Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and presented by Paul O'Grady. It has won numerous awards throughout its time on air.

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
GenreDocumentary
Presented byPaul O'Grady
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
No. of episodes79 (inc. all specials)
Production
Running time30 minutes (series)
60 minutes (specials)
Production companyMultiStory Media
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV, STV, UTV
Picture format576i (PAL)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) –
present
Chronology
Related showsThe British Animal Honours
The Dog Rescuers

The show is made by MultiStory Media and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012.

Format

Throughout the series, Paul meets members of the Battersea staff to talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. In each episode, Paul meets a few of the dogs who come to Battersea as strays or because their owners can't look after them anymore, and follows each dog's progress through the home.

O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months.[1] At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Transmissions
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
13 September 201215 October 20126
29 May 20134 July 20138
34 September 201420 November 201411
48 October 201510 December 20158
51 September 201627 October 20168
619 October 201714 December 20178
731 October 201819 December 20188
823 October 201918 December 20198

Episodes

Series 1
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
13 September 20123.53
210 September 20124.20
317 September 20123.97
424 September 20124.05
51 October 20124.10
68 October 20124.21
715 October 20124.43

Series 2
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
19 May 20135.04
216 May 20135.25
323 May 20135.08
46 June 20134.44
513 June 20134.81
620 June 20134.83
727 June 20135.23
84 July 20135.09

Series 3
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
14 September 20143.45
211 September 20143.42
318 September 20143.57
425 September 20144.19
52 October 20143.95
616 October 20144.10
723 October 20143.92
828 October 20144.10
96 November 20144.40
1013 November 20144.11
1120 November 20144.53

Series 4
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
18 October 20153.46
215 October 20153.84
329 October 20153.86
45 November 20153.98
512 November 20153.85
619 November 20153.89
726 November 20153.67
810 December 20154.01

Series 5
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(viewers)
11 September 20164.51
28 September 20164.12
315 September 20164.28
422 September 20164.67
56 October 20164.45
613 October 20164.82
720 October 20164.98
827 October 20164.66

Series 6
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
119 October 20174.59
226 October 20174.60
32 November 20174.52
49 November 20174.96
516 November 20174.24
630 November 20174.75
77 December 20174.10
814 December 20174.70

Series 7
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
131 October 20185.12
27 November 20185.15
314 November 20185.09
421 November 2018N/A
528 November 2018N/A
65 December 2018N/A
712 December 2018N/A
819 December 20185.12

Series 8
EpisodeOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
123 October 2019N/A
230 October 20194.73
36 November 20195.14
413 November 20194.87
520 November 2019N/A
627 November 2019N/A
74 December 2019N/A
818 December 20194.90

Specials
TitleOriginal airdateViewers
(millions)
Christmas 201225 December 20124.02
Christmas 201325 December 20134.28
Christmas 201425 December 20142.98
Christmas 201525 December 20153.12
Christmas 201625 December 20163.97
Best in Show3 January 20173.42
Christmas 201725 December 20174.25
For the Love of Dogs – India26 April 20183.49
3 May 20183.23
10 May 20183.45
17 May 20183.27
Christmas 201825 December 20183.85
Christmas 201926 December 2019N/A
Back in Business15 July 2020TBA
What Happened Next29 July 2020TBA

Awards

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs has won a number of awards. The show has won two consecutive National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme' in 2013 and 2014. It won again in 2019 after beating Gogglebox for the first time in five years.

On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that For the Love of Dogs had been nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to Gogglebox.[2]

The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.[3][4]

YearGroupAwardResultReferences
2013National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual Entertainment ProgrammeWon[5][6][7]
Broadcasting Press Guild AwardsBest Factual EntertainmentNominated
BAFTA Television AwardsBest Features ProgrammeNominated[3][4]
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle ShowWon
TV Times AwardsWon
2014National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual Entertainment ProgrammeWon[8][9][10][11]
Broadcast AwardsBest Popular Factual ProgrammeNominated[12]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeWon
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon
2015National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual ProgrammeNominated[13]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeNominated
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual Entertainment ShowNominated
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon[14]
2016National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated[15]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeNominated
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual ShowWon
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon[16][17]
2017National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated[2]
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual ShowWon[18][19]
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon
2018National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated
National Television AwardsSpecial RecognitionWon
2019National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentWon

References
  1. O'Grady, Paul (2012). Still Standing: The Savage Years. London: Bantam. pp. 352–356. ISBN 978-0-593-06939-4.
  2. "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. Goodacre, Kate (9 April 2013). "BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. Henderson, Jamie (17 April 2013). "Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. Fletcher, Alex (8 January 2013). "National Television Awards 2013 - Nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  7. "National Television Awards: Paul O'Grady's For The Love of Dogs wins". STV. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  8. Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  9. Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 nominees revealed: Voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  10. Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Ant & Dec, Broadchurch up for National TV Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  11. Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  12. "Shortlist 2018". Broadcast Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  13. "NTAs 2015: Which TV stars are nominated?". Digital Spy. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. "Broadchurch dominates the drama gongs as TV Choice Awards winners are revealed". Metro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. "2017 Winners". TV Choice. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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