Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
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{{Infobox award
| name = Primetime Emmy Award for Unstructured Reality Program
| awarded_for = Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
| presenter = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
| country = United States
| year = 2014
| holder = Welcome to Wrexham (2024)
| website = {{URL|emmys.com}}
}}
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.
In 2014, Outstanding Reality Program was separated into two categories – Outstanding Structured Reality Program and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=EMMYS: TV Academy Splits Best Miniseries & TV Movie, Reality Program & Voice-Over Categories, Expands Combined Longform Fields To 6 Nominees, Sets Possibility For 7 Best Drama & Comedy Series Nominees|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/its-official-tv-academy-splits-best-miniseries-tv-movie-category-686953/|access-date=February 21, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 20, 2014}} The category of "unstructured reality program" is defined as consisting of reality shows that "contain story elements driven by the actions of characters and lacking a consistent structured template."{{cite web|title=66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2013–2014 Rules and Procedures|date=April 18, 2014|access-date=August 7, 2019|url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/pte14_rulesandproced_v7.pdf}}
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Winners and nominations
Outstanding Reality Program
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rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2001 (54th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | American High || style="background:#FAEB86;" | R. J. Cutler, executive producer/director; Brian Medavoy, Erwin More and Cheryl Stanley, executive producers; Dan Partland, supervising producer; Richard Bye, Jonathan Chinn, Nicholas Doob, Jonathan Mednick and Molly O'Brien, producers || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Fox | ||
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The Awful Truth with Michael Moore
| Michael Moore, host/writer/director/executive producer; Michael Donovan and Kathleen Glynn, executive producers; Dave Hamilton, co-executive producer; Tia Lessin and Charlie Siskel, supervising producers; Rob Huebel, Marc Johnson and Nick McKinney, producers | Bravo | ||
The E! True Hollywood Story
| Jeff Shore, executive producer; Robert Bentley, supervising producer; Eric Shepard, producer | E! | ||
Taxicab Confessions
| Harry Gantz and Joe Gantz, producer/directors | HBO | ||
Trauma: Life in the E.R.
| Stephen H. Schwartz and Liane Thompson, executive producers; Michael Selditch, producer | TLC | ||
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2002 (55th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | The Osbournes || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lois Clark Curren, R. Greg Johnston and Jeff Stilson, executive producers; Jonathan Taylor, supervising producer; Rod Aissa and Sharon Osbourne, producers || style="background:#FAEB86;" | MTV | ||
American High
| R. J. Cutler, Brian Medavoy, Erwin More and Cheryl Stanley, executive producers; Dan Partland, supervising producer; Richard Bye, Jonathan Chinn, Nicholas Doob, Alison Ellwood, Jonathan Mednick, Molly O'Brien and Ted Skillman, producers | rowspan=2| PBS | ||
Frontier House
| Alex Graham and Beth Hoppe, executive producers; Simon Shaw, series producer; Nicolas Brown and Maro Chermayeff, director/producer | ||
Project Greenlight
| Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, Billy Campbell, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, executive producers; Liz Bronstein, co-executive producer; Tina Gazzerro, Eli Holzman and Tony Yates, producer | rowspan=2| HBO | ||
Taxicab Confessions
| Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Julie Anderson and Felicia Caplan, supervising producers; Harry Gantz and Joe Gantz, producer/directors | ||
Trauma: Life in the E.R.
