Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Competition Program is handed out for reality-style, skill-based competition formats during the primetime telecast since 2003. The award goes to the producers of the program.

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:

Programs with multiple wins

 * 10 wins
 * The Amazing Race (7 consecutive, then 2 consecutive)


 * 5 wins
 * RuPaul's Drag Race (4 consecutive)


 * 4 wins
 * The Voice (3 consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations
Totals have been combined with Outstanding Special Class Program, where competition programs were previously eligible.


 * 21 nominations
 * The Amazing Race


 * 18 nominations
 * Top Chef


 * 14 nominations
 * Project Runway


 * 13 nominations
 * The Voice


 * 11 nominations
 * Dancing with the Stars


 * 9 nominations
 * American Idol


 * 8 nominations
 * RuPaul's Drag Race


 * 7 nominations
 * Survivor


 * 5 nominations
 * So You Think You Can Dance


 * 4 nominations
 * American Ninja Warrior
 * Nailed It!


 * 2 nominations
 * The Apprentice

Total awards by network

 * CBS – 10
 * NBC – 4
 * VH1 – 4
 * Bravo – 1
 * MTV – 1
 * Prime Video – 1