The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen
Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Our curated list, current as of September 2025, showcases over 20 of MDR Fernsehen’s highest-rated series. Icons of MDR Fernsehen, Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes made their debut in 1965 and 1972, setting industry standards. MDR Fernsehen has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1965 and as recent as 2017.
Wunderschön! (2008)8.5
Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.2
Make Love (2013)6.5You can learn how to make love – in the documentary series, a therapist and sexologist Ann-Marlene Henning discuss their sex lives with couples and gives help – always with a pinch of humor.
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
Nemocnice na kraji města po dvaceti letech (2003)3.0
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
- Goldene Henne (1995)N/A
- José Carreras Gala (1995)N/A
- Here from Four (1997)N/A
- Lebensläufe (1998)N/A
- Fröhlich lesen (2005)N/A
- Fakt ist! (2006)N/A
- Semperopernball (2006)N/A
- Heute im Osten (2013)N/A
Voss & Team (2015)N/A- MDR um 11 (2017)N/A