The Best TV Shows on MDR Fernsehen
Every MDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Check out the most acclaimed shows on MDR Fernsehen, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for September 2026. Across the timeline from 1965 to 2021, MDR Fernsehen has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows. Icons of MDR Fernsehen, Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort and Ein Kessel Buntes made their debut in 1965 and 1972, setting industry standards.
Wunderschön! (2008)8.1
Elefant, Tiger & Co. (2003)7.4
Das Gipfeltreffen (2020)7.3
Olafs Klub (2019)7.0
In aller Freundschaft (1998)6.3German soap opera about the staff of the fictional hospital "Sachsenklinik" in the city of Leipzig.
Riverboat (1992)5.2
MDR um 4 (2014)5.0
Ein Kessel Buntes (1972)4.2The show was meant to compete with those on West German television. To this end it was fairly successful even attracting a following in parts of West Germany which could receive Eastern TV. Its production values were high. Apart from song and dance numbers and appearances from East German celebrities, almost every broadcast featured well-known stars from the west, often after their popularity had peaked in their home countries.
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965)3.8Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort was an East German television series.
- Musik für Sie (1995)N/A
- Goldene Henne (1995)N/A
- Here from Four (1997)N/A
- Lebensläufe (1998)N/A
- Echt (2005)N/A
- Fakt ist! (2006)N/A
Der Osten - Entdecke wo du lebst (2010)N/A- MDR um Zwei (2014)N/A
- Lebensretter (2014)N/A
- MDR um 11 (2017)N/A
MDR aktuell (2021)N/A