Throughout the summer over 1.5 million votes have been cast to create the shortlist for the 2007 UK National Television Awards. Between now and the 31st October fans can vote for their favourite shortlisted comedies and personalities for free online.

The comedies in the running for the Most Popular Comedy Programme award are: Harry Hill's TV Burp, My Family, The Catherine Tate Show and American comedy drama Ugly Betty.

Meanwhile Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Friday Night With Jonathan Ross go up against An Audience With Take That Live and Deal Or No Deal to be crowed the Most Popular Entertainment Programme of 2007.

The shortlist for the Most Popular Entertainment Presenter is: Graham Norton, Ant and Dec, Jonathan Ross, Paul O'Grady and Fern Britton.

Elsewhere Top Gear is in the running for Most Popular Factual Series whilst C4's comedy drama Shameless is in the shortlist for Most Popular Drama Programme.

To see the shortlists in full and vote for your favourites visit www.nationaltvawards.com.

The results ceremony, hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald, will be screened live on ITV1 on the 31st October.

Last year Little Britain beat My Family, The Catherine Tate Show and Will and Grace to be named Most Popular Comedy of 2006. Top Gear, David Walliams and Ant and Dec also picked up awards.