The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen

Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Some of the best tv shows from MDR Fernsehen include Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes, airing in 1965 and 1972 respectively. From 1965 through to 2021, MDR Fernsehen has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows. As of July 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of MDR Fernsehen’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • Das unsichtbare Visier
    Das unsichtbare Visier (1973)10.0

    The Invisible Visor was an East German television series, broadcast with long intervals between 1973 and 1979. In its first and longest season it starred Armin Mueller-Stahl in the role of Werner Bredebusch, a Stasi agent active abroad under the alias Achim Detjen.

  • Wunderschön!
    Wunderschön! (2008)8.5

  • Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer
    Länder - Menschen - Abenteuer (1976)7.5

    Länder - 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
    The Secret of Sagala (1997)7.3

    Eight-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.
    Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.3

  • In aller Freundschaft
    In aller Freundschaft (1998)6.0

    German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.

  • MDR um 4
    MDR um 4 (2014)5.0

  • Riverboat
    Riverboat (1992)4.0

  • Ein Kessel Buntes
    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
    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)1.0

    Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.

  • Musik für Sie
    Musik für Sie (1995)N/A

  • Here from Four
    Here from Four (1997)N/A

  • Leinen los für MS Königstein
    Leinen los für MS Königstein (1997)N/A

  • Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands
    Die Geschichte Mitteldeutschlands (1999)N/A

  • Echt
    Echt (2005)N/A

  • Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst
    Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst (2010)N/A

  • Drei Wünsche frei mit Inka Bause
    Drei Wünsche frei mit Inka Bause (2012)N/A

  • Heute im Osten
    Heute im Osten (2013)N/A

  • MDR um Zwei
    MDR um Zwei (2014)N/A

  • MDR aktuell
    MDR aktuell (2021)N/A