Doctor Who stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan also in running in best actors categories but no such nominations for Downton cast
ITV's Downton Abbey and the BBC's Doctor Who have been shortlisted for the top drama prize at the National Television Awards this month.
The ratings-topping country house drama created by Julian Fellowes will also vie with Merlin and last year's winner, Waterloo Road, a BBC1 drama set in a secondary school.
Last year was the first time Doctor Who had failed to win the most popular drama award since 2005.
Doctor Who's lead actors, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, have also been nominated in the best drama actors categories, but there were no such nominations for the Downton cast, which includes Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery.
Gillan, who is stepping down from her Doctor Who role during the next series, shares the shortlist with Eve Myles of Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood; Jaye Jacobs from Waterloo Road; and Suranne Jones, who starred in the detective drama Scott & Bailey.
Smith faces competition from Martin Clunes for his performance in Doc Martin; John Barrowman for Torchwood; and David Threlfall, for his portrayal of the feckless head of the dysfunctional Mancunian Gallagher family in the Channel 4 comedy drama, Shameless.
In the battle for the top talent show award, BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing will be up against ITV1's X Factor, which won the category in 2011 but has seen its peak viewing figures fall this year.
In the comedy category, Miranda Hart faces competition from Benidorm and Outnumbered. And in the best entertainment programme category, the multi-award winning Harry Hill's TV Burp will compete against Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
There is no documentary category and shows shortlisted in the reality category include the semi-scripted The Only Way is Essex plus The Apprentice, Come Dine With Me and I'm a Celebrity ? Get Me Out of Here!
Jonathan Ross, who moved his talkshow to ITV from the BBC following the scandal over his on-air phone prank with Russell Brand at the expense of the actor Andrew Sachs, is nominated for the best chat show award.
His competition includes Alan Carr, Graham Norton and Loose Women, a lunchtime show fronted by a rotating panel of four female presenters.
The awards are decided by a public vote and the winners will be announced during a televised ceremony hosted by Dermot O'Leary from the O2 Arena in south-east London on 25 January.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jan/01/doctor-who-downton-national-television-awards
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