Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series is awarded to one television series each year. Prior to 2011, the award was bestowed as Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming. Separate awards now recognize series and variety specials.

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
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Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic)

1980s
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Series

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series

1990s
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic)

2000s
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming

2010s
Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series

Programs with multiple awards

 * 7 awards
 * Home Improvement


 * 4 awards
 * Saturday Night Live
 * The Voice


 * 3 awards
 * Dancing with the Stars
 * Solid Gold


 * 2 awards
 * Growing Pains
 * So You Think You Can Dance

Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominations for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special.


 * 16 nominations
 * Dancing with the Stars


 * 13 nominations
 * American Idol
 * Saturday Night Live


 * 12 nominations
 * The Voice


 * 10 nominations
 * So You Think You Can Dance


 * 8 nominations
 * America's Got Talent
 * Home Improvement


 * 7 nominations
 * Night Court


 * 6 nominations
 * Late Show with David Letterman
 * Who's the Boss?


 * 5 nominations
 * The Golden Girls
 * Late Night with Conan O'Brien
 * Solid Gold


 * 4 nominations
 * Sister, Sister


 * 3 nominations
 * Growing Pains
 * Jimmy Kimmel Live!
 * The John Larroquette Show
 * Roseanne
 * The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
 * The Tonight Show with Jay Leno


 * 2 nominations
 * Benson
 * Family Ties
 * The Larry Sanders Show
 * Living Single
 * Married... with Children
 * The Masked Singer
 * Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher