National Television Award for Outstanding Drama Series

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
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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)


 * 4 nominations
 * Call the Midwife


 * 3 nominations
 * Desperate Housewives
 * Merlin
 * Shameless
 * Sherlock
 * Where the Heart Is


 * 2 nominations
 * Band of Gold
 * Broadchurch
 * Game of Thrones
 * Heartbeat
 * London's Burning
 * Waterloo Road