The National Television Award for Most Popular Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the National Television Awards (NTA). It was introduced in 1995 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by the public.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins
6 wins
Doctor Who (5 consecutive)
4 wins
Downton Abbey
2 wins
Bad Girls (consecutive) The Bill Peaky Blinders (consecutive)
Multiple nominations
12 nominations
Doctor Who (11 consecutive)
10 nominations
The Bill (3 consecutive)
8 nominations
Casualty
7 nominations
Bad Girls (consecutive)
6 nominations
A Touch of Frost
5 nominations
Downton Abbey (consecutive)