The Best TV Shows on TVE
Every TVE Show Ranked From Best To Worst
TVE has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1972 and as recent as 2021. Highlighting TVE’s quality programming, Stop and Don Quijote de la Mancha stand out, premiering in 1972 and 1979. As of December 2025, our compilation of TVE’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.
Réquiem por Granada (1991)9.5
Water Life (2008)9.0Water Life captures extraordinary locations and intimate animal behavior never before seen on film. Two years in the making, this groundbreaking series takes viewers on an unprecedented visual journey to aquatic ecosystems on five continents to reveal how water shapes and sculpts the landscape and provides food and refuge for an astonishing array of species.
Stop (1972)8.0
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1979)7.5
Ramon y Cajal (1982)7.0
Marielena (1992)7.0
Grand Prix (1995)6.5El Grand Prix del verano is a Spanish TV program created by Francesco Bosserman and produced by Europroducciones. It had broadcast by TVE 1 in 1995-2005, but since 2007 is broadcast by some channels of the FORTA group. Is the longest running game show in Spain with 15 years on air.
Barrio Sésamo (1983)6.0
Rescate (2021)6.0
Brigada Central (1989)5.0
The Price of Freedom (2011)4.3Mario, a member of the terrorist group ETA during Franco's dictatorship, drastically changes the course of his life when, with democracy in place, the organization decides to continue killing.
Segunda Enseñanza (1986)2.7
Un país para reírlo (2021)2.0It is a Spanish documentary program with a humorous theme, directed by Alberto Utrera and presented by the actor and comedian Goyo Jiménez. It premiered on April 6, 2021.
Historias del otro lado (1988)N/A
Sabbath (1989)N/AExploring perspectives on witches from different angles, ranging from historical accounts to popular folklore, shedding light on the complex narratives surrounding these notorious figures.
Crónicas urbanas (1991)N/A
Senderos isleños (1992)N/A
Un pais en la mochila (1995)N/A
Destino de mujer (1997)N/A- No sé bailar (1999)N/A
It is a surrealist comedy where reality and fantasy are mixed, it tells in a humorous tone the daily life and dreams of a 40-year-old film buff, played by Emilio Gutiérrez Caba.