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National Television Awards poll: Do Ant & Dec deserve an 11th NTA?
Published Monday, Jan 23 2012, 18:21 GMT | By Alex Fletcher | 19 comments

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It's an impressive and unmatched feat at the NTAs, which should probably see them have the 'Entertainment Presenter' award renamed the Ant & Dec gong or PJ & Duncan accolade when they retire from showbiz.
But after 10 on the bounce do the Geordie cheeky chappies deserve award number 11? Britain's Got Talent didn't have its brightest year, the less said about Red or Black? the better and most people appear to have written the second series of Push the Button out of history.
The duo's sketches and gags in between the testicle-eating and anus-swallowing on I'm a Celebrity is generally regarded as Ant & Dec's ace card, but is that enough to justify them beating off all their challengers once again?
> Ant & Dec keeping fingers crossed for 11th NTA gong - video
Dermot O'Leary looks the most likely to steal the duo's crown. His pert buttocks and shimmying hips, which have now become an integral part of X Factor and our Saturday nights, surely warrant him a few more phone calls. His unfortunate sideline of work on the disastrous ITV remake of the disastrous NBC show The Marriage Ref is the only black spot to his name.
Michael McIntyre could throw a spanner in the works for Ant & Dec thanks to his work on Comedy Roadshow, but after a lukewarm performance on Got Talent and a moderate media backlash against his jovial, head-wobbling humour, this award may have come at the wrong time.
The final joker in the pack is Keith Lemon. The comic creation of Leigh Francis, Lemon couldn't be more divisive unless you attached a pneumatic drill to his forehead. The wacky, sleazy, bang tidy TV character grates with millions, but is pulling in record figures for ITV2 with Celebrity Juice. And let's not forget about his work on the so-bad-it's-good TV monstrosity that was Sing If You Can. If he does win on Wednesday night, expect some Twitter outrage.
Do you think Ant & Dec should win an NTA for the 11th year in a row? Voice your opinion below and vote in our poll!
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