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The Best TV Shows on Prime

Every Prime Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Premiering in 2008 and 2010, New Zealand's Got Talent and 50 Years of New Zealand Television are among Prime’s most celebrated shows. Our curated list, current as of April 2025, showcases over 12 of Prime’s highest-rated series. Prime’s extensive portfolio includes more than 12 shows, spanning the years from 2008 to 2023.

  • The Brokenwood Mysteries
    The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)7.6

    In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

  • University Challenge
    University Challenge (2014)4.0

    After a 25 year absence the popular TV quiz show returns, featuring all 8 universities in a battle of New Zealand's best!

  • New Zealand's Got Talent
    New Zealand's Got Talent (2008)3.0

    Those who have always fancied their fifteen minutes of fame will soon get their chance as we begin the quest to find New Zealand’s most remarkable performers.

  • 50 Years of New Zealand Television
    50 Years of New Zealand Television (2010)N/A

    New Zealand television celebrated its 50th birthday in 2010, and Prime TV and New Zealand on Air commissioned a documentary series back at the history of TV in New Zealand. Everything that has happened to this country and its people since television made its first appearance in 1960 has been reflected in the television programmes we made during that time. Fifty Years of Television in New Zealand will provide a unique opportunity to examine the social and cultural history of New Zealand over the last 50 years. The television programmes we have made over the last 50 years do not just give us a history of television production; they give us a social history of New Zealand. Television opened up the rest of the world and changed our view of our own country and people. The box in the corner of the lounge has become our main source of news and entertainment, and it has become a reflection of our values and beliefs.

  • Beneath New Zealand
    Beneath New Zealand (2016)N/A

    New Zealand is a geologically young land, created and shaped by tectonic forces, volcanism and the elements. It is a living laboratory for scientists seeking to more accurately understand and predict volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

  • Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip
    Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip (2019)N/A

    British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones is packing his bags, pulling on his hiking boots, and heading out into the wilds to explore New Zealand – from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island.

  • Go South
    Go South (2019)N/A

    AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY. The vast overland route from Auckland to New Zealand’s deep South fires up the national imagination – it’s an iconic piece of kiwiana . . . a journey where city and sprawl gently yields to rolling pastures, volcanic extremes, tranquil waterways, the rough Otago high country and the snowcapped grandeur of the Southern Alps and Fiordland

  • Demolition NZ
    Demolition NZ (2019)N/A

    Demolition teams across New Zealand work together to bring down the colossal, the difficult, and the dangerous. We take you behind the barriers and show you the problems that demolition teams face daily - and some more unusual conundrums as well.

  • SIS
    SIS (2020)N/A

    A group of Polynesian writers must create a new comedy show, but there's one issue - their Caucasian head writer is a problematic ally. From STI checks to body swaps, the girls master life one sketch at a time.

  • Inside
    Inside (2020)N/A

    Funded by NZ On Air as part of its Covid-19 response, INSiDE follows Rose (O’Reilly), a woman who rediscovers a connection from her past while self-isolating during a second wave of the coronavirus. Rose works for a video-conferencing company and while responding to customer queries, she also secretly accesses private conversations. Using her technical skills, she begins to taunt an old high school nemesis – with unexpected results.

  • Designing Dreams
    Designing Dreams (2021)N/A

    Shines a spotlight on New Zealand's most prominent architects and the country's most spectacular structures. In each episode, a featured architect takes host Matthew Ridge around New Zealand to visit their favourite houses.

  • Bouncers
    Bouncers (2023)N/A

    A mockumentary series that follows a rag-tag trio of clueless security officers and their boisterous supervisor as they struggle to keep their jobs.