Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special is handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. The award was called Outstanding Informational Series or Special from 2013 until 2019, and was also presented from 1978 to 1998. From 1998 until 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Awarded for	Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	1978
Currently held by	My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney (2024)
Website	emmys.com

Beginning in 2020, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences renamed the category to reflect that it recognizes "personality-driven programs in which the host drives the show's narrative; includes documentaries, travelogues, segmented/magazine program and interview formats."^[1]

Winners and nominations

1970s

Year	Program	Recipients	Network
1975 (27th)	Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement[2][note 1]
	The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney	Paul W. Keyes and George Stevens Jr., producers	CBS
	Masterpiece Theatre	Alistair Cooke, host	PBS
	86th Annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade	Dick Schneider	NBC
	The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles	Paul W. Keyes and George Stevens Jr., producers	CBS
	Bicentennial Minutes	John Hueners, Jack Stewart	CBS
	The Dick Cavett Show	Dick Cavett, John Gilroy	ABC
	That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (ABC's Wide World of Entertainment)	Jack Haley Jr., executive producer; Jimmie Baker, producer	ABC
	Tomorrow	Tom Snyder, host	NBC
1978 (30th)	Outstanding Informational Series[3]
	The Body Human	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Alfred R. Kelman, producer	CBS
	Between the Wars	Alan Landsburg, executive producer; Anthony Potter, series producer	Syndicated
	Cousteau: Oasis in Space	Philippe Cousteau, executive producer; Andrew Solt, producer	PBS
	Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom	Don Meier, producer	Syndicated
	Nova	John Angier, executive producer	PBS
	Outstanding Informational Special[4]
	The Great Whales: National Geographic Special	Thomas Skinner and Dennis B. Kane, executive producers; Nicolas Noxon, producer	PBS
	Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend	Frank Konigsberg, executive producer; Marshall Flaum, producer	ABC
	Calypso's Search for Atlantis: The Cousteau Odyssey	Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, executive producers; Andrew Solt, producer	PBS
The Treasures of Tutankhamun	Donald Knox, executive producer; Valerie Gentile, producer
Tut: The Boy King	George A. Heinemann, executive producer	NBC
1979 (31st)	Outstanding Informational Program[5]
	Scared Straight!	Arnold Shapiro, producer	Syndicated
	The Body Human: The Sexes	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producers	CBS
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?	Henry Winkler, executive producer; John Korty, Warren Lockhart and Dan McCann, producers	ABC

1980s

Year	Program	Recipients	Network
1980 (32nd)	Outstanding Informational Program[6]
	The Body Human: The Magic Sense	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producers	CBS
	Bill Moyers Journal	Joan Konner, executive producer; Bill Moyers, star	PBS
	The Body Human: The Body Beautiful	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert, Vivian R. Moss and Geof Bartz, co-producers	CBS
	The Nile: The Cousteau Odyssey	Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, executive producers	PBS
Picasso: A Painter's Diary	George Page, executive producer; Perry Miller Adato, producer
1981 (33rd)	Outstanding Informational Series[7]
	Steve Allen's Meeting of Minds	Loring d'Usseau, producer	PBS
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Don Mischer, executive producer; Joann Goldberg, producer	ABC
	Cosmos	Adrian Malone, executive producer; Geoffrey Haines-Stiles and David Kennard, senior producers; Gregory Andorfer, producer	PBS
	Profile: Lillian Hellman	David Dowe, producer
	Real People	George Schlatter, executive producer; Bob Wynn and John Barbour, producers	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[8]
	The Body Human: The Bionic Breakthrough	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Nancy Smith, co-producers	CBS
	The Body Human: The Sexes II	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert and Vivian R. Moss, co-producers	CBS
	Gorilla: National Geographic Special	Dennis B. Kane and Thomas Skinner, executive producers; Barbara Jampel, producer	PBS
Making M*A*S*H	Michael Hirsh, producer
Starring Katharine Hepburn	George Page, executive producer; David Heeley, producer
1982 (34th)	Outstanding Informational Series[9]
	Creativity with Bill Moyers	Mert Koplin, Charles Grinker and Bill Moyers, executive producers; Betsy McCarthy, coordinating producer	PBS
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Don Mischer, executive producer; Joann Goldberg, producer	ABC
	The Dick Cavett Show	Robin Breed, producer	PBS
	Entertainment Tonight	Jim Bellows, executive producer; Andy Friendly, John Goldhammer and Vin Di Bona, producers	Syndicated
	Middletown	Peter Davis, producer	PBS
	Outstanding Informational Special[10]
	The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark	Sid Ganis, executive producer; Howard Kazanjian, producer	PBS
	Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark	Sid Ganis, executive producer; Robert Guenette, producer	CBS
	High Hopes: The Capra Years	Carl Pingitore and Frank Capra Jr., producers	NBC
	Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter	David L. Wolper, executive producer; Jack Haley Jr., producer	ABC
