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| presenter = [[Paul O'Grady]] (2012-2023)<br/>[[Alison Hammond]] (2024-present)
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'''''For the Love of Dogs''''' (previously '''''Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs''''') is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]], presented by [[Paul O'Grady]] until his death in 2023, and by [[Alison Hammond]] from 2024. It has won numerous awards throughout its time on air. The show is made by [[Multistory Media|MultiStory Media]] and premiered on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] on 3 September 2012.
'''''For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond''''' (previously '''''Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs''''') is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]], presented by [[Paul O'Grady]] until his death in 2023, and by [[Alison Hammond]] from 2024. Under O'Grady it won numerous awards. The show is made by [[Multistory Media|MultiStory Media]] and premiered on [[ITV1]] on 3 September 2012.


== O'Grady era ==
On 30 January 2024, [[ITV]] announced that the show would return for a new series in the spring, with [[Alison Hammond]] taking over from O'Grady as host following his death in March 2023.


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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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Still Standing: The Savage Years |last=O'Grady |first=Paul |year=2012 |publisher=Bantam |location=London |isbn=978-0-593-06939-4 |pages=352–356}}</ref> At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for [[Battersea Dogs and Cats Home]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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Following O'Grady's death, the episode titled ''A Royal Special'', which originally aired in December 2022, was repeated on ITV on 29 March 2023.

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Following O'Grady's death, the episode titled ''A Royal Special'', which originally aired in December 2022, was repeated on ITV on 29 March 2023.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In October 2023, Battersea announced that they would be naming a new veterinary hospital after O'Grady, and a "tribute fund" set up in his honour would go towards "life-saving and transformative [[Veterinary medicine|medical]] [[Veterinary surgery|procedures]]" for dogs and cats which need specialist care and treatment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/16/battersea-dogs-cats-home-names-vet-hospital-after-paul-ogrady|title=Battersea Dogs & Cats Home names vet hospital after Paul O'Grady|last=Rawlinson|first=Kevin|date=16 October 2023|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref>


==Format==
==Format==
Throughout the series, members of the staff talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. Each episode showcases 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.
Throughout the series, members of the staff talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. Each episode showcases 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.

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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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Still Standing: The Savage Years |last=O'Grady |first=Paul |year=2012 |publisher=Bantam |location=London |isbn=978-0-593-06939-4 |pages=352–356}}</ref> At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for [[Battersea Dogs and Cats Home]].


==Transmissions==
==Transmissions==
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| '''[[#Series_11_(2023)|11]]''' || 13 April 2023 || 28 September 2023 || 8
| '''[[#Series_11_(2023)|11]]''' || 13 April 2023 || 28 September 2023 || 8
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| '''[[#Series_12_(2024)|12]]''' || 2024 || 2024 || 6 || [[Alison Hammond]]
| '''[[#Series_12_(2024)|12]]''' || 16 April 2024<ref name="alison press pack">{{cite web |title=For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond - Press Pack |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/sites/default/files/2024-04/FLOD%20Press%20Pack.pdf |website=ITV Press Centre |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> || 21 May 2024 || 6 || [[Alison Hammond]]
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===Series 12 (2024)===
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| '''2''' || 23 April 2024 ||
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| '''3''' || 30 April 2024 ||
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| '''4''' || 7 May 2024 ||
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==Awards==
==Awards==
''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 [[18th National Television Awards|2013]] and [[19th National Television Awards|2014]]. It won again in [[24th National Television Awards|2019]] after beating [[Gogglebox]] for the first time in five years.
''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 [[18th National Television Awards|2013]] and [[19th National Television Awards|2014]]. In 2014, it was nominated for a third [[National Television Awards|National Television Award]], this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme', but lost out to ''[[Gogglebox]]''.<ref name="nationaltvawards">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote |title=Vote |website=National Television Awards |accessdate=25 November 2017}}</ref> It won again in [[24th National Television Awards|2019]] after beating [[Gogglebox]] for the first time in five years, and then in 2023.

On 14 October 2014, it was revealed that ''For the Love of Dogs'' had been nominated for a third [[National Television Awards|National Television Award]], this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme'. But it lost out to ''[[Gogglebox]]''.<ref name="nationaltvawards">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote |title=Vote |website=National Television Awards |accessdate=25 November 2017}}</ref>


