The Best TV Shows on ORF III
Every ORF III Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Icons of ORF III, The Strauss Dynasty and Phettbergs nette Leit Show made their debut in 1991 and 1994, setting industry standards. Our curated list, current as of June 2026, showcases over 20 of ORF III’s highest-rated series. With its programming history stretching from 1991 to 2023, ORF III offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.
Final Days of an Icon (2007)10.0
Phettbergs nette Leit Show (1994)8.5- Der Spritzen-Karli (1995)7.0
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.
- So schmeckt die Welt (2007)N/A
- Erlesen (2010)N/A
- Berggespräche (2010)N/A
Hollywood in Vienna (2011)N/AHollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award is presented.
Aus dem Archiv (2012)N/A- Science Talk (2012)N/A
DENK mit KULTUR (2014)N/A- Kabarett im Turm (2016)N/A
- MERYNS sprechzimmer (2016)N/A
- Die Tafelrunde (2018)N/A
- Die Nachbarn (2018)N/A
Soundtrack Österreich (2019)N/A
Dinner für Zwei (2020)N/A- Habsburgs Ringstraßenbarone (2021)N/A
Österreich – Die ganze Geschichte (2023)N/A