TV Choice Awards 2022: ‘This Morning’ loses Best Daytime TV Gong title for first time in NINE years

This Morning lost the gong for best daytime show at Monday night’s TV Choice Awards for the first time in nine years.

The show, starring Holly Willoughby, 41, and Phillip Schofield, 60, had ended its winning streak with ITV quiz The Chase, hosted by Bradley Walsh and his Brain Boxer chasers.

This year’s winners were announced on Monday at a glamorous ceremony – hosted by Jo Brand – at The London Hilton on Park Lane, where TV’s biggest names gathered for the popular event, which went live for the first time since 2019.

The star-studded ceremony also honored Call The Midwife, while stalwart star and national treasure Jenny Agutter won the Best Actress award a decade after the series debuted.

And while Emmerdale was once again voted Best Soap by viewers and readers, there’s a first TV Choice Award win for the series’ Mark Charnock for his moving performance as stroke survivor Marlon Dingle, 26 years after he arrived as the youngest member of the wayward clan is the village.

Meanwhile, storylines surrounding another troubled soap favorite – EastEnders’ Jean Slater – have seen Gillian Wright snatch her first-ever TV choice gong for her portrayal of Stacey’s struggling mother, who first appeared at Walford 18 years ago.

For some, it’s business as usual – with I’m A Celebrity… winning another Best Reality Show award – his 17th – for the second series to swap the Australian bush for Welsh Gwrych Castle.

There’s reason for Channel 5 to break the cult as its On The Farm shows beat 24 Hours in A&E, Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad and The Repair Shop to win Best Factual Show. Over at Channel 4 there’s celebration thanks to another win for Gogglebox and Celebrity Gogglebox on the Best Entertainment Show.

Meanwhile, streaming giant Netflix reflects how our viewing habits are changing and scoops up three awards. TV Choice readers have embraced After Life with two previous wins, and this year its star and creator Ricky Gervais is honored with our Best Comedy Performance award for the third and final installment of the bittersweet series. Smash-hit period hype Bridgerton follows its win for Best New Drama with a first win for Best Drama Series.

And touching coming-of-age drama Heartstopper beats another Netflix hit, Squid Game, The Larkins and This Is Going To Hurt to win Best New Drama, completing the Netflix hat-trick.

Elsewhere, Tess and Claudia may not be able to match Ant and Dec’s bulging trophy case, but British viewers still love to see stars take on the challenge of the Cha and Charleston, as BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing was voted best talent show of the country is chosen.

It beat ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and The Masked Singer and Channel 4’s Bake Off shows to earn a victory for the 19th series in which Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis triumphed and lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy.

Jon Peake, editor of TV Choice magazine, commented on the awards: “It’s really exciting to see such a wide variety of talent among the nominees this year, as well as some established favourites.

“But who will triumph in the night – let’s wait and see!”

While presenter Jo Brand added: “As always, I’m really looking forward to the great evening of the TV Choice Awards 2022. It’s always a lively event and yes that’s a euphemism!”

At last year’s awards, Line Of Duty and Coronation Street came out on top with three gongs each, while Bridgerton and Gogglebox also did well.