Check out the most acclaimed shows on BNNVARA, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for July 2026. Icons of BNNVARA, Kassa and Zembla made their debut in 1989 and 1995, setting industry standards. With its programming history stretching from 1989 to 2023, BNNVARA offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial. A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries. In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.

Niels van der Laan and Jeroen Woe literally make a performance of the week every week.

Matthijs looks back in surprise. With humor, music and other surprises.



Four different families in a medium-sized Dutch city are followed. Their children attend the same high school. The parents all have their own way of raising children. But for all of them it is true that they set the bar very high for themselves and their little ones: life must be perfect above all!




Three women become entangled in the world of human trafficking and prostitution when Esther's husband suddenly disappears. From completely different worlds, the lives of these women become intertwined. They discover that they need each other to escape from the difficult situations they find themselves in.

Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.


Kassa is a consumer television program produced by VARA, which was created by and is hosted by Felix Meurders in the Netherlands. The program focuses on consumer affairs, reviewing and testing products, and also doing investigative reporting on issues with products or services. VARA also produces spinoffs of Kassa, such as a daily internet program called "Consumentennieuws", Kassa 3 - aimed more towards youth audiences, and Radio Kassa, a consumer news talk program. In 2004, the VARA also received the Dutch "Spin-Award" prize from the general public in the Netherlands. On September 29, 2007, Kassa won an award in the Prix Italia for the show's interactive web content.

In this airy medical program includes weekly central ailments which you prefer not to discuss in public. The big question is why not, because you will have it!

3 op Reis is a travel program hosted by Floortje Dessing and Sebastiaan Labrie. In addition to the fixed hosts there is a guest host, who explores an eco-destination.



Daily talk show hosted alternately by Khalid Kasem and Sophie Hilbrand. They discuss social themes with stakeholders and receive current guests from politics, sports, music, culture and entertainment.

