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 September 2025. Icons of ORF 2, Zeit im Bild and Scene of the Crime made their debut in 1955 and 1970, setting industry standards. Showcasing over 20 shows from 1955 up until 2017, ORF 2 stands as a beacon of television excellence.

  • Alltagsgeschichten
    Alltagsgeschichten (1985)10.0

  • Kronprinz Rudolf
    Kronprinz Rudolf (2006)10.0

    Drama about the last ten years of Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria.

  • Romy Award
    Romy Award (1990)9.0

  • Sisi
    Sisi (2009)8.8

    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.

  • Fluss des Lebens
    Fluss des Lebens (2013)6.0

  • Linzer Eiszauber
    Linzer Eiszauber (2013)6.0

  • 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.

  • Bundesland heute
    Bundesland heute (1988)N/A

    Information tailored to the interests of the respective federal states: With “Bundesland heute”, the nine ORF state studios provide daily information for viewers across the country.

  • FeierAbend
    FeierAbend (1999)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.

  • Aufgetischt
    Aufgetischt (2008)N/A

  • Orte der Kindheit
    Orte der Kindheit (2013)N/A

  • 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