Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The award was established in 2013 as the awards restructured previous categories for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Nonfiction Special. The category was called Outstanding Nonfiction Series from 1998–2012. Prior to 1998, the category was called Outstanding Informational Series.

Programs with multiple wins

 * 10 wins
 * American Masters


 * 2 wins
 * American Experience
 * Planet Earth

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 20 nominations
 * American Masters


 * 15 nominations
 * Biography


 * 13 nominations
 * Inside the Actors Studio


 * 5 nominations
 * Deadliest Catch


 * 4 nominations
 * American Experience
 * Behind the Music


 * 3 nominations
 * Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
 * Chef's Table
 * 30 for 30


 * 2 nominations
 * Cold Case Files
 * E! True Hollywood Story
 * The Jinx
 * Pioneers of Television
 * Planet Earth
 * This American Life
 * 100 Foot Wave

Total awards by network

 * PBS – 15
 * Netflix – 3
 * Showtime – 2
 * Disney+ – 2
 * A&E – 1
 * BBC America – 1
 * Discovery – 1
 * ESPN – 1
 * HBO – 1
 * History – 1
 * Hulu – 1