Geordie genii Ant and Dec are the bookies red-hot favourites to win their ninth consecutive award for Best TV presenters at the National TV Awards on 20 January.
Bookies Paddy Power make the nations favourite hosts just 1/4 to bag the award while their popular show ‘The Saturday Night Takeaway’ is also short odds at 11/10 to beat The Paul O’Grady Show, Big Brother and Ant and Dec’s other TV gem ‘I’m A Celebrity’ to the accolade.
In other categories, David Tenant looks set to take the gong for Best Drama Performance for his role as the Doctor while ‘Doctor Who’ itself is 1/3 to win Best Drama. EastEnders Lacey Turner is the 5/4 tip to walk away with the Best Serial Drama Performance for her challenging role as Stacey Slater while EastEnders is 4/6 to beat rivals Corrie and Emmerdale in the Best Serial Drama category.
The most hotly contested category looks to be in the Best Talent Show where both Simon Cowell’s X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will battle it out with Strictly Come Dancing to be crowned King.
Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power said: “These really are the awards that matter as they’re completely voted for by the public. It will be a case of déjà vu for Ant and Dec who are heading for their ninth win but the other categories could still throw up a few surprises!”
National TV Awards – 20th January
Entertainment Programme
11/10 Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
6/4 The Paul O’Grady Show
4/1 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
8/1 Big Brother
Star Travel Documentary
11/8 Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World
6/4 Stephen Fry In America
7/2 Piers Morgan On… Dubai
5/1 Joanna Lumley In The Land Of The Northern Lights
Newcomer
10/11 Neil McDermott – EastEnders
7/4 Craig Gazey – Coronation Street
4/1 James Sutton – Emmerdale
8/1 Bronagh Waugh – Hollyoaks
Comedy Programme
5/4 Benidorm
2/1 The Inbetweeners
5/2 Gavin And Stacey
6/1 Harry Hill’s TV Burp
Serial Drama Performance
5/4 Lacey Turner EastEnders
6/4 Simon Gregson Coronation Street
4/1 Gray O’Brien Coronation Street
5/1 Katherine Kelly Coronation Street
Entertainment Presenter
1/4 Ant & Dec
5/1 Paul O’Grady
6/1 Holly Willoughby
8/1 Michael McIntyre
Drama Performance
11/10 David Tennant – Doctor Who
13/8 David Jason – A Touch Of Frost
4/1 David Threlfall – Shameless
6/1 Philip Glenister – Ashes to Ashes/Demons
Factual Programme
1/2 Top Gear
9/4 The Apprentice
6/1 Loose Women
10/1 Come Dine With Me
Drama
1/3 Doctor Who
4/1 The Bill
6/1 Casualty
8/1 Shameless
Talent Show
Evens The X Factor
2/1 Britain’s Got Talent
3/1 Strictly Come Dancing
8/1 Dancing On Ice
Serial Drama
4/6 EastEnders
5/4 Coronation Street
8/1 Emmerdale
20/1 Hollyoaks
