The Best TV Shows on WDR Fernsehen
Every WDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
WDR Fernsehen has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1963 all the way to 2010. For top-tier entertainment, WDR Fernsehen delivered Zur Person and Pater Brown in 1963 and 1966. Peruse our comprehensive roster of WDR Fernsehen’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of May 2026.
Graf Luckner (1971)10.0Between the first and second World Wars, we portray glorified and renown naval sea officer Felix Graf von Lucker and his fictitious ship Niobe, which is the 1887 built Amphitrite from Southampton. Von Luckner is famous for his tactical genius in the first World War, especially sinking 14 enemy ships and only losing one crewman, whilst always seeking a peaceful outcome - making him the ideal seaman.
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.
Pater Brown (1966)8.0- Pssst ... (1990)8.0
Schimanski (1997)7.9- Hobbythek (1974)7.5
Geld oder Liebe (1989)7.0
Boulevard Bio (1991)7.0
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2004)6.9
Kölner Treff (1976)6.8
Zimmer frei! (1996)6.8
Klimbim (1973)6.1A German sketch comedy show that prioritises provocative absurdity above all else.
- 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.
- Telestar (1983)N/A
- West.art am Sonntag (2003)N/A
- Das NRW Duell (2006)N/A
- Westpol (2010)N/A