Leading the pack on RTF Télévision are Les Actualités françaises and Le jour du Seigneur, with their initial broadcasts in 1945 and 1949. RTF Télévision has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1945 all the way to 1963. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from March 2026 that includes over 20 unique series.

This French TV series from the 1950s and 60s explored historical events using dramatic reenactments, bringing history to life for its viewers.


This short-lived French TV series from 1950 features police investigations tinged with astrology. In nine episodes of about ten minutes each, in a humorous style, a duo of private detectives investigates a series of murders involving a marriage agency.




Thierry la Fronde was a French television series that aired in 1963–66 on the television station, ORTF original script by Jean-Claude Deret. Dubbed into English, it was shown internationally in the 1960s, including in Canada, where it was referred to under the original name, and also as The King's Outlaw. It was shown as well in Poland as Thierry Śmiałek. On ABC in Australia, it was called The King's Outlaw. In the Netherlands, 32 of the 52 episodes were shown in 1967 as Thierry de Slingeraar, as a Netherlands Television Service programme.







The investigations of two French detectives. Filmed in Paris, the series is also known as `World Crime Hunt.'



Les Cinq Dernieres Minutes is a crime based French television series


