How many times have Ant and Dec won at the National Television Awards?
THE National Television Awards just wouldn't be the same if Ant and Dec didn't take home a gong. I
TV's golden duo never leave the NTAs empty handed and now have quite a few trophies propping up their mantelpiece.
How many NTAs have Ant and Dec won?
All in all, Ant and Dec have bagged an astonishing 45 National Television Awards in total so far.
They have won the gong for Best Presenter 22 times, but they have also taken home the The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award on several occasions.
The star pair have also bagged the gong for Most Popular Reality Programme several times.
In 2002 they also won the Special Recognition Award.
Speaking after they won the NTA for Best Presenter in 2023, Ant McPartlin said: "Thank you so much to the NTAs, we've got quite a long list of thank yous.
"All of the shows and all of the people we work with, we are the luckiest two men on telly.
"We thank you from the bottom of our hearts."
Declan Donnelly then continued: "I can't believe we're still getting away with this. We're more nervous than ever
"My hands are sticky, my heart is beating, but I tell you what we are as humbled and as grateful as we were the first time we won it.
"We'll see you back on telly very soon."
Speaking backstage they were asked about the secret of their career success, to which Ant replied: "We met at 13 and we have grown like friends do.
"We're friends first and foremost and the TV comes after that.
"So I think that's at the heart of it, you know you're watching friends.
"We know what makes each other laugh, what annoys each other and yeah we love each other."
How many awards have Ant and Dec won?
Ant and Dec have won plenty of trophies during their time as TV presenters.
The big gongs they have taken home are:
- 45 National Television Awards
- 19 Bafta Television Awards
- 34 TV Choice Awards
- 9 RTS Awards
Did Ant and Dec receive any awards for their music career?
Before becoming TV superstars, Ant and Dec enjoyed a short pop career.
Due to the popularity of their 90s Byker characters, they called themselves PJ & Duncan.
The boys were pop stars from 1994 to 1997 - when their record label decided not to renew their contract.
During their music career they were nominated for TWO Brit Awards.
- One in 1994 for Best Song - Let's Get Ready to Rhumble
- One in 1995 for British Breakthrough
Ant and Dec's incredible career
ANT McPartlin and Declan Donnelly met on the set of Byker Grove in 1990.
The two went on to have chart success under their characters' names - including their 1994 No1 smash hit Let's Get Ready To Rhumble.
They haven't looked back since then, going on to present some of the most popular shows on TV.
Here's a rundown of some of their most popular shows - plus one "dud".
- The Ant & Dec Show - this late afternoon kids' entertainment series ran from 1995-1996 for 17 episodes
- Ant & Dec Unzipped - the twosome jumped from ITV to Channel 4 for this children's sketch show in 1997
- SM:TV Live - the duo teamed up with Cat Deeley in 1998 for Saturday morning mayhem including the classic Wonkey Donkey game
- Friends Like These - the Geordie pair hopped channels again, landing on BBC One to present this game show from 1999 until 2001
- Pop Idol - before The X Factor there was Pop Idol, which ran for two seasons in 2001 and 2002 and saw Michelle McManus and Will Young crowned the winners
- I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here - the reality TV show began in 2002, with Dec presenting all 23 seasons, even one without sidekick Ant as Holly Willoughby stepped up
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - this show also began in 2002, but the lads said the 2024 offering would be their last
- PokerFace - Ant and Dec created this game show which aired from 2006-2007. with a top prize of £1million.
- Britain's Got Talent - the TV series began in 2007 with the pair's backstage antics loved by fans. They also took part in silly competitions on Stephen Mulhern's ITV spin-off Britain's Got More Talent
- Red Or Black - the show only aired for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. It was one of the pair's rare "flops" with Dec admitting "we got it wrong"
- Ant & Dec's Limitless Win - the pair had another success on their hands when this show hit screens in 2022