	Marva Collins: Excellence in Education	Kathleen Maloney, producer	PBS
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[11][note 2]
Omni: The New Frontier	Peter Ustinov, host	Syndicated
1983 (35th)	Outstanding Informational Series[12]
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Beth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Entertainment Tonight	George Merlis and Jim Bellows, executive producers; Vin Di Bona, producer; Bruce Cook, coordinating producer	Syndicated
	Over Easy with Mary Martin & Jim Hartz	Richard R. Rector and Jules Power, executive producers; Ben Bayol and Janice Tunder, producers; Jim Hartz and Mary Martin, hosts	PBS
	Real People	George Schlatter, executive producer; Bob Wynn, producer	NBC
	Screenwriters: Words Into Image	Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock, producers	PBS
	Outstanding Informational Special[13]
	The Body Human: The Living Code	Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, producers; Charles A. Bangert, Franklin Getchel and Nancy Smith, co-producer	CBS
	I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind	Chandler Cowles and Helen Kristt Radin, executive producers; Lee R. Bobker, producer	CBS
	King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the Falklands	Aubrey Buxton, executive producer; Colin Willock, producer
	The Making of Gandhi: Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi	Jenny Barraclough, producer	PBS
	Mario Lanza: The American Caruso	John Musilli and Stephan Chodorov, executive producers; JoAnn Young, producer
	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[14][note 3]
Entertainment Tonight	Steve Edwards, host	Syndicated
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind	Frank Langella, performer	CBS
1984 (36th)	Outstanding Informational Series[15]
	A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers	Mert Koplin, senior executive producer; Charles Grinker and Sanford H. Fisher, executive producers; Betsy McCarthy, coordinating producer; David Grubin and Ronald Blumer, producers; Bill Moyers, host	PBS
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Beth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Cousteau/Amazon	Jacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producer; Mose Richards and John Soh, producers	Syndicated
	Entertainment Tonight	George Merlis, executive producer; Jack Reilly and Vin Di Bona, producers; Stuart Crowner and Bruce Cook, coordinating producers
	Siskel & Ebert at the Movies	Joseph Antelo, executive producer; Nancy De Los Santos, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
	Outstanding Informational Special[16]
	America Remembers John F. Kennedy	Thomas Horton, producer	Syndicated
	The Body Human: The Journey Within	John D. Backe and Thomas W. Moore, executive producer; Alfred R. Kelman and Robert E. Fuisz, producers; Bob Eisenhardt and Nancy Smith, co-producers	CBS
	Dance in America: Balanchine (Great Performances)	Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producer	PBS
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	Robin Leach, executive producer; Jim Cross, supervising producer	Syndicated
The Lions of Etosha: King of the Beasts	Aubrey Buxton, executive producer; Colin Willock, producer	CBS
1985 (37th)	Outstanding Informational Series[17]
	The Living Planet	Richard Brock, executive producer; Adrian Warren, Ned Kelly and Andrew Neal, producers	PBS
	At the Movies with Siskel & Ebert	Joseph Antelo, executive producer; Laura C. Hernandez and Nancy De Los Santos, producers; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts	Syndicated
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Beth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Entertainment Tonight	Jack Reilly, producer; Stuart Crowner and Gary Grossman, coordinating producers	Syndicated
	Heart of the Dragon	Peter Montagnon, executive producer; Patrick W. Lui, Nigel Houghton and Alasdair Clayre, producers; Herb Bloom, coordinating producer	PBS
	Outstanding Informational Special[18]
	Cousteau: Mississippi	Jacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producer; Andrew Solt, producer	Syndicated
	Cousteau/Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle	Jacques-Yves Cousteau, executive producer/host; Jean-Michel Cousteau, executive producer	Syndicated
	A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape	Ann Zane Shanks and Bob Shanks, producers	PBS
	Judy Garland: The Concert Years (Great Performances)	Jac Venza, executive producer; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers
	Missing... Have You Seen This Person?	Dave Bell, executive producer; John Cosgrove, Terry Dunn Meurer and Chris Pye, producers	NBC
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Performing[19][note 4]
The Secret World of the Very Young	Ruth Gordon, performer	CBS
1986 (38th)	Outstanding Informational Series[20]
	Laurence Olivier: A Life (Great Performances)	Nick Evans and Nick Elliott, executive producers; Bob Bee, producer	PBS
	Planet Earth	Thomas Skinner, executive producer; Gregory Andorfer, series producer; Georgann Kane, coordinating producer
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Beth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Entertainment Tonight	Jack Reilly, producer; Stuart Crowner and Gary Grossman, coordinating producers	Syndicated
	In Search of the Trojan War	Bill Lyons, producer	PBS
	Outstanding Informational Special[21]
	W.C. Fields: Straight Up	Robert B. Weide, executive producer; Ronald J. Fields, co-producer	PBS
	The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt	Harrison Engle, producer; Marilyn S. Engle, co-producer	ABC