The show was also nominated for a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.<ref name="digitalspybafta">{{cite web |last=Goodacre |first=Kate |date=9 April 2013 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a471537/bafta-television-awards-2013-this-years-nominees-in-full.html |title=BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="wandsworthguardianbafta">{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Jamie |date=17 April 2013 |url=http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/10360744.Paul_O_Grady_s_Battersea_Dogs_Home_TV_show_up_for_Bafta_Award/ |title=Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award |newspaper=Wandsworth Guardian |accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref>
The show was also nominated for a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for 'Best Features Programme' in 2013.<ref name="digitalspybafta">{{cite web |last=Goodacre |first=Kate |date=9 April 2013 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a471537/bafta-television-awards-2013-this-years-nominees-in-full.html |title=BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full |website=[[Digital Spy]] |accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="wandsworthguardianbafta">{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Jamie |date=17 April 2013 |url=http://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/10360744.Paul_O_Grady_s_Battersea_Dogs_Home_TV_show_up_for_Bafta_Award/ |title=Paul O'Grady's Battersea Dogs Home TV show up for Bafta Award |newspaper=Wandsworth Guardian |accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 November 2024

For the Love of Dogs
GenreDocumentary
Presented byPaul O'Grady (2012–2023)
Alison Hammond (2024–)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes92 (incl. all specials)
Production
Running time30 minutes (series)
60 minutes (specials)
Production companiesMultiStory Media
Olga TV
Original release
NetworkITV1
Release3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) –
present

For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond (previously Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs) is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, presented by Paul O'Grady until his death in 2023, and by Alison Hammond from 2024. Under O'Grady it won numerous awards. The show is made by MultiStory Media and premiered on ITV1 on 3 September 2012.

O'Grady era

[edit]

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.[citation needed]

Following O'Grady's death, the episode titled A Royal Special, which originally aired in December 2022, was repeated on ITV on 29 March 2023.[citation needed]

In October 2023, Battersea announced that they would be naming a new veterinary hospital after O'Grady, and a "tribute fund" set up in his honour would go towards "life-saving and transformative medical procedures" for dogs and cats which need specialist care and treatment.[2]

Format

[edit]

Throughout the series, members of the staff talk about the dogs in their care, including head vet Shaun Opperman and head of canine welfare training Ali Taylor. Each episode showcases 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.

Transmissions

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Series Start date End date Episodes Presenter
1 3 September 2012 15 October 2012 7 Paul O'Grady
2 9 May 2013 4 July 2013 8
3 4 September 2014 20 November 2014 11
4 8 October 2015 10 December 2015 8
5 1 September 2016 27 October 2016 8
6 19 October 2017 14 December 2017 8
7 31 October 2018 19 December 2018 8
8 23 October 2019 11 December 2019 8
9 7 April 2021 8 December 2021 8
10 29 December 2021 13 March 2022 10
11 13 April 2023 28 September 2023 8
12 16 April 2024[3] 21 May 2024 6 Alison Hammond

Episodes

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Series 1 (2012)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 3 September 2012 3.53
2 10 September 2012 4.20
3 17 September 2012 3.97
4 24 September 2012 4.05
5 1 October 2012 4.10
6 8 October 2012 4.21
7 15 October 2012 4.43

Series 2 (2013)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 9 May 2013 5.04
2 16 May 2013 5.25
3 23 May 2013 5.08
4 6 June 2013 4.44
5 13 June 2013 4.81
6 20 June 2013 4.83
7 27 June 2013 5.23
8 4 July 2013 5.09

Series 3 (2014)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 4 September 2014 3.45
2 11 September 2014 3.42
3 18 September 2014 3.57
4 25 September 2014 4.19
5 2 October 2014 3.95
6 16 October 2014 4.10
7 23 October 2014 3.92
8 28 October 2014 4.10
9 6 November 2014 4.40
10 13 November 2014 4.11
11 20 November 2014 4.53

Series 4 (2015)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 8 October 2015 3.46
2 15 October 2015 3.84
3 29 October 2015 3.86
4 5 November 2015 3.98
5 12 November 2015 3.85
6 19 November 2015 3.89
7 26 November 2015 3.67
8 10 December 2015 4.01

Series 5 (2016)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(viewers)
1 1 September 2016 4.51
2 8 September 2016 4.12
3 15 September 2016 4.28
4 22 September 2016 4.67
5 6 October 2016 4.45
6 13 October 2016 4.82
7 20 October 2016 4.98
8 27 October 2016 4.66

Series 6 (2017)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 19 October 2017 4.59
2 26 October 2017 4.60
3 2 November 2017 4.52
4 9 November 2017 4.96
5 16 November 2017 4.24
6 30 November 2017 4.75
7 7 December 2017 4.10
8 14 December 2017 4.70

Series 7 (2018)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 31 October 2018 5.12
2 7 November 2018 5.15
3 14 November 2018 5.09
4 21 November 2018 —
5 28 November 2018 —
6 5 December 2018 —
7 12 December 2018 —
8 19 December 2018 5.12

