TV Tonight Awards 2022
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The 2022 TV Tonight Awards were the sixteenth edition of the TV Tonight Awards, presented between 9-12 January 2023 by the Australian television website TV Tonight. The awards are voted on by the general public in a variety of genres, recognizing excellence in television in Australia and around the world.

The 2022 awards were presented over the course of three days, with the best of 2022 announced on 9 January, the worst of 2022 announced on 10 January, and the special awards announced on 12 January.

Best of 2022

The Best of 2022 awards were as follows:[1]

Programs
Best Australia Drama
  • Heartbreak High (Netflix)‡
    • Neighbours (10)
    • Mystery Road: Origin (ABC)
    • Five Bedrooms (Paramount+)
    • Home & Away (Seven)
Best Australian Comedy
  • Fisk (ABC)‡
    • Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (ABC)
    • Colin from Accounts (FOXTEL / Binge)
    • Summer Love (ABC)
    • Kath & Kim Specials (Seven)
Best International Drama
  • The White Lotus (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)‡
    • House of the Dragon (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • Heartstopper (Netflix)
    • Better Call Saul (AMC / Stan)
    • Wednesday (Netflix)
Best International Comedy
  • Hacks (HBO Max / Stan)‡
    • Only Murders in the Building (Disney+)
    • Young Sheldon (CBS / Netflix)
    • Ghosts (BBC One / ABC)
    • Abbott Elementary (ABC [US] / Disney+)
Best Light Entertainment
  • Have You Been Paying Attention? (10)‡
    • The Cheap Seats (10)
    • Hard Quiz (ABC)
    • The Front Bar (Seven)
    • The Chase (Seven)
Best Morning Show
  • News Breakfast (ABC)‡
    • Sunrise (Seven)
    • Studio 10 (10)
    • Today (Nine)
    • The Morning Show (Seven)
Best Reality Show (Aussie)
  • Australian Survivor (10)‡
    • Hunted (10)
    • MasterChef Australia (10)
    • I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (10)
    • The Voice (Seven)
Best Reality Show (International)
  • Survivor (CBS / 9GO! / Paramount+)‡
    • RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1 / Stan)
    • The Amazing Race (CBS / Seven)
    • The Mole (Netflix)
    • Love Island UK (ITV2 / 9Now)
    • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo / Binge)
Best Lifestyle
  • The Living Room (10)‡
    • Gardening Australia (ABC)
    • Better Homes & Gardens (Seven)
    • Selling Houses Australia (FOXTEL)
    • Grand Designs Australia (FOXTEL)
Best Factual / Documentary / Observational
  • Gogglebox (FOXTEL / 10)‡
    • Old People's Home for Teenagers (ABC)
    • The Dog House (ABC)
    • Mirror Mirror (10)
    • Australian Story (ABC)
    • Border Security (Seven)
Best News / Current / Public Affairs
  • The Project (10)‡
    • 7:30 (ABC)
    • Four Corners (ABC)
    • Seven News (Seven)
    • ABC News (ABC)
Best Talk Show
  • The Project (10)‡
    • Frankly (ABC)
    • Q+A (ABC)
    • Insight (SBS)
    • The Cheap Seats (10)
Best Kid's Show
  • Bluey (ABC Kids)‡
    • Play School (ABC Kids)
    • First Day (ABC ME)
    • Rock Island Mysteries (10 Shake / Nickelodeon)
    • Surviving Summer (Netflix)
Best Sports Show or Coverage
  • The Front Bar (Seven)‡
    • AFL Grand Final (Seven)
    • AFL (Seven)
    • Australian Open (Nine)
    • FIFA World Cup (SBS)
    • Commonwealth Games (Seven)
Best New Show (Aussie)
  • Heartbreak High (Netflix)‡
    • Hunted (10)
    • Colin from Accounts (FOXTEL / Binge)
    • The Traitors (10)
    • The Twelve (FOXTEL / Binge)
Best New Show (International)
  • House of the Dragon (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)‡
    • Wednesday (Netflix)
    • Heartstopper (Netflix)
    • Andor (Disney+)
    • Severance (Apple TV+)
Favourite Male
  • Sam Pang ‡
    • Shaun Micallef
    • Tony Armstrong
    • Patrick Brammall
    • Aaron Chen
    • Larry Emdur
Favourite Female
  • Kitty Flanagan ‡
    • Melanie Bracewell
    • Carrie Bickmore
    • Jackie Woodburne
    • Julia Morris

Worst of 2022

The Worst of 2022 awards were as follows:[2]

Programs
Worst Show (Aussie)
  • Married at First Sight (Nine)‡
    • The Real Love Boat (10)
    • The Challenge Australia (10)
    • The Block (Nine)
    • The Project (10)
Worst Show (International)
  • Love Island UK (ITV2 / 9Now)‡
    • Blockbuster (Netflix)
    • Harry & Meghan (Netflix)
    • The Kardashians (Hulu / Disney+)
    • House of the Dragon (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
Most Overexposed Performer
  • Sonia Kruger ‡
    • Karl Stefanovic
    • Abbie Chatfield
    • Eddie McGuire
    • Hamish Blake
    • Stan Grant
Blunder of the Year
  • Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars ‡
    • Lisa Wilkinson Logie acceptance speech
    • Logie Awards slammed over Neighbours tribute
    • Network 10 Q4 schedule
    • Rebel Wilson outed by newspaper

Special Awards 2022

Special Awards were as follows:[3]

Programs
Best Free to Air Network
  • ABC ‡
    • 10
    • Seven
    • Nine
    • SBS
Best Subscription Service
  • Netflix ‡
    • Disney+
    • FOXTEL
    • Stan
    • Binge
Best FOXTEL Channel
  • FOX Showcase ‡
    • Lifestyle
    • FOX Footy
    • FOX Sports
    • FOX8
Most Underrated Performer
  • Aaron Chen ‡
  • Sam Pang ‡
    • Jackie Woodburne
    • Tim McDonald
    • Melanie Bracewell
International Show We Need to See Here
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndication)‡
    • Quantum Leap (NBC)
    • Dancing With the Stars USA (Disney+)
    • General Hospital (ABC)
    • Hollyoaks (Channel 4 / E4)
Story of the Year
  • Coverage of death of Queen Elizabeth II ‡
    • Neighbours is axed (and then renewed)
    • Death of Shane Warne
    • Death of Olivia Newton-John
    • The Project exodus: Carrie Bickmore, Lisa Wilkinson, Peter Helliar
    • Shaun Micallef wraps Mad as Hell

References

  1. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards: Best of 2022 | TV Tonight". 9 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards: Worst of 2022 | TV Tonight". 10 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards 2022: Best Free to Air Network | TV Tonight". 12 January 2023.
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