2024 Emmy nominations ballot: See the 28 Best Structured Reality Program hopefuls from ‘AEW: Dynamite’ to ‘We’re Here’
In 2014, the TV academy began honoring structured and unstructured reality programs separately in order to better recognize achievements in both genres. This year, 28 shows have been submitted for Best Structured Reality Program consideration, which is down by nine from last year and 10 from 2022.
All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 24 to cast their ballots for their favorite structured reality shows. Each person is limited to five selections that will simply be tallied in order to determine the nominees.
Just five of the shows listed below (with plot descriptions) will end up as official nominees on July 17. Which do you think will make the cut?
All Elite Wrestling Dynamite
Features world-renowned professional wrestlers showcasing their incredible athleticism, charisma and creativity in front of raucous crowds every Wednesday night from different cities across the US, Canada and UK.
Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow travels annually in search of America’s hidden treasures, capturing tales of family heirlooms, flea market finds and items saved from attics, while experts reveal fascinating truths and current market values. Roadshow features moments that are at turns jaw-dropping, life-changing, and bittersweet—but always deeply human and unfailingly captivating.
Bar Rescue
Host Jon Taffer gives failing bars one last shot.
Best of the Worst
A regularly-released series in which members of Red Letter Media watch and review multiple films ranging from B-movies to instructional videos, sometimes sent in by fans. After viewing and riffing on the films, a rotating panel of four sit to discuss what they just watched.
Botched
Dr. Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow take on complex cases all while keeping the laughs rolling with their bromance and banter. The doctors consult with a series of hopeful patients as they unveil catastrophic trauma from past surgeries gone wrong, birth defects and horrific accidents.
Catfish: The TV Show
Join Nev and Kamie as they brave the dark waters of the internet on their quest to peel back the digital masks of scammers, lovers, and liars.
Celebrity IOU
A blockbuster series where Hollywood A-listers express their gratitude to individuals who have had a major impact on their lives with surprise home renovations that bring everyone to tears. Drew and Jonathan Scott help each celebrity with a special renovation.
Chrissy & Dave Dine Out
Chrissy Teigen, David Chang and Joel Kim Booster take viewers to must-try restaurants in Los Angeles. David gets his hands dirty in the back of house with the restaurant’s chef, while Chrissy and Joel host an entertaining dinner party with undeniably delicious food and great conversation.
Couple to Throuple
Four couples spend a month in paradise, where they experiment with bringing a third love into their relationship by dating a whole host of singles.
Couples Therapy
Brings viewers into the authentic experience of weekly therapy with couples.
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
Guy Fieri has traveled all over looking for the best diners, drive-ins and dives, highlighting great restaurants that have been doing it right for decades. From tried-and-true favorites, to updated twists on classics, Guy gives viewers a roadmap to great food finds and a spotlight for the people creating them.
Enamorandonos: Recargado
A weekly, Spanish-language, reality show where single people come looking for a love interest. The core purpose is to form love relationships, celebrate love in all its forms, and promote understanding and communication between couples.
Encounter Party
An improvised TV show where 7 actors use the rules of Dungeons & Dragons to create an epic fantasy adventure in real-time. Over 22 episodes, performers collaborate to navigate a mystery thriller that encourages audiences to use their own creativity to join the adventure.
The Golden Wedding
After lifetimes of love and loss and a whirlwind journey on The Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist walk down the aisle to begin their next chapter.
Kitchen Nightmares
Chef Gordon Ramsay hits the road to help struggling restaurants in the United States turn their luck around. Ramsay’s ultimate goal is to make the restaurants he visits popular and profitable, but it’s up to the restaurateurs to take his advice and turn their business nightmare into the American dream.
Love Is Blind
Singles in Charlotte shake up their search for love by entering the pods and embarking on a wild journey of romance and self-discovery over four weeks.
The Magic Prank Show With Justin Willman
Magician, comedian, and expert trickster Justin Willman and his crew pull elaborate pranks on unsuspecting targets to help real people get payback.
My Lottery Dream Home
Stars David Bromstad who crisscrosses the country to help his clients find fantasy homes with their newly attained fortunes.
The Prank Panel
Lets everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends and co-workers to a panel of the world’s greatest pranksters.
Queer Eye
The Fab Five return to the city of New Orleans to jazz up the lives of the city’s heroes — one emotional makeover at a time.
Rebuilding Black Wall Street
Chronicles the reconstruction of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, which was destroyed in the 1921 massacre. Over the course of six episodes, host Morris Chestnut and a design team guide us through Tulsa’s history and the personal journeys of the cast.
Ridiculousness
From unbelievable fails to wacky pranks gone wrong and everything in between, Rob Dyrdek dives into the funniest videos on the internet alongside co-host Steelo Brim, and a variety of special guests.
Shark Tank
Features the Sharks – tough, self-made, multimillionaire and billionaire tycoons – as they invest in America’s best businesses and products. The Sharks will give people from all walks of life the chance to chase the American Dream and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires.
60 Days In
Features everyday citizens who volunteer to go behind bars at the Pitt County Detention Center. Led by Sheriff Paula S. Dance, the state’s first female African American Sheriff, the program strives to help unearth problems within the facility and bring about positive change.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Sixteen celebrities face challenges from the playbook of the Special Forces selection process.
Twin Love
A social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses, creating identical casts, where they’ll begin a unique and compelling search for love.
The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On
Five new couples test their commitment by pairing up with different partners in another season of this social experiment.
We’re Here
Follows renowned drag queens, Sasha, Priyanka, Jaida and Latrice, as they continue their mission of spreading love and connection through the art of drag across small-town America. The queens work with participants, taking an immersive look at recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and its effect on communities throughout the U.S.
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