The TV Choice Awards 2022: Everything you need to know

The iconic TV awards returned in 2022

Author: Laura NaylorPublished 14th Nov 2022

The TV Choice Awards 2022 returned as a live ceremony on Monday 14th November 2022, seeing some of this year's incredible nominees awarded with some much-deserved, legendary gongs. Check out everything you need to know, from nominees to winners.

The battle for Best Daytime Show saw long-standing winner This Morning take on The Chase - and there was even a brand new category, Best Comedy Performance. This category's nominees included Ricky Gervais, for his performance in After Life, and Siobhán McSweeney, for her role in Derry Girls.

When were the TV Choice Awards 2022?

2022's TV Choice Awards took place on Monday 14th November 2022, returning as a live ceremony.

This year’s winners were announced at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with fans able to catch all of the action as the evening unfolded via the TV Choice social media channels.

When did voting close?

Shortlist voting opened on 9th August, and closed at midnight on 19th August.

Who was nominated, and who were the winners?

Best Drama Series

All Creatures Great And Small, Channel 5

Bridgerton, Netflix - WINNER

Death In Paradise, BBC1

Outlander, StarzPlay

Best Family Drama

Around The World In 80 Days, BBC1

Call The Midwife, BBC1 - WINNER

Casualty, BBC1

Doctor Who, BBC1

Best New Drama

Heartstopper, Netflix - WINNER

The Larkins, ITV

Squid Game, Netflix

This Is Going To Hurt, BBC1

Best Entertainment Show

The 1% Club, ITV

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV

Gogglebox/Celebrity Gogglebox, Channel 4 - WINNER

The Graham Norton Show, BBC1

Best Reality Show

Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof, BBC1

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV - WINNER

Love Island, ITV2

Pilgrimage: The Road To The Scottish Isles, BBC2

Best Comedy Performance

Brenda Blethyn, Kate & Koji, ITV

Ricky Gervais, After Life, Netflix - WINNER

Lee Mack, Not Going Out, BBC1

Siobhán McSweeney, Derry Girls, Channel 4

Best Talent Show

Britain’s Got Talent, ITV

The Great British Bake Off/Bake Off: The Professionals/The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer/Junior Bake Off, Channel 4

The Masked Singer, ITV

Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1 - WINNER

Best Lifestyle Show

Antiques Roadshow, BBC1

DIY SOS: The Big Build, BBC1

Holidaying With Jane McDonald, Channel 5

Long Lost Family/Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace, ITV - WINNER

Best Daytime Show

The Chase, ITV - WINNER

Pointless/Pointless Celebrities, BBC1

Steph’s Packed Lunch, Channel 4

This Morning, ITV

Best Actor

Jonathan Bailey, Bridgerton, Netflix

Daniel Laurie, Call The Midwife, BBC1

Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders, BBC1 - WINNER

Ben Whishaw, This Is Going To Hurt, BBC1

Best Actress

Jenny Agutter, Call The Midwife, BBC1 - WINNER

Simone Ashley, Bridgerton, Netflix

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve, BBC1/BBC iPlayer

Nicola Walker, The Split, BBC1

Best Factual Show

24 Hours In A&E, Channel 4

Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, ITV

The Repair Shop, BBC1

This Week On The Farm/Springtime On The Farm/Summer On The Farm/Winter On The Farm, Channel 5 - WINNER

Best Food Show

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, National Geographic

The Hairy Bikers Go North, BBC2

James Martin’s Saturday Morning, ITV - WINNER

Sunday Brunch, Channel 4

Best Soap

Coronation Street, ITV

EastEnders, BBC1

Emmerdale, ITV - WINNER

Neighbours, Channel 5

Best Soap Actor

Max Bowden, Ben Mitchell, EastEnders, BBC1

Mark Charnock, Marlon Dingle, Emmerdale, ITV - WINNER

Danny Dyer, Mick Carter, EastEnders, BBC1

Alan Halsall, Tyrone Dobbs, Coronation Street, ITV

Best Soap Actress

Kellie Bright, Linda Carter, EastEnders, BBC1

Sally Carman, Abi Webster, Coronation Street, ITV

Paige Sandhu, Meena Jutla, Emmerdale, ITV

Gillian Wright, Jean Slater, EastEnders, BBC1 - WINNER

Check out these TV shows we wish would make a comeback:

Footballers' Wives

Broadcasting between 2002-2006, Footballers' Wives followed fictional Premier League football club Earls Park, as well as all of the drama from both the players and their fiery wives!

Bad Girls

Set inside a fictional women's prison, Bad Girls aired on ITV between 1996-2006 and featured some very famous faces, including Claire King and Debra Stephenson.

Benidorm

Airing for a huge 10 series between 2007 and 2018, ITV/STV sitcom Benidorm was a huge hit with fans. Ever since the show ended, fans have been begging creator Derren Litten to create more.

The Bill

First broadcast in 1983, police drama The Bill certainly proved popular, airing until 2010. The show focused on the lives and work of police officers and starred well-known actors such as Trudie Goodwin, Graham Cole and Mark Wingett.

Don't Try This At Home

Who remembers sitting down in front of the TV on a Saturday night, watching on as Davina McCall helped members of the public take on tough and fearful challenges?


This needs to come back!

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

She was confident, funny, magical AND she had a talking cat. Sabrina made us all want to be a witch!


The show was also rebooted between 2018 and 2020 as a Netflix series called Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

Ugly Betty

Believe it or not, it's been a massive 16 years since Ugly Betty last aired on our screens! The show, which featured actress America Ferrera, followed a character called Betty Suarez, who despite her lack of 'style', landed a job at a very prestigious fashion magazine.

Where The Heart Is

The British drama, which was filmed in the Yorkshire town of Skelthwaite, proved very popular with viewers between 1997-2006, showcasing the lives of a group of district nurses and their families.

It's a Knockout

It was stupid, it was crazy, but it was certainly fun! It's a Knockout started way back in 1966, but the show made a number of returns on BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5!

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

We'd love to see Will Smith get back into his character alongside Carlton Banks, however we got the next best thing earlier this year, with the Fresh Prince reboot called Bel Air, which was released earlier this year where Jabari Banks played Will Smith.

Stars In Their Eyes

A true classic! Stars In Their Eyes, originally hosted by Leslie Crowther, first aired in 1990 with Matthew Kelly taking over in 1993. The show did make a return with Harry Hill in 2015, but it didn't quite take off!

The Queen's Nose

Who would have thought that rubbing a 50p coin would be so interesting? We used to love watching the adventures of Harmony as she used up her magic wishes.

Gossip Girl

Although the show was given a reboot in 2021 with a brand new cast, it didn't live up to expectations of the original series, which aired between 2007-2012.

Fun House

We used to love watching two schools battle each other in three rounds of madness. Bring back the gunge and Pat Sharp's crazy hairstyles!

Grange Hill

Despite being at school all day, we loved to come home and watch other people be at school. Strange. But gripping story lines and relatable characters had us glued to our screens.

London's Burning

Airing between 1988 and 2002, London's Burning documented the lives of a fictional London Fire Brigade Blue Watch at the fictional Blackwall fire station.

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory was on TV from 2007 until 2019. The show centred around two physicists who shared an apartment, Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter and Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, and their friendship with Penny, played by Kaley Cuoco, who lived opposite.

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones lasted for eight seasons between 2011 – 2019. The show starred Sean Bean as Eddard 'Ned' Stark and Kit Harington as Jon Snow.


House of Dragons is the new prequel but we really wish we'd have gotten more (or another ending) to the original Game of Thrones TV show. Who knows, maybe when the last book is out they might make some more episodes…

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