TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming

The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming is an award given by the Television Critics Association for reality television formats.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Other nominees
2010–2011 (27th)	The Amazing Race (CBS)	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef: All-Stars (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)
2011–2012 (28th)	So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)	The Amazing Race (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) The Glee Project (Oxygen) The Voice (NBC)
2012–2013 (29th)	Shark Tank (ABC)	The Amazing Race (CBS) The Glee Project (Oxygen) Survivor (CBS) The Voice (NBC)
2013–2014 (30th)	RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo TV)	The Amazing Race (CBS) Shark Tank (ABC) Survivor (CBS) The Voice (NBC)
2014–2015 (31st)	The Chair (Starz)	The Amazing Race (CBS) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo TV) Shark Tank (ABC)
2015–2016 (32nd)	Making a Murderer (Netflix)	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (Showtime) The Great British Baking Show (PBS) I Am Cait (E!) MasterChef Junior (Fox) Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chance (CBS)
2016–2017 (33rd)	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (A&E)	The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (Showtime) The Great British Baking Show (PBS) The Keepers (Netflix) Shark Tank (ABC) Survivor: Game Changers (CBS)
2017–2018 (34th)	Queer Eye (Netflix)	The Great British Baking Show (PBS) Nailed It! (Netflix) Project Runway (Lifetime) RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
2018–2019 (35th)	Queer Eye (Netflix)	The Great British Baking Show (PBS) Making It (NBC) Nailed It! (Netflix) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (Netflix) Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix)
2019–2020 (36th)	Cheer (Netflix)	Encore! (Disney+) Holey Moley (ABC) Making It (NBC) Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Bravo) We're Here (HBO)
2020–2021 (37th)^[2]	Couples Therapy (Showtime) and Deaf U (Netflix)	The Great Pottery Throw Down (HBO Max) Legendary (HBO Max) Nailed It! Double Trouble (Netflix) The Real World Homecoming: New York (Paramount+) Taste the Nation (Hulu) Top Chef: Portland (Bravo)
2021–2022 (38th)^[3]	The Amazing Race (CBS) and Legendary (HBO Max)	Cheer (Netflix) Finding Magic Mike (HBO Max) The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo) The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans (Paramount+) Take Out with Lisa Ling (HBO Max) Top Chef: Houston (Bravo)
2022–2023 (39th)^[4]	Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)	Couples Therapy (Showtime) The Rehearsal (HBO) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) Top Chef (Bravo) The Traitors (Peacock) Vanderpump Rules (Bravo) Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
2023–2024 (40th)^[5]	The Traitors (Peacock)	The Amazing Race (CBS) Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO / Max) Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO / Max) Top Chef (Bravo) We're Here (HBO / Max) Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
2024–2025 (41st)^[6]^[7]	The Traitors (Peacock)	The Amazing Race (CBS) The Boyfriend (Netflix) Conan O'Brien Must Go (HBO Max) Couples Therapy (Showtime) Culinary Class Wars (Netflix) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef (Bravo)
2025–2026 (42nd)^[8]^[9]	The Traitors (Peacock)	Couples Therapy (Showtime/Paramount+) Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark) The Great British Baking Show (Netflix) Love on the Spectrum (Netflix) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef (Bravo)

Multiple winners

3 wins

The Traitors (consecutive)

2 wins

The Amazing Race
Queer Eye (consecutive)

Multiple nominations

8 nominations

The Amazing Race
Top Chef

7 nominations

Survivor

6 nominations

RuPaul's Drag Race

5 nominations

The Great British Baking Show

4 nominations

3 nominations

Nailed It!

2 nominations

Cheer
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Dancing with the Stars
The Glee Project
Legendary
Making It
Queer Eye
The Real World Homecoming
We're Here
Welcome to Wrexham

Total awards by network

Netflix – 5
Peacock – 3
CBS – 2
A&E – 1
ABC – 1
Amazon Freevee – 1

Fox – 1
HBO/Max – 1
Logo TV – 1
Showtime – 1
Starz – 1

References

↑ "Past winners of the TCA Awards". Television Critics Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
↑ Ausiello, Michael (September 15, 2021). "TCA Awards: Ted Lasso Scores With 3 Wins, Including Program of the Year". TVLine. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
↑ Hailu, Selome (August 6, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
↑ Schneider, Michael (August 7, 2023). "'Succession' and 'The Bear' Dominate TCA Awards; Mel Brooks and 'The Carol Burnett Show' Honored". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
↑ Longeretta, Emily (June 10, 2024). "'Baby Reindeer,' 'Ripley' and 'Shogun' Lead 2024 TCA Awards Nominations: Full List". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
↑ Porter, Rick (June 9, 2025). "'Severance' Leads TCA Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
↑ Schneider, Michael (August 20, 2025). "'The Pitt' Dominates 2025 Television Critics Association Awards With Four Wins". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
↑ Knapp, J. D. (June 12, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry,' 'Industry' and 'Widow's Bay' Lead 2026 TCA Awards Nominations". TheWrap. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
↑ Dixon, Marcus James (August 20, 2026). "'Widow's Bay,' 'The Pitt,' 'Heated Rivalry' lead 2026 TCA Awards: Full winners list". GoldDerby. Retrieved August 20, 2026.

External links

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[1] "Past winners of the TCA Awards". Television Critics Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

[2] Ausiello, Michael (September 15, 2021). "TCA Awards: Ted Lasso Scores With 3 Wins, Including Program of the Year". TVLine. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[3] Hailu, Selome (August 6, 2022). "'Abbott Elementary' Tops 2022 TCA Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[4] Schneider, Michael (August 7, 2023). "'Succession' and 'The Bear' Dominate TCA Awards; Mel Brooks and 'The Carol Burnett Show' Honored". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[5] Longeretta, Emily (June 10, 2024). "'Baby Reindeer,' 'Ripley' and 'Shogun' Lead 2024 TCA Awards Nominations: Full List". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[6] Porter, Rick (June 9, 2025). "'Severance' Leads TCA Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[7] Schneider, Michael (August 20, 2025). "'The Pitt' Dominates 2025 Television Critics Association Awards With Four Wins". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[8] Knapp, J. D. (June 12, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry,' 'Industry' and 'Widow's Bay' Lead 2026 TCA Awards Nominations". TheWrap. Retrieved June 17, 2026.

[9] Dixon, Marcus James (August 20, 2026). "'Widow's Bay,' 'The Pitt,' 'Heated Rivalry' lead 2026 TCA Awards: Full winners list". GoldDerby. Retrieved August 20, 2026.

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