The Best TV Shows on TVE

Every TVE Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, TVE has aired more than 20 shows between 1972 and 2025. Leading the pack on TVE are Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos and Los camioneros, with their initial broadcasts in 1972 and 1973. Discover the best of TVE with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for August 2026.

  • Destino de mujer
    Destino de mujer (1997)10.0

  • Requiem for Granada
    Requiem for Granada (1991)9.7

    In the late 15th century, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain after eight centuries of splendor, faces its final days. As the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella launch their campaign to conquer the Emirate, internal rivalries, palace intrigues, and power struggles within the Nasrid dynasty — particularly between Sultan Muley Hacén, his son Boabdil, and the rival factions of the Abencerrajes and Zegríes — accelerate the kingdom’s downfall. Blending historical events with drama, romance, and epic battles, Réquiem por Granada recounts the tragic and glorious history of the fall of Granada from a perspective centered on its Muslim rulers and people, capturing the cultural richness, betrayals, and human cost of one of the defining moments in Spanish history.

  • Al Filo De Lo Imposible
    Al Filo De Lo Imposible (1982)9.5

    Al Filo De Lo Imposible is a documentary series, broadcast on the second Spanish channel, with the theme of adventure and exploration of wild and extreme places on Earth, such as climbing peaks over 8,000 meters, exploring the polar ice caps, free-flying crossings, scuba diving, etc. This series, which includes more than two hundred documentaries whose first program was broadcast in January 1982, under the title "Dimension 8000", is the only television program that has filmed the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters high that exist on the planet, as well as the three poles (the North Pole, the South Pole and Everest).

  • Water Life
    Water Life (2008)9.0

    Water Life captures extraordinary locations and intimate animal behavior never before seen on film. Two years in the making, this groundbreaking series takes viewers on an unprecedented visual journey to aquatic ecosystems on five continents to reveal how water shapes and sculpts the landscape and provides food and refuge for an astonishing array of species.

  • Hasta el fin del mundo
    Hasta el fin del mundo (2025)8.0

  • Don Quijote de la Mancha
    Don Quijote de la Mancha (1979)7.7

  • Grand Prix
    Grand Prix (1995)6.8

    El Grand Prix del verano is a Spanish TV program created by Francesco Bosserman and produced by Europroducciones. It had broadcast by TVE 1 in 1995-2005, but since 2007 is broadcast by some channels of the FORTA group. Is the longest running game show in Spain with 15 years on air.

  • Los camioneros
    Los camioneros (1973)6.5

  • Brigada Central
    Brigada Central (1989)6.3

  • Rescate
    Rescate (2021)6.0

  • Rutas bizarras
    Rutas bizarras (2021)6.0

  • Segunda Enseñanza
    Segunda Enseñanza (1986)4.0

  • Un país para reírlo
    Un país para reírlo (2021)2.0

    It is a Spanish documentary program with a humorous theme, directed by Alberto Utrera and presented by the actor and comedian Goyo Jiménez. It premiered on April 6, 2021.

  • Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos
    Historia de España: La noche de los tiempos (1972)N/A

  • Este Señor de Negro
    Este Señor de Negro (1975)N/A

  • El Precio Justo
    El Precio Justo (1988)N/A

  • Sabbath
    Sabbath (1989)N/A

    Exploring perspectives on witches from different angles, ranging from historical accounts to popular folklore, shedding light on the complex narratives surrounding these notorious figures.

  • Crónicas urbanas
    Crónicas urbanas (1991)N/A

  • Mimi and Mr. Bobo
    Mimi and Mr. Bobo (1999)N/A

    Mimi is a 10-year-old girl, owner of an extraordinary imagination that allows her to always enjoy the experience of the most fantastic adventures.

  • Operación Malaya
    Operación Malaya (2011)N/A

    Young judge Miguel Ángel Torres investigates criminal activities tied to the construction of a luxury hotel in Marbella. Meanwhile, two officers from the Organized Crime and Narcotics Unit arrest a drug trafficker linked to an alleged real estate scheme. A series of wiretaps unravels a complex web of corruption within the local government, eventually exposing one of the most notorious urban scandals in Spain’s history. It all begins when a disgruntled poker player, cheated out of his winnings, seeks revenge by turning to the authorities.