	The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn	George Paris and George Paige, executive producers; David Heeley and Joan Kramer, producers; Katharine Hepburn, host	PBS
	The Statue of Liberty	Marcie Setlow, executive producer; Ken Burns and Buddy Squires, producers
	We Are The World: A Year of Giving	Ken Kragen and Kenneth Yates, executive producers; Howard G. Malley and Craig Golin, producers	CBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[22][note 5]
	Nature	George Page, host	PBS
Oceanquest	Shawn Weatherly, host	NBC
Winds of Everest	John Denver, host	PBS
1987 (39th)	Outstanding Informational Series[23]
	Smithsonian World	Adrian Malone, executive producer; David Grubin, producer	PBS
	Unknown Chaplin (American Masters)	Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producers
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Phyllis McGrady, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Entertainment Tonight	David Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Bob Flick, line producer; Gary Grossman, coordinating producer	Syndicated
	Siskel & Ebert	Donna La Pietra, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
	Outstanding Informational Special[24]
	Agnes, the Indomitable DeMille (Great Performances)	Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producer	PBS
	Billie Holiday: The Long Night of Lady Day (American Masters)	Angus Trowbridge, executive producer; Alan Yentob, producer	PBS
	James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (Great Performances)	Jac Venza and George Paris, executive producers; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers
	Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente	David Niven Jr., Jack Haley Jr. and Richard Schickel, producers; Liza Minnelli, host
	Scared Straight! 10 Years Later	Arnold Shapiro, executive producer/producer; Anthony Cassara and Greg Nathanson, executive producers	Syndicated
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Performing[25][note 6]
Eleanor: In Her Own Words (American Playhouse)	Lee Remick, performer	PBS
1988 (40th)	Outstanding Informational Series[26]
	Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (American Masters)	Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producers	PBS
	Nature	David Heeley, executive producer; Fred Kaufman, series producer
	The Barbara Walters Specials	Phyllis McGrady, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Entertainment Tonight	David Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Gary Grossman, coordinating producer	Syndicated
	Siskel & Ebert	Larry J. Dieckhaus, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, hosts
	Outstanding Informational Special[27]
	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	Bill Couturié and Thomas Bird, producers	HBO
	Bacall on Bogart (Great Performances)	Jac Venza, executive producer; Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers; Lauren Bacall, host	PBS
	Directed by William Wyler (American Masters)	Catherine Wyler, executive producer; Catherine Tatge, producer
	George Gershwin Remembered (American Masters)	John H. Williams and Kirk D'Amico, executive producers; Peter Adam, producer
	Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist	Loren Stephens, executive producer; Ellen Geiger, executive producer for KCET; Judy Chaikin, producer
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[28][note 7]
Portrait of America: New York City	Hal Holbrook, host	TBS
1989 (41st)	Outstanding Informational Series[29]
	Nature	David Heeley, executive producer; Fred Kaufman, series producer	PBS
	Cops	John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Paul Stojanovich and Andrew Thomas, co-producers	Fox
	A Current Affair	Gerald Stone, executive producer; Peter Brennan, senior producer	Syndicated
	Entertainment Tonight	David Nuell, executive producer; Jim Van Messel, senior producer; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Cliff Lachman, coordinating producer
	Unsolved Mysteries	Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Ed Horwitz and Chris Pye, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producer	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[30]
	Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (American Masters)	Freida Lee Mock and Susan Lacy, executive producers; Terry Sanders, producer; William T. Cartwright, co-producer	PBS
	AIDS: The Global Expansion	Bob Cawley, executive producer; Alex Paen and Keith Shaw, producers	Syndicated
	A Duke Named Ellington (American Masters)	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Terry Carter, producer; Leonard Malone, co-producer	PBS
	The 50th Barbara Walters Special	Bill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole	Martin Haxby and Anthony Wall, executive producers; Jo Lustig, producer	Disney
	Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming[31][note 8]
Portrait of America: Alaska	Hal Holbrook, host	TBS
Crimes of Passion	James Woods, host	ABC

1990s

Year	Program	Recipients	Network
1990 (42nd)	Outstanding Informational Series[32]
	Smithsonian World	Adrian Malone, executive producer; Sandra W. Bradley, producer	PBS
	America's Most Wanted	Michael Linder, executive producer; Dan Kavanaugh, producer; Cord Keller, co-producer	Fox
	Cops	John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Paul Stojanovich, producer; Bertram van Munster, co-producer
	Entertainment Tonight	Jim Van Messel and David Nuell, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producer	Syndicated
