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Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

for Outstanding Reality Competition Program is handed out for reality-style, skill-based competition formats during the primetime telecast since 2003. The award goes to the producers of the program. ''

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'' won consecutively every year since the category's inception until '' Top Chef'' ended its streak in 2010.How Top Chef Beat Amazing Race for the Emmy
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American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

'' had been nominated every year since the category's inception, until that streak ended in 2012. In the following list, the first titles listed are winners, these are also in bold; those not in bold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

Winners and nominations

2000s

2010s

2020s

Programs with multiple wins

;10 wins * ''

'' (7 consecutive, then 2 consecutive) ;5 wins * ''

RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...

'' (4 consecutive) ;4 wins * '' The Voice'' (3 consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals have been combined with Outstanding Special Class Program, where competition programs were previously eligible. ;21 nominations * ''

'' ;18 nominations * '' Top Chef'' ;14 nominations * '' Project Runway'' ;13 nominations * '' The Voice'' ;11 nominations * ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' ;9 nominations * ''

'' ;8 nominations * ''

'' ;7 nominations * ''

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'' ;5 nominations * '' So You Think You Can Dance'' ;4 nominations * ''

American Ninja Warrior ''American Ninja Warrior'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''ANW'') is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke,'' which also serves as a successor of ''American Ninja C ...

'' * '' Nailed It!'' ;2 nominations * '' The Apprentice''

Total awards by network

* CBS – 10 * NBC – 4 * VH1 – 4 * Bravo – 1 * MTV – 1 * Peacock – 1 * Prime Video – 1