The Best TV Shows on MBC 1

Every MBC 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

From 2000 through to 2023, MBC 1 has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of MBC 1’s elite series, with our list refreshed for May 2025. Premiering in 2000 and 2005, Al Zeer Salem and Khawater are among MBC 1’s most celebrated shows.

  • Top Chef (AR)
    Top Chef (AR) (2016)10.0

    Fifteen chefs from different Arab countries compete in fiery culinary challenges under the supervision of prominent Arab chefs and international guests.

  • The Best Ma Tash
    The Best Ma Tash (2020)10.0

    The program shows the best episodes from the Saudi comedy series 'Tash Ma Tash', which aired on the Saudi television for 18 continuous seasons, as the show's creators Nasser Al Qasabi and Abdullah Al Sadhan discussed a set of social issues that concern the Saudi society in a cynical way.

  • Sekket Safar
    Sekket Safar (2022)10.0

    Three brothers get into many adventures when they run the inn, the station, and the grocery they inherit from their father, who appears to them as a ghost whenever they do something wrong.

  • Omar
    Omar (2012)9.2

    A historical work that deals with one of the most important pages in Islamic history, as it embodies the biography of the second Rightly Guided Caliph, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him. The importance and role of his role in the history of the call and the establishment of the Islamic State lies, as well as the advantages and special virtues of that character that made him a reference and guiding model for Muslims until the present time. . A boy of brilliant intelligence, he became the greatest ruler of the world, and he did not forget at the height of his power that he represented a message carrying the highest moral values, so he provided care for the oppressed, and guaranteed justice for all, even for his enemies.. He is Al-Farouq Omar bin Al-Khattab.

  • Khawater
    Khawater (2005)8.9

  • Selfie
    Selfie (2015)8.3

  • 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)8.0

    A historical series embodying the character of Al-Zeer Salem, whose story happened in the pre-Islamic era. and presents the events of the Al-Basus War.

  • Bab Al-Hara
    Bab Al-Hara (2006)7.9

    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.

  • Omar
    Omar (2012)7.4

    The life of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Rashidun Caliphate, before and after he embraces in Islam.

  • Stiletto
    Stiletto (2022)7.0

    When a corpse drops from the top floor during a grand party, officer Rami questions all witnesses to find the murderer but uncovers a past filled with betrayal.

  • Gaafar El Omda
    Gaafar El Omda (2023)6.9

    When rich businessman and village elder Gaafar is approached by the young Aida about a loan, he offers to give her the money on one condition: being his wife for 400 days.

  • Mousa
    Mousa (2021)6.7

    After losing his brother in the war against the British, a young Egyptian named Musa takes on himself a vow of revenge, which makes him wanted by British soldiers and a hero at the same time.

  • Empire of Who?
    Empire of Who? (2014)6.5

    An Egyptian family living abroad decides to return to Egypt when a bout of nostalgia strikes the parents. Their children reluctantly agree to the decision but they all face a series of comical situations beyond what they expected from the moment they land.

  • The Price
    The Price (2023)6.0

    As a last resort to afford her son’s cancer treatment, a widowed mother asks her manager for money, but the latter poses one condition: she must spend the night with him.

  • Valentino
    Valentino (2020)5.2

    Nour Abdel Mejid, AKA Valentino, owns a number of international schools, "Valentino Schools", run by him and his domineering wife with whom he's not in agreement. Their disagreements, however, get them on several adventures and reveals many surprises along the way.

  • Al Asouf
    Al Asouf (2018)2.8

    In the wake of the significant societal changes in the 1970s, the life of a Saudi family is turned upside down after sheltering a baby found at the mosque.

  • Kalam Asfar
    Kalam Asfar (2018)2.3

    The series discusses the relationship of people to each other, and influenced by the words of those around them, especially with regard to the rumors that are spread.

  • U-Turn
    U-Turn (2022)2.2

    Yara abandons her dream job as a navigation officer for the sake of her possessive husband Youssef, while Khaled causes a tragic accident that puts Yara in grave danger.

  • Hell Stone
    Hell Stone (2017)N/A

    In this thriller TV series, three female friends decide to murder their husbands. They set a plan to blow up their car while they were out on an expedition. Their plan works, but after some inexplicable events, they realise that one of their husbands survived the explosion and has returned for revenge.