Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program is handed out for reality competition formats during the primetime telecast since 2003.
The Amazing Race won consecutively every year since the category's inception until Top Chef ended its streak in 2010. Likewise, American Idol 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 and in blue background; 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
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2003 | - | - | - |
| 2003 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, executive producers; Scott Einziger and Hayma "Screech" Washington, co-executive producers; Anthony Dominici and Rick Ringbakk, supervising producers; Brady Connell, Elise Doganieri, Julian Grimmond, Michael Norton, Bob Parr, Ben Samek, Evan Weinstein and Tammara Wells, producers; Phil Keoghan, host | CBS |
| 2003 | AFI’s 100 Years...100 Passions | Gary Smith, executive producer; Frederick S. Pierce, executive producer for AFI; Bob Gazzale, Dann Netter and Fred A. Rappoport, producers | CBS |
| 2003 | American Idol | Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller and Simon Jones, executive producers; Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick, co-executive producers; David Goffin, supervising producer; Charles Boyd, senior producer; John Entz and Beth McNamara, producers; Ryan Seacrest, host; Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, judges | Fox |
| 2003 | 100 Years of Hope and Humor | Linda Hope and Gary Smith, executive producers; Dann Netter, producer | NBC |
| 2003 | Survivor | Mark Burnett and Charlie Parsons, executive producers; Craig Armstrong, co-executive producer; Jay Bienstock and Tom Shelly, supervising producers; Cord Keller, senior producer; Maria Baltazzi, Bruce Beresford-Redman, Luciana Brafman Bienstock, Adam Briles, James Bruce, John Feist, Teri Kennedy, Doug McCallie, Cathrine Nilsen and Conrad Riggs, producers; Jeff Probst, host | CBS |
| 2004 | - | - | - |
| 2004 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman, executive producers; Jon Kroll, Amy Nabseth Chacon and Hayma "Screech" Washington, co-executive producers; Anthony Dominici and Rick Ringbakk, supervising producers; Evan Weinstein, senior producer; Brady Connell, Elise Doganieri, Julian Grimmond, Shannon McGinn, Michael Norton, Michael Noval and Bob Parr, producers; Phil Keoghan, host | CBS |
| 2004 | American Idol | Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Simon Fuller, executive producers; David Goffin, supervising producer; Charles Boyd, senior producer; Beth McNamara, producer; Ryan Seacrest, host; Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, judges | Fox |
| 2004 | The Apprentice | Mark Burnett and Donald Trump, executive producers; Jay Bienstock and Conrad Riggs, co-executive producers; Kevin Harris, supervising producer; James Bruce, senior producer; James Bruce, James Canniffe, Seth Cohen, Bill Pruitt and Katherine Walker, producers | NBC |
| 2004 | Last Comic Standing | Peter Engel and Barry Katz, executive producers; Jay Mohr, executive producer/host; Rob Fox, co-executive producer; Leslie Radakovich, supervising producer; Cori Fry, Brittany Lovett and Javier Winnik, producers | NBC |
| 2004 | Survivor | Mark Burnett and Charlie Parsons, executive producers; Craig Armstrong, Tom Shelly and Holly M. Wofford, co-executive producers; Bruce Beresford-Redman and Viki Cacciatore, supervising producers; David Dryden, senior producer; Maria Baltazzi, Adam Briles, Eden Gaha, John Kirhoffer, Doug McCallie, Dan Munday, Cathrine Nilsen and Conrad Riggs, producers; Jeff Probst, producer/host | CBS |
| 2005 | - | - | - |
| 2005 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producers; Amy Nabseth Chacon and Evan Weinstein, co-executive producers; Elise Doganieri, John Moffet, Scott Owens and Mark Vertullo, supervising producers; Alex Rader, Allison Chase, Julian Grimmond, Nancy Gunn and Glenn Stickley, senior producers; Jennifer Basa, David Brown, Patrick Cariaga, Jarratt Carson, Curtis Colden, Al Edgington, Rebekah Fry, Richard Hall, Barry Hennessey, Michael Norton, Michael Noval, Giselle Parets, Bob Parr, Bill Pruitt and Matt Schmidt, producers; Phil Keoghan, host | CBS |
