Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs

Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Genre Documentary
Presented by Paul O'Grady
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 6
No. of episodes 57 (inc. all specials)
Production
Running time 30 minutes (series)
60 minutes (specials)
Production company(s) Shiver Productions
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 576i (PAL)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) – present
Chronology
Related shows The British Animal Honours
The Dog Rescuers

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.

The show is made by Shiver Productions[1][2] 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.[3] 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
720182018

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

Paul O’Grady’s is about to start filming the seventh series

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 2018

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.

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.[4]

The show was also nominated for a BAFTA for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.[5][6]

YearGroupAwardResultReferences
2013National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual Entertainment ProgrammeWon[7][8][9][10]
Broadcasting Press Guild AwardsBest Factual EntertainmentNominated
BAFTA Television AwardsBest Features ProgrammeNominated[5][6]
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle ShowWon
TV Times AwardsWon
2014National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual Entertainment ProgrammeWon[11][12][13][14]
Broadcast AwardsBest Popular Factual ProgrammeNominated[15]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeWon
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon
2015National Television AwardsMost Popular Factual ProgrammeNominated[16]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeNominated
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual Entertainment ShowNominated
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon[17]
2016National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated[18]
TRIC AwardsFactual ProgrammeNominated
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual ShowWon
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon[19][20]
2017National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated[4]
TV Choice AwardsBest Factual ShowWon[21][22]
TV Times AwardsFavourite Factual ShowWon
2018National Television AwardsFactual EntertainmentNominated

Sponsorship

The first series were sponsored by pet product company Bob Martin Petcare, however the Christmas special in 2012 was sponsored by Animal Friends Pet Insurance.[23][24] Series two was sponsored by Pedigree.[25] The 2013 Christmas special was sponsored by ScS (Sofa Carpet Specialists). Series three to five were sponsored by Pets at Home stores. Series six was sponsored by Vanish Gold.

All the Christmas episodes since 2014 have been sponsored by Pets at Home.[26]

References

  1. ↑ Iley, Chrissy (31 August 2012). "Paul O'Grady discovers how hard Battersea Dogs Home staff work for new ITV documentary". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "For the Love of Dogs". Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ↑ O'Grady, Paul (2012). Still Standing: The Savage Years. London: Bantam. pp. 352–356. ISBN 978-0-593-06939-4.
  4. 1 2 "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 Goodacre, Kate (9 April 2013). "BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 Henderson, Jamie (17 April 2013). "Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (22 September 2012). "National Television Awards 2013: Longlist nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (8 January 2013). "National Television Awards 2013 - Nominations in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Glennie, Alasdair (24 January 2013). "Outrage as Paul O'Grady's For The Love Of Dogs beats Great British Bake Off to NTA Award". Daily Mail. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "National Television Awards: Paul O'Grady's For The Love of Dogs wins". STV. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 nominees revealed: Voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Ant & Dec, Broadchurch up for National TV Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Shortlist 2018". Broadcast Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "NTAs 2015: Which TV stars are nominated?". Digital Spy. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Broadchurch dominates the drama gongs as TV Choice Awards winners are revealed". Metro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "2017 Winners". TV Choice. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Bob Martin to sponsor ITV's 'For the love of Dogs'". The Drum. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Bob Martin to sponsor ITV1's 'For the love of Dogs'". Animal Friends Insurance. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  25. ↑ MacLeod, Ishbel (26 April 2013). "Pedigree announced as sponsor for ITV's Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs". The Drum. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  26. ↑ "Pets at Home signs as sponsor of Paul O'Grady ITV show". Prolific North. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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