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The Best TV Shows on ORF 1

Every ORF 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from April 2025 that includes over 20 unique series. Icons of ORF 1, Eurovision Song Contest and Scene of the Crime made their debut in 1956 and 1970, setting industry standards. Boasting a rich catalog, ORF 1 features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1956 to 2018.

  • Tom Turbo
    Tom Turbo (1993)8.5

  • Science Busters
    Science Busters (2011)8.0

  • Der Bulle von Tölz
    Der Bulle von Tölz (1996)7.8

  • Robin Hood: Mischief In Sherwood
    Robin Hood: Mischief In Sherwood (2015)7.6

    Richard the Lionheart has gone to war, leaving power in the hands of Prince John. Sherwood is in danger, but Robin Hood and his gang are on hand to save the day! Meet Maid Marian with her castle insider knowledge, charming Little John, grumpy Tuck and Robin's funny cousin Scarlett. Follow the gang who with comedy, magic and friendship will save the day.

  • Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall
    Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall (2005)7.3

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.2

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • Inspector Rex
    Inspector Rex (1994)7.1

    After his handler is killed, police dog Rex teams up with recently-divorced inspector Richard Moser to investigate crimes and solve mysteries on the streets of Vienna. And they sometimes get help from their two-legged friend, Inspector Stockinger.

  • The Onedin Line
    The Onedin Line (1971)6.8

    The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.

  • 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.

  • Willkommen Österreich
    Willkommen Österreich (2007)6.0

    Austrian Talk Show with Gags Gags Gags and two fantastic guests.

  • Vienna Crime Squad
    Vienna Crime Squad (2005)4.6

    SOKO Donau is an Austrian television series.

  • SOKO Kitzbühel
    SOKO Kitzbühel (2001)4.4

    SOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF and ZDF. It is a spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113. It is set in the renowned Tyrolean tourist centre of Kitzbühel. The production company "beo-Film" has produced the show since 2001. The German abbreviation SOKO stands for Sonderkommission, "special commission", a task force with specific duties.

  • Schnell ermittelt
    Schnell ermittelt (2009)4.1

    Angelika Schnell is the head of homicide and living proof that chaos is just another form of order. Nevertheless, she is a brilliant investigator - even if her methods are sometimes quite unconventional: In addition to hard facts, she also allows her distinctive inner voice to apply, which often leads to incomprehensible but very important conclusions...

  • Schlosshotel Orth
    Schlosshotel Orth (1996)1.0

    Schlosshotel Orth is an Austrian television series.

  • Die Millionenshow
    Die Millionenshow (2000)1.0

    "Die Millionenshow" is the Austrian version of the television quiz “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”. It is produced in Studio 8 of nobeo GmbH in Hürth near Cologne and broadcast by ORF, with the episodes running every Monday on ORF 2. Every two weeks, three episodes are usually recorded on Wednesday and Thursday.

  • Die liebe Familie
    Die liebe Familie (1980)N/A

  • Musikantenstadl
    Musikantenstadl (1981)N/A

    Musikantenstadl is a live television entertainment program broadcast in the German language throughout Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It features Austrian, Swiss, and German popular folk music, international pop and folk music as well as interviews and comedy. As a production of Eurovision, is co-produced by the Österreichischer Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Schweizer Fernsehen. Aside from the live television broadcasts it also tours in Austria and Germany as live concerts. It is currently hosted by Andy Borg and its location of broadcast varies between towns in different regions in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The show could be compared to being a much larger German version of the UK 1970's entertainment show The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. However Musikantenstadl consists of a large ski lodge Set construction and not a Social Club.

  • Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau
    Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau (1999)N/A

    Julia – Eine ungewöhnliche Frau is a German television series.

  • Im Zentrum
    Im Zentrum (2007)N/A

  • Thema
    Thema (2018)N/A