	Unsolved Mysteries	John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, executive producers; Chris Pye and Ed Horwitz, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producer	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[33]
	Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (Great Performances)	Jac Venza, executive producer; Judy Kinberg, producer	PBS
	Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (American Masters)	Jac Venza and Susan Lacy, executive producers; Joan Kramer, David Heeley and Joanne Woodward, producers
	The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Billy Crystal, Jay Leno and Robin Williams	Bill Geddie, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (American Masters)	Susan Lacy and Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, executive producers; David Gill and Kevin Brownlow, producers; Harlene Freezer, coordinating producer	PBS
	I Love Lucy: The Very First Show	B. Donald Grant, executive producer; Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, producers; Jason Shubb, coordinating producer	CBS
	Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming[34][note 9]
A Conversation with...	George Burns, host	Disney
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (American Masters)	Joanne Woodward, host	PBS
1991 (43rd)	Outstanding Informational Series[35]
	The Civil War	Ken Burns and Ric Burns, producers; Stephen Ives, Julie Dunfey and Mike Hill, co-producers; Catherine Eisele-Yang, coordinating producer	PBS
	The Astronomers	Blaine Baggett, executive producer; Peter R. Baker, series producer; James F. Golway, producer; Julio Moline, coordinating producer	PBS
	Entertainment Tonight	David Nuell and Jim Van Messel, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Jim Ziegler and Bill Olsen, producers	Syndicated
	Smithsonian World	Adrian Malone, executive producer; Sandra Wentworth Bradley, producer	PBS
	Unsolved Mysteries	John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer, executive producers; Ed Horwitz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producer	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[36]
	Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (American Masters)	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Susan Steinberg, producer; Elizabeth Kreutz and Harlene Freezer, co-producers	PBS
	All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special	Norman Lear and Mark E. Pollack, executive producers; Michael Doqui, supervising producer; George Zaloom and Les Mayfield, producers; Jean-Michel Michenaud, line producer	CBS
	The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons and Sophia Loren	Bill Geddie, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
Cheers: 200th Anniversary Special	James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Cherie Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Phoef Sutton, executive producers; Tim Berry, producer; Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson and Larry Balmagia, co-producers	NBC
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show	Andrew Solt, executive producer; Susan F. Walker, supervising producer	CBS
1992 (44th)	Outstanding Informational Series[37]
	MGM: When Lions Roared	Joni Levin, producer	TNT
	Entertainment Tonight	Jim Van Messel and David Nuell, executive producers; Barry Berk, supervising producer; Bill Olson and Jim Ziegler, producers	Syndicated
	Later with Bob Costas	Lou Del Prete and Matthew McCarthy, executive producers; Bruce Cornblatt and Fred Rothenberg, senior producers; Cynthia Parsons and Michael Weinberg, producers; Bob Costas, host	NBC
	Siskel & Ebert	Larry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Jim Murphy, supervising producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hosts	Syndicated
	Unsolved Mysteries	Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz, coordinating producer; Raymond Bridgers and Ed Horwitz, supervising producers	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[38]
	Abortion: Desperate Choices (America Undercover)	Susan Froemke, executive producer	HBO
	The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Michelle Pfeiffer, Anthony Hopkins and Tom Cruise	Bill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio	Ken Burns, Morgan Wesson and Tom Lewis, producers	PBS
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse	Doug Claybourne and Fred Roos, executive producers; George Zaloom and Les Mayfield, producers	Showtime
In the Company of Whales	Tim Cowling, executive producer; Robin Brown, producer	Discovery
1993 (45th)	Outstanding Informational Series[39]
	Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers	David Grubin, executive producer; Bill Moyers, editorial producer/host; Alice Markowitz, producer; Judith Davidson Moyers, editorial producer	PBS
	Cops	John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Murray Jordan, supervising producer; Bertram van Munster, producer; Karla Bair, co-producer	Fox
	Entertainment Tonight	Jim Van Messel, executive producer; Barry Berk, senior producer; Linda Ellman, supervising producer; Bill Olson, Jim Ziegler and Steve Skinner, producers	Syndicated
	Unsolved Mysteries	Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Tim Rogan, coordinating producer	NBC
	The Wild West	Douglas Netter, executive producer; John Copeland and Kieth Merrill, producer; Jamie Smith and Fabian Forte, co-producers	Syndicated
	Outstanding Informational Special[40]
	Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie	Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill, executive producers; Don Buford, producer	NBC
