The Best TV Shows on ORF 2

Every ORF 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Check out the most acclaimed shows on ORF 2, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for November 2025. For top-tier entertainment, ORF 2 delivered Zeit im Bild and Scene of the Crime in 1955 and 1970. ORF 2’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1955 to 2023.

  • Romy Award
    Romy Award (1990)9.0

  • Sisi
    Sisi (2009)7.6

    Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.

  • Die Chefin
    Die Chefin (2012)6.4

    First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz, a Munich police detective, attempts to balance her professional and private life.

  • Scene of the Crime
    Scene of the Crime (1970)6.1

    Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.

  • Fluss des Lebens
    Fluss des Lebens (2013)6.0

  • Linzer Eiszauber
    Linzer Eiszauber (2013)6.0

  • Anatomy of Evil
    Anatomy of Evil (2011)5.9

    The criminal psychologist Richard Brock teaches at the University of Vienna. He used to work as a psychologist until his wife took her own life and he lost his license on suspicion of incorrect treatment. In the meantime he has developed a reputation as a particularly good interrogation specialist and is therefore called in by the police in special cases.

  • Kronprinz Rudolf
    Kronprinz Rudolf (2006)4.7

    Drama about the last ten years of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.

  • Zeit im Bild
    Zeit im Bild (1955)4.2

    Zeit im Bild (ZIB in the logo, otherwise also ZiB) has been the name for the nationally and internationally oriented television news programs of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) since December 1955.

  • Angelique - Das unbezähmbare Herz
    Angelique - Das unbezähmbare Herz (2004)2.0

  • Seitenblicke
    Seitenblicke (1987)N/A

    An Austrian magazine-TV show.

  • FeierAbend
    FeierAbend (1999)N/A

  • Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl
    Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl (2003)N/A

  • Erlebnis Österreich
    Erlebnis Österreich (2004)N/A

    Erlebnis Österreich is a television format from ORF. These are documentary films that are produced by the individual state studios and are included in the nationwide program.

  • Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der „Stillen Nacht“
    Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der „Stillen Nacht“ (2014)N/A

  • 9 Plätze – 9 Schätze
    9 Plätze – 9 Schätze (2014)N/A

  • WELTjournal
    WELTjournal (2017)N/A

  • Harrys schönste Zeit
    Harrys schönste Zeit (2019)N/A

  • Mayrs Magazin
    Mayrs Magazin (2021)N/A

  • Der Sagenjäger
    Der Sagenjäger (2023)N/A