With its programming history stretching from 1956 to 2022, Hr-fernsehen offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. As of December 2025, our compilation of Hr-fernsehen’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. Among Hr-fernsehen’s finest offerings are Eurovision Song Contest and Hessenschau, which debuted in 1956 and 1961, respectively.



Tib, a little boy living in prehistoric times, has a rather unusual friend: Tatoum, a tyrannosaurus! Unfortunately, not everyone in the tribe is happy with their close friendship: living with a dinosaur isn't easy.


In Crime Time, the public prosecutor's office, forensic medicine, police and profilers talk about Hessian criminal cases that they won't soon forget. How do they manage to catch the perpetrators? How do real murderers think?

Follow the German wrestling tag team 'Pretty Bastards' as they make their way through the independent wrestling circuit. Maggot and Prince Ahura. Two characters who couldn't be more different and yet have much more in common than wrestling. The Bastards themselves and many of their companions will guide you through this unique place called the World of Wrestling. Always on the dream of wrestling for a living one day, their minds are always battling obstacles, injuries, and sometimes themselves. Through ups and downs, success and failure, the Pretty Bastards don't just build a Tag-Team up in wrestling, but a real brotherhood. Meet the Bastard Sons of Wrestling!


The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.




In November 1775, an officer of the Hessian army deserts from Ziegenhayn fortress. Captain Claus von Haynau is keen on capturing the man, but his plans are foiled by his half-brother, Robert. The deserter turns out to be one Soermann, a former friend of Robert's father who disappeared 20 years ago and is presumed dead. Now, Robert finally learns what really happened: His father did not die but went to America. Robert decides to follow, but has not counted on Claus - and on the Landgrave of Hesse's need for soldiers to sell to the British for the fight against the rebellious American colonists.







