Nicolle Yaron
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Nicolle Yaron | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Television producer showrunner writer |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Notable work | The Voice (2011–2014) Making It (2018–2021) Baking It (2021–present) |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award (2013) |
Nicolle Yaron is an American television producer, showrunner, and writer. Known for her work in unscripted, variety, and live-event programming,[1] Yaron won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 as a co-executive producer for NBC's singing competition The Voice and received additional Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2014.[2] Yaron is also the co-creator of the craft-competition series Making It and its spin-off, Baking It.
Yaron began her television career after joining the late-night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly.[1] Initially specializing in late-night and talk-show formats, she transitioned into live-event production, contributing to broadcasts including the Primetime Emmy Awards, People's Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and NBC's New Year's Eve specials.[3]
In 2011, Yaron entered reality television competition with NBC's The Voice. At The Voice, she helped develop the first-ever real-time Live Vote and audience-engagement features such as the "Twitter Save."[4][5] After leaving The Voice, she executive-produced ABC’s interactive singing competition Rising Star and Fox's comedy series World's Funniest Fails.[6][3] She served as a consulting producer at the 88th Academy Awards.[3]
Yaron co-created and executive-produced the Emmy-nominated Making It (2018), a craft competition hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.[1][7] The series received critical acclaim and was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, including the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2021 and 2022.[8] Following Making It, she co-created the Emmy-nominated Baking It (2021), a baking competition hosted by Maya Rudolph and Andy Samburg, and later Rudolph and Amy Poehler.[9] Baking It received a Writers Guild of America Award in 2022 and 2023, and was again nominated in 2024.[10][11][12]
She also co-created and executive-produced Real Country, a music-talent competition featuring Shania Twain and Jake Owen on USA Network.[13][14]
In 2020, Yaron created and executive-produced HBO Max’s Haute Dog, a comedic dog-grooming competition hosted by Matt Rogers.[15][16]
Yaron is also the author of the newsletter Extremely Helpful, which covers self-development, culture, and media.[17]
