Don’t Get Catfished wins Best Digital Original Format at TellyCast Digital Video Awards 2026
- Brandon
- Jun 4
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 9
The TellyCast Digital Video Awards 2026 has named Don’t Get Catfished as the winner of the Digital Original Format – Comedy & Entertainment category.
Produced by After Party Studios and Bakers Dozen Studios, the series was recognised during a ceremony at The Londoner, hosted by Specs Gonzalez.
The category recognises formats demonstrating audience engagement, storytelling and innovation across comedy & entertainment. Judges assessed entries on creativity, production quality, audience growth and the ability to build repeat viewing.
Built for YouTube and digital-first audiences, Don’t Get Catfished has delivered strong audience performance across platforms, with episodes including ‘Deji Gets CATFISHED By Harry & Darkest?!’ approaching one million YouTube views. Across TikTok, clips from the format have generated close to 50 million views.
Judges described the format as “a highly entertaining original format that deserves recognition for its creativity and strong performance to date,” adding that “while it leverages creators to drive viewership, the originality and format structure makes it a potentially highly scalable IP.”
It was an incredible evening celebrating excellence in digital-first video. We’re so proud that Don't Get Catfished won the Digital Original Format award (Comedy & Entertainment).
A huge congratulations to everyone involved to name but a few.
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