Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
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. 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."
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 Program2000s
2010s
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2014 | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Deadliest Catch | Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy, John Gray and David Pritikin, executive producers; Decker Watson, co-executive producer; Johnny Beechler and Geoff Miller, supervising producers | Discovery |
| 2014 | ' | Daniel Soiseth, Michael Masland, Grant Kahler and Cameo Wallace, executive producers; Brian Mandle, supervising producer | Discovery |
| 2014 | 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 | Bravo |
| 2014 | Million Dollar Listing New York | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Danielle King and Megan Estrada, executive producers | Bravo |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2014 | Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan | Dominic Monaghan, David Brady, Philip Clarke and Kate Harrison, executive producers; Marianne Kushmaniuk, series producer; Richard Life, producer | BBC America |
| 2015 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Deadliest Catch | 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 | Discovery |
| 2015 | ' | Daniel Soiseth, Michael Masland and Cameo Wallace, executive producers; Christopher Meindl, co-executive producer; Brigham Cottam and Vincent Ueber, supervising producers | Discovery |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2015 | Million Dollar Listing New York | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Danielle King and Megan Estrada, executive producers | Bravo |
| 2015 | 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 | Discovery |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 | Discovery |
| 2016 | Gaycation with Ellen Page | 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 | Viceland |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2016 | United Shades of America | W. Kamau Bell, Jimmy Fox, Layla Smith, Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Star Price, executive producers | CNN |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2017 | Born This Way | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 | Discovery |
| 2017 | Gaycation with Ellen Page | Ellen Page, Ian Daniel, Niharika Desai, Nomi Ernst Leidner, Bernardo Loyola, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Spike Jonze, executive producers | Viceland |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2017 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles and Steven Corfe, executive producers; Kenneth Leslie, co-executive producer | YouTube |
| 2018 | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2018 | Born This Way | 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 |
| 2018 | 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 | Discovery |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2018 | Naked and Afraid | David Garfinkle, Jay Renfroe, Stephen Rankin, Denise Contis, Joseph Boyle, Mathilde Bittner and Michael Gara, executive producers | Discovery |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | 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 |
| 2019 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2019 | Born This Way | 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 |
| 2019 | 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 | Discovery |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | 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 |
| 2019 | Somebody Feed Phil | Rich Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Phil Rosenthal, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Joe Caterini and Shawn Cuddy, executive producers | Netflix |
2020s
Programs with multiple awards
;3 awards- Deadliest Catch
- United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
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Programs with multiple nominations
;13 nominations
- Deadliest Catch
- Intervention
- '
- Born This Way
- Project Greenlight
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
- United Shades of America with W. Kamua Bell
- '
- American High
- Gaycation with Ellen Page
- Million Dollar Listing New York
- Naked and Afraid
- The Osbournes
- Wahlburgers