The Best TV Shows on NPO 3

Every NPO 3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of August 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of NPO 3’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Notable series such as Junior Songfestival and Pingu from NPO 3 first graced the screens in N/A and 1986. A broadcaster of distinction, NPO 3 has aired more than 20 shows between N/A and 2025.

  • Junior Songfestival
    Junior Songfestival (N/A)10.0

  • 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

  • The terrible eighties
    The terrible eighties (2022)8.5

  • Ranking the Stars
    Ranking the Stars (2006)7.7

    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.

  • SKAM NL
    SKAM NL (2018)7.6

    The story of a group of teenagers in high school in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in their search for friendship, love, their own identity, and overcoming fears.

  • #BOOS
    #BOOS (2016)7.0

  • Pingu
    Pingu (1986)6.9

    Playful penguin Pingu lives with his family in Antarctica, where he often finds himself caught up in mischievous high jinks with his pal Robby.

  • ANNE+
    ANNE+ (2018)6.3

    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.

  • Arcadia
    Arcadia (2023)6.0

    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.

  • The First Years
    The First Years (2014)4.8

    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.

  • Het Verborgen Eiland
    Het Verborgen Eiland (2014)N/A

    Two families join forces for a sailing holiday, but after their navigation equipment stops working, they find themselves stranded on a mysterious island that doesn't seem to exist on any maps. But they are not alone.

  • The Adventures of Pim & Pom
    The Adventures of Pim & Pom (2016)N/A

    First appeared in black and white on Dutch newspapers in the 50s and 60s, Pim & Pom is a series about the mischievous adventures of two cats. With abundant imagination and energy, these two lifelong friends turn every day into something very special! A vacuum cleaner can be a monster, a pile of newspapers can be a house, and a bathroom floor a skating rink. Through thick and thin Pim and Pom always stand by each other. A fresh, original, and endearing animation series.

  • MoleTalk
    MoleTalk (2016)N/A

    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.

  • De Faker
    De Faker (2021)N/A

  • The World of K3
    The World of K3 (N/A)N/A

    De Wereld van K3 is a daily Flemish–Dutch kids talk show broadcast on Nederland 3 in the Netherlands and on Vtm in Belgium. The hostesses are the girls of the girl band K3. The talk show takes place in The K3 Club House, where the girls have their guests, like famous people with kids as the audience. The show has a chef, who makes everyday something with the kids, a magician who teaches the kids a special trick and Martin Gaus who shows the kids an animal. Also someone performs every episode. The show also shows some cartoons like Kabouter Plop, Piet Piraat and Bumba.

  • De Achterblijvers
    De Achterblijvers (2025)N/A

    How do you tell your classmates that you're staying home this summer while they talk about faraway destinations and exciting adventures? What do you do when you are ashamed because there is no money at home for a hot meal, let alone a holiday? How do you make a summer in your own neighborhood a constant time? The new BNNVARA drama series 'De Achterblijvers' follows Sven, Wiggert, Alicia and Hamza; four children die forced to stay at home while their classmates leave. What first feels like a summer full of missed opportunities quickly turns into an adventure they will never forget.