National Television Awards 2019

Some very shoddy production values this evening, especially with reading the nominations out. Mics left on, wrong timings, some not reading the names out at all. Why not have a pre-recorded voiceover like they did for the Quiz category? Some very cringeworthy moments, and the segments with Dani and Jack were utterly pointless.

David Dimbleby’s highlights were fantastic though, very well put together and a thoroughly deserved award.

It’s funny to think that dermot said it was all rehearsed

Can’t wait for Holly and Phil’s fake hangover special tomorrow

As you say it reflects British TV, most big shows have been on years.

Also there are large swathes of the schedules (especially on BBC One) that are the same every year that quietly do the business but would never be nominated for or win any awards, which again reduces the options available.

Channel 4 & 5 rarely have any shows that break into the mainstream either at the moment

Well usually they head to Ant's to get wasted (while the rest of the TM family/crew have a separate party) so i wonder where the destination will be tonight.

Is that to go and play pie face?

People complain about the results of the NTAs - if so many hated the result, they should have voted otherwise. Apart from the David Dimbleby award, all the others are voted for by the public. So the public must still enjoy Ant and Dec and the usual bunch of non entities that passes as entertainment here in the UK of 2018/2019.

Well you never know, Ant might well still host and they consequently turn up sober as judges.

Don't have to be plonkoed to play Pieface I guess...

If they repeated 2017 or 2016 no-one would be any wiser It's full of fakes and nonentities

The end credits of the National TV Awards tonight.. #NTA2019 pic.twitter.com/NyNuySwaBl

— Ben Morris (@benmorrisillo) January 22, 2019

What a sh*tstorm that was.

It's time for a shake up of the NTA's.

I'm sick of the James Grant clique having a heavy influence on ITV programming.

I feel very bad for Channel 4, they rarely get a fair chance.

With that being said, I feel as though the show will work much better in the style of the highly successful EMMY Awards in the US.

No public voting (look what happened last time #Brexit). All important votes cast by an industry panel of television bosses and programme makers.

A change of host is needed to freshen things up, along side a fresh new look and proper opening title sequence.

The public will get to vote for Best Newcomer and Best Serial Drama.

It was a cr*p show tonight and I hope everyone at Indigo Television is ashamed of themselves.

Is Dermot O'Leary always glued to a hand microphone? It seems every show he does he has one.

Remember the old days of the NTAs being held in the Royal Albert Hall, and Sir Trevor McDonald was the host?

Before Dermot started as host in 2010, the event was held in October and not in January and I feel it was managed much better back then.

Just for historical perspective, Ant and Dec won the Special Recognition Award in 2002. Yes, 2002. 2019 they are ITV stalwarts, but 2002, really, getting that award for what??