The Best TV Shows on RTS 1

Every RTS 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of October 2026, our compilation of RTS 1’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Icons of RTS 1, Eurovision Song Contest and The Written Off made their debut in 1956 and 1974, setting industry standards. With its programming history stretching from 1956 to 2025, RTS 1 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • Fortress
    Fortress (2025)9.0

    Everyone has to grow up, to separate from their parents, to start their own family. Luka and Daria try to do this while everything around them is falling apart: friendships, families, even the country.

  • The Written Off
    The Written Off (1974)8.7

    "The Written Off" is a famous Serbian TV miniseries, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series ten times, the last re-run starting in 2012. The series has achieved something of a cult status among its audience and still attracts an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. Idea of series derives from exploits of freedom fighters in Belgrade during World War II, and all the characters and events are fictitious.

  • In the Clinch
    In the Clinch (2022)8.5

    At the turning point of his life, 20-year-old Aljoša Kovač is trying to strike a balance between the expectations of his father Velja, the ambitions of his mother Mira, his own hard-to-achieve passion for music, and a love that is nearing its inevitable end.

  • Legacy
    Legacy (2016)8.0

    The action series begins when the main character, a young police inspector Aleksandar Jakovljevic, despite its problematic behavior, receives an important case - killed the daughter of a prominent man unit whose company is building the largest residential - commercial complex in the region. The investigation goes in that direction, or even torn Aleksandar their problems, nothing leaves the case and digging into every aspect of life of the murdered girl, unaware of the danger which is exposed because someone cares about is to cover up the killing as quickly as possible.

  • Shadows over the Balkans
    Shadows over the Balkans (2017)7.8

    A historical fiction drama and thriller set in the turbulent period of the late 1930s in the Balkans as a place where high politics, local interests, capital and crime all merge together.

  • Better Life
    Better Life (1987)7.7

    Trials and tribulations of the Popadic family, a typical family of five with everyday problems... BOLJI ŽIVOT is a Yugoslav TV series with mixed elements of soap opera, comedy and drama that aired from 1987 to 1991. Created by the Radiotelevision Belgrade it is considered to be the most successful TV show ever produced in Yugoslavia. Written by Siniša Pavić, most prolific Serbian screenwriter, the series helped jump start cinematic careers for many of its protagonists, most notably Dragan Bjelogrlić who went on to become successful actor, director, and producer.

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.4

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • My Cousin from the Village
    My Cousin from the Village (2008)7.4

    Two parallel stories set in a village in Central Serbia about two families and the political context of the time.

  • Vuk Karadžić
    Vuk Karadžić (1987)7.0

    Vuk Karadžić, is а Yugoslavian historical drama television series which depicts the life and work of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, a Serbian linguist and major reformer of the Serbo-Croatian language.

  • The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair
    The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair (2007)7.0

    Selo gori, a baba se češlja is a television series in Serbia. First aired in 2007, the show quickly gained national fame with episodes in its third season averaging approximately 2.9 million viewers. The show was aired on RTS1.

  • Juzni Vetar
    Juzni Vetar (2020)6.9

    A young member of a gang in Belgrade puts his family in danger when he angers a mafia boss.

  • Things Like Love
    Things Like Love (2009)6.8

    A sitcom that follows intertwined lives of three couples set mostly in the building in which they live and the café owned by one of these people.

  • Morning Changes Everything
    Morning Changes Everything (2018)6.3

    Lack of money, inability to find a permanent job, living with parents or roommates, unsettled love relationships — this is how the life of most young people in Serbia could be described. Through the four friends' struggle with the life challenges, the series also tries to evoke the spirit of Belgrade today: it talks about those who live in it, those who leave it, but also those who return to it.

  • Truckers, Inc.
    Truckers, Inc. (2020)6.0

    Legendary TV series from the 1970s about the adventures of two truck drivers is updated for the modern age.

  • Underneath
    Underneath (2020)5.8

    Facing his own past, an investigator unravels the mystery behind three cruel, ritualistic murders.

  • A White Ship
    A White Ship (2006)5.1

    The story is about funny experiences of an illiterate and corrupted politician named Srećko Šojić, played by Milan Lane Gutović.

  • Happy People
    Happy People (1993)4.5

    The intertwined lives of numerous characters set in 1990s Belgrade who all try to live happily during rather unhappy times.

  • Advocado
    Advocado (2021)1.5

    The series "Advokado" follows the ups and downs of the main character Brane and his faithful companion Beli. At the center of the plot are their friendly and family relations as they try to find the meaning and peace in life.

  • The Nemanjić Dynasty: The Birth of the Kingdom
    The Nemanjić Dynasty: The Birth of the Kingdom (2018)N/A

    Story about the most influential Serbian dynasty of the Middle Ages.

  • The Heroes of Our Time
    The Heroes of Our Time (2019)N/A

    A well-educated family man realizes that his life is in crisis. Could the next generation do better?