Series 8 (2019)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 23 October 2019 —
2 30 October 2019 4.73
3 6 November 2019 5.14
4 13 November 2019 4.87
5 20 November 2019 —
6 27 November 2019 —
7 4 December 2019 —
8 18 December 2019 4.90

Series 9 (2021)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 7 April 2021 4.63
2 14 April 2021 4.21
3 21 April 2021 4.24
4 28 April 2021 3.96
5 5 May 2021 4.20
6 24 November 2021 3.66
7 1 December 2021 —
8 8 December 2021 3.91

Series 10 (2021–22)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 29 December 2021
2 5 January 2022
3 12 January 2022
4 19 January 2022
5 26 January 2022
6 2 February 2022
7 9 February 2022
8 16 February 2022
9 23 February 2022
10 13 March 2022

Series 11 (2023)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 13 April 2023
2 20 April 2023
3 27 April 2023
4 4 May 2023
5 7 September 2023
6 14 September 2023
7 21 September 2023
8 28 September 2023

Series 12 (2024)

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Episode Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
1 16 April 2024[3]
2 23 April 2024
3 30 April 2024
4 7 May 2024
5 14 May 2024
6 21 May 2024

Specials

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Title Original airdate Viewers
(millions)
Christmas 2012 25 December 2012 4.02
Christmas 2013 25 December 2013 4.28
Christmas 2014 25 December 2014 2.98
Christmas 2015 25 December 2015 3.12
Christmas 2016 25 December 2016 3.97
Best in Show 3 January 2017 3.42
Christmas 2017 25 December 2017 4.25
For the Love of Dogs – India 26 April 2018 3.49
3 May 2018 3.23
10 May 2018 3.45
17 May 2018 3.27
Christmas 2018 25 December 2018 3.85
Christmas 2019 26 December 2019 —
Back in Business 15 July 2020 3.82
What Happened Next 29 July 2020 3.38
Christmas 2021 25 December 2021 —
A Royal Special 19 December 2022 3.28

Awards

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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. In 2014, it was nominated for a third National Television Award, this time under the category 'Most Popular Factual Programme', but lost out to Gogglebox.[4] It won again in 2019 after beating Gogglebox for the first time in five years, and then in 2023.

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

Year Group Award Result References
2013 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme Won [7][8][9]
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Factual Entertainment Nominated
BAFTA Television Awards Best Features Programme Nominated [5][6]
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle Show Won
TV Times Awards Won
2014 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Entertainment Programme Won [10][11][12][13]
Broadcast Awards Best Popular Factual Programme Nominated [14]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Won
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won
2015 National Television Awards Most Popular Factual Programme Nominated [15]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Nominated
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Entertainment Show Nominated
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won [16]
2016 National Television Awards Factual Entertainment Nominated [17]
TRIC Awards Factual Programme Nominated
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Show Won
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won [18][19]
2017 National Television Awards Factual Entertainment Nominated [4]
TV Choice Awards Best Factual Show Won [20][21]
TV Times Awards Favourite Factual Show Won
2018 National Television Awards Factual Entertainment Nominated
National Television Awards Special Recognition Won
2019 National Television Awards Factual Entertainment Won
2020 National Television Awards Factual Nominated
2021 TV Choice Awards Factual Show Won
National Television Awards Factual Nominated
2023 TRIC Awards Factual Programme Won [22]
National Television Awards Factual Won [23]

References

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  1. ^ O'Grady, Paul (2012). Still Standing: The Savage Years. London: Bantam. pp. 352–356. ISBN 978-0-593-06939-4.
  2. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (16 October 2023). "Battersea Dogs & Cats Home names vet hospital after Paul O'Grady". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond - Press Pack" (PDF). ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Goodacre, Kate (9 April 2013). "BAFTA Television Awards 2013: This year's nominees in full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b 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. ^ "National Television Awards: Paul O'Grady's For The Love of Dogs wins". STV. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  10. ^ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  11. ^ Fletcher, Alex (17 September 2013). "National Television Awards 2014 nominees revealed: Voting opens". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  12. ^ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch, Ant & Dec, Broadchurch up for National TV Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  13. ^ Fletcher, Alex (7 January 2014). "National Television Awards: The shortlist - In Full". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Shortlist 2018". Broadcast Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. ^ "NTAs 2015: Which TV stars are nominated?". Digital Spy. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. ^ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Vote". National Television Awards. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. ^ "TV Times Awards 2017". What's On TV. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. ^ "The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are..." What's On TV. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Broadchurch dominates the drama gongs as TV Choice Awards winners are revealed". Metro. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  21. ^ "2017 Winners". TV Choice. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  22. ^ Manning, Jonathon (27 June 2023). "Paul O'Grady and Nigel Farage among winners at The TRIC Awards". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Happy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television Awards". BBC News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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