The Best TV Shows on NPO 3

Every NPO 3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

For top-tier entertainment, NPO 3 delivered Pingu and Sinterklaasjournaal in 1986 and 2001. A broadcaster of distinction, NPO 3 has aired more than 20 shows between 1986 and 2024. Our curated list, current as of February 2026, showcases over 20 of NPO 3’s highest-rated series.

  • Sinterklaasjournaal
    Sinterklaasjournaal (2001)8.6

  • Rundfunk
    Rundfunk (2015)8.3

    Two friends attending a messed up high school.

  • De Regels van Floor
    De Regels van Floor (2018)8.0

  • 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.

  • Bodem
    Bodem (2024)7.5

    We follow the destructive life of 37-year-old Cat. People around her are worried. Cat is not. Due to a great loss within the family, which is largely not talked about, there is barely a sense of family left. Her mother IS a panic attack. Her father writes self-help books.

  • Dunya & Desie
    Dunya & Desie (2002)7.3

  • Het gouden uur
    Het gouden uur (2022)7.3

  • The Slut of 6VWO
    The Slut of 6VWO (2017)7.0

    In every season, there is a girl who gets herself into trouble through sexting.

  • De Faker
    De Faker (2021)7.0

  • De Poli
    De Poli (2023)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.

  • 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.

  • This Is Gonna Be Great
    This Is Gonna Be Great (2024)6.0

    David (28) moves to Berlin to live with his girlfriend, but she dumps him immediately. Unwilling to give up on his hyper-romantic expectations about friendship, love and paying rent, he decides to stay. Things don't go as planned.

  • Flight HS13
    Flight HS13 (2016)5.6

    Mourning the death of her husband Simon, supposedly killed in a plane crash, Liv is shocked to discover that Simon lied to her and was not a passenger on the tragic flight. Seeking the truth surrounding her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Liv uncovers secrets that threaten to destroy her entire family…

  • 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.

  • The Club of Ugly Children
    The Club of Ugly Children (2019)3.0

    When three kids contest in TV Show "The Face", the building is hijacked and everybody is taken hostage, except for the kids. It's up to them to save their parents. But then, they discover a dangerous secret.

  • Remi, Nobody's Boy
    Remi, Nobody's Boy (2016)N/A

    Orphan Remi (13) goes on a incredible journey to find his family.

  • Nieuw Zeer
    Nieuw Zeer (2020)N/A