

1970–now · Das Erste · Running
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland. The first episode was broadcast on November 29, 1970. The opening sequence for the series has remained the same throughout the decades, which remains highly unusual for any such long-running TV series up to date.Each of the regional TV channels which together form ARD, plus ORF and SF, produces its own episodes, starring its own police inspector, some of which, like the discontinued Schimanski, have become cultural icons.The show appears on DasErste and ORF 2 on Sundays at 8:15 p.m. and currently about 30 episodes are made per year. As of March 2013, 865 episodes in total have been produced.Tatort is currently being broadcast in the United States on the MHz Worldview channel under the name Scene of the Crime.
Sunday at 20:15 (Europe/Busingen)
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S2026E24 · Thiele - 49 - Narrentanz
2026-11-15
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S2026E23 · Grandjean - 12 - Frei wie ein Adler
2026-11-08
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Winkler - 20 - Nachtschatten
2026-01-01 · 90 min
Berg - 16 - Das jüngste Geisslein
2026-01-04 · 90 min
Ballauf - 94 - Die Schöpfung
2026-01-11 · 90 min
Lannert - 36 - Ex-It
2026-01-18 · 90 min
Moormann - 08 - Wenn man nur einen retten könnte
2026-01-25 · 90 min
Karow - 22 - Gefahrengebiet
2026-02-01 · 90 min
Hölzer - 07 - Das Böse in Dir
2026-02-08 · 90 min
Faber - 29 - Schmerz
2026-02-22 · 90 min
Odenthal - 83 - Sashimi spezial
2026-03-01 · 90 min
Azadi - 03 - Fackel
2026-03-22 · 90 min
Batic - 100 - Unvergänglich Teil I
2026-04-05 · 90 min
Batic - 101 - Unvergänglich Teil II
2026-04-06 · 90 min
Ballauf - 95 - Showtime
2026-04-12 · 90 min
Berg - 17 - Innere Angelegenheiten
2026-04-19 · 90 min
Eisner - 62 - Gegen die Zeit
2026-04-26 · 90 min
Grandjean - 11 - Könige der Nacht
2026-05-03 · 90 min
Lindholm - 33 - König in Gelb
2026-09-13 · 90 min
Ballauf - 96 - Die letzten Menschen von Köln
2026-09-20 · 90 min
Odenthal - 84 - Explosive Mischung
2026-10-04 · 90 min
Sahin - 01 - Unter Freunden
2026-10-11 · 90 min
Sahin - 02 - Unter Feinden
2026-10-18 · 90 min
Voss - 12 - Gottesgarten
2026-10-25 · 90 min
Grandjean - 12 - Frei wie ein Adler
2026-11-08 · 90 min
Thiele - 49 - Narrentanz
2026-11-15 · 90 min
Azadi - 04 - Vier Finger
2026-11-22 · 90 min
Jörg Schüttauf
Friedrich Dellwo
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