| 2005 | American Idol | Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Simon Fuller, executive producers; Charles Boyd, supervising producers; James Breen, senior producer; Megan Michaels and Simon Lythgoe, producers; Ryan Seacrest, host; Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, judges | Fox |
| 2005 | The Apprentice | Mark Burnett, Jay Bienstock and Donald Trump, executive producers; Kevin Harris and Conrad Riggs, co-executive producers; James Bruce, senior producer; Matt Bartley, Luciana Brafman Bienstock, James Canniffe, Seth Cohen, Rob LaPlante, Bill Pruitt and Katherine Walker, producers | NBC |
| 2005 | Project Runway | Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Jane Cha and Desiree Gruber, executive producers; Shari Levine and Frances Berwick, executive producers for Bravo; Heidi Klum, executive producer/host; Rich Bye and Rich Buhrman, co-executive producers; Gaylen Gawlowski, supervising producer; Jennifer Berman, Sebastian Doggart, Eli Holzman, Alexandra Lipsitz and Barbara Schneeweiss, producers | Bravo |
| 2005 | Survivor | Mark Burnett, Charlie Parsons and Tom Shelly, executive producers; Vittoria Cacciatore, Kevin Greene, Doug McCallie, Conrad Riggs and Holly M. Wofford, co-executive producers; Dave Burris and Cathrine Nilsen, supervising producers; David Dryden, senior producer; Kate Adler, Maria Baltazzi, Eden Gaha, Jesse Jensen, Teri Kennedy, John Kirhoffer, Dan Munday and David Pritikin, producers; Jeff Probst, producer/host | CBS |
| 2006 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producers; Elise Doganieri, Amy Nabseth Chacon and Evan Weinstein, co-executive producers; John Moffet, Alex Rader and Mark Vertullo, supervising producers; Allison Chase, Barry Hennessey and David Brown, senior producers; Jennifer Basa, Patrick Cariaga, Bob Mora, Michael Norton, Michael Noval, Cynthia A. Palormo, Giselle Parets, Bob Parr, Bill Pruitt and Matt Schmidt, producers; Phil Keoghan, producer/host | CBS |
| 2006 | American Idol | Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Simon Fuller, executive producers; Charles Boyd, supervising producers; James Breen, senior producer; Megan Michaels and Simon Lythgoe, producers; Ryan Seacrest, host; Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, judges | Fox |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | Conrad Green and Richard Hopkins, executive producers; Izzie Pick, supervising producer; Rob Wade, senior producer; Matilda Zoltowski, producer; Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris, hosts; Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, judges | ABC |
| 2006 | Project Runway | Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Rich Bye, Jane Cha, Desiree Gruber, Andy Cohen, Shari Levine and Frances Berwick, executive producers; Heidi Klum, executive producer/host; Rich Buhrman, co-executive producer; Gaylen Gawlowski and Alexandra Lipsitz, supervising producers; Barbara Schneeweiss, Michael Rucker, Ben Mack, Andrew Wallace, Jennifer Berman, Noel Guerra and Steve Lichtenstein, producers | Bravo |
| 2006 | Survivor | Mark Burnett, Charlie Parsons and Tom Shelly, executive producers; Kevin Greene, Doug McCallie and Conrad Riggs, co-executive producers; Kate Adler, Ben Beatie, Dave Burris, Teri Kennedy, Cathrine Nilsen and David Pritikin, supervising producers; David Dryden, senior producer; Jesse Jensen, John Kirhoffer and Dan Munday, producers; Jeff Probst, host | CBS |
| 2007 | - | - | - |
| 2007 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producers; Elise Doganieri, Amy Nabseth Chacon and Evan Weinstein, co-executive producers; John Moffet and Mark Vertullo, supervising producers; Allison Chase, Barry Hennessey and Bill Pruitt, senior producers; Bob Parr, Patrick Cariaga, Jarratt Carson, Cris Graves, Jarrod Harlow, Bob Mora, Michael Norton, Michael Noval, Cynthia A. Palormo, Giselle Parets and Matt Schmidt, producers, Phil Keoghan, producer/host | CBS |
| 2007 | American Idol | Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Simon Fuller and Richard Curtis, executive producers; Charles Boyd and James Breen, supervising producers; Patrick M. Lynn, senior producer; Megan Michaels, producer; Ryan Seacrest, host; Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul, judges | Fox |
