The list of Austrian series and television productions is intended to provide a quick, chronologically oriented overview of television productions since the beginning of Austrian television history in 1955. TV programs of all genres, both multi-part TV films and periodically broadcast entertainment programs, should be included in the list.
1955 to 1980
Year (s)
title
genre
Episodes
Remarks
1957-1986
Good evening on Saturday
entertainment
Evening broadcast with the actor and entertainer Heinz Conrads
1958-1967
Leitner family
Family series
1962-19?
Town talks
Panel discussion
Moderated by the later mayor of Vienna Helmut Zilk , the series repeatedly took up controversial, primarily political, topics.
1967-2002
Speaking of film
Culture
1963-1970
Chief Inspector Marek
Crime series
8th
1967-1987
Without a muzzle
Youth magazine
TV counterpart to the " Musicbox " on the radio. First television series in Austria specially produced for young people.
1967-2002
Speaking of film
Culture
Demanding reports and reports on the domestic and international film scene, moderated by Dietmar Schönherr in the early years . Co-production with ZDF
1968
A hot quarter of an hour
satire
22nd
The name of the program with cabaret-satirical songs, designed by Georg Kreisler and presented together with Topsy Küppers , later became the title of a contemporary historical publication in Vienna in 1968 .
1969-1995
Peter Alexander Show
entertainment
Co-production with ZDF
1969-1972
Make a wish
entertainment
Game show moderated by Dietmar Schönherr and Vivi Bach . Co-production with ZDF.
1971
When the father with the son
Family series
13
1972-1974
Wickie and the strong men
Anime series , children's series
78
Japanese-German-Austrian co-production.
1975-1979
A real Viennese does not go under
Family series
24
Series about the everyday life of the Viennese working class Sackbauer family based on the script by Ernst Hinterberger .
1975-1993
At the dam des
Children's series
1976-1995
Club 2
Panel discussion
1401
Discussion format with an open end, eventful history and numerous smaller and larger scandals.
1976-1983
Kottan determined
Crime series
19th
Originally written by Helmut Zenker as a radio play , then filmed as a "conventional" crime thriller for television, enriched in the later episodes with more and more elements of absurd humor.
1976-1977
The alpine saga
Miniseries
6th
Series about an Austrian village from 1900 to 1945 based on the script by Peter Turrini and Wilhelm Pevny .
1979-1984
Tritsch gossip
Entertainment show
1979-1986
Merian family
Entertainment series
36
1979-1987
OK
Youth culture magazine
Weekly magazine broadcast as a " mainstream " counterpart to Without a Muzzle .
1980 to 1990
Year (s)
title
genre
Episodes
Remarks
1980
Ringstrasse Palace
Entertainment series
27
Series based on an idea by Hellmut Andics about the fate of the Austrian Artenberg family between 1867 and 1980.
1980-1993
Dear family
Entertainment series
384
Weekly, live broadcast TV series about the upper-class Viennese Lafite family.
1981-1993
The big ten
TV hit parade
Moderated monthly by Udo Huber . Temporarily brought the highest daily ratings on ORF
1981-2002
art pieces
Culture
Brought the British satire series Spitting Image in Austrian premiere, later followed in his own comedy productions such as Suite 16 or Project X .
1982-1995
Austria II
Documentary series
History of Austria from the end of the Second World War to the end of the Kreisky government in 1983 told on the basis of historical film documents.
1982-2015
Musikantenstadl
entertainment
210
Initially pure ORF broadcast, later co-produced by ARD
Since 1982
Land of Mountains
Documentary series
140+
1983
Forest home
Entertainment series
26th
Series about the youthful experiences of the Austrian writer Peter Rosegger (1843–1918).
1984-1985
Towards the sun
Entertainment series
12
Series about " dropouts " around the Croatian fishing port Valun . With Erwin Steinhauer , Josef Meinrad , Heidi Kabel , Towje Kleiner u. a.
Since 1985
Everyday story
Documentary series
Observations of people in everyday situations, mainly in Vienna and the surrounding area, designed by Elizabeth T. Spira .
