| Rex the Runt | BBC Two | — | 2 | 26 |
| Rhodes | BBC One | drama television series, LGBT-related television series | 1 | 8 |
| Rhona | BBC Two | sitcom, LGBT-related television series | — | — |
| RI:SE | Channel 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Rich Hall's Cattle Drive | BBC Four | sitcom | — | 6 |
| Rich Hall's Fishing Show | — | comedy television series | 1 | 6 |
| Rich Kids Go Skint | 5Star | documentary | — | — |
| Rich, Famous and in the Slums | BBC One | documentary film | 1 | 2 |
| Richard & Judy | Channel 4 | talk show | — | 1,215 |
| Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club | — | — | 2 | 20 |
| Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show | ITV | — | — | 30 |
| Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | BBC Two | — | 4 | 52 |
| Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections | National Geographic | documentary film, documentary television program | 3 | 16 |
| Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds | BBC One | documentary film | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Hammond's Workshop | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Osman's House of Games | BBC Two | game show | 1 | — |
| Richard the Lionheart | ITV | children's television series | 1 | 39 |
| Riches | Amazon Prime Video, ITVX | — | 1 | 6 |
| Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats | Netflix | adult animated television series, comedy drama | — | — |
| Riddiculous | ITV | game show | — | — |
| Rides | BBC One | drama fiction | 2 | 12 |
| Ridley | — | — | — | — |
| Ridley Road | BBC One | — | — | 4 |
| Right to Reply | Channel 4 | editorial | — | — |
| Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means | BBC Two | documentary film | 1 | 6 |
| Rillington Place | BBC One | — | 1 | 3 |
| Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey | — | documentary film, documentary | 1 | 7 |
| Ripley and Scuff | ITV | children's television series | 2 | — |
| Ripper Street | BBC One, Amazon Prime Video | drama television series, mystery television series, historical fiction | 5 | 37 |
| Ripping Yarns | BBC One | comedy television series | — | 9 |
| Rise and Fall | — | — | — | — |
| Rise of the Nazis | BBC Two | documentary | 4 | 12 |
| Rising Damp | ITV | sitcom | 4 | 28 |
| Rivals | Discovery World | non-fiction film | 1 | 5 |
| River | BBC One | drama television series, crime television series, police television drama | 1 | 6 |
| River City | BBC One Scotland | soap opera, LGBT-related television series | — | — |
| River Cottage Forever | — | — | — | — |
| River Cottage Spring | — | — | — | — |
| River Monsters | Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, ITV, DMAX | documentary television program | 9 | 58 |
| Riviera | Sky Atlantic | drama television series | 3 | 28 |
| Riviera Police | — | — | 1 | 13 |
| Road Dreams | Channel 4 | documentary television program | — | — |
| Road Raja | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Roadkill | BBC One | thriller television series, political drama | 1 | 4 |
| Roar | BBC Two | — | 5 | 3 |
| Rob & Romesh Vs | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | BBC Three | comedy television series | 2 | 12 |
| Rob Delaney's Stand Up Central | Q1114052 | — | 4 | 36 |
| Robbie Williams | Netflix | — | — | — |
| Robert's Web | Channel 4 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Hood | British Broadcasting Corporation | drama television series, adventure television series | 3 | 39 |
| Robin Hood | — | drama television series, adventure television series | — | — |
| Robin of Sherwood | ITV | fantasy television series, historical drama, action television series, drama film | 3 | 26 |
| Robin's Nest | ITV | sitcom | 6 | 48 |
| Robot Wars | BBC Two, British Broadcasting Corporation, Rambler TV | game show | 12 | 177 |
| Rock & Chips | BBC One | comedy drama | — | 3 |
| Rock Follies | ITV | — | 1 | 6 |
| Rock Goes to College | BBC Two | — | 4 | — |
| Rock Profile | — | comedy television series | 3 | 30 |