| Stephen H. Schwartz and Liane Thompson, executive producers; Catherine McCarthy, Brian Seligson and Stacia Thompson, producers | TLC | ||
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2004 (56th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Queer Eye for the Straight Guy || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Christian Barcellos, Frances Berwick, David Collins, Amy Introcaso-Davis, David Metzler and Michael Williams, executive producers; Lynn Sadofsky, supervising producer; Jill Danton, producer; Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez, hosts || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bravo | ||
Colonial House
| Beth Hoppe and Leanne Klein, executive producers; Sallie Clement, series producer; Nicolas Brown, producer | PBS | ||
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
| Tom Forman and Craig Armstrong, executive producers; Luis Barreto and Janelle Fiorito, co-executive producers; Conrad L. Ricketts, senior producer; Mike Maloy, supervising producer; Mark Rains, producer | ABC | ||
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
| Mark Wolper and Star Price, executive producers; Penn Jillette, Teller, Michael Goudeau and Peter Adam Golden, co-executive producers; Shari Adagio, supervising producer | Showtime | ||
Project Greenlight
| Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, Dan Cutforth, Matt Damon, Jane Lipsitz, Chris Moore, Bob Osher, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, executive producers; Tony Yates, co-executive producer; Randy Sacks, supervising producer; Eli Holzman, producer | HBO | ||
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2005 (57th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Tom Forman, executive producer; Denise Cramsey, co-executive producer; Conrad L. Ricketts, senior producer; Mike Maloy, supervising producer; Andrew Lipson, Diane Korman and Emily Sinclair, producers; Ty Pennington, host || style="background:#FAEB86;" | ABC | ||
Antiques Roadshow
| Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Robert Marshall, series producer; Mark L. Walberg, host | PBS | ||
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
| Mark Wolper and Star Price, executive producers; Penn Jillette, Teller, Tim Rogan, Michael Goudeau, Peter Adam Golden and Ken Krasher Lewis, co-executive producers; Jon Hotchkiss and Shari Adagio, supervising producers; Patti Duce and Joshua E. Kessler, senior producers; Renee Y. Henson, Randall Kirk, June Molgaard, Tammie Smalls and Aaron Yampolski, series producers | Showtime | ||
Project Greenlight
| Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, Dan Cutforth, Matt Damon, Jane Lipsitz, Chris Moore, Bob Osher, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein, executive producers; Frances Berwick, Andrew Cohen and David Serwatka, executive producer for Bravo; Rich Buhrman, co-executive producer; Casey Kriley, senior producer; Gayle Gawlowski and Kevin Morra, supervising producers; Jennifer Berman, Eli Holzman, Marc Joubert, Alexandra Lipsitz, Barbara Schneeweiss and Larry Tanz, producers | rowspan=2| Bravo | ||
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
| Christian Barcellos, Frances Berwick, Andrew Cohen, David Collins, Amy Introcaso-Davis, David Metzler and Michael Williams, executive producers; Linda Lea, co-executive producer; Lynn Sadofsky, supervising producer; Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez, hosts | ||
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2006 (58th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Tom Forman, executive producer; Denise Cramsey, Conrad L. Ricketts and Mike Maloy, co-executive producers; Andrew Lipson, Matt Fisher, Courtney MacGregor and Charisse Simonian, producers; Ty Pennington, host || style="background:#FAEB86;" | ABC | ||
Antiques Roadshow
| Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Mark L. Walberg, host | PBS | ||
The Dog Whisperer
| Jim Milio, Melissa Jo Peltier and Mark Hufnail, executive producers; SueAnn Fincke, series producer; Colette Beaudry, supervising producer; Sheila Possner Emery and Kay Bachman Sumner, producers; Cesar Millan, host | Nat Geo | ||
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
| Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Frances Berwick, Amy Introcaso-Davis and Rachel Smith, executive producers; Beth Wichterich, supervising producer; Matthew Lahey, producer | Bravo | ||
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