	The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Kathie Lee Gifford & Frank Gifford, Al Pacino, Jerry Seinfeld and Clint Eastwood	Bill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (American Masters)	Susan Lacy and Ian Martin, executive producers; Kevin Brownlow and David Gill, producers	PBS
	Katharine Hepburn: All About Me	Joan Kramer and David Heeley, producers; Katharine Hepburn, host	TNT
	Michael Jackson Talks to... Oprah Live	Oprah Winfrey, executive producer; Debra Di Maio, producer; Wendy Roth, coordinating producer	ABC
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[41][note 10]
Gardens of the World: Flower Gardens	Audrey Hepburn, host	PBS
1994 (46th)	Outstanding Informational Series[42]
	Later with Bob Costas	Lou Del Prete and Matthew McCarthy, executive producers; Fred Rothenberg and Bruce Cornblatt, senior producers; Michael Weinberg, producer; Bob Costas, host	NBC
	Cooking with Master Chefs: Hosted by Julia Child	Geoffrey Drummond, Natan Katzman and John Potthast, executive producers; Susie Heller, coordinating producer; Julia Child, host	PBS
	Cops	John Langley and Malcolm Barbour, executive producers; Murray Jordan, supervising producer; Bertram van Munster, producer; Karla Bair, co-producer	Fox
	Entertainment Tonight	Jim Van Messel, executive producer; Bill Olson, Jim Ziegler and Kathryn McEachern, supervising producers; Barry Berk, senior producer	Syndicated
	Siskel & Ebert	Larry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Don DuPree, supervising producer/director; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hosts
	Outstanding Informational Special[note 11][43][44]
	I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School (America Undercover)	Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond, producers	HBO
	Audrey Hepburn Remembered	Gene Feldman and Suzette Winter, co-producers	PBS
	The Barbara Walters Summer Special with Elton John, Meg Ryan and Steven Spielberg	Bill Geddie, producer; Barbara Walters, host	ABC
	Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music (Great Performances)	Harry J. Kraut and Klaus Hallig, executive producers; Michael Bronson, producer; Elaine Warner, coordinating producer	PBS
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming[45][note 12]
Are You What You Watch?	Linda Ellerbee, host	Nickelodeon
1995 (47th)	Outstanding Informational Series[46]
	Baseball	Ken Burns, producer/director/writer; Lynn Novick, producer; Geoffrey C. Ward, writer; John Chancellor, narrator	PBS
	TV Nation	Michael Moore, executive producer/director/writer/host; Jerry Kupfer, supervising producer; David Wald, senior producer; Kathleen Glynn, producer; Eric Zicklin, Steve Sherrill, Chris Kelly and Randy Cohen, writers	NBC
	A Century of Women	Jacoba Atlas, executive producer/writer; Pat Mitchell, executive producer for TBS; Susan Krakower, supervising producer; Vivian Schiller, supervising producer for TBS; Carol Romo, coordinating producer; Lynne Tuite, producer: fiction; Kyra Thompson, producer/writer; Barbara Kopple, director: fictional family; Judy Korin, Chris Harty and Sylvia Morales, directors; Lynn Roth, co-producer/writer: fictional family; Heidi Schulman, writer; Jane Fonda, narrator	TBS
	The Hermitage: A Russian Odyssey	Daniel Wilson, executive producer; John Baehrend, producer; Rod MacLeish, writer	Syndicated
	The History of Rock 'n' Roll	Jeffrey Peisch, series producer; Andrew Solt, Robert B. Meyrowitz, David Salzman and Quincy Jones, executive producers; Ted Haimes, producer/director/writer; Greg Vines, co-producer; Marc Sachnoff, supervising producer; David Axlerod, line producer	WBN
	Unsolved Mysteries	Terry Dunn Meurer and John Cosgrove, executive producers; Stuart Schwartz and Raymond Bridgers, supervising producers; Tim Rogan, coordinating producer; Joshua Alper, Glenn Kirschbaum and Lynn Lawrence, writers; Jim Lindsay, Mike Mathis and Robert M. Wise, directors; Robert Stack, host	NBC
	Outstanding Informational Special[47]
	One Survivor Remembers	Kary Antholis, producer; Sheila Nevins, senior producer; Michael Berenbaum and Raye Farr, co-producers	HBO
	Taxicab Confessions	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Gantz and Harry Gantz, producers/directors
	5 American Kids – 5 American Handguns (America Undercover)	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Vince DiPersio and Bill Guttentag, producers/writers/directors; Beau Bridges, narrator	HBO
	Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream	Michael Tollin, executive producer/director/writer; Denzel Washington, Debra Martin Chase and Brian Robbins, executive producers; David Houle and Jack Myers, executive producers for TV Prod. Partners; Fredric Golding, producer; Dorian Harewood, narrator; Pat Mitchell, executive producer for TBS; Tom McMahon, supervising producer for TBS; Vivian Schiller, senior producer for TBS	TBS
Moon Shot	David Hoffman, executive producer; Kirk Wolfinger, director; Rushmore DeNooyer, producer: 3rd hour/chief writer; Dana Rae Warren, writer/producer: 1st hour; Aaron Fische and Dan Gordon-Levitt, producers: 2nd hour; Jim Ohm, producer: 3rd hour; Sarah Kerruish, writer/producer: 4th hour; Barry Corbin, narrator; Pat Mitchell and John Savage, executive producers for TBS; Vivian Schiller, supervising producer for TBS
30 Years of National Geographic Specials	Nicolas Noxon, executive producer; Gail Willumsen, producer/writer; Barry Nye, producer; Richard Kiley, narrator	NBC
1996 (48th)	Outstanding Informational Series[48]
	Time Life's Lost Civilizations	Joel Westbrook, executive producer; Jason Williams, producer; Robert H. Gardner, producer/director/writer; William Morgan, coordinating producer; Ed Fields, writer; Sam Waterston, host	NBC
