The Best TV Shows on WDR Fernsehen
Every WDR Fernsehen Show Ranked From Best To Worst
WDR Fernsehen has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1963 and as recent as 2010. Icons of WDR Fernsehen, Zur Person and Kölner Treff made their debut in 1963 and 1976, setting industry standards. As of November 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of WDR Fernsehen’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.
Quarks (1993)9.4
Presseclub (1995)9.0- Die Anrheiner (1998)9.0
Die Anrheiner is a German television soap opera series, broadcast on WDR-TV since March 21, 1998. The series is set and filmed in Cologne.
Wissen macht Ah! (2001)8.2
Wunderschön! (2008)8.1
The Great Runaway (1979)7.5A miniseries about a pair of teenagers living in a slum at the fringes of Berlin. Alcoholism, prostitution, and violence are just a few of the themes of the three movies.
Geld oder Liebe (1989)7.0
Boulevard Bio (1991)7.0
Zimmer frei! (1996)7.0
Planet Wissen (2002)7.0
Dittsche - Das wirklich wahre Leben (2004)6.9
Kölner Treff (1976)6.8- Mitternachtsspitzen (1988)5.3
Zur Person (1963)N/AA German television format in which Günter Gaus interviewed prominent members of German society, particularly politicians. More than 200 interviews were conducted over the course of 40 years.
- Hier und heute (1998)N/A
- Menschen hautnah (1998)N/A
- West.art am Sonntag (2003)N/A
- Das NRW Duell (2006)N/A
Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (2007)N/A- Westpol (2010)N/A