| Mark Wolper and Star Price, executive producers; Penn Jillette, Teller, Tim Rogan, Michael Goudeau and Jon Hotchkiss, co-executive producers | Showtime | ||
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2007 (59th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Cori Abraham, Frances Berwick and Amy Introcaso-Davis, executive producers; Lenid Rolov, Beth Wichterich and Kelly Luegenbiehl, supervising producers || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bravo | ||
Antiques Roadshow
| Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer; Mark L. Walberg, host | PBS | ||
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan
| Jim Milio, Melissa Jo Peltier and Mark Hufnail, executive producers; SueAnn Fincke, series producer; Char Serwa, supervising producer; Sheila Possner Emery and Kay Bachman Sumner, producers; Cesar Millan, host | Nat Geo | ||
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
| Denise Cramsey, executive producer; Conrad L. Ricketts and Dan Morando, co-executive producers; Max Swedlow, supervising producer; Diane Korman, senior producer; John "J.P." Gilbert, Kathryn Vaughan, Jenifer Faison, Patrick Higgins, Andrew Lipson, Matt Fisher and Herb Ankrom, producers; Robert Day, produced by; Ty Pennington, host | ABC | ||
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
| Mark Wolper, Star Price, Penn Jillette and Teller, executive producers; Tim Rogan, Peter Adam Golden, Ken Krasher Lewis, Michael Goudeau, Jon Hotchkiss and Steven Uhlenberg, co-executive producers; Patti Duce, Joshua Kessler and Shari Adagio, supervising producers | Showtime | ||
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2008 (60th) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Cori Abraham, Frances Berwick, Amy Introcaso-Davis and Christopher Carlson, executive producers; Amy Kohn, supervising producer || style="background:#FAEB86;" | Bravo | ||
Antiques Roadshow | Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer | PBS |
Dirty Jobs | Craig Piligian, Eddie Barbini and Mary Donahue, executive producers; Eddie Rohwedder, supervising producer; Mike Rowe, Dave Barsky, Leigh Purinton, Kenitra Ford and Heath Banks, producers | Discovery |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Denise Cramsey and Conrad L. Ricketts, executive producers; Dan Morando and Brady Connell, co-executive producers; Max Swedlow, supervising producer; Diane Korman, senior producer; Herb Ankrom and Matt Fisher, producers; Jeanne Kazumi Petrone, produced by | ABC |
Intervention | Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Bryn Freedman, Sam Mettler and Dan Partland, executive producers; Robert Sharenow and Colleen Conway, executive producers for A&E; Karen Pinto and Jeff Grogan, supervising producers | A&E |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | 2009 (61st) | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Intervention | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Sam Mettler, Dan Partland, Robert Sharenow and Colleen Conway, executive producers; Jeff Grogan, supervising producer; Trisha Kirk Redding and Sarah Skibitzke, producers; Kurt Schemper, produced by | style="background:#FAEB86;" | A&E | ||
Antiques Roadshow
| Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer | PBS | ||
Dirty Jobs
| Craig Piligian, Eddie Barbini, Mike Rowe and Gena McCarthy, executive producers; Eddie Rohwedder and Scott Popjes, supervising producers; Dave Barsky, producer | ||
Dog Whisperer
| Jim Milio, Melissa Jo Peltier and Mark Hufnail, executive producers; SueAnn Fincke, series producer; Sheila Possner Emery and Kay Bachman Sumner, producers | Nat Geo | ||
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
| Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Cori Abraham, Andy Cohen and Jenn Levy, executive producers; Amy Kohn, co-executive producer | Bravo | ||
MythBusters
| Mary Donahue, senior executive producer; John Luscombe and Dan Tapster, executive producers; Rob Hammersley, co-executive producer; Tracy Rudolph, supervising producer; Alice Dallow and Tabitha Lentle, producers |
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rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2010 (62nd) | |
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|Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution |Jamie Oliver, Ryan Seacrest, Craig Armstrong, Adam Sher, and Roy Ackerman, executive producers; Charles Wachter, Zoe Collins, and Jason Henry, co-executive producer; Anthony Carbone and Joe Coleman, supervising producers |ABC | |
Antiques Roadshow
|Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer |PBS | |
Dirty Jobs
|Craig Piligian, Eddie Barbini, and Mike Rowe, executive producers; Tim Pastore, executive producer for Discovery; Scott Popjes and Dave Barsky, supervising producers; Leigh Purinton, producer | |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
|Michael Levitt, Kathy Griffin, Bryan Scott, Lisa Tucker, Cori Abraham, Andrew Cohen and Jenn Levy, executive producers; Amber Mazzola, co-executive producer; Kelly Welsh, supervising producer; Blake Webster, producer | |
MythBusters
|John Luscombe and Dan Tapster, executive producers; Tracy Rudolph and Steve Christiansen, supervising producers; Alice Dallow and Wendy Woll, producers | |
Undercover Boss
|Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, Shauna Minoprio, and Stef Wagstaffe, executive producers; Alex Weresow, supervising producer |CBS | |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2011 (63rd) | |
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|Thom Beers and Jeff Conroy, executive producers; Paul Gasek and Tracy Rudolph, executive producers for Discovery; Matt Renner, co-executive producer; Sheila McCormack, supervising producer; Ethan Prochnik, series producer; Steven Robillard, senior producer; Todd Stanley, producer | |
Antiques Roadshow
|Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer |PBS | |
Hoarders
|Matt Chan, Dave Severson, and Jodi Flynn, executive producers; Robert Sharenow and Andrew Berg, executive producers for A&E; George Butts and Pat Barnes, series producers |A&E | |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
|Bryan Scott, Lisa M. Tucker, Kathy Griffin, Danny Salles, Cori Abraham, Andrew Cohen, and Jenn Levy, executive producers | |
MythBusters
|Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Dan Tapster, and John Luscombe, executive producers; Tracy Rudolph, executive producer for Discovery; Alice Dallow and Lauren Williams, producers | |
Undercover Boss
|Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, and Chris Carlson, executive producers; Susan Hoenig and Sandi Johnson, co-executive producers; Allison Schermerhorn, Erica Hanson, Scott Cooper, Allison Chase Coleman, and Lety Quintanar, supervising producers |CBS | |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2012 (64th) | |
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|Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, and Chris Carlson, executive producers; Scott Cooper, and Sandi Johnson, co-executive producers; Rachelle Mendez, Lety Quintanar, and Rebekah Fry, supervising producers |CBS | |
Antiques Roadshow
|Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer |PBS | |
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
|Ryan Seacrest, Jamie Oliver, Craig Armstrong, Adam Sher, and Roy Ackerman, executive producers; Charles Wachter, Zoe Collins, and Jason Henry, co-executive producers; Robert Norris, producer |ABC | |
MythBusters
|Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Dan Tapster, Tracy Rudolph, and John Luscombe, executive producers; Alice Dallow and Lauren Williams, producers | |
Shark Tank
|Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, and Phil Gurin, executive producers; Yun Lingner, Brien Meagher, David Eilenberg, and Jim Roush, co-executive producers; Rhett Bachner and Bill Gaudsmith, supervising producers; Becky Blitz, senior producer |ABC | |
Who Do You Think You Are?
|Alex Graham, Jennifer O'Connell, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, and Al Edgington, executive producers; Lisa Bohacek, Kate Richter Green, supervising producers; Chuck LaBella, producer |NBC | |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2013 (65th) | |
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|Eli Holzman, Stephen Lambert, and Chris Carlson, executive producers; Scott Cooper, and Sandi Johnson, co-executive producers; Rachelle Mendez, Lety Quintanar, and Rebekah Fry, supervising producers |CBS | |
Antiques Roadshow | Marsha Bemko, executive producer; Sam Farrell, supervising producer
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Deadliest Catch
|Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, and David Pritikin, executive producers; John Gray, and Sheila McCormack, co-executive producers; Decker Watson and Sean Dash, series producers | |
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
|Frank Matson, Kat Higgins, and Tim McOsker, executive producers |Food | |
MythBusters
|Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Dan Tapster, John Luscombe, and Cameo Wallace, executive producers; Lauren Williams and Steve Christiansen, senior producers; Dennis Kwon, Linda Wolkovitch, and Brian Dean, producers | |
Shark Tank
|Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill, Phil Gurin, executive producers; Yun Lingner, Max Swedlow, Jim Roush, and Carl Hansen, co-executive producers; Bill Gaudsmith, and Joni Day, supervising producers; Becky Blitz, senior producer |ABC |
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
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rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2014 (66th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 6, 2016}} |
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|Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, John Gray and David Pritikin, executive producers; Decker Watson, co-executive producer; Johnny Beechler and Geoff Miller, supervising producers |
Alaska: The Last Frontier
|Daniel Soiseth, Michael Masland, Grant Kahler and Cameo Wallace, executive producers; Brian Mandle, supervising producer |
Flipping Out
|Tom Rogan, Lauren Lexton, Andrew Hoegl and Jeff Lewis, executive producers; Nick Capodice and Audrey Olsen, co-executive producers; Shannon Callaghan, senior producer |rowspan=2|Bravo |
Million Dollar Listing New York
|Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Danielle King and Megan Estrada, executive producers |
Wahlburgers
|Mark Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Rasha Drachkovitch, Jym Buss, Lily Neumeyer and Devon Graham, executive producers; David Hale and Brian Spoor, co-executive producers; Brittany A. Little, supervising producer |A&E |
Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
|Dominic Monaghan, David Brady, Philip Clarke and Kate Harrison, executive producers; Marianne Kushmaniuk, series producer; Richard Life, producer |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2015 (67th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 6, 2016}} |
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|Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, John Gray, David Pritikin and Joseph Boyle, executive producers; Decker Watson, co-executive producer; Johnny Beechler and Geoff Miller, supervising producers |
Alaska: The Last Frontier
|Daniel Soiseth, Michael Masland and Cameo Wallace, executive producers; Christopher Meindl, co-executive producer; Brigham Cottam and Vincent Ueber, supervising producers |
Intervention
|Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Jeffrey L. Weaver, Brad Holcman and Laurie Sharpe, executive producers; Peter Field, co-executive producer; P.J. Davenport, supervising producer; Karen Pinto, producer |A&E |
Million Dollar Listing New York
|Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Danielle King and Megan Estrada, executive producers |
Naked and Afraid
|David Garfinkle, Jay Renfroe, Stephen Rankin, Denise Contis and Joseph Boyle, executive producers; Robert Michael Kelly and Mathilde Bittner, co-executive producers; Richard Albrecht and David Kirkwood, supervising producers |
Wahlburgers
|Mark Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Rasha Drachkovitch, Archie Gips, David Hale, Lily Neumeyer and Devon Graham, executive producers; Brian Spoor and Trevor Baierl, co-executive producers; Brittany A. Little, supervising producer |A&E |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2016 (68th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 14, 2016}} |
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|Born This Way |Jonathan Murray, Gil Goldschein, Laura Korkoian, Barry Hennessey, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Drew Tappon, executive producers; Rowan Wheeler, supervising producer; Sasha Alpert and Rachel Speiser Schwartz, producers |A&E |
Deadliest Catch
|Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, John Gray, Philip David Segal, Sarah Whalen, Joseph Boyle and Decker Watson, executive producers; Geoff Miller, Arom Starr-Paul and Josh Earl, supervising producers |
Gaycation
|Elliot Page,{{efn|name=Elliot|Credited as Ellen Page}} Nomi Ernst Leidner, Brendan Fitzgerald, Patrick Moses, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Spike Jonze, executive producers; William Fairma, co-executive producer; Niharika Desai, supervising producer |
Intervention
|Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Tom Greenhut, Jeffrey L. Weaver, Brad Holcman and Laurie Sharpe, executive producers; Peter Field and P.J. Davenport, co-executive producers; Carl Swanson and Karen Pinto, supervising producers |A&E |
