The Best TV Shows on RTL 4

Every RTL 4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Discover the best of RTL 4 with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for November 2026. The Daily Fable and Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden represent the pinnacle of RTL 4’s programming, launching in 1968 and 1990. Showcasing over 20 shows from 1968 up until 2025, RTL 4 stands as a beacon of television excellence.

  • Wie ben ik?
    Wie ben ik? (1990)8.3

  • Ranking the Stars
    Ranking the Stars (2006)8.3

    Ten Dutch celebrities participate in each broadcast. Two non-ordinary questions are asked of the Dutch celebrities per episode, such as "Who would have the easiest time going forty days without sex?", "Who used to be chosen last in gymnastics?" and "Who is your best friend?". The broadcasts claim that for each question a panel of 100 people compiled in advance a top 10 in which the famous candidates were "ranked."

  • Holland's Got Talent
    Holland's Got Talent (2008)8.2

  • The Daily Fable
    The Daily Fable (1968)8.0

    Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.

  • Weet Ik Veel
    Weet Ik Veel (2013)8.0

  • Expeditie Robinson
    Expeditie Robinson (2000)7.3

    A reality survival program in which BN'ers do battle with each other and the elements.

  • Dit Was Het Nieuws
    Dit Was Het Nieuws (1996)7.2

    Dit was het nieuws is a Dutch television program of RTL4, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with a team leader and weekly guest, compete against each other. The scoring is not serious; after the first round, for instance, the score is always 4-4.

  • The Voice of Holland
    The Voice of Holland (2010)7.2

    Dutch reality singing competition where four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

  • The Perfect Shot
    The Perfect Shot (2016)7.2

    A program in which 12 Dutch celebrities with a passion for photography compete against one another. The photographs are evaluated by a panel of experts: celebrity photographer William Rutten, documentary photographer Cynthia Boll, and a different guest judge each week.

  • Baantjer
    Baantjer (1995)7.0

    Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network.

  • Ik hou van Holland
    Ik hou van Holland (2008)7.0

  • Nieuwe Tijden
    Nieuwe Tijden (2016)7.0

  • RTL Tonight
    RTL Tonight (2025)7.0

    In RTL Vanavond's new talk show, presenters Renze Klamer, Beau van Erven Dorens, and Humberto Tan are joined by a whole squad of well-known divers. And there are some notable names among them.

  • Gooische Vrouwen
    Gooische Vrouwen (2005)6.4

  • Lubach
    Lubach (2025)6.0

    Basically, LUBACH will probably be very similar to De Avondshow with Arjen Lubach. The presenter also discusses current affairs in his characteristic, humorous way in this satirical late night show. With sharp monologues, in-depth stories and playful sketches, he and his team examine politics, media and society. All this is interspersed with changing guests, music and of course a good dose of comedy.

  • Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (1990)5.3

    Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.

  • Postcode Loterij Miljoenenjacht
    Postcode Loterij Miljoenenjacht (2000)5.2

    Miljoenenjacht, officially Postcode Loterij Miljoenenjacht, is a Dutch game show, sponsored by the country's postcode lottery, where a contestant and at-home viewer could win up to €5,000,000 or as little as €0.01. The show is broadcast at various times, spanning across six episodes for each set. The program was originally shown by TROS on Nederland 2, but moved to creator John de Mol's channel Tien in 2005. After the channel was discontinued after its sale to the RTL Group, the program moved to RTL 4. Originally based on the German game show "Die Chance deines Lebens", the format of the programme's final round used since 2002 has been exported worldwide by Dutch producer Endemol under the title Deal or No Deal, a title also used for Miljoenenjacht's lower-stakes sister spinoff on RTL 5, which is based more off the global format and removes the additional elements.

  • Moordvrouw
    Moordvrouw (2012)5.2

  • Westenwind
    Westenwind (1999)3.7

  • RTL Late Night
    RTL Late Night (2013)N/A