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]

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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)

v t e TCA Awards
Current awards	Program of the Year Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Achievement in Drama Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials Outstanding New Program Individual Achievement in Comedy Individual Achievement in Drama Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming Outstanding Achievement in News and Information Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming Heritage Award Career Achievement Award
Retired awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sports
Ceremonies	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

v t e TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
2010s	The Amazing Race (2011) So You Think You Can Dance (2012) Shark Tank (2013) RuPaul’s Drag Race (2014) The Chair (2015) Making a Murderer (2016) Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2017) Queer Eye (2018) Queer Eye (2019)
2020s	Cheer (2020) Couples Therapy / Deaf U (2021) The Amazing Race / Legendary (2022) Jury Duty (2023) The Traitors (2024) The Traitors (2025)

TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming

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