Topic Lifecycle: Dormant
This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Wednesday 9 September 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.
Coverage trend (last 30 days)
How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.
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Both 5 and ITV1 reported on the National Television Awards ceremony that took place the previous evening. The coverage noted that Alan Carr received a special recognition award. ITV1 reported that This Morning won the daytime category, and that David Attenborough won the Best Presenter award, beating Ant and Dec, with Attenborough unable to attend. 5 reported that Celebrity Traitors also received an award and that Clarkson's Farm won in the competitive reality docuseries category. ITV1 also mentioned appearances by Olivia Atwood and Pete Wicks, and a serenade for Alan Carr by his Celebrity Traitors co-stars including Kate Garraway. Ben Shepherd's comments about his former colleagues were also included in ITV1's report.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| Alan Carr received a special award. | ||
| The National Television Awards ceremony took place the previous evening. | Reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Only on one channel | ||
| Ant & Dec lost the best presenter award to Gary Lineker last year. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| The Best Drama Performance shortlist is all-female for the first time. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Graham Norton was nominated in the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment category. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Celebrity Traitors won an award. | Not reported by ITV | |
| Clarkson's Farm won in the competitive reality docuseries category. | Not reported by ITV | |
| This Morning won the daytime category at the National Television Awards. | Not reported by Channel 5 | |
| David Attenborough won Best Presenter at the National Television Awards, beating Ant and Dec. | Not reported by Channel 5 | |
| David Attenborough was 100 years old and did not attend the National Television Awards ceremony. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Olivia Atwood and Pete Wicks made their first official TV appearance as a couple at the National Television Awards. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Alan Carr was serenaded by Celebrity Traitors co-stars including Kate Garraway at the National Television Awards. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| Ben Shepherd expressed appreciation for his former colleagues at Good Morning Britain. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
| The National Television Awards are entirely voted for by the public. | Not reported by Channel 5 | Reported by ITV |
This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.
Timeline
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| Date | Channel 5 | BBC News | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 9 September 2026 | 21s 1.2% | — | — | — | — | — | 2m 1.6% | — |
| Tuesday 8 September 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2m 46s 3.2% | — |