As of November 2026, our compilation of NPO Start’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. With its programming history stretching from 1996 to 2026, NPO Start offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. For top-tier entertainment, NPO Start delivered Dit Was Het Nieuws and Sinterklaasjournaal in 1996 and 2001.

This series takes place at a cutting-edge city hospital. The first season follows Ella, a skilled obstetrician who leads a team of fellow medical professionals. Together, they must perform under immense pressure. The healthcare providers and their patients represent all walks of life and amidst their many triumphs and struggles, laughter and tears occur in equal measure. The thin line between one's personal life and one's professional life becomes increasingly blurred when working such long hours, making conflict unavoidable. But in the end, there is one thing that unites everyone on this parallel hospital-universe: the universal human experience of new life, fragile yet filled with hope and potential.



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!


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.

History teacher Jurre and public prosecutor Sarah each battle the criminal world in their own way. Although the two have been married for years, they keep their double life a secret from each other in order to protect each other and their family. The situation is getting more and more dangerous and their children are no longer safe either.

Immediately after The Mole you can watch MolTalk, live from VondelCS in Amsterdam. In these commentary's, Marlijn Weerdenburg and Splinter Chabot discuss hints, tasks and theory's with former candidates and other guests.

Diana leads a specialized investigative team for the most urgent cases. From the state-of-the-art mobile command center – the ALPHA 00 – the team coordinates complex operations on-site.

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?

Draadstaal is a satirical sketch comedy television program of the VPRO, and CCCP 2 Dutch production company and broadcaster. It was created by CCCP and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge and Dennis van de Ven. The show features lots of recurring stereotypical characters. The program is reminiscent of the work of Van Kooten en De Bie.

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!

This program centers on true stories of children, which are re-enacted by actors. Each story is linked to a Bible verse. Every episode tells a different story.

Each episode stars a new, about to be, teenage mom.





