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The Best TV Shows on NRK

Every NRK Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, NRK has aired more than 20 shows between 1979 and 2022. Notable series such as Jul i Skomakergata and SK 917 har nettopp landet from NRK first graced the screens in 1979 and 1983. As of April 2025, our compilation of NRK’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • SK 917 har nettopp landet
    SK 917 har nettopp landet (1983)10.0

    Norwegian miniseries. The story takes place in a jumbo jet on a route between Copenhagen and New York. SAS route 917 takes off from Copenhagen Airport with 350 passengers on board. Among the passengers in first class are four Nordic directors of an American cosmetics group. The atmosphere between them is tense. Shortly after departure, a business manager dies of a heart attack. Later on the journey, someone discovers a dead man in the toilet room. A ruthless murderer is on board the plane.

  • Untold Arctic Wars
    Untold Arctic Wars (2022)8.5

    A six-part documentary series about the least known events of World War II. The series reveal a little-known picture and countless unknown details of the events of World War II in the north.

  • Skai TV - imitert fjernsyn
    Skai TV - imitert fjernsyn (1988)8.0

  • Ut i naturen
    Ut i naturen (1992)8.0

    Nature documentary series.

  • Jul i Skomakergata
    Jul i Skomakergata (1979)7.6

    Jul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves around shoe repairer Jens Petrus Andersen, played by Henki Kolstad, and his shop. He is visited by friends and townspeople who need their shoes repaired before Christmas. A part of the show consists of showing a clip from Sandmännchen which tells children about the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2006, the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali created an advent calendar show called Jul i Tøyengata, a parody of Jul i Skomakergata which shows a multicultural street in Oslo and deals with problems such as racism and cultural clashes.

  • Fredrikssons fabrikk
    Fredrikssons fabrikk (1990)6.5

  • Amalies jul
    Amalies jul (1995)6.5

  • Teodors julekalender
    Teodors julekalender (1986)6.0

  • Pilen flyttebyrå
    Pilen flyttebyrå (1987)5.0

    Norwegian miniseries sitcom.

  • Borgen skole
    Borgen skole (1989)5.0

  • Lille Lørdag
    Lille Lørdag (1995)5.0

    Lille Lørdag was a Norwegian sketch comedy television program that ran on the Norwegian state channel NRK from 1995 till 1996. The show was significant in launching the careers of comedians Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen. The name reflects the fact it was aired on Wednesday, or "Little Saturday" in the Scandinavian week.

  • Bamse och tjuvstaden
    Bamse och tjuvstaden (2020)5.0

  • Mysteriet om det levende lig
    Mysteriet om det levende lig (1992)N/A

    Three families camp on the Danish island of Endelave. The children find the body of a Greek worker on the beach. They decide to find out what happened. The holiday is turned upside down, and the children are involved in a number of exciting and eerie events.

  • Jul på Sesam Stasjon
    Jul på Sesam Stasjon (1992)N/A

  • Vestavind
    Vestavind (1994)N/A

    Norwegian drama TV series.

  • O.J. - ute på prøve
    O.J. - ute på prøve (1994)N/A

  • Newton
    Newton (1995)N/A

  • Eides språksjov
    Eides språksjov (2017)N/A

  • Unik - om barn på sykehus
    Unik - om barn på sykehus (2018)N/A

  • Mullaen og Meling
    Mullaen og Meling (2022)N/A

    Mulla Krekar was a danger to the Norwegian security, yet he lived in the country for 30 years. This documentary follows the hated mullah and his faithful lawyer from the beginning to the end of the case.