Project Greenlight
|Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, TJ Barrack, Perrin Chiles, Marc Joubert, Marshall Lewy, Alexandra Lipsitz and Gaylen Gawlowski, executive producers |HBO |
United Shades of America
|W. Kamau Bell, Jimmy Fox, Layla Smith, Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Star Price, executive producers |CNN |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2017 (69th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 13, 2017}} |
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|United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell | W. Kamau Bell, Jimmy Fox, Gregory J. Lipstone, Layla Smith, Donny Jackson, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox, executive producers; Justin Yungfleisch and Steven Dickert, co-executive producers; David E.J. Berger, supervising producer | CNN |
Born This Way (Seasons 2-3) | Gil Goldschein, Jonathan Murray, Laura Korkoian, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Drew Tappon, executive producers; Kasey Barrett, co-executive producer; Trifari White and Millie Taggart-Ratcliffe, supervising producers; Jarrod Burt and Jacob Lane, producers | A&E |
Deadliest Catch
| Thom Beers, Philip David Segal, Sarah Whalen, Joseph Boyle and Decker Watson, executive producers; Geoff Miller, Arom Starr-Paul and Josh Earl, supervising producers |
Gaycation with Ellen Page
| Elliot Page,{{efn|name=Elliot|Credited as Ellen Page}} Ian Daniel, Niharika Desai, Nomi Ernst Leidner, Bernardo Loyola, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Spike Jonze, executive producers | Viceland |
Intervention
| Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Tom Greenhut, Brad Holcman and Laurie Sharpe, executive producers; Peter Field and P.J. Davenport, co-executive producers; Carl Swanson and Karen Pinto, supervising producers | A&E |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 8) | Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles and Steven Corfe, executive producers; Kenneth Leslie, co-executive producer | YouTube |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2018 (70th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 14, 2018}} |
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|United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell | W. Kamau Bell, Jimmy Fox, Gregory J. Lipstone, Layla Smith, Donny Jackson, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox, executive producers; Justin Yungfleisch, co-executive producer; David E.J. Berger and Geraldine Porras, supervising producers | CNN |
Born This Way (Season 3) | Gil Goldschein, Jonathan Murray, Laura Korkoian, Elaine Frontain Bryant and Shelly Tatro, executive producers; Kasey Barrett and Millee Taggart-Ratcliffe, co-executive producers; Jarrod Burt, Jacob Lane and Jeane Dill, supervising producers | A&E |
Deadliest Catch
| Thom Beers, Philip David Segal, Sarah Whalen, Joseph Boyle, Decker Watson, Arom Starr-Paul and Ernie Avila, executive producers; Geoff Miller, co-executive producer |
Intervention
| Gary R. Benz, Tom Greenhut, Brad Holcman, Shell Tatro and Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive producers; Peter Field and P.J. Davenport, co-executive producers; Carl Swanson and Karen Pinto, supervising producers; Anneli Gericke, Sami Abdou and Lauren Meyer, producers | A&E |
Naked and Afraid
| David Garfinkle, Jay Renfroe, Stephen Rankin, Denise Contis, Joseph Boyle, Mathilde Bittner and Michael Gara, executive producers |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 9) | Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Kenneth Leslie, Pamela Post, Tim Palazzola and Sam Heng, executive producers; Thairin Smothers, senior producer | VH1 |
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2019 (71st) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 17, 2019}} |
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|United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell | W. Kamau Bell, Jimmy Fox, Layla Smith, Tim Pastore, Justin Yungfleisch, Amy Entelis and Lizzie Fox, executive producers; Lauren Thompson, co-executive producer; David E.J. Berger, Dwayne Kennedy and Geraldine L. Porras, supervising producers | CNN |
Born This Way (Season 4) | Gil Goldschein, Jonathan Murray, Elaine Bryant, Shelly Tatro and Laura Korkoian, executive producers; Kasey Barrett and Millee Taggart-Ratcliffe, co-executive producers; William Jarrod Burt and Jacob Lane, supervising producers | A&E |
