The TV Choice Awards 2022: Everything you need to know
The iconic TV awards returned in 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! In October 2025, Gary Lucy, who played Kyle Pascoe in the series, said: "We're trying to bring it back but it might be in a slightly different format. I can't say too much about it. But I won't be a footballer in it, I'm too old for that. But in some capacity, yes I'll be in it, definitely."
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, with rumours rife in April 2025 that bosses are considering maybe bringing the show back.
Fat Friends
Written by Kay Mellor, sitcom Fat Friends aired between 2000-2005, following a group of friends who attend a slimming club together, with a focus on the various ways their weight has impacted upon them. Over the four series, huge stars appeared including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Lisa Riley, Alison Steadman, Jason Merrells and Lydna Barron.
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.
ER
Running between 1994-2009, medical drama ER starred actors such as George Clooney, Julianna Margulies and Noah Wyle, along with Parminder Nagra, Linda Cardellini and Angela Bassett. ER was set in a Chicago hospital called Cook County General Hospital, in particular their Emergency Department, following the personal and professional lives of the staff and patients.
Friends
Six friends, 10 seasons, and 236 episodes, sitcom Friends will go down in history as being one of the biggest ever TV shows to exist. Airing between September 1994 and May 2004, the final ever episode received a staggering 52.5 million viewers in America alone! Starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer, Friends was given a reunion special in 2021, with all six members re-living the best moments from the show.
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?
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
Ugly Betty first landed here in the UK in January 2007, going on to have four hugely successful series. 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. Where The Heart is had a stellar cast, including Lesley Dunlop, Christian Cooke and Sarah Lancashire.
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 Gossip Girl 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. The original series kick-started the careers of the likes of Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley.
Lost
Despite its marmite ending, Lost was one of the biggest TV shows around when it aired between 2004-2010. The hit series follows the survivors of a fictional crash of airline Oceanic Flight 815, as they are stranded on a tropical island and forced to work together in order to survive.
The Inbetweeners
Although it's hard to believe, Channel 4 sitcom The Inbetweeners actually last aired way back in 2010! With continuous talk of a reunion over the last decade, we'd love to see the return of Will MacKenzie, Simon Cooper, Neil Sutherland and Jay Cartwright.
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 in 2022, with the Fresh Prince reboot called Bel Air, where Jabari Banks played Will Smith.
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.
Skins
Running for seven series between 2007-2013, British teen drama Skins followed a group of teenagers in Bristol as they navigated their time through sixth form. With each episode focussing on a different character, the cast was made-up of some huge names, including the likes of Nicholas Hoult, Dev Patel, Jack O'Connell, Luke Pasqualino and Hannah Murray.
My Name Is Earl
With a total of 96 episodes, American sitcom My Name Is Earl was loved by fans. Featuring Jason Lee as the main character, small-time crook Earl Hickey, the show follows him as his life changes after he wins $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket. The show first aired on 20th September 2005, with the final episode landing on 14th May 2009.
Wild At Heart
Filmed in South Africa, drama series Wild At Heart aired for seven series between 2006-2012. The show, which featured the likes of Stephen Tompkinson, Dawn Steele, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Amanda Holden and Deon Stewardson, and followed a vet and his family as they emigrate from Bristol to South Africa, where they attempt to rehabilitate a game reserve for wild animals.
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.
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