Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show
Awarded forOutstanding Game Show
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded2023
Currently held by Jeopardy! (2023)
Website emmys.com
RelatedReplaced the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show is an award that was first bestowed in 2023. [1] Before the creation of the category, game shows competed in Outstanding Reality Competition Program or the Daytime Emmy category of Outstanding Game Show.

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In the following list, the first titles listed are winners; the others are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

Winners and nominations

2020s

YearProgramProducersNetwork
2023
(75th)
[2]
Jeopardy! Michael Davies, executive producer; Lisa Broffman, co-executive producer; Rocky Schmidt, supervising producer; Sarah Whitcomb Foss, producer; Billy Wisse, Michele Loud, John Duarte, Mark Gaberman, Debbie Griffin, Robert McClenaghan and Jim Rhine, writers ABC / Syndicated
Family Feud Gaby Johnston, executive producer; Kristin Bjorklund, Sara Dansby and Brian Hawley, co-executive producers; Michele Roth, senior producer; Mary Lou Browne, Stephen Dukes, Dennis Galligan and Hugh Wright, producers ABC / Syndicated
The Price Is Right Evelyn Warfel, executive producer; Adam Sandler and Darren Belitsky, co-executive producers; Justin Rae Barnes, supervising producer; Brandi Bryce and Chris Donnan, senior producers; Whitney Kieser, producer CBS
That's My Jam Jimmy Fallon and Jim Juvonen, executive producers; Mike Yurchuk, executive producer/writer; Jessie Binkow, May Johnson and Mike Deffina, co-executive producers; Josh Knapp, supervising producer/head writer; Stad St. Fleur, Kevin McCarthy and Alexx Wells, senior producers; Matt Barker and Eli Braden, producers; Dave Ferguson, supervising writer; N.A. Smolenski, Evan Williams and Eudora Peterson, writers NBC
Wheel of Fortune Bellamie Blackstone, executive producer; Steve Schwartz, co-executive producer; Amanda Stern, supervising producer; Rob Roman and Brooke Eaton, producers Syndicated

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References

  1. "Emmy Awards Update: Game Show Categories". Television Academy. August 10, 2022.
  2. "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 12, 2023.