1985-1989
The loaned grandpa
entertainment
26th
Since 1987
Sideways glances
society
Daily broadcast about what is happening in Austria's “prominent society”.
1987-1989
Austria I.
Documentary series
10
" Prequel " to Austria II , based on film documents, interviews with contemporary witnesses and analyzes by contemporary historians , the story of Austria from the end of the Habsburg monarchy in 1918 to the unleashing of the Second World War in 1939 is told.
1987-1995
Wurlitzer
Desired music broadcast
Since 1987
State today
news
Current state information, technically possible after the transmitter is expanded. Partly replaced the earlier daily regional reporting on Österreichbild .
1987-1995
X-large
Youth magazine
Follow-up broadcast of Without a Muzzle and Okay . Start of the television career of Arabella Kiesbauer .
1988-1990
The workers saga
Miniseries
4th
Based on the script by Peter Turrini .
1990 to 2000
2000 to 2010
Year (s)
title
genre
Episodes
Remarks
2000-2005
Trautmann
Crime series
10
Crime series with Wolfgang Böck , originally a spin-off of the Kaisermühlen Blues series .
2000-2001
Orange taxi
Reality TV
Since 2001
SOKO Kitzbühel
Crime series
209+
2002–2012
Thursday night
entertainment
Supporting program at the slot for the discontinued series of art pieces with ORF in-house productions such as broadcast without a name or Donnerstalk , but also bought-in series such as The Osbournes or Little Britain .
2002–2007 / 2012–2013
Show without a name
Culture
113
2003-2007
Really fat
entertainment
34
Hidden camera show based on the model of Trigger Happy TV with Robert Palfrader , Max Schmiedl , Angelika Niedetzky and Alex Scheurer .
2004
Expedition Austria
Reality TV
78
2004-2007
Novotny & Maroudi - tooth gods in white
Sitcom
17th
2004–2008 / since 2011
Four women and a death
Crime series
50+
Located in the rural environment ( Salzkammergut )
2004-2010
Dorfers thunder talk
entertainment
Satirical talk show hosted by Alfred Dorfer , initially with Florian Scheuba , later with other stars of the Austrian cabaret scene.
Since 2004
Café pulse
Breakfast television
2005
11th house
Miniseries
5
2005
8 × 45
Mystery
8th
Since 2005
SOKO Danube
Crime series
169+
Since 2005
The Lugners
Documentary soap
64+
First Austrian docu-soap format, produced by ATV
Since 2005
Farmer is looking for a wife
Documentary soap
ATV documentary soap in which Austrian farmers are looking for a partner, moderated by Katrin Lampe .
2006-2013
Lilly Schönauer
14th
2006-2011
World famous in Austria - 50 years of Austropop
Documentary series
11
Processing of more recent Austrian music history
2007
In the middle of the 8th
daily soap
56
The first daily soap produced in Austria was intended to be the "heart" of the 2007 ORF program reform, but was discontinued after a few weeks due to steadily falling audience numbers.
2007
It's showtime
Casting show
Talent competition at ATV, moderated by Alex Scheurer .
Since 2007
Welcome Austria
entertainment
250+
Late night show moderated by the cabaret duo Stermann & Grissemann .
2007-2008
bye: power
Comedy
5
Mini-series about the everyday life of young migrants in the Vienna suburbs, mostly with amateur actors.
since 2008
Anna and love
Telenovela
650+
German-Austrian co-production by Sat1 and ORF .
2008
Sing and Win!
Quiz show
15+
Karaoke quiz show on ATV, moderated by Rainhard Fendrich .
Since 2008
Life goes on
Report broadcast
Moderator: Dieter Moor , broadcaster: ATV.
Since 2009
Austria's next top model
Casting show
Adaptation of America's Next Top Model , transmitter: Puls 4
Since 2009
The lottery winners
Comedy
10+
Satire about lottery millionaires in community housing .
since 2009
Determined quickly
Thriller
50+
2010 to 2019
From 2020
literature
Sylvia Szely (ed.): Games and Realities. Around 50 years of television drama and television films in Austria . Filmarchiv Austria Publishing House, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-901932-87-9 .
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