The Best TV Shows on ORF 2

Every ORF 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Discover the best of ORF 2 with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for February 2026. ORF 2 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1955 all the way to 2025. Premiering in 1955 and 1970, Zeit im Bild and Scene of the Crime are among ORF 2’s most celebrated shows.

  • Alltagsgeschichten
    Alltagsgeschichten (1985)10.0

  • 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.

  • Linzer Eiszauber
    Linzer Eiszauber (2013)6.0

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Seitenblicke
    Seitenblicke (1987)N/A

    An Austrian magazine-TV show.

  • Am Schauplatz
    Am Schauplatz (1998)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

  • Ikonen Österreichs
    Ikonen Österreichs (2019)N/A

  • Kochroulette
    Kochroulette (2023)N/A