| National Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Eamonn Holmes (1995) Trevor McDonald (1996-2008) Dermot O'Leary (2010-present)[1] |
| Location | Wembley Conference Centre (1995) Royal Albert Hall (1996-2008) O2 Arena (2010-present)[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Official website | http://www.nationaltvawards.com |
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are not given the title "Best", but rather "Most Popular". The ceremony was traditionally held annually in October and hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. However, after no ceremony was held in 2009, McDonald stepped down from the role, which passed to Dermot O'Leary. The January 2010 ceremony was hosted at the O2 arena.
Categories at the 2006 Awards ceremony, which was held on the evening on 31 October were: Entertainment Presenter, TV Contender, Entertainment Programme, Reality Programme, Drama, Serial Drama (soap opera), Newcomer, Actor, Actress, Quiz Programme, Daytime Programme, Comedy and Factual Programme. Viewers can vote for the short-list of nominees from an initial long list prepared by ITV, and then later can vote by text message, the official website and phone for which of the nominees in each category should win. The awards ceremony, held at the Royal Albert Hall, (until 2010 when it moved to the O2 Arena) is shown in full by ITV. This is sometimes live, but has also been the evening after it takes place, by which time the results have usually been widely reported in the British media.
Unlike the BAFTAs and other similar awards ceremonies, the National Television Awards allow foreign programmes to be nominated, providing they have been screened on a British channel during the eligible time period. For example, American series Desperate Housewives was nominated in the 2005 Most Popular Drama category.
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| Year | Ceremony | Notes |
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| 1995 | 1st National Television Awards | The first awards show was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on 30 August 1995 and was hosted by Eamonn Holmes. |
| 1996 | 2nd National Television Awards | Was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 October 1996 and was hosted by Trevor McDonald. |
| 1997 | 3rd National Television Awards |
The broadcast of the third National Television Awards ceremony on ITV gained 14.5 million viewers.[2] |
| 1998 | 4th National Television Awards | The fourth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 October 1998. The broadcast on ITV was seen by 10.9 million viewers.[3] |
| 1999 | 5th National Television Awards | The fifth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 October 1999. Over 500,000 votes were cast,[4] and the broadcast on ITV was seen by 11.65 million viewers.[3] |
| 2000 | 6th National Television Awards |
The sixth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 10 October 2000. The broadcast on ITV was seen by 12.05 million viewers.[3] |
| 2001 | 7th National Television Awards | The seventh National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2001. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 9.35 million viewers.[3] |
| 2002 | 8th National Television Awards | The eighth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 October 2002. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 8.54 million viewers.[3] |
| 2003 | 9th National Television Awards | The ninth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 October 2003. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 7.99 million viewers.[3] |
| 2004 | 10th National Television Awards |
The tenth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 October 2004. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 6.19 million viewers.[3] |
| 2005 | 11th National Television Awards | The eleventh National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 25 October 2005. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 7.52 million viewers.[3] |
| 2006 | 12th National Television Awards | The twelfth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 October 2006. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 7.01 million viewers.[3] |
| 2007 | 13th National Television Awards | The thirteenth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 October 2007. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 7.06 million viewers.[3] |
| 2008 | 14th National Television Awards | The fourteenth National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 October 2008. It was the last to be hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald and the broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 5.52 million viewers.[3] The ceremony saw David Tennant accept the outstanding drama performance award via video link, and announce that he would leave Doctor Who before the 2010 series.[5] |
| 2010 | 15th National Television Awards | The fifteenth National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena on 20 January 2010, and was the first to be hosted by Dermot O'Leary.[1] The ceremony saw performances by winner of The X Factor Joe McElderry who sang "Don't Stop Believin'", Jedward performed "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" with Vanilla Ice, and the top 10 finalists of So You Think You Can Dance. There was also a preview of Coronation Street's 50th anniversary. The broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 7.91 million viewers.[3] The serial drama prize was awarded after a public telephone vote on the night. |
| 2011 | 16th National Television Awards |
The sixteenth National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena on 26 January 2011, hosted by Dermot O'Leary.[1] Ant & Dec won best entertainment presenters for the tenth year in a row.[6] The live broadcast on ITV1 was seen by 6.5 million viewers according to BARB's over night figures.[7] |
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