The Best TV Shows on NPO 1

Every NPO 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Boasting a rich catalog, NPO 1 features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1956 to N/A. Leading the pack on NPO 1 are Eurovision Song Contest and Jeux Sans Frontières, with their initial broadcasts in 1956 and 1965. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from July 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Woeste Grond
    Woeste Grond (2024)9.5

  • Jeugdjournaal
    Jeugdjournaal (1981)9.0

    Jeugdjournaal is a Dutch television news programme produced by the Dutch public service broadcaster NOS for children. The programme has been broadcast since 1981. The aim of Jeugdjournaal is to present news that is both of interest and understanding to young viewers, without shying away from the main national and international news headlines. The broadcasts are viewed extensively by older viewers; about one-sixth of the programme's viewership are adults. Jeugdjournaal is involved in setting up similar shows in several countries where neutral news broadcasts are scarce. A main evening programme airs at 6:45pm, running for 15 minutes every night on Nederland 3. A 5-minute update also airs on weekdays at 4:25pm. The short afternoon updates and a weekly compilation programme are broadcast on the international Dutch-language television station, BVN.

  • 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.

  • Jeux Sans Frontières
    Jeux Sans Frontières (1965)8.7

    Jeux sans frontières ("Games Without Borders" in French) was a Europe-wide television game show, based on the French programme Intervilles which was first broadcast in 1962. In its original conception, it was broadcast from 1965 to 1999 under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which owned the format. In non French-speaking countries, the show had alternative titles. It is also widely known as "It's a Knockout", the title of the BBC's domestic version and national selection for the programme.

  • De Fabeltjeskrant
    De Fabeltjeskrant (1968)8.0

    Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.

  • Farmer Wants a Wife
    Farmer Wants a Wife (2004)8.0

    The basic structure of the program is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The first edition premièred in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the program is likely to date back to the TV program Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.

  • Wie is de Mol?
    Wie is de Mol? (1999)7.9

    Ten candidates have to complete assignments to earn money. However, one of the group members is the Mole. The Mole's goal is to make the assignments fail and keep the amount of money earned as low as possible. The other candidates do not know who the Mole is and need to unmask them. At the end of every episode, the candidates take a multiple-choice test about the mole's identity. The person who gives the least amount of correct answers is "executed" and must leave. This process continues until only two contestants and the Mole remain. The winner is the person with the most correct answers in the final test and they get all of the money earned in previous stages of the game.

  • Een Huis Vol
    Een Huis Vol (N/A)7.5

  • 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!

  • Flikken Rotterdam
    Flikken Rotterdam (2016)7.3

    Flikken Rotterdam takes place in Rotterdam, and is after Flikken Maastricht the second Dutch spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken.

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.2

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • Dit Was Het Nieuws
    Dit Was Het Nieuws (1996)7.2

    Dit was het nieuws is a Dutch television program of RTL4, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with a team leader and weekly guest, compete against each other. The scoring is not serious; after the first round, for instance, the score is always 4-4.

  • Flikken Maastricht
    Flikken Maastricht (2007)7.0

    Former Amsterdam police detective Floris Wolfs has been transferred to the police department of the south-Dutch country town Maastricht. His metropolitan experience nicely complements the local expertise of his new country colleagues, who know the folks. Slowly he fits in, while solving countless crimes together with his female partner Eva van Dongen.

  • Oppassen!!!
    Oppassen!!! (1991)6.8

    Sitcom about two grandfathers taking care of their grandchildren, so their children can focus on their careers.

  • Van der Valk
    Van der Valk (2020)6.5

    Set against the backdrop of the city of Amsterdam, Piet Van der Valk and his team investigate a series of high-profile cases immersed in the worlds of art, politics, addiction, mysticism and the fashion industry.

  • De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach
    De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach (2022)6.3

    Arjen Lubach dives through the issues of the day past inspiring guests to the bottom of the news. Everyone always wants to go from the issues of the day to deepening. Arjen is really looking forward to the issues of the day.

  • Hunted
    Hunted (2016)4.8

    Can you just disappear? In this thrilling program, six duos take on the challenge of staying out of the hands of the hunters for three weeks. It is up to the hunters to catch these fugitives, who are doing their utmost to remain undetectable. Along the way, the duos receive clues that lead them to an extraction point. That is the only way to escape the hunters. What is the best tactic for this mission? After all, if you can't trust anyone, where else can you go?

  • De Avondetappe
    De Avondetappe (2005)1.0

    De Avondetappe is a daily television program during the Tour de France that discusses the stage of that day. From 2003 to 2014, the presentation was in the hands of Mart Smeets. In 2015, the program was replaced by NOS Studio Tour, but since 2016 De Avondetappe has returned to the screen, now with presenters Dione de Graaff and Herman van der Zandt.

  • NOS Studio Voetbal
    NOS Studio Voetbal (2002)0.5

  • Khalid & Sophie
    Khalid & Sophie (2021)N/A

    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.