The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen
Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Stay up-to-date with over 20 of MDR Fernsehen’s elite series, with our list refreshed for October 2025. Notable series such as Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes from MDR Fernsehen first graced the screens in 1965 and 1972. Across the timeline from 1965 to 2021, MDR Fernsehen has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows.
Wunderschön! (2008)8.5
Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.2
Olafs Klub (2019)7.0
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- Ein Kessel Buntes (1972)1.8
The 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.
- Goldene Henne (1995)N/A
- José Carreras Gala (1995)N/A
- Here from Four (1997)N/A
- Fröhlich lesen (2005)N/A
- Fakt ist! (2006)N/A
- MDR um Zwei (2014)N/A
Voss & Team (2015)N/A- MDR um 11 (2017)N/A
- Privatkonzert (2017)N/A
MDR aktuell (2021)N/A- Hauptsache Gesund (2021)N/A