NPO 3 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1986 all the way to 2024. Some of the best tv shows from NPO 3 include Pingu and Sinterklaasjournaal, airing in 1986 and 2001 respectively. As of February 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of NPO 3’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.



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."

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.



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.

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


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


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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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


Critically acclaimed comedy duo Yentl en de Boer takes their absurd fantasy world from the stage to the screen. Does living in a house made entirely out of candy immediately render you untrustworthy? Will we even notice when our last day on earth has started? And isn’t it about time babies start pulling their weight when it comes to household chores? Yentl en de Boer de Serie is a four episode comedyseries combining the best material from their theatre shows with brand new sketches and original songs. Starring: Yentl Schieman and Christine de Boer, who would like to take this opportunity to say hi to their moms.