Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

The Primetime Emmy Award for Picture Editing for Variety Programming is awarded to one television series each year. From 2012 to 2015, the category was called Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials. Prior to 2012, short-form segments and variety specials competed independently of one another.

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 Videotape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

1980s
Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special (Multi-Camera Production)

1990s
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

2000s
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

2010s
Outstanding Picture Editing for Short-Form Segments and Variety Specials

Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming

Programs with multiple awards

 * 5 wins
 * Last Week Tonight with John Oliver


 * 3 wins
 * A Black Lady Sketch Show


 * 2 wins
 * The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 14 nominations
 * Last Week Tonight with John Oliver


 * 7 nominations
 * Saturday Night Live


 * 5 nominations
 * The Colbert Report
 * The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
 * Jimmy Kimmel Live!


 * 4 nominations
 * Conan
 * Drunk History


 * 3 nominations
 * American Idol
 * A Black Lady Sketch Show
 * The Daily Show with Trevor Noah


 * 2 nominations
 * Carpool Karaoke
 * Dancing with the Stars
 * Key & Peele
 * Late Show with David Letterman