	The Beatles Anthology	Neil Aspinall, executive producer; Chips Chipperfield, producer; Geoff Wonfor, director; Bob Smeaton, series director/writer	ABC
	Biography	Josh Howard and Michael Cascio, executive producers; Michael Rosenbaum, senior producer; Randy Martin and Brooke Runnette, producers; Bill Harris, series producer/director; Diane Ferenczi, coordinating producer	A&E
	The Private Life of Plants	Pat Mitchell, executive producer; Mike Salisbury, executive producer/producer; Vivian Schiller, senior producer; Neil Nightingale and Keith Scholey, producers; Neil Lucas, directors; David Attenborough, writer/host	TBS
	TV Nation	Michael Moore. executive producer/director/writer; Kathleen Glynn, producer; Jerry Kupfer, supervising producer; Annie Cohen, John Derevlany, Francis Gasparini, Jay Martel, Jeff Stilson and Louis Theroux, writers	Fox
	Outstanding Informational Special[49]
	Survivors of the Holocaust	Pat Mitchell, executive producer; Vivian Schiller, senior producer; June Beallor and James Moll, producers; Jacoba Atlas, supervising producer; Allan Holzman, director	TBS
	Andersonville Diaries	Kaye Zusmann, executive producer; Amy Walter Richards, producer/writer; Charlton Heston, narrator	TNT
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (American Experience)	Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein, producers	PBS
The Celluloid Closet (America Undercover)	Howard Rosenman, Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey and Sheila Nevins, executive producers; Lily Tomlin, co-executive producer/narrator; Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, producers/directors/writers; Michael Lumpkin, co-producer; Sharon Wood and Armistead Maupin, writers	HBO
1997 (49th)	Outstanding Informational Series[50]
	Biography	Michael Cascio, executive producer; CarolAnne Dolan, supervising producer; Diane Ferenczi, coordinating producer; Peter Graves and Jack Perkins, hosts	A&E
	The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century	Blaine Baggett, executive producer/writer; Jay Winter, co-producer/writer; Carl Byker, producer/director/writer	PBS
	Discover Magazine	Suzy Geller-Wolf and David McKillop, executive producers; Evan Hadingham, executive producer/writer; Mark Etkind, producer/director/writer; Nancy Dubuc, coordinating producer; Dan Gordon-Levitt, co-producer; Peter DeMeo, host	Discovery
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/host; Michael Kostel, producer; Caroline Kaplan, series producer; Jeff Wurtz, director	Bravo
	Siskel & Ebert	Larry Dieckhaus, executive producer; Andrea Gronvall, producer; Don DuPree, director; Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, hosts	Syndicated
	Outstanding Informational Special[51]
	National Geographic Special: Tigers of the Snow	Nicolas Noxon, executive producer; Mark Stouffer, producer/director; Kevin McCarey, writer; Richard Kiley, narrator	NBC
	Without Pity: A Film About Abilities	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Michael Mierendorf, producer/director/writer; Jonathan Moss, coordinating producer; Christopher Reeve, narrator	HBO
	Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant Garde (American Masters)	Susan Lacy, executive producer; Tamar Hacker, senior producer; Mel Stuart, producer/director; William T. Cartwright, co-producer; Neil Baldwin, writer	PBS
	Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, producers/directors; Jonathan Moss, coordinating producer	HBO
Talked to Death	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; John Parsons Peditto, producer; Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Diane Rosenberg, co-producers; Nancy Abraham, associate producer; Eames Yates, director
Taxicab Confessions III	Sheila Nevins, executive producer; Joe Gantz and Harry Gantz, producers/directors

Between 1998 and 2012, informational series competed in Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

2010s

Year	Program	Recipients	Network
2013 (65th) [52]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale and Jared Andrukanis, producers	CNN
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton and Christian Barcellos, executive producers; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	Brain Games	Jerry Kolber and Allan Butler, executive producers; Adam 'Tex' Davis and Isaac Holub, supervising producers; Jason Williams, producer; Jason Silva, host	Nat Geo
	Oprah's Master Class	Justin Wilkes, Jon Kamen, Jon Sinclair and Oprah Winfrey, executive producers	OWN
	Stand Up to Cancer	Joel Gallen and Gwyneth Paltrow, executive producers; Nikki Varhely-Gillingham and Rick Austin, supervising producers; Emily Wolfe, producer	ABC/CBS/NBC
2014 (66th) [53]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Nick Brigden, Michael Steed, Tom Vitale and Jared Andrukanis, producers	CNN
	Vice	Bill Maher, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Bradley J. Levin, executive producers; Jedd Thomas, senior producer; Jonah Kaplan, series producer	HBO
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	Through the Wormhole	Producing Team	Science
	The Writers' Room	Tom Forman, Brad Bishop, Mike Maloy and Neal Kendall, executive producers; Jim Rash, producer/host	Sundance
2015 (67th) [54]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Tom Vitale and Erik Osterholm, producers	CNN
	Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways	James A. Rota, John Ramsay and Dave Grohl, executive producers; John Silva, Gaby Skolnek, John Cutcliffe and Kristen Welsh, produced by	HBO
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer; Shawn Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett and Michael Kovnat, executive producers; Drew Pulley, co-executive producer	Nat Geo
