DR1

DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.

Besides its productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, all in the original language with Danish subtitles. Its news programme is called TV Avisen.

Broadcasting hours

 * 1951–1966: 10 hours a week (5 programs)
 * 1966–1982: 14 hours a day (35 programs a week)
 * 1982–1994: 18 hours a day (50 programs a week)
 * 1994–2001: 21 hours a day (60 programs a week)
 * 2001-today: 24 hours a day

Colour TV
Colour television test broadcasts were started in March 1967, with the first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. DR officially ended "test" transmissions of colour television on April 1, 1970. However, it wasn't until 1978 that their last black-and-white television program (TV Avisen) switched to colour.

Teletext
On 16 May 1983 at 14:00 CEST, DR launched its first teletext information service, which is still available on all DR channels.

Widescreen TV
In 2004 DR announced plans for a complete switch from a 4:3 screen ratio to 16:9 widescreen broadcasts. The switch occurred in 2006 when DR moved its production facilities from TV-Byen to DR Byen in Copenhagen. The last of DR1's productions to switch to widescreen was the daily news programme (TV Avisen) in November 2006.

Digital TV
At midnight on November 1, 2009, the analogue broadcasts shut down nationwide and DR switched to digital broadcasting.

High-definition
In January 2012, DR1 switched from 576i SD to 720p HD broadcasting.

HbbTV
In April 2014, DR launched its HbbTV service on DR1, enabling on-demand streaming of DR content directly on an internet-connected television.

Drama

 * Better Times
 * Borgen
 * Follow the Money
 * Huset på Christianshavn
 * Matador
 * Sommer
 * Taxa
 * The Bridge
 * The Eagle
 * The Kingdom
 * The Killing
 * The Legacy
 * The Protectors
 * Nikolaj og Julie
 * Rejseholdet

News and society

 * TV Avisen
 * Magasinet Penge
 * Horisont
 * Bag om Borgen
 * Aftenshowet
 * Kontant
 * Rabatten

Entertainment

 * 6200 Aabenraa
 * Bonderøven - Moved from DR2 following the success of the show.
 * By på Skrump
 * Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (The Danish national selection for Eurovision Song Contest)
 * Det Nye Talkshow
 * Eurovision Song Contest 1964, Eurovision Song Contest 2001 and Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
 * Gift ved første blik - Moved from DR3 following the success of the show. Remade in other countries as Married at First Sight.
 * Gør det selv
 * Ha' det godt
 * Hammerslag
 * Hvad er det værd?
 * Klimaduks og Blærerøv
 * Søren Ryge

DR productions based on other formats

 * X Factor (Denmark)

Children's entertainment

 * Disney Sjov (Disney Cartoons)
 * Barda
 * Morgenhår
 * Isas Stepz
 * Min Funky Familie
 * MGP
 * MGP Nordic (together with SVT, NRK and YLE)

Other DR productions

 * DR Kirken
 * Før Søndagen
 * Sporløs

Imported programming on DR1
As with most channels in Denmark, foreign TV programmes are shown in their original language but with Danish subtitles.


 * bro'Town
 * BlackJack
 * Columbo
 * Conviction
 * Dawson's Creek
 * Doctor Who
 * Downton Abbey
 * Endeavour
 * Family Guy
 * Foyle's War
 * From All of Us to All of You
 * Homeland
 * Lewis
 * Little House on the Prairie
 * Merlin
 * Midsomer Murders
 * Planet Earth
 * Seinfeld
 * Small Claims
 * Sugar Rush
 * Taggart
 * The Last Enemy