The Best TV Shows on CBeebies

Every CBeebies Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 20 shows from 1947 up until 2024, CBeebies stands as a beacon of television excellence. Our curated list, current as of September 2026, showcases over 20 of CBeebies’s highest-rated series. Premiering in 1947 and 1981, BBC Proms and Postman Pat are among CBeebies’s most celebrated shows.

  • Maddie + Triggs
    Maddie + Triggs (2024)10.0

    A little girl and her doggy best friend find music and adventure in the sounds of the everyday by really listening to the world around them.

  • Numberblocks
    Numberblocks (2017)8.4

    Learn how much fun counting can be with the Numberblocks - a fun-loving group of numbers who work together to solve problems big and small.

  • Hey Duggee
    Hey Duggee (2014)8.3

    Animated preschool series about a clubhouse that is run by a big dog called Duggee.

  • Octonauts: Above & Beyond
    Octonauts: Above & Beyond (2021)8.3

    The Octonauts expand their exploration beyond the sea -- and onto land! With new rides and new friends, they'll protect any habitats and animals at risk.

  • Sarah & Duck
    Sarah & Duck (2013)7.8

    Sarah is a 7-year-old girl with big eyes and a green hat. She lives with her best friend, a quacky, slightly manic fowl appropriately named Duck. Each episode features the pair setting out on simple but exciting adventures as they explore the world in their own imaginative way.

  • BBC Proms
    BBC Proms (1947)7.7

    The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

  • CBeebies Bedtime Stories
    CBeebies Bedtime Stories (2009)7.6

    Join a host of different celebrities for a different story read each night just before bedtime.

  • Balamory
    Balamory (2002)7.2

    Live action series for pre-school children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland.

  • Octonauts
    Octonauts (2010)7.2

    Follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles.

  • Pingu
    Pingu (1986)6.9

    Playful penguin Pingu lives with his family in Antarctica, where he often finds himself caught up in mischievous high jinks with his pal Robby.

  • Chuggington
    Chuggington (2008)6.7

    Koko, Brewster and Wilson are three young, adventurous trainee "chuggers", learning about working on the railway in the town of Chuggington, with the help of the railway controller, Vee, the older engines, and their human friends.

  • Postman Pat
    Postman Pat (1981)6.5

    Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.

  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)6.4

    The adventures of Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig, and his friends Dannan the Duck and Ferny the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ireland.

  • Fireman Sam
    Fireman Sam (1987)6.1

    Follow the adventures of fireman Sam and his colleagues as they protect the citizens of the Welsh town of Pontypandy. Whenever the alarm sounds, brave Sam and his co-workers can be counted on to jump into a fire engine, hop onto a helicopter, or even launch an inflatable lifeboat to battle blazes, mount rescue missions, or provide medical attention to those in need.

  • Nina and the Neurons
    Nina and the Neurons (2007)6.0

    Nina is a neuroscientist based at Glasgow Science Centre who enlists the help of her Neurons in her brain to answer a scientific question. Questions are asked by children which join her to perform fun experiments and games. Aimed at younger children to help them understand basic science.

  • Bob the Builder
    Bob the Builder (1999)5.9

    Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and follow-through. The team always shows that “The Fun Is In Getting It Done!”

  • Peter Rabbit
    Peter Rabbit (2013)5.9

    Nickelodeon brings treasured literary icon Peter Rabbit to life with the new CG-animated preschool series, Peter Rabbit. The series is a fresh re-imagining of the popular Beatrix Potter children’s books based on Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit features educational goals that encourage preschoolers to learn problem-solving and interpersonal skills, self-efficacy, resilience, positive re-framing and fostering an interest in and respect for nature.

  • Teletubbies
    Teletubbies (2015)4.6

    Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po as they learn lots of new, exciting things about the real world. Perfect for curious little minds!

  • Alphablocks
    Alphablocks (2010)N/A

    Alphablocks is a British children's educational television programme that attempts to teach children how to spell with the use of animated blocks representing each letter. It is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphablocks Ltd.

  • Kit&Pup
    Kit&Pup (2018)N/A

    Explore the wonderful world around us with Kit and Pup as they learn about everything from bubbles to trees. Perfect for inquisitive little minds!