The Best TV Shows on FR3

Every FR3 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, FR3 has aired more than 20 shows between 1962 and 1991. Notable series such as Intervilles and Les Secrets de la mer Rouge from FR3 first graced the screens in 1962 and 1968. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from June 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • L'Argent
    L'Argent (1988)10.0

    Saccard, ready to use all means, however immoral or illegal, tries to gain back the fortune he lost three years ago. All involving business and the exchange market. He has a loyal accomplice, an indifferent son, maybe-friends, partners and investors and of course, enemies.

  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma (1978)9.0

    Produced for television by Claude-Jean Philippe, the « Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma », recounts the history of French cinema from its birth to the beginning of the 1960s. With commentary read by Jean Rochefort.

  • Benny Hill Show
    Benny Hill Show (1980)8.5

  • Les Grandes batailles du passé
    Les Grandes batailles du passé (1973)8.0

  • Merci Bernard
    Merci Bernard (1982)8.0

  • The Adventures of Tintin
    The Adventures of Tintin (1991)8.0

    Travel with Tintin, the young and intrepid Belgian reporter, and his faithful dog Snowy as they take you from Tibet to the Moon, or from Egypt to the depths of the sea -- solving mysteries, pursuing truth and justice, and gambling with their lives.

  • Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin
    Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin (1989)7.7

    The Return of Arsène Lupin (1989) is a French crime television series consisting of 12 episodes, each approximately 55 minutes long, broadcast on FR3 between November 1989 and January 1990. It features the famous gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc, played here by François Dunoyer, in a more mischievous and modern interpretation than his predecessors, which retains the hero's refinement and intelligence while immersing him in stories with international overtones, with a more contemporary tone for the late 1980s.

  • Intervilles
    Intervilles (1962)7.0

  • Les Jeux de 20 heures
    Les Jeux de 20 heures (1976)7.0

  • De l'autre côté
    De l'autre côté (1989)7.0

    Animation TV magazine.

  • Le Roi mystère
    Le Roi mystère (1991)7.0

  • L'Île Aux Enfants
    L'Île Aux Enfants (1974)6.7

    French children's television series inspired by Sesame Street featuring Casimir, an anthropomorphic orange dinosaur with yellow and red spots.

  • Les Secrets de la mer Rouge
    Les Secrets de la mer Rouge (1968)6.5

  • Kerokko Demetan
    Kerokko Demetan (1973)6.5

    A poor young frog living in Rainbow Pond with his mother and father (a toymaker), who becomes friends with a popular and sweet girl frog named Ranatan, despite the differences in their social standings: Ranatan is the daughter of the leader of Rainbow Pond, while Demetan and his parents are tree frogs, which make them automatic outcasts in the community. Together, Demetan and Ranatan enjoy many adventures.

  • Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
    Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats (1984)6.4

    Heathcliff knows he is the best cat around! Never have we seen such self-confidence topped off with a heavy dose of vanity, cunning, ruthlessness, and a mischievous love of gags. He cruises and struts down the street and watch out any person, cat, or dog who gets in his way! Although he may terrorize the neighborhood, let an outsider try to push anyone around and he is a veritable tiger of defense. On the other side of town are The Catillac Cats, which typically revolve around leader Riff-Raff's get-rich-quick schemes or searches for food.

  • Diplodo
    Diplodo (1988)6.0

  • Ernest the Vampire
    Ernest the Vampire (1989)6.0

    Ernest the vampire

  • Paul Gauguin
    Paul Gauguin (1975)5.8

    The life of famous painter Paul Gauguin.

  • Paul et Virginie
    Paul et Virginie (1974)4.0

  • Joséphine en tournée
    Joséphine en tournée (1991)N/A

    Lily Strasberg, the boulevard actress, who triumphed in L’Œuf de Pâques as Joséphine, closes the season with her 457th performance. She decides to go down to the South to rest and comfort Charles, her ex-brother-in-law, director of a small company that performs outdated operettas that no longer attract many people.