The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen
Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
MDR Fernsehen has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1965 and as recent as 2021. Our curated list, current as of June 2025, showcases over 20 of MDR Fernsehen’s highest-rated series. Highlighting MDR Fernsehen’s quality programming, Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes stand out, premiering in 1965 and 1972.
Wunderschön! (2008)8.5
Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer (1976)7.5Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer is a documentary series by SWR TV, WDR TV and NDR TV. Since 1975 around 12-15 documentaries about foreign cultures are produced every year.
The Secret of Sagala (1997)7.3Eight-years old Kuba is on the trail of a magic stone, which pieces float somewhere in the world. If he puts the pieces together, the magic stone will bring happiness and prosperity to everyone. In search of the magic bits, Kuba and his brother travel through time and space visiting an ancient Gaul pre-Slavic Biskupin.
Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.3
Das Gipfeltreffen (2020)7.3
In aller Freundschaft (1998)6.0German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.
MDR um 4 (2014)5.0
Riverboat (1992)4.0
Ein Kessel Buntes (1972)1.8The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)1.0Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.
- Weihnachten bei uns (1993)N/A
- Musik für Sie (1995)N/A
- Here from Four (1997)N/A
- Lebensläufe (1998)N/A
- Weimarer Salon (2001)N/A
- Heute im Osten (2013)N/A
- MDR um Zwei (2014)N/A
- Lebensretter (2014)N/A
- MDR um 11 (2017)N/A
MDR aktuell (2021)N/A