Overview

• Lineker will compete against Ant & Dec, Alison Hammond, Claudia Winkleman and Stacey Solomon for the presenter prize.
• The National Television Awards take place at The O2 in London on 10 September, hosted by Joel Dommett and broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX, with final voting now open.
• He left Match of the Day in May after 26 years following a row over sharing a Zionism-related image featuring a rat, historically an antisemitic insult, and he issued an unreserved apology.
• The BBC confirmed he would not front coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season’s FA Cup.
• Earlier this month, ITV announced he will host the new gameshow The Box, to be filmed in the UK later this year and aired in 2026.