TV Choice


TV Choice is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group. A double issue is released to cover the Christmas & New Year period at a higher price.

Overview

Regular issues

Launched on 14 September 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the British soap operas, and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.

Prices

The following prices have been effective.
DatePriceSpecial issue price
14 September 1999 – 22 February 201242p£1
29 February 2012 – 2 March 201345p£1
9 March 201338pN/A
16 March 2013 – 6 July 201320pN/A
13 July 2013 – 16 December 201338pN/A
23 December 2013 – 23 April 201545p£1
30 April 2015 – 1 January 201650p£1
8 January 2016 – 1 January 201752p£1
8 January 2017 – 1 January 201855p£1.10
8 January 2018 – 15 March 201957p£1.10
22 March 2019 – 30 November 201962pN/A
5 December 2019 – 2 December 202065p£1.30
3 December 2020 – 1 December 202169p£1.40
2 December 2021 – 2 January 202372p£1.50
3 January 2023 – 1 December 202375p£1.50
2 December 2023 – 29 November 202479p£1.60
30 November 2024 – 25 November 202582p£1.70
29 November 2025 – present85p£1.80

Christmas and New Year issues

A special Christmas & New Year double-issue was originally priced at £1, double the normal price. As of 9 December 2025, the seasonal issue is priced at £1.80, over twice the price of the regular 85p weekly issues.
Issue #Date rangeReleased
118 – 31 December 19997 December 1999
223 December 2000 – 5 January 200112 December 2000
322 December 2001 – 4 January 200211 December 2001
421 December 2002 – 3 January 200310 December 2002
520 December 2003 – 2 January 20049 December 2003
618 – 31 December 20047 December 2004
717 – 30 December 20056 December 2005
823 December 2006 – 5 January 200712 December 2006
922 December 2007 – 4 January 200811 December 2007
1020 December 2008 – 2 January 20099 December 2008
1119 December 2009 – 1 January 20108 December 2009
1218 – 31 December 20107 December 2010
1317 – 30 December 20116 December 2011
1422 December 2012 – 4 January 201311 December 2012
1521 December 2013 – 3 January 201410 December 2013
1620 December 2014 – 2 January 20159 December 2014
1719 December 2015 – 1 January 20168 December 2015
1817 – 30 December 20166 December 2016
1923 December 2017 – 5 January 201812 December 2017
2022 December 2018 – 4 January 201911 December 2018
2121 December 2019 – 3 January 202010 December 2019
2219 December 2020 – 1 January 20218 December 2020
2318 – 31 December 20217 December 2021
2424 December 2022 – 6 January 202313 December 2022
2523 December 2023 – 5 January 202412 December 2023
2621 December 2024 – 3 January 202510 December 2024
2720 December 2025 – 2 January 20269 December 2025

Podcast

In February 2022, it was announced that TV Choice would release its first ever podcast entitled My TV Years, with television presenter and radio DJ Mel Giedroyc hosting. The podcast ran for eight weeks, on a Wednesday, with the first airing 23 February 2022, and the final episode on 13 April 2022.

Episodes

Circulation

In February 2008, TV Choice became the biggest selling magazine of all categories in the UK, a position it has held ever since. It sells over 1.2 million copies a week and has an adult readership of 1.8 million. It has a target market among C1 C2 young, mass market adults.

Awards

TV Choice also has its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Choice Awards originally called the TV Quick Awards, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Choice. The following categories and winners are shown from the 2009 awards to the present day.
CategoryWinners
Best Reality ShowThe Apprentice
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Best ActorPhilip Glenister
Jack O'Connell
David Tennant
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Hiddleston
Cillian Murphy
Adrian Dunbar
and more
Best Game ShowDeal or No Deal
Total Wipeout
The Cube
and more
Best Talent ShowBritain's Got Talent
The Great British Bake Off
Strictly Come Dancing
and more
Best Comedy ShowThe Inbetweeners
Gavin & Stacey
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Benidorm
Birds of a Feather
Peter Kay's Car Share
After Life
and more
Best Soap ActressKatherine Kelly
Michelle Keegan
Alison King
Lacey Turner
Jessie Wallace
Lindsay Coulson
Charlotte Bellamy
Emma Atkins
and more
Best Daytime ShowLoose Women
The Jeremy Kyle Show
This Morning
The Chase
Best Soap ActorSimon Gregson
Danny Miller
Shane Richie
Danny Dyer
Ryan Hawley
and more
Best Entertainment ShowAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Celebrity Juice
The Graham Norton Show
Gogglebox
Best Soap Newcomer: ActressesLauren Crace
Paula Lane
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
Sally Dexter
Kara-Leah Fernandes
Best Soap Newcomer: ActorsAdam Thomas
Tony Discipline
David Witts
Davood Ghadami
Shayne Ward
Ned Porteous
Outstanding ContributionAnt & Dec
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Doctor Who
EastEnders
Barbara Windsor
Mary Berry
Best Soap StorylineDanielle and Ronnie's Story in EastEnders
Aaron's gay self-loathing in Emmerdale
Hayley Cropper's Cancer, Coronation Street
Best Family DramaWaterloo Road
Doctor Who
Call the Midwife
Best SoapEastEnders
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
Best Drama SeriesAshes to Ashes
Being Human
Sherlock
Doctor Who
Broadchurch
Downton Abbey
Best New DramaMerlin
Glee
Sherlock
Call the Midwife
Broadchurch
Happy Valley
Poldark
Doctor Foster
Little Boy Blue
Liar
Bodyguard
Best ActressSheridan Smith
Sarah Lancashire
Olivia Colman
Michelle Keegan
Jodie Comer
Soap Moment of the YearCoronation Street's 50th Anniversary Tram Crash scene
Emmerdale Live Episode
Best International ShowThe Big Bang Theory
Game of Thrones
Best Food ShowGordon Ramsay's F Word
Jamie's 30 Minute Meals
The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation
Jamie's 15-Minute Meals
Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking
Saturday Kitchen
Sunday Brunch
Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy
Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip
James Martin's Saturday Morning
Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle ShowTop Gear
Come Dine with Me
Supersize vs. Superskinny
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Educating Yorkshire
Gogglebox
DIY SOS: The Big Build
Blue Planet II