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.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerOther nominees
2010–2011
(27th)		The Amazing Race Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Survivor Top Chef: All-Stars The Voice
2011–2012
(28th)		So You Think You Can Dance The Amazing Race Dancing with the Stars The Glee Project The Voice
2012–2013
(29th)		Shark Tank The Amazing Race The Glee Project Survivor The Voice
2013–2014
(30th)		RuPaul's Drag Race The Amazing Race Shark Tank Survivor The Voice
2014–2015
(31st)		The Chair The Amazing Race Dancing with the Stars RuPaul's Drag Race Shark Tank
2015–2016
(32nd)		Making a Murderer The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth The Great British Baking Show I Am Cait MasterChef Junior Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chance
2016–2017
(33rd)		Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth The Great British Baking Show The Keepers Shark Tank Survivor: Game Changers
2017–2018
(34th)		Queer Eye The Great British Baking Show Nailed It! Project Runway RuPaul's Drag Race
2018–2019
(35th)		Queer Eye The Great British Baking Show Making It Nailed It! Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
2019–2020
(36th)		Cheer Encore! Holey Moley Making It Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. We're Here
2020–2021
(37th)		Couples Therapy
and
Deaf U 		The Great Pottery Throw Down Legendary Nailed It! Double Trouble The Real World Homecoming: New York Taste the Nation Top Chef: Portland
2021–2022
(38th)		The Amazing Race
and
Legendary 		Cheer Finding Magic Mike The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans Take Out with Lisa Ling Top Chef: Houston
2022–2023
(39th)		Jury Duty Couples Therapy The Rehearsal RuPaul's Drag Race Top Chef The Traitors Vanderpump Rules Welcome to Wrexham
2023-2024
(40th)		The Traitors The Amazing Race Conan O'Brien Must Go Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show Top Chef We're Here Welcome to Wrexham
2024-2025
(41st)		The Traitors The Amazing Race The Boyfriend Conan O'Brien Must Go Couples Therapy Culinary Class Wars RuPaul's Drag Race Survivor Top Chef

Multiple winners

;2 winsThe Amazing RaceQueer Eye

Multiple nominations

8 nominationsThe Amazing Race
7 nominationsTop Chef
6 nominationsSurvivor
5 nominationsRuPaul's Drag Race
4 nominationsThe Great British Baking ShowShark TankThe Voice
3 nominationsCouples TherapyNailed It!The Traitors
2 nominationsCheerThe Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on EarthConan O'Brien Must GoDancing with the StarsThe Glee ProjectLegendaryMaking ItQueer EyeThe Real World HomecomingWe're Here

Total awards by network