The Best TV Shows on Kanal 5

Every Kanal 5 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Peruse our comprehensive roster of Kanal 5’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of April 2026. Highlighting Kanal 5’s quality programming, Big Brother Sverige and High Chaparall stand out, premiering in 2000 and 2003. Kanal 5 has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 2000 and as recent as 2023.

  • Who Do You Think You Are?
    Who Do You Think You Are? (2009)10.0

    A Swedish version of the British genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are?, where famous people are searching for truths and hidden stories about their family history.

  • High Chaparall
    High Chaparall (2003)8.9

    High Chaparall is a Swedish television program which first aired in 2003 on the Kanal 5 network. The show is an interview/adventure series featuring the Swedish comedy duo of Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson. Although the pair continued to be provocative, this program proved to be less controversial than their previous television work and ultimately became much more successful. The team is known popularly in Sweden as simply "Filip and Fredrik."

  • Över Atlanten
    Över Atlanten (2019)8.7

    Six famous Swedes embark on the greatest adventure of their lives - a voyage across the Atlantic. 500 miles on the high seas. Surrendered to the forces of the weather - and each other.

  • Wahlgrens Värld
    Wahlgrens Värld (2016)8.5

    The artist Pernilla Wahlgren opens up the doors to her luxurious home on Lidingö and invites us to follow her crazy, funny, messy everyday life filled with love, emotions and a bit of chaos - glitter and glamour is mixed with sweatpants and family bickering.

  • Kompani Svan
    Kompani Svan (2022)7.7

    Famous Swedes sign up to be trained by Gunde Svan, Mikael Tornving and the Swedish military at boot camp. It requires a will of steel - and blood, sweat and tears.

  • Border Control: Sweden
    Border Control: Sweden (2022)7.3

    Thousands of people cross Sweden's borders every day. We follow customs officers, investigators, scouts and dog handlers who daily secure Sweden's borders, ports and airports.

  • The Truth Will Out
    The Truth Will Out (2018)7.2

    Could Sweden’s most notorious killer be innocent? Detective Peter Wendel struggles to hold together his fractured psyche – and mismatched cold case team – while uncovering the truth of a cryptic message.

  • Summer with the Family
    Summer with the Family (2017)6.5

    Jens and wife Åsa pack up the family to spend the summer in the archipelago. The idyll, however, does not appear when it comes out that the in-laws do not intend to leave the cottage to Jens and Åsa, but plan to spend the whole summer there with them.

  • All Against All
    All Against All (2019)6.4

    Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson put the general knowledge of popular celebrities to the test - with a brand new twist.

  • Jeopardy! Sverige
    Jeopardy! Sverige (2023)6.2

    Well-educated, well-known Swedes compete for a pot of money that goes to charity. Mikael Tornving provides the answers and the contestants ask the questions.

  • Helt perfekt
    Helt perfekt (2018)6.0

    Johan is a friendly but self-absorbed man with a difficult inability to say no. He strives for the perfect life, but is getting involved constantly in uncomfortable situations.

  • Playa del Sol
    Playa del Sol (2007)5.8

    Playa del Sol is a Swedish comedy, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin, which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 25 half-hour episodes. Season 1 aired from 21 January 2007 to 15 April 2007 while season 2 aired from 27 September 2009 to 20 December 2009. Starring Mikael Tornving and Henrik Hjelt. The first episode was seen by over 2.36 million viewers.

  • Arga snickaren
    Arga snickaren (2009)5.5

  • Smartare än en femteklassare
    Smartare än en femteklassare (2011)5.0

    A Swedish game show based on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

  • Big Brother Sverige
    Big Brother Sverige (2000)3.2

  • Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik
    Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik (2009)N/A

  • Nybyggarna
    Nybyggarna (2012)N/A

    To find participants for the program Anders Öfvergård lived as a homeless in ten days, around the Greater Stockholm. He spent nights in public toilets, an illegal campsite and in a cellar. The idea for the program came when it hit him and his two colleagues from the production company Skare.

  • Café Bärs
    Café Bärs (2013)N/A

  • Nugammalt
    Nugammalt (2013)N/A

  • BIANCA
    BIANCA (2022)N/A

    Unfiltered and unexpected when Bianca Ingrosso invites Swedish and international stars to Sweden's new big talk show - BIANCA.