The Best TV Shows on MBC 1

Every MBC 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

With its programming history stretching from 2000 to 2025, MBC 1 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from September 2026 that includes over 20 unique series. Al Zeer Salem and Layali Al-Salehiya represent the pinnacle of MBC 1’s programming, launching in 2000 and 2004.

  • Layl
    Layl (2025)10.0

    The daughter of a diplomat and the son of a humble farmer share a love that crosses every boundary — until fate separates them. Years later she returns, carrying secrets that recast everything they once shared in a darker light. Starring Mahmoud Nasr and Carmen Bsaibes, it's a faster-paced, culturally adapted take on one of Turkish drama's most beloved love stories.

  • Omar
    Omar (2012)9.0

    A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.

  • Heera
    Heera (2022)8.3

    In a tale of love and revenge, two star-crossed lovers must face a ruthless society and a powerful patriarch hellbent on stopping their marriage.

  • Al Zeer Salem
    Al Zeer Salem (2000)8.2

    Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.

  • I want to get married
    I want to get married (2010)8.0

    The story of a pharmacist who wants to settle down and get married before reaching the age of thirty, and her family's insistence that she accepts the first groom who proposes, as well as her hilarious stories and experience with the men who propose to her.

  • The Legend
    The Legend (2016)7.9

    The series revolves around a young law school graduate Nasser (Mohammed Ramadan) who lives in the Sabbatiyah area, seeking to join the judiciary. In conflicts with a major arms dealer

  • Bab Al-Hara
    Bab Al-Hara (2006)7.6

    A modern classic of Arab television. A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus- It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.

  • Arab Idol
    Arab Idol (2011)7.0

    Arab Idol is the second Idol franchise in the Arab World. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Arab World.

  • Leh Laa?!
    Leh Laa?! (2020)7.0

    Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.

  • Stiletto
    Stiletto (2022)7.0

    A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.

  • Moawiya
    Moawiya (2025)7.0

    The most expensive Arabic series ever made, chronicling the life of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan — from his early opposition to Islam, to his conversion, governorship of Syria, and ultimate founding of the Umayyad Caliphate. Spanning civil war, conquest, and political intrigue across the early Islamic world, this sweeping epic covers one of history's most controversial and consequential rulers.

  • The Prince
    The Prince (2020)6.9

    A social drama that chronicles the life of Al-Prince family, especially Radwan Al-Prince who, following the death of his parents, finds himself involved with his family members as he looks after them and tries to guide them through life.

  • The Price
    The Price (2023)6.6

    Sarah is a widowed engineer with one desperate priority — saving her young son's life. When her boss Zein offers to pay for the cancer treatment on one condition — that she spend a night with him — she faces an impossible choice. What follows spirals far beyond that night into obsession, power and complicated feelings neither of them expected. An Arabic remake of the celebrated Turkish series Binbir Gece, starring Razane Jammal and Basel Khayat, with a theme song by Elissa.

  • Layali Al-Salehiya
    Layali Al-Salehiya (2004)6.4

    A man entrusts Abu Al Makhraz with a huge sum of money and disappears. When Abu Al Makhraz dies, his family finds themselves pitted against his relatives.

  • My Heart Relieved
    My Heart Relieved (2018)6.1

    A program that gives you the chance to live a social experience with a young man called "Ghaith". Who is roaming countries to meet people in distress and pain; to look for an opportunity to make a difference in their lives.

  • Mamoun & Associates
    Mamoun & Associates (2016)5.3

    In a social and cynical context, the series revolves around Maemon, a very stingy man who has a wife and four kids whom he deprives of everything. After they all leave him, they discover that he's a billionaire. They then start a journey of finding his hidden wealth and how to get hold of it.

  • Autumn of the Heart
    Autumn of the Heart (2024)4.5

    A devastating car accident unearths a long-buried secret that turns wealthy businessman Rashid and hardworking Nahla's life around; fifteen years ago, their daughters were switched at birth.

  • Al Aasha Street
    Al Aasha Street (2025)3.2

    Riyadh, 1970. Aziza reminisces about her youth as she, her sister Awatif, and the fierce Bedouin Wadha navigate battles of love, ambition, and defiance in a drastically shifting society.

  • The Voice أحلى صوت
    The Voice أحلى صوت (2012)N/A

  • Studio 21
    Studio 21 (2021)N/A

    Employees at a financially struggling TV station experience a series of amusing daily adventures as its owner remains determined to keep it running despite every challenge.