The
Primetime Emmy Award for Picture Editing for Variety Programming is awarded to one television series each year. From 2012 to 2015, the category was called Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials. Prior to 2012, short-form segments and variety specials competed independently of one another.
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 Videotape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special
1970s
1980s
Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special (Multi-Camera Production)
1990s
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
2000s
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
2010s
Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials
Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming
2020s
Programs with multiple awards
;5 wins
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''
;2 wins
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A Black Lady Sketch Show''
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Programs with multiple nominations
;12 nominations
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''
;5 nominations
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The Colbert Report
''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show fo ...
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!''
;4 nominations
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Conan''
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Drunk History''
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Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...
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;3 nominations
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American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
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;2 nominations
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A Black Lady Sketch Show''
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Carpool Karaoke
Carpool Karaoke is a recurring segment on ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'', in which host James Corden invites famous musical guests to sing along to their songs with him whilst traveling in a car driven by Corden on a planned route usual ...
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form fro ...
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Dancing with the Stars''
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Key & Peele
''Key & Peele'' (abbreviated to ''K&P'') is an American sketch comedy television series created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central. Both Key and Peele previously worked on '' Mad TV.''
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Late Show with David Letterman''
Notes
References
{{Primetime Emmy Award categories
Picture Editing for Variety Programming