	Vice	Bill Maher, Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti and Bradley J. Levin, executive producers; Jonah Kaplan, co-executive producer; Tim Clancy, supervising producer; Ben Anderson, senior producer	HBO
2016 (68th) [55]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, executive producer/host; Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Toby Oppenheimer, Mike Steed and Tom Vitale, producers	CNN
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer/host; Shawn E. Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett and Michael Kovnat, executive producers; Drew Pulley, co-executive producer	Nat Geo
	The Story of God with Morgan Freeman	Morgan Freeman, executive producer/host; James Younger, Lori McCreary, Michael J. Miller and Simon Andreae, executive producers; Scott Tiffany, supervising producer; Frank Kosa, producer
	Vice	Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Bradley J. Levin and Bill Maher, executive producers; Jonah Kaplan, co-executive producer; Tim Clancy, supervising producer; Ben Anderson, produced by	HBO
2017 (69th) [56]
	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (Season 1)	Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Leah Remini, Alex Weresow and Devon Graham Hammonds, executive producers; Erin Gamble and Rachelle Mendez, co-executive producers; Jeana Dill, supervising producer	A&E
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Tom Vitale and Jeffrey D. Allen, producers	CNN
	Inside the Actors Studio	James Lipton, executive producer; Shawn E. Tesser and Jeff Wurtz, producers	Bravo
	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley and Michael J. Miller, executive producers	Nat Geo
	Vice	Shane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy and Bill Maher, executive producers; Beverly Chase and David Schankula, supervising producers; Ben Anderson, senior producer	HBO
2018 (70th) [57]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Morgan Fallon, producer	CNN
	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath	Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Leah Remini, Devon Graham Hammonds, Myles Reiff, Elaine Frontain Bryant and Amy Savitsky, executive producers	A&E
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Justin Wilkes, Dave Sirulnick, Jon Kamen and Tom Keaney, executive producers; Louise Shelton, supervising producer; Aaron Bergeron, series producer; Mary Barclay, producer	Netflix
	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson, executive producer/host; Helen Matsos, Brian Lovett, Drew Pulley and Betsy Forhan, executive producers	Nat Geo
	Vice	Shane Smith, Jonah Kaplan, Tim Clancy, Bill Maher and Michael Kenneth Williams, executive producers; Beverly Chase and David Schankula, supervising producers; Ben Anderson, senior producer	HBO
2019 (71st) [58]
	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Jared Andrukanis, co-executive producer; Michael Steed and Jonathan Cianfrani, producers	CNN
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Jerry Seinfeld, George Shapiro and Tammy Johnston, executive producers; Melissa Miller, producer	Netflix
	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath	Leah Remini, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Myles Reiff, executive producers; Mike Rinder, Meaghan Rady and Kai Bowe, co-executive producers	A&E
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Chris Cechin-De La Rosa, Lydia Tenaglia, Tom Keaney, Sandra Zweig and Mary Barclay, executive producers; Michael Steed and Helen Cho, producers	Netflix
	Surviving R. Kelly	Joel Karsberg, dream hampton, Tamra Simmons, Jesse Daniels and Brie Miranda Bryant, executive producers; Jessica Everleth and Maria Pepin, co-executive producers	Lifetime

2020s

Year	Program	Recipients	Network
2020 (72nd) [59]
	Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: Waiting for Justice	Leah Remini, executive producer/host; Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Ray Dotch and Devon Graham Hammonds, executive producers; Chris Rowe and Mike Rinder, co-executive producers	A&E
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Jerry Seinfeld, executive producer/host; Tammy Johnston and George Shapiro, executive producers; Denis Jensen, producer	Netflix
	Ugly Delicious	David Chang, executive producer/host; Morgan Neville, Dara Horenblas, Christopher Chen and Caryn Capotosto, executive producers; Blake Davis and Chris Ying, co-executive producers
	Vice	Beverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Greg Wright, supervising producer	Showtime
	The World According to Jeff Goldblum	Jeff Goldblum, executive producer/host; Jane Root, Peter Lovering, Keith Addis and Matt Renner, executive producers; Arif Nurmohamed, co-executive producer; John Hodgson, series producer	Disney+
2021 (73rd) [60]
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Season 1)	Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Adam Hawkins, Eve Kay, Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm, executive producers; Jon Adler and Molly Harrington, supervising producers	CNN
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Chris Cechin-De La Rosa and Alexandra Lowry, executive producers; Helen Cho and Michael Steed, producers	Netflix
	Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special	Tara Montgomery and Terry Wood, executive producers; Brian Piotrowicz and Brad Pavone, co-executive producers; Corinne Gilliard, Amanda Cash and Colleen Dunnegan, senior producers	CBS
