The Best TV Shows on WDR Fernsehen
Every WDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
WDR Fernsehen’s extensive portfolio includes more than 20 shows, spanning the years from 1976 to 2017. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of WDR Fernsehen’s elite series, with our list refreshed for August 2026. Icons of WDR Fernsehen, Kölner Treff and Mitternachtsspitzen made their debut in 1976 and 1988, setting industry standards.
Presseclub (1995)10.0
Feuer & Flamme (2017)9.6This 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.
Quarks (1993)9.4- Die Anrheiner (1998)9.0
Die Anrheiner is a German television soap opera series, broadcast on WDR-TV since March 21, 1998. The series is set and filmed in Cologne.
Wissen macht Ah! (2001)8.3
Wunderschön! (2008)7.8
Boulevard Bio (1991)7.0
Zimmer frei! (1996)7.0
Planet Wissen (2002)7.0
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2004)6.9
Kölner Treff (1976)6.8- Mitternachtsspitzen (1988)5.3
- Hier und heute (1998)N/A
- Menschen hautnah (1998)N/A
Zeiglers wunderbare Welt des Fussballs (2007)N/A
Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (2007)N/A- Westpol (2010)N/A
- Haushalts Check mit Yvonne Willicks (2010)N/A
Ein Fall für die Anrheiner (2011)N/AEin Fall für die Anrheiner is a German television series.
- Ausgerechnet (2015)N/A