The Best TV Shows on RCTV

Every RCTV Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 20 shows from 1981 up until 2016, RCTV stands as a beacon of television excellence. Angelito and Topacio represent the pinnacle of RCTV’s programming, launching in 1981 and 1984. As of November 2026, our compilation of RCTV’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • Intrusive
    Intrusive (1986)9.5

    The spoiled and insensitive Estrella de Rossi comes across a humble girl, Virginia, who is her spitting image; almost immediately she comes up with a game and, as a bit of mischief, she pays the girl to impersonate her. When she pulls this off successfully and no one notices the change, Estrella goes further and decides to take a year off to go out and live her life. She forces her double to accept this pact and the young village girl is left to assume the role of a rich and married woman, with a husband who is not really hers but who she ends up falling in love with. She will also face an alcoholic mother-in-law, stepchildren in need of attention and love, a company teetering on bankruptcy and above all, the eminent danger of being discovered.

  • Alejandra
    Alejandra (1994)9.0

  • Queen of Hearts
    Queen of Hearts (1998)9.0

    Marlene Paez is a beautiful model who transcended many levels of pain and misery to reach international success. But fame is not enough, and her empty heart is divided both by her love for Santiago Porras and her search for the truth about her past.

  • Llovizna
    Llovizna (1997)8.3

    Llovizna is a 1997 telenovela from Venezuela, starring Scarlet Ortiz and Luis Fernandez. It was produced by the now defunct RCTV. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.

  • Angelito
    Angelito (1981)8.0

    Angelito tells the story of a poor boy who arrives from Maracaibo and, following his grandfather's death, goes to Caracas. Lost in the big city, he is taken in by a charitable institution run by Mother Chepa.

  • Señora
    Señora (1988)8.0

    Señora is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Ibsen Martínez, Cristina Policastro, and Eliseo Morales and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Aura Guevara. The series lasted 229 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

  • Viva la Pepa!
    Viva la Pepa! (2000)8.0

  • La mujer de Judas
    La mujer de Judas (2002)7.9

    La Mujer de Judas or The Wife of Judas is a telenovela produced by RCTV in Venezuela in 2002. Astrid Carolina Herrera, Chantal Baudaux, Juan Carlos Garcia are playing the main characters and it was directed and created by Martin Hahn. It consists of 126 episodes.

  • My Sweet Fat Valentina
    My Sweet Fat Valentina (2002)7.6

    A loving overweight woman must overcome the obstacles in the way between her and her true love.

  • Amores de Fin de Siglo
    Amores de Fin de Siglo (1995)7.5

    Amores de Fin de Siglo is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Leonardo Padron, Carlos Perez, Mariana Reyes, and Doris Segui, scripted by Carlos Perez, Mariana Reyes, and Doris Segui and directed by Luis Manzo. Carmen Cecilia Urbaneja was the telenovela's Executive Producer, Leonardo Galavis was the Exterior Director, and Leonor Sardi was the General Producer. This telenovela lasted 133 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

  • Estrambótica Anastasia
    Estrambótica Anastasia (2004)7.5

    Estrambotica Anastasia is a Venezuelan telenovela, produced by Coral International for Radio Caracas Television in 2004. It was written by Martin Hahn, who is known for telenovelas like "La mujer de Judas" y Amor a Palos". It lasted for 146 episodes, and was broadcast Monday to Friday on Radio Caracas Television.

  • Topacio
    Topacio (1984)7.0

    It depicts the life of Topázio, a blind woman who falls in love with Jorge Luis, the son of the owners of a large estate; little did they know, however, that they had been switched at birth, as Topázio had been presumed dead. Topázio had a close friend, Sirilo, who suffered from mental health issues.

  • La Dama de Rosa
    La Dama de Rosa (1986)7.0

    La Dama de Rosa is a successful Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Jeannette Rodríguez and Carlos Mata starred as the main protagonists. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas and directed by Luis Manzo and Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 144 episodes and it achieved a significant amount of success inside and outside Venezuela. It was distributed internationally by RCTV International. La Dama de Rosa was remade by RCTV in 1997 under the name "Cambio de Piel".

  • Por Estas Calles
    Por Estas Calles (1992)7.0

    Por Estas Calles is a telenovela broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión between 1992 and 1994. It was extremely popular in Venezuela, due to its very realistic approach to the day-to-day life of the country and local tone. It was the first Venezuelan program to give a realistic view of the corruption in political life, as well as the first to show the day-to-day life in the poor barrios. For example, it showed the impact on poor people's lives of the intermittent water supply, showing community meetings and lovers' trysts cut short by the news that the water was on, sending everyone running to fill storage tanks and barrels. It was considered by the Spanish edition of the magazine Rolling Stone as the 8th best show between the 100 Best TV Shows Ever in all Latin America. It is believed to be the longest telenovela ever produced in Venezuela.

  • Toda una dama
    Toda una dama (2007)7.0

    Toda una dama is a successful Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast on RCTV International in 2007. The telenovela is a remake of Señora, an original story written by renowned telenovela author José Ignacio Cabrujas. This new verison was adapred by Iris Dubs and starred Christina Dieckmann and Ricardo Álamo as the main protagonists with Nohely Arteaga starred as the main antagonist.

  • La niña de mis ojos
    La niña de mis ojos (2001)6.5

  • Abigail
    Abigail (1988)5.7

    Abigail is a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Elizabeth Alezard, Alberto Gómez, Mariana Luján, Amparo Montalva, and María Helena Portas and directed by Tito Rojas. This telenovela lasted 257 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International.

  • Ser bonita no basta
    Ser bonita no basta (2005)4.9

    Ser Bonita No Basta is a 2005 Venezuelan telenovela produced by RCTV and distributed internationally by RCTV International. Marjorie De Sousa and Ricardo Álamo star as the main protagonists while Fedra López and Hugo Vasquez star as the main antagonists.

  • Mujer con pantalones
    Mujer con pantalones (2004)4.8

  • Piel salvaje
    Piel salvaje (2016)2.0