Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show
Awarded forOutstanding Host for a Game Show
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded2023
Currently held by Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune (2024)
Website emmys.com
RelatedReplaced the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show is an award that was first bestowed in 2023. [1]

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History

Before the creation of the category, game show hosts competed in Host for a Reality or Competition Program or the Daytime Emmy category of Outstanding Game Show Host. [2]

Winners and nominations

2020s

YearHostProgramNetwork
2023
(75th)
[3]
Keke Palmer Password NBC
Mayim Bialik Jeopardy! Syndicated
Steve Harvey Family Feud
Ken Jennings Jeopardy!
Pat Sajak Wheel of Fortune
2024
(76th)
[4]
Pat Sajak Wheel of Fortune ABC/Syndicated
Steve Harvey Celebrity Family Feud ABC
Ken Jennings Jeopardy! ABC/Syndicated
Keke Palmer Password NBC
Jane Lynch Weakest Link

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

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References

  1. "Emmy Awards Update: Game Show Categories". Television Academy. August 10, 2022.
  2. Emmys nominate both Jeopardy hosts Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings in new host category|Entertainment Weekly
  3. "Nominees/Winners; Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. "Nominees/Winners; Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved July 19, 2024.