Deadliest Catch
| Jeff Hasler, Brian Lovett, Ernest Avila, R. Decker Watson Jr., Arom Starr-Paul, Thom Beers, Joseph Boyle and Bill Howard, executive producers; Geoff Miller, co-executive producer; Rob Butler and Will Gatlin, supervising producers; Adam Flacks, series producer |
Life Below Zero
| Travis Shakespeare, Joseph Litzinger and Kevin Tao Mohs, executive producers; Nicholas Bunker and Scott A. Sandman, supervising producers; Crofton Diack, Daniel Espy, Chris Multop, Rob Pollard and Brad Carper, producers | Nat Geo |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 10) | Pamela Post, Tim Palazzola, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, San Heng, Steven Corfe and Mandy Salangsang, executive producers; Kenneth Leslie, co-executive producer; Thairin Smothers, senior producer; Jen Passovoy, producer | VH1 |
Somebody Feed Phil (Season 2) | Rich Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Phil Rosenthal, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Joe Caterini and Shawn Cuddy, executive producers | Netflix |
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rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2020 (72nd) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 29, 2020}} |
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| Cheer | Greg Whiteley, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jasper Thomlinson and Bert Hamelinck, executive producers; Adam Leibowitz, supervising producer; Arielle Kilker and Chelsea Yarnell, producers | Netflix |
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Lunch Break and Pasta Night
| Amy Schumer, Chris Fischer, Dan Cesareo, Lucilla D'Agostino, Jordana Starr and Faith Gaskins, executive producers; Lisa Koehler, co-executive producer |
Kevin Hart: Don't F**k This Up
| Kevin Hart, Dave Becky, Angus Wall, Russell Heldt, Casey Kriley and Alexandra Marks, executive producers; Rich Eckersley, co-executive producer; Allison Klein, supervising producer; Kent Kubena, Terry Leonard and Jennifer Sofio Hall, producers | Netflix |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 11) | Tim Palazzola, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Steven Corfe, Camilo Valdes and Mandy Salangsang, executive producers; Kenneth Leslie, co-executive producer; Thairin Smothers, senior producer; Jen Passovoy, producer | VH1 |
We're Here
| Stephen Warren, Johnnie Ingram, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Peter LoGreco, executive producers; Erin Haglund and Sabrina Mar, co-executive producers | HBO |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2021 (73rd) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 15, 2021}} |
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| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, San Heng, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe and Tim Palazzola, executive producers; Kenneth Leslie, co-executive producer; Thairin Smothers, senior producer; Jen Passovoy, supervising producer | VH1 |
Becoming
| LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Philip Byron, Joe Weinstock, Will Nothacker, Jordana Hochman, Rebecca Bruno, Connor Schell, Bill Simmons, Libby Geist, Erin Leyden and Gentry Kirby, executive producers; Dahlia Damaghi, co-executive producer | Disney+ |
Below Deck (Season 4) | Courtland Cox, Lauren Simms and Mark Cronin, executive producers; Cristina Lopez, Tania Hamidi and Rebecca Taylor Henning, co-executive producers; Jessica O'Byrne, Ryan Veerkamp, Jackie Robbins and Steve Hernandez, supervising producers; Frank Crane, senior producer | Bravo |
Indian Matchmaking (Season 1) | Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, J.C. Begley and Smriti Mundhra, executive producers; Hoo In Kim, supervising producer | rowspan=2| Netflix |
Selling Sunset (Season 3) | Adam DiVello, Kristofer Lindquist and Kimberly Goodman, executive producers; Skyler Wakil and Sundee Manusakis, co-executive producers |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2022 (74th) {{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 12, 2022}} |
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| Love on the Spectrum U.S. | Cian O'Clery and Karina Holden, executive producers; Stephanie Haber, supervising producer | Netflix |
Below Deck Mediterranean (Season 6) | Courtland Cox, Nadine Rajabi, Mark Cronin, Christian Sarabia, Wes Denton and Brittany Nabors, executive producers; Shane Maroufkhani and Tania Hamidi, co-executive producers; Ryan Braun, supervising producer | Bravo |
