[1][2] It is a generalist channel, whose diverse programming lineup includes news programming and other informative series throughout the different parts of the day, as well as a vast array of scripted and non-scripted original and acquired television series.

In collaboration with various Croatian production companies, HRT has broadcast numerous original television series.

[5] Filmed in a studio with various hosts, it is a variety talk show series that deals with relevant news of the day and features interviews with various guests.

[7] Since HRT is the Croatian participating broadcaster at the Eurovision Song Contest, the network organizes and produces Dora, the Croatian national final for Eurovision, which has been broadcast on HRT 1 annually, first from 1993 to 2011, and then once again since 2019 onwards.

The channel currently broadcasts various non-Croatian foreign programming, such as documentary series acquired from the BBC or Spanish or Brasilian-language telenovelas.