The Best TV Shows on RTL 4

Every RTL 4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, RTL 4 has aired more than 20 shows between 1990 and 2013. Leading the pack on RTL 4 are Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden and Wie ben ik?, with their initial broadcasts in 1990 and 1990. As of June 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of RTL 4’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.

  • Holland's Got Talent
    Holland's Got Talent (2008)8.7

  • Pittige tijden
    Pittige tijden (1996)8.3

  • Wie ben ik?
    Wie ben ik? (1990)8.0

  • Weet Ik Veel
    Weet Ik Veel (2013)8.0

  • Ranking the Stars
    Ranking the Stars (2006)7.7

    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."

  • Het Zonnetje In Huis
    Het Zonnetje In Huis (1993)7.5

  • Baantjer
    Baantjer (1995)7.2

    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.

  • Expeditie Robinson
    Expeditie Robinson (2000)7.0

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

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

  • De TV Kantine
    De TV Kantine (2009)7.0

  • Gooische Vrouwen
    Gooische Vrouwen (2005)6.7

    Gooische Vrouwen is a Dutch comedy-drama series, created by Linda de Mol for her brother John de Mol's TV network Tien in 2005. However, after the show's second season, Tien went bankrupt and Gooische Vrouwen was transferred to RTL4, where it ran for three more seasons until its finale in 2009. After its 42-episode run the show was followed by a theatrically released feature film in 2011. The show chronicles the everyday lives of four female friends living in het Gooi. Gooische Vrouwen has since been sold to Germany, Belgium, France and Serbia.

  • Dit Was Het Nieuws
    Dit Was Het Nieuws (1996)6.5

    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)6.3

    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.

  • Help, My Husband is a Handyman!
    Help, My Husband is a Handyman! (2005)6.0

  • Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (1990)5.1

    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.

  • Moordvrouw
    Moordvrouw (2012)5.0

  • Westenwind
    Westenwind (1999)1.0

  • Iedereen is gek op Jack
    Iedereen is gek op Jack (2011)N/A

  • Tour du Jour
    Tour du Jour (2011)N/A

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