The 32nd National Television Awards are held at The O2 on Wednesday 8 September 2027, broadcast live from the arena.
The public alone chooses the winners of the National Television Awards, whose 32nd ceremony is broadcast live from The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Wednesday 8 September 2027.
Indigo Television has produced the awards since the first ceremony at the Wembley Conference Centre in August 1995, presented by Eamonn Holmes and carried by ITV. Trevor McDonald took over in 1996 and presented for 12 years at the Royal Albert Hall.
ITV dropped the broadcast in 2009. The deal that brought it back moved the ceremony from October to January and then, in 2010, to The O2. It has stayed there apart from one year at Wembley in 2022.
There is no jury or industry panel, and the shortlists come from nominations the public submits. A soap cast can beat a prestige drama, and a daytime presenter can beat a knight.
Voting opens well ahead of the night, so the count is finished before anyone walks the carpet. Joel Dommett has hosted since 2021, taking over from David Walliams, who followed Dermot O’Leary’s ten years in the job.