| 2007 | Dancing with the Stars | Conrad Green and Richard Hopkins, executive producers; Izzie Pick, co-executive producer; Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski, supervising producers; Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris, hosts; Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba, judges | ABC |
| 2007 | Project Runway | Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Rich Bye, Jane Cha, Desiree Gruber, Heidi Klum, Andy Cohen, Shari Levine, Rich Buhrman, Frances Berwick and Barbara Schneeweiss, executive producers; Casey Kriley and Alexandra Lipsitz, co-executive producers; Michael Rucker, Ben Mack and Andrew Wallace, producers | Bravo |
| 2007 | Top Chef | Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Shauna Minoprio, Andy Cohen, Frances Berwick and Dave Serwatka, executive producers; Rich Buhrman, co-executive producer; Gaylen Gawlowski, Liz Cook, Scott Shatsky and Steve Lichtenstein, supervising producers; Padma Lakshmi, host; Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons, co-hosts | Bravo |
| 2008 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producers; Elise Doganieri and Amy Nabseth Chacon, co-executive producers; Bill Pruitt, Mark Vertullo and Matt Schmidt, supervising producers; Jarratt Carson and Giselle Parets,, senior producers; Phil Keoghan, producer | CBS |
| 2008 | American Idol | Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Simon Fuller, executive producers; Charles Boyd and James Breen, supervising producers; Patrick M. Lynn and Megan Michaels, senior producers | Fox |
| 2008 | Dancing with the Stars | Conrad Green, executive producer; Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski, co-executive producers; Michael Brooks, Joe Sungkur and Ashley Edens-Shaffer, supervising producers; Kim Kilbey, Victoria Guinto, Erin O'Brien and Natalee Watts, producer | ABC |
| 2008 | Project Runway | Harvey Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Rich Bye, Jane Cha, Desiree Gruber, Heidi Klum, Andy Cohen and Shari Levine, executive producers; Casey Kriley and Rich Buhrman, co-executive producers; Michael Rucker and Andrew Wallace, supervising producers; Ben Mack, senior producer; Barbara Schneeweiss and Steve Lichtenstein, producers | Bravo |
| 2008 | Top Chef | Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Shauna Minoprio, Andy Cohen, Frances Berwick and Dave Serwatka, executive producers; Rich Buhrman, co-executive producer; Gaylen Gawlowski, Liz Cook, Scott Shatsky, Nan Strait and Andrew Wallace, supervising producers | Bravo |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2009 | The Amazing Race | Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman and Hayma "Screech" Washington, executive producers; Elise Doganieri, Amy Nabseth Chacon and Mark Vertullo, co-executive producers; Matt Schmidt, Jarratt Carson and Evan Weinstein, supervising producers; Giselle Parets, Michael Norton and Patrick Cariaga, senior producers; Phil Keoghan, producer | CBS |
| 2009 | American Idol | Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz and Simon Fuller, executive producers; Charles Boyd, co-executive producer; Patrick M. Lynn, Megan Michaels and Toby Gorman, supervising producers | Fox |
| 2009 | Dancing with the Stars | Conrad Green, executive producer; Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski, co-executive producers; Joe Sungkur and Ashley Edens-Shaffer, supervising producers; Kim Kilbey, senior producer; Erin O'Brien, producer | ABC |
| 2009 | Project Runway | Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Rich Bye, Jane Cha, Desiree Gruber, Heidi Klum, Frances Berwick, Andy Cohen and Shari Levine, executive producers; Casey Kriley, Rich Buhrman, Michael Rucker and Andrew Wallace, co-executive producers; Barbara Schneeweiss, producer | Bravo |
| 2009 | Top Chef | Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Shauna Minoprio, Andy Cohen, Frances Berwick and Dave Serwatka, executive producers; Rich Buhrman, Liz Cook, Fred Pichel, Casey Kriley and Gaylen Gawlowski, co-executive producers; Nan Strait and Kevin Leffler, supervising producers | Bravo |
2010s
2020s
Programs with multiple awards
;10 wins- The Amazing Race
- The Voice
- RuPaul's Drag Race
Programs with multiple nominations
- The Amazing Race
- Project Runway
- Top Chef
- Dancing with the Stars
- American Idol
- The Voice
;4 nominations
- American Ninja Warrior
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Survivor