The Best TV Shows on BNNVARA

Every BNNVARA Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stay up-to-date with over 20 of BNNVARA’s elite series, with our list refreshed for November 2026. For top-tier entertainment, BNNVARA delivered 2 voor 12 and Zembla in 1971 and 1995. From 1971 through to 2025, BNNVARA has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • Sluipschutters
    Sluipschutters (2013)10.0

    Razor-sharp, humorous sketch show starring Ronald Goedemondt, Bas Hoeflaak, Leo Alkemade and Jochen Otten. Four friends, a hundred different faces. Sluipschutters, they're everywhere.

  • Zembla
    Zembla (1995)9.3

    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.

  • Even tot Hier
    Even tot Hier (2019)8.8

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

  • Dutch Hope
    Dutch Hope (2014)8.1

    Forensic psychiatrist Fokke Augustinus makes an unexpected career change when he inherits his father's mansion in Groningen where he becomes involved with a criminal organization with a marijuana plantation on his father's land.

  • Matthijs gaat door
    Matthijs gaat door (2020)8.0

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

  • Hotel Hollandia
    Hotel Hollandia (2023)8.0

  • Jeuk
    Jeuk (2014)7.7

  • Oogappels
    Oogappels (2019)7.4

    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!

  • Smeris
    Smeris (2014)7.3

  • #BOOS
    #BOOS (2016)7.0

  • The Connection
    The Connection (2022)7.0

    The Connection is a knowledge quiz that revolves around a single answer: the ultimate connection. Hosted by Patrick Lodiers, the show features three Dutch celebrities along with viewers at home competing across four rounds. The correct answers in each round are linked to one another, ultimately leading to a single, all-encompassing answer. For instance, what is the connection between Alicia Keys, the Guggenheim Museum, the Yankees, and *Friends*? Or between the color red, May 1st, Jan Wolkers, and Doorn? Which contestant possesses not only a broad range of general knowledge but also the ability to link all the answers together to uncover the ultimate connection?

  • Boerderij van Dorst
    Boerderij van Dorst (2021)6.5

  • Red Light
    Red Light (2020)6.4

    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.

  • The Blood Pact
    The Blood Pact (2017)6.2

    A man who works for the tax authorities ends up becoming friends with a dangerous criminal after their daughters become best friends and he accidentally saves his life

  • De Wereld Draait Door
    De Wereld Draait Door (2005)5.1

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

  • 2 voor 12
    2 voor 12 (1971)N/A

  • Je Zal Het Maar Hebben
    Je Zal Het Maar Hebben (2001)N/A

    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 on Tour
    3 on Tour (2007)N/A

    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.

  • De Geknipte Gast
    De Geknipte Gast (2020)N/A

  • De Cirkel
    De Cirkel (2025)N/A