30 September 2025
Voting opens for TV Choice Awards 2026 as host Jason Manford and ceremony date are revealed
TV Choice Britain鈥檚 biggest-selling magazine is proud to announce that The TV Choice Awards 2026 will take place at The Hilton on Park Lane, on Monday 2nd February.
Now in its 29th year, the popular awards celebrate the nation鈥檚 favourite shows and stars, with winners solely chosen by the 1.6 million readers of TV Choice.
The brilliant showbiz all-rounder Jason Manford will return as host, as the stars of the nation鈥檚 favourite shows gather to celebrate another cracking year of TV and make the annual prize-giving a truly memorable night.
Gary Gillatt, Editor, TV Choice, said: 鈥淭he TV Choice Awards are back, and every result depends on our readers. Forget smoke-filled rooms and shadowy committees – the winners are chosen by the people who actually watch the shows, and our very long longlist is now groaning with the year’s best telly.聽 For nearly 30 years, our Awards have been a night the stars hate to miss, and our readers will decide who will be celebrating in February!鈥澛�
Jason Manford 补诲诲别诲:听 “I had a great night hosting the Awards for the first time in 2025 and I’m delighted that I’ll be back to do it again in 2026. The TV Choice Awards is always full of colleagues and friends and I’m looking forward to getting on stage and seeing them rewarded by the readers鈥�.
As ever there is a wealth of top TV and talent vying for votes. In the Best Drama Series category, we saw the return of gripping favourites like The Gold, The White Lotus, Unforgotten and Slow Horses. Meanwhile New Dramas that had viewers enthralled included Adolescence, This City Is Ours, Rivals, I Fought The Law and MobLand.
The nation鈥檚 favourite soaps keep fans tuning in every week, thanks to exciting storylines and stunning performances. No doubt there will be some tough battles for this year鈥檚 trophies, but we鈥檒l have to wait until the big night to see which show scoops the top prize, when it is crowned Best Soap.聽 And, there are also awards for the channel or streaming service which provides viewers with their favourite content.
TV Choice鈥檚 last ceremony saw the likes of Timothy Spall, Vicky Pattison, Emmett J Scanlan and Kate Garraway present trophies to winners including Brenda Blethyn, Michael McIntyre and the casts of Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Gogglebox. Who鈥檒l be raising a glass in celebration in 2026?
Voting opens at midday on 30th September and viewers have until midnight on 14th October to cast their first round votes at .聽Shortlist voting will take place between the 31st October and 16th November.
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For further press information, please contact:
Susie Asbury 鈥� Interim Corporate Communications Director, Bauer Media UK
susie.asbury@bauermedia.co.uk
Jyoti Mand 鈥� Communications Manager, Bauer Media UK
Jyoti.mand@bauermedia.co.uk
For Awards enquiries, please contact:
Linda Steventon
Linda@thetvawards.co.uk
Tricia Martin
tricia@thetvawards.co.uk