Cheer (Season 2) | Greg Whiteley, Andrew Fried and Dane Lillegard, executive producers; Adam Leibowitz, supervising producer; Mark Cummins, supervising story producer; Chelsea Yarnell, producer | Netflix |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 13) | RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Kenneth Leslie, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe, Edward Paige and Tim Palazzola, executive producers; Thairin Smothers, co-executive producer; Jeremy McGovern and Jen Passovoy, supervising producers | VH1 |
Selling Sunset (Season 4) | Adam DiVello, Kristofer Lindquist and Sundee Manusakis, executive producers; Suzy Ratner and Skyler Wakil, co-executive producers; Megan Roger and Erin Gaughan, supervising producers | Netflix |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2023 (75th) {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 12, 2023}} |
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| Welcome to Wrexham | John Henion, Andrew Fried, Sarina Roma, Dane Lillegard, Nicholas Frenkel, George Dewey, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, executive producers; Alan Bloom and Lana Barkin, co-executive producers; Miloš Balać, supervising producer; Jeff Luini, producer | FX |
Indian Matchmaking (Seasons 2-3) | Aaron Saidman, Eli Holzman, J.C. Begley and Smriti Mundhra, executive producers; Hoo In Kim, co-executive producer; Mansi Sharma and Pavani Srinivasan, supervising producers | Netflix |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 14) | RuPaul Charles, Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, Kenneth Leslie, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe and Tim Palazzola, executive producers; Adam Bronstein and Thairin Smothers, co-executive producers; Jeremy McGovern and Jen Passovoy, supervising producers | MTV |
Selling Sunset (Season 5) | Adam DiVello, Kristofer Lindquist, Sundee Manusakis, Suzy Ratner, Skyler Wakil and Jason Oppenheim, executive producers; Megan Roger, co-executive producer | Netflix |
Vanderpump Rules (Season 10) | Alex Baskin, Joe Kingsley, Jen McClure-Metz, Jeremiah Smith, Natalie Neurauter and Lisa Vanderpump, executive producers; James Markham and Lauren Nathan, co-executive producers; Sandra Bansil, supervising producer | Bravo |
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2024 (76th) {{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-unstructured-reality-program|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 18, 2024}} |
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| Welcome to Wrexham | Josh Drisko, Bryan Rowland, Jeff Luini, Alan Bloom, Andrew Fried, Sarina Roma, Dane Lillegard, Nicholas Frenkel, George Dewey, Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds and Humphrey Ker, executive producers; Miloš Balać, co-executive producer; Patrick McGarvey, supervising producer; Aaron Lovell, Shannon Owen and Liz Spano, producers | FX |
Below Deck Down Under (Season 2) | Nadine Rajabi, Cristina Lopez, Jill Goslicky, Mark Cronin, Tania Hamidi, Christian Sarabia and Zachary Klein, executive producers; Malia McInnes, Steve Hernandez, Rudy Castellon and Cameron Teisher, co-executive producers; Tyler Furstman, Mary Ronau and Gina Florio Sous, supervising producers | Bravo |
Love on the Spectrum U.S. (Season 2) | Cian O'Clery and Karina Holden, executive producers; Marina Nieto Ritger, supervising producer | Netflix |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Season 15) | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Kenneth Leslie, Mandy Salangsang, Steven Corfe and Daniel Blau Rogge, executive producers; Adam Bronstein and Thairin Smothers, co-executive producers; Julie Ha, supervising producer; Alicia Gargaro-Magana, producer | MTV |
Vanderpump Rules (Season 11) | Alex Baskin, Lisa Vanderpump, Jeremiah Smith, Natalie Neurauter, Joe Kingsley and Jen McClure-Metz, executive producers; Lauren Nathan, James Markham and Jessica Snavely, co-executive producers; Sandra Bansil, Miriam Mathis and Patrick McDonald, supervising producers; Kurt Murphy, senior producer | Bravo |
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- Alaska: The Last Frontier
- American High
- Cheer
- Gaycation with Ellen Page
- Indian Matchmaking
- Love on the Spectrum U.S.
- Million Dollar Listing New York
- Naked and Afraid
- The Osbournes
- Trauma: Life in the E.R.
- Vanderpump Rules
- Wahlburgers
- Welcome to Wrexham
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See also
Notes
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