Most nominated, never won this award
- 01PRProject Runway14 noms
- 02DSDancing with the Stars11 noms
- 03AIAmerican Idol9 noms
- 04SUSurvivor6 noms
- 05SDSo You Think You Can Dance5 noms
- 06AWAmerican Ninja Warrior4 noms
A visual history · Emmys
The winners who defined Competition Program.
23 ceremonies, 2003–2025. 6 different winners. The longest run belongs to The Amazing Race, with 7 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- The Traitors in 2025.
- Who has won the most?
- The Amazing Race, 10 wins (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014).
- The TraitorsPeacock
- The TraitorsPeacock
- RuPaul's Drag RaceMTV03
- Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big GrrrlsPrime Video
- RuPaul's Drag RaceVH1
- RuPaul's Drag RaceVH1
- Years explored
- 2003–2025
- Different winners
- 6
- Category leader
- The Amazing Race · 10
About this record
Outstanding Reality Competition Program was first awarded in 2003, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.
It was previously known as Outstanding Reality-Competition Program.
It also spent several years in between as Outstanding Competition Program, without the word reality.
2003–2025
23 ceremonies
20032025
01 / The reigns
The Amazing Race set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2003–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.
01The Amazing Race10 wins- 02RuPaul's Drag Race5 wins
03The Voice4 wins
04The Traitors2 wins
The Amazing Race'03–'09×7
Top Chef'10
The Amazing Race'11–'12×2
The Voice'13
The Amazing Race'14
The Voice'15–'17×3
RuPaul's Drag Race'18–'21×4
Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls'22
RuPaul's Drag Race'23
The Traitors'24–'25×2
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
CBS leads the recorded network credits with 10 wins, 2003–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
CBS10 wins01
NBC4 wins02
VH14 wins03
Peacock2 wins04
Amazon1 win05
Bravo1 win06
Wins by network
- CBS1043%
- NBC417%
- VH1417%
- Peacock29%
- Amazon14%
- Bravo14%
- Other14%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2003–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01TCTop Chef18L · 1W
- 02PRProject Runway14L · 0W
- 03TRThe Amazing Race12L · 10W
- 04DSDancing with the Stars11L · 0W
- 05AIAmerican Idol9L · 0W
- 06TVThe Voice9L · 4W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2003–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Traitorsrepeatbeat 4 others
| Peacock |
| 2024 | The Traitorsbeat 4 others
| Peacock |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Racebeat 4 others
| MTV |
| 2022 | Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrlsbeat 5 others
| Prime Video |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| VH1 |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Drag Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| VH1 |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Racerepeatbeat 5 others
| VH1 |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Racebeat 5 others
| VH1 |
| 2017 | The Voicerepeatbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2016 | The Voicerepeatbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2015 | The Voicebeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2014 | The Amazing Racebeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2013 | The Voicebeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2012 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2011 | The Amazing Racebeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2010 | Top Chefbeat 4 others
| Bravo |
| 2009 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2008 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2007 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2006 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2005 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2004 | The Amazing Racerepeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2003 | The Amazing Racebeat 4 others
| CBS |