hr-fernsehen is the regional television channel of Hessischer Rundfunk for the state of Hesse, Germany.

In addition to the afternoon programme hallo hessen and the weeknightly tabloid magazine maintower as well as a compact late edition of the regional news, hessenschau kompakt (both Monday to Friday), the daily hessenschau at 7:30 p.m. has above all consolidated the channel as a permanent institution and the aforementioned programmes have the highest ratings.

Ranking shows are often broadcast in which the "most popular" or "most beautiful" rivers, castles, mountains in or celebrities from Hesse are presented.

From 1990 to 1993, the channel broadcast the weekly talk show Zeil um Zehn and from 1999 to 2004 from Monday to Friday the Late Lounge moderated by Roberto Cappelluti from 10:00 p.m.

During Easter 2014, the documentary Hessen von oben was broadcast in native HD as a test.