The Best TV Shows on SWR Fernsehen

Every SWR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst

SWR Fernsehen’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1957 to 2022. Discover the best of SWR Fernsehen with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for August 2025. Among SWR Fernsehen’s finest offerings are Landesschau Baden-Württemberg and Zur Person, which debuted in 1957 and 1963, respectively.

  • Feuer & Flamme
    Feuer & Flamme (2017)9.6

    This documentary series follows emergency services from various fire stations in the Ruhr area up close and portrays the people in their grueling everyday working life.

  • Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
    Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause (2020)8.5

  • Eisenbahn-Romantik
    Eisenbahn-Romantik (1991)8.3

    Railway-related documentary covering modern railway systems, museum railways and their facilities as well as items on model railway layouts. Politics and criticism is not left out; the series reports on closures, controversial model ideas, delays to reconstruction plans or smart commuter transport concepts.

  • Night patrol
    Night patrol (2020)8.0

    Every night, the Mainz police teams go out into the unknown - to help, calm down, de-escalate, make arrests or take a close look at crimes and deaths. They often expect unusual missions. The SWR documentary series provides an exclusive and unadulterated insight into the demanding work of the Mainz police. It shows the police officers behind the uniform.

  • A Houseful of Animals
    A Houseful of Animals (2010)7.5

    With a woof-woof here and a baaa-baaa there and a quack-quack, oink-oink everywhere, there's always some furry or feathered creature demanding attention from the Hansens. It's partly because Dr. Philipp Hansen is a veterinarian who's just opened a practice in the big old villa he's moved into with his family. But it's mostly because of ten-year-old daughter Greta, who never saw an animal she didn't want to adopt.

  • Höllgrund
    Höllgrund (2022)6.7

  • The Turncoat
    The Turncoat (2020)6.2

    Summer 1944. Walter Proska is about to return to the Eastern Front when his train is blown up by partisans. Together with a scattered bunch of German soldiers, cut off from the front, he awaits certain death while the commands of his superior Willi Stehauf are becoming more and more senseless and inhuman.

  • Menschen der Woche
    Menschen der Woche (2000)6.0

  • Nachtcafé
    Nachtcafé (1987)4.7

  • Schnell ermittelt
    Schnell ermittelt (2009)4.1

    Angelika Schnell is the head of homicide and living proof that chaos is just another form of order. Nevertheless, she is a brilliant investigator - even if her methods are sometimes quite unconventional: In addition to hard facts, she also allows her distinctive inner voice to apply, which often leads to incomprehensible but very important conclusions...

  • Die Fallers – Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
    Die Fallers – Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie (1994)3.5

  • Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
    Landesschau Baden-Württemberg (1957)N/A

  • Zur Person
    Zur Person (1963)N/A

  • Telespiele
    Telespiele (1977)N/A

  • Wortwechsel
    Wortwechsel (1982)N/A

  • Planet Wissen
    Planet Wissen (2002)N/A

  • 2+Leif
    2+Leif (2009)N/A

  • Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz
    Landesschau Rheinland-Pfalz (2010)N/A

    The news program delivers captivating stories and informative insights on current topics in Rhineland-Palatinate.

  • Lesenswert
    Lesenswert (2013)N/A

  • Kunscht!
    Kunscht! (2014)N/A

    A reality dance competition for kids.