The Best TV Shows on ORF III
Every ORF III Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Our curated list, current as of August 2026, showcases over 20 of ORF III’s highest-rated series. Notable series such as The Strauss Dynasty and Final Days of an Icon from ORF III first graced the screens in 1991 and 2007. ORF III’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1991 to 2023.
Final Days of an Icon (2007)10.0
Austria from Above: Jewels of the Country (2016)7.0Georg Riha is and will remain the master of aerial shots. In this series, Riha uses aerial shots only. In shootings that took several years he flew over almost all of Austria and shows the country's most beautiful places from the aerial perspective during the course of a year.
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)N/AA dramatization of two generations of the Viennese Strauss family, whose dance music and operettas dominated much of Europe and beyond for most of the 19th century.
Berggespräche (2010)N/A- Erlesen (2010)N/A
- Aus dem Rahmen (2011)N/A
- DialogForum (2011)N/A
- Science Talk (2012)N/A
Aus dem Archiv (2012)N/A
DENK mit KULTUR (2014)N/A- Déjà vu (2015)N/A
- Xander Vrüpp (2015)N/A
- Die Tafelrunde (2018)N/A
Soundtrack Österreich (2019)N/A- Sommer(nach)gespräche (2019)N/A
- Österreichs Bergdörfer (2020)N/A
Dinner für Zwei (2020)N/A- Habsburgs Ringstraßenbarone (2021)N/A
- Wir waren jung und brauchten das Geld (2022)N/A
- First Moments – Wie alles begann (2023)N/A