The Best TV Shows on SWR Fernsehen

Every SWR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Dive into our updated selection of SWR Fernsehen’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of October 2026. For top-tier entertainment, SWR Fernsehen delivered Landesschau Baden-Württemberg and Zur Person in 1957 and 1963. SWR Fernsehen has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1957 all the way to 2020.

  • Eisenbahn-Romantik
    Eisenbahn-Romantik (1991)9.0

    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.

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

  • A Houseful of Animals
    A Houseful of Animals (2010)8.2

    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.

  • With the Train Through...
    With the Train Through... (2006)8.0

  • Landesschau Baden-Württemberg
    Landesschau Baden-Württemberg (1957)7.0

  • Planet Wissen
    Planet Wissen (2002)7.0

  • Die Fallers – Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie
    Die Fallers – Eine Schwarzwaldfamilie (1994)6.2

  • 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...

  • Zur Person
    Zur Person (1963)N/A

    A German television format in which Günter Gaus interviewed prominent members of German society, particularly politicians. More than 200 interviews were conducted over the course of 40 years.

  • Wortwechsel
    Wortwechsel (1982)N/A

  • Tele-Akademie
    Tele-Akademie (1987)N/A

  • Sport im Dritten
    Sport im Dritten (2000)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.

  • Saartalk
    Saartalk (2010)N/A

  • Die Tigerentenbande
    Die Tigerentenbande (2010)N/A

  • Meister des Alltags
    Meister des Alltags (2012)N/A

  • Pen & Paper
    Pen & Paper (2014)N/A