The Best TV Shows on WDR Fernsehen
Every WDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from May 2026 that includes over 20 unique series. Among WDR Fernsehen’s finest offerings are Zur Person and Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day, which debuted in 1963 and 1972, respectively. From 1963 through to 2015, WDR Fernsehen has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.
Quarks (1993)9.4
Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)9.0- 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.
Rote Erde (1983)8.5- Pssst ... (1990)8.0
Schimanski (1997)7.9
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972)7.7Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) is a West German television drama miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973. In Cologne, West Germany, young toolmaker Jochen's world is explored, including those around him: the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.
Geld oder Liebe (1989)7.0
Boulevard Bio (1991)7.0
Planet Wissen (2002)7.0
Kölner Treff (1976)6.8
Zimmer frei! (1996)6.8
NightWash (2001)6.3
Klimbim (1973)6.1A German sketch comedy show that prioritises provocative absurdity above all else.
WWF Club (1980)6.0- Mitternachtsspitzen (1988)5.3
Zur Person (1963)N/AA 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.
- Das NRW Duell (2006)N/A
Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (2007)N/A- Ausgerechnet (2015)N/A