It’s set to be a winning night for ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ at the National Television Awards, according to the bookies.
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The odds on who will win what at tomorrow night’s (20 January) ceremony have been revealed, and it’s bad news for Simon Cowell and ‘The X Factor’.
Dermot O'Leary is hosting the NTAs
Bookmakers Ladbrokes have pegged ‘Strictly’ way ahead of its rival in the Best Talent Show category, with odds of 4/9 to win, compared to ‘X Factor’ at 3/1.
‘Downton Abbey’ looks set to pick up its final NTA following its last episode at Christmas, with ITV’s period drama marked at 2/5 to win the Best Drama Category, ahead of ‘Doctor Who’ at 11/4.
Meanwhile, following a drama-packed 12 months, it would appear that ‘EastEnders’ has got the Best Serial Drama gong in the bag, with odds of 8/11, compared to Coronation Street’s 5/4.
Check out the full list of odds below:
- Best Drama: 2/5 ‘Downton Abbey’, 11/4 ‘Doctor Who’, 8/1 ‘Broadchurch’, 16/1 ‘Casualty’
- Best Entertainment Presenter: 1/12 Ant & Dec, 8/1 Mel & Sue, 9/1 Graham Norton, 14/1 Rylan Clark
- Best Factual Entertainment Show: 10/11 ‘Gogglebox’, 5/2 ‘Paul O’Grady – For The Love of Dogs’, 3/1 ‘Top Gear’, 6/1 ‘DIY SOS’
- Best Challenge Show: 2/9 ‘The Great British Bake Off’, 11/2 ‘The Apprentice’, 8/1 ‘Masterchef’, 12/1 ‘Bear Grylls Mission Survive’
- Best Comedy: 2/5 ‘Peter Kay’s Car Share’, 5/1 ‘Not Going Out’, 11/2 ‘Benidorm’, 8/1 ‘Birds of a Feather’
- Best Daytime Show: 9/4 ‘Pointless’, 9/4 ‘The Chase’, 5/2 ‘The Paul O’Grady Show’, 11/4 ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’
- Best Drama Performance: 4/6 Suranne Jones – ‘Doctor Foster’, 7/2 David Tennant – ‘Broadchurch’, 4/1 Sheridan Smith – ‘Black Work’, 6/1 Aidan Turner – ‘Poldark’
- Best Entertainment Programme: 2/7 ‘I’m A Celebrity’, 4/1 ‘Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’, 6/1 ‘The Graham Norton Show’, 10/1 ‘Celebrity Juice’
- Best Serial Drama: 8/11 ‘EastEnders’, 5/4 ‘Coronation Street’, 10/1 ‘Emmerdale’, 25/1 ‘Hollyoaks’
- Best Talent Show: 4/9 Strictly Come Dancing, 3/1 X Factor, 7/1 BGT, 8/1 The Voice
Dermot O’Leary will be handing out the gongs as the NTAs come live from London’s O2 Arena, airing tomorrow night at 7.30pm on ITV.