que des cobayes !
    On n'est pas que des cobayes ! (2011)6.0

  • Le Doc du dimanche
    Le Doc du dimanche (2008)5.7

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

  • Mila, raconte mille et une histoires
    Mila, raconte mille et une histoires (2006)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