The Best TV Shows on ORF 2

Every ORF 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 20 shows from 1970 up until 2025, ORF 2 stands as a beacon of television excellence. For top-tier entertainment, ORF 2 delivered Scene of the Crime and Seitenblicke in 1970 and 1987. Our curated list, current as of April 2026, showcases over 20 of ORF 2’s highest-rated series.

  • 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.

  • Sturm kommt auf
    Sturm kommt auf (2025)6.8

    After World War I, political divisions deepen in a village in Upper Bavaria. Julius Kraus, a reclusive cobbler, finds himself caught between the fronts when his Jewish identity is revealed. The two 90-minute feature films are based on the novel "Unruhe um einen Friedfertigen" (Unrest Around a Peaceful Man) by Oskar Maria Graf, a masterpiece of German-language exile literature.

  • 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)6.2

    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

  • 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.

  • Seitenblicke
    Seitenblicke (1987)N/A

    An Austrian magazine-TV show.

  • Report
    Report (1998)N/A

  • Am Schauplatz
    Am Schauplatz (1998)N/A

  • Land der Berge
    Land der Berge (1999)N/A

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

  • Menschen & Mächte
    Menschen & Mächte (2007)N/A

  • Schauplatz Gericht
    Schauplatz Gericht (2012)N/A

  • WELTjournal+
    WELTjournal+ (2013)N/A

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

  • WELTjournal
    WELTjournal (2017)N/A

  • Philosophisches Forum
    Philosophisches Forum (2021)N/A

  • DAS GESPRÄCH mit Susanne Schnabl
    DAS GESPRÄCH mit Susanne Schnabl (2025)N/A