The Best TV Shows on NPO 3

Every NPO 3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from May 2026 that includes over 20 unique series. Notable series such as Sinterklaasjournaal and NOS Studio Voetbal from NPO 3 first graced the screens in 2001 and 2002. NPO 3 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 2001 all the way to 2023.

  • Hallo K3
    Hallo K3 (2010)9.5

    Hallo K3 is a Studio 100 comedy television series, created by Gert Verhuilst, that follows the experiences of pop trio and best friends K3, portrayed by Karen Damen, Kristel Verbeke and Josje Huisman try to live in their apartment and trying to find a balance between being a pop star and live a normal live which turns out to be not so easy. The series debuted on October 6, 2010 in the United States. This is the first Studio 100 Original Series to be shot and aired in high-definition from the beginning; it is shot on tape, but uses a "filmized" appearance.

  • Sinterklaasjournaal
    Sinterklaasjournaal (2001)8.6

  • Ranking the Stars
    Ranking the Stars (2006)8.3

    Ten Dutch celebrities participate in each broadcast. Two non-ordinary questions are asked of the Dutch celebrities per episode, such as "Who would have the easiest time going forty days without sex?", "Who used to be chosen last in gymnastics?" and "Who is your best friend?". The broadcasts claim that for each question a panel of 100 people compiled in advance a top 10 in which the famous candidates were "ranked."

  • Penoza
    Penoza (2010)7.7

    Carmen, the daughter of a notorious Amsterdam drug lord, reluctantly takes charge of the family's smuggling business in order to clear her husband's debts.

  • Dunya & Desie
    Dunya & Desie (2002)7.5

  • Het gouden uur
    Het gouden uur (2022)7.4

  • MoleTalk
    MoleTalk (2016)7.0

    Immediately after The Mole you can watch MolTalk, live from VondelCS in Amsterdam. In these commentary's, Marlijn Weerdenburg and Splinter Chabot discuss hints, tasks and theory's with former candidates and other guests.

  • #BOOS
    #BOOS (2016)7.0

  • Zenith
    Zenith (2017)7.0

    Fay (14) and Boris (10) discover that their parents secretly replaced themselves by robots. Claudia and Joost each have demanding jobs and even though they try very hard, they are not able to combine their jobs with spending quality time with their children. Boris, Fay, Claudia and Joost slowly realize they need each other as a family and when the robots become uncontrollable, they can only clear up the mess by working together.

  • De Faker
    De Faker (2021)7.0

  • Arcadia
    Arcadia (2023)6.1

    Following a major catastrophe, a new society, Arcadia, is born. Resources have become scarce and a point system, known as the Citizen Score, is introduced. It determines what you can and may do and what a citizen is entitled to.

  • ANNE+
    ANNE+ (2018)5.9

    The weekend Anne (24) moves into her own place she unexpectedly runs into her ex-girlfriend Lily, and a lot has happened since they broke up four years ago. Over the weekend, Anne reflects on the relationships she has had throughout her student years in Amsterdam.

  • Waku Waku
    Waku Waku (2022)5.5

    Waku waku is the Dutch version of a Japanese game-show format (hence the name, unintelligible in Dutch or other Western languages) in which a small panel of celebrities is shown a number of short film sequences in which (usually wild or zoo) animals are shown in unusual (often artificially created) situations. The presenter asks the panel members multiple choice-questions about what an animal (or group)'s next move or reaction will be, as a rule a matter of guessing, the scores don't actually affect the show.

  • The First Years
    The First Years (2014)5.2

    The First Years is a Dutch series for young people in which real-life situations are recreated. The series sheds light on subjects that pupils in the first year of secondary school may be confronted with.

  • Best Friends
    Best Friends (2007)3.0

    Best Friends follows the life of a group of friends at their high school ‘Spangalis College’. Inside and outside of school exciting and challenging experiences take place. Growing up is never easy; every character has its own, unique story of love, friendship, loneliness, sorrow, discovery. There is drama and joy in school, family, teachers, parents, divorce, bullying, and always dreams for the future.

  • Draadstaal
    Draadstaal (2007)1.5

    Draadstaal is a satirical sketch comedy television program of the VPRO, and CCCP 2 Dutch production company and broadcaster. It was created by CCCP and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Dennis van de Ven. The show features lots of recurring stereotypical characters. The program is reminiscent of the work of Van Kooten en De Bie.

  • NOS Studio Voetbal
    NOS Studio Voetbal (2002)0.5

  • Metropolis
    Metropolis (2008)N/A

  • De Eindmusical
    De Eindmusical (2018)N/A

    The adventures of a Group 8 class working together in a holiday home towards the exciting, emotional, but above all swinging farewell to eight years of primary school. In the process, the class gets to know each other even better and deals with topics such as crushes, bullying, and homesickness.

  • Nieuw Zeer
    Nieuw Zeer (2020)N/A