The Best TV Shows on ORF 2

Every ORF 2 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Our curated list, current as of April 2026, showcases over 20 of ORF 2’s highest-rated series. Leading the pack on ORF 2 are Scene of the Crime and Seitenblicke, with their initial broadcasts in 1970 and 1987. ORF 2’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1970 to 2025.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Seitenblicke
    Seitenblicke (1987)N/A

    An Austrian magazine-TV show.

  • Report
    Report (1998)N/A

  • Am Schauplatz
    Am Schauplatz (1998)N/A

  • Land der Berge
    Land der Berge (1999)N/A

  • Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl
    Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl (2003)N/A

  • Menschen & Mächte
    Menschen & Mächte (2007)N/A

  • Schauplatz Gericht
    Schauplatz Gericht (2012)N/A

  • WELTjournal+
    WELTjournal+ (2013)N/A

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

  • WELTjournal
    WELTjournal (2017)N/A

  • Philosophisches Forum
    Philosophisches Forum (2021)N/A

  • DAS GESPRÄCH mit Susanne Schnabl
    DAS GESPRÄCH mit Susanne Schnabl (2025)N/A