MDR Fernsehen is a regional public service television channel owned and operated by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and serving Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. It is one of the seven regional "third programmes" that are offered within the federal ARD network.
The regional news magazines , and are broadcast respectively in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia at 7 p.m. daily.
Other popular shows include (Really), a science program including new research findings and experiments, and the history series (MDR Time Travel).