The Best TV Shows on ORF 2

Every ORF 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Dive into our updated selection of ORF 2’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of July 2025. Icons of ORF 2, Scene of the Crime and Alltagsgeschichten made their debut in 1970 and 1985, setting industry standards. ORF 2’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1970 to 2023.

  • Alltagsgeschichten
    Alltagsgeschichten (1985)10.0

  • Sisi
    Sisi (2009)8.3

    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.

  • Anatomy of Evil
    Anatomy of Evil (2011)6.7

    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.

  • 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)6.1

    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.

  • Alma - A Show biz ans Ende
    Alma - A Show biz ans Ende (1999)1.0

    A journey in the footsteps of this century's most famous artist's muse, the last femme fatale. Alma Mahler -Werfel was worshipped by an entire generation of artists: Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, Oskar Kokoschka and Franz Werfel.

  • Seitenblicke
    Seitenblicke (1987)N/A

    An Austrian magazine-TV show.

  • Pressestunde
    Pressestunde (1990)N/A

  • FeierAbend
    FeierAbend (1999)N/A

  • Angelique - Das unbezähmbare Herz
    Angelique - Das unbezähmbare Herz (2004)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.

  • Dorfer spricht mit
    Dorfer spricht mit (2008)N/A

  • Aufgetischt
    Aufgetischt (2008)N/A

  • Unterwegs beim Nachbarn
    Unterwegs beim Nachbarn (2010)N/A

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

  • Du KUNST mich
    Du KUNST mich (2017)N/A

  • WELTjournal
    WELTjournal (2017)N/A

  • Harrys schönste Zeit
    Harrys schönste Zeit (2019)N/A

  • Mayrs Magazin
    Mayrs Magazin (2021)N/A

  • Der Sagenjäger
    Der Sagenjäger (2023)N/A