	United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell	W. Kamau Bell, executive producer/host; Lydia Tenaglia, Morgan Fallon and Sandra Zweig, executive producers; Raza Naqvi and Jane Jo, producers; Dwayne Kennedy, supervising producer	CNN
	Vice	Beverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Robert Booth, Paula Salhany, Greg Wright and Amanda Pisetzner, supervising producers	Showtime
2022 (74th) [61]
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Tom Barry, Eve Kay, Adam Hawkins, Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Jon Adler, executive producers	CNN
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, John Skidmore, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Lilly Burns and Justin Wilkes, executive producers	Netflix
	The Problem with Jon Stewart	Jon Stewart, executive producer/host; Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon and Richard Plepler, executive producers; Chris McShane, co-executive producer; Lorrie Baranek, supervising producer; Caity Gray, producer	Apple TV+
	Vice	Beverly Chase and Subrata De, executive producers; Craig Thomson, co-executive producer; Robert Booth, Paula Salhany and Amanda Pisetzner, supervising producers; Lama Al-Arian and Simone Perez, producers; Hind Hassan and Paola Ramos, hosts	Showtime
	The World According to Jeff Goldblum	Jeff Goldblum, executive producer/host; Jane Root, Sara Brailsford, Keith Addis, Matt Renner and Chris Kugelman, executive producers; John Hodgson, co-executive producer	Disney+
2023 (75th) [62]
	Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy	Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Shauna Minoprio, Robin O'Sullivan, Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Jon Adler, executive producers; Katie Isaacson, supervising producer; Fiona Cleary and Nadya Mahdi, series producers; Francesco Ficarra, producer	CNN
	The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey	Michelle Obama, Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon, executive producers; Tanisha Whitfield, supervising producer; Tonia Davis and Ethan Lewis, produced by; Oprah Winfrey, host	Netflix
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, John Skidmore, Justin Wilkes and Michael Steed, executive producers; Razan Ghalayini, co-executive producer; Tommy Alter, producer
	Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi	Padma Lakshmi, executive producer/host; David Shadrack Smith and Rachel Tung, executive producers; Lauren Budabin, co-executive producer; Matthew Alvarez, producer	Hulu
	United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell	W. Kamau Bell, executive producer/host; Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig, Morgan Fallon, Amy Entelis and Lyle Gamm, executive producers; Dwayne Kennedy, supervising producer; Crystal Isaac and Andrew Ford, producers	CNN
2024 (76th) [63]
	My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney	Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes and Jake Fuller, executive producers; Tommy Alter, producer	Netflix
	Conan O'Brien Must Go	Conan O'Brien, executive producer/host; Jeff Ross, executive producer; Aaron Bleyaert and Jordan Schlansky, supervising producers; Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell, Matt O'Brien and Mike Sweeney, producers; Njål Lambrechts, line producer	Max
	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.	John F. Wilson, Dyllan McGee, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Peter Kunhardt, executive producers; Deborah C Porfido, supervising producer; Sabin Streeter, senior producer; Natalia Warchol, series producer; Kevin Burke and Matthew Cesario, producers; Robert L. Yacyshyn, line producer	PBS
	How To with John Wilson	John Wilson, executive producer/host; Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman and Clark Reinking, executive producers; Shirel Kozak, produced by	HBO
	The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy	Eugene Levy, host/executive producer; David Brindley, Nic Patten, Sara Brailsford and Alex Menzies, executive producers; Stephen Pain, series producer; Tracey Smyth, senior producer; Claire Kunzel, producer	Apple TV+
2025 (77th) [64]
	Conan O'Brien Must Go	Conan O'Brien, executive producer/host; Jeff Ross, executive producer; Aaron Bleyaert and Jordan Schlansky, supervising producers; José Arroyo, Jason Chillemi, Sarah Federowicz, Jessie Gaskell and Mike Sweeney, producers; Matthew Shaw, series producer	HBO Max
	The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation	Jordan Klepper, executive producer/host; Ian Berger and Jennifer Flanz, executive producers; Zhubin Parang, co-executive producer; Sushil Dayal, supervising producer; Abby Arora and Jessie Kanevsky, producers	Comedy Central
	Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.	Henry Louis Gates Jr., executive producer/host; Dyllan McGee and Peter Kunhardt, executive producers; Deborah Porfido, supervising producer; Sabin Streeter, senior producer; Natalia Warchol, series producer; Robert Yacyshyn, line producer; Kevin Burke and CeCe Moore, producers	PBS
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Tom Keaney, Mary Barclay, Michael Steed, Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Justin Wilkes and Jake Fuller, executive producers; Halavah Sofsky, line producer; Tommy Alter, John Nemeth and Isabel Richardson, producers	Netflix
	Tucci in Italy	Stanley Tucci, executive producer/host; Lottie Birmingham, Amanda Lyon and Simon Raikes, executive producers; Ben Jessop, co-executive producer; Mandy Weller and Stephanie Stoltzfus, line producers; Francesco Ficarra and Yari Lorenzo, producers	Nat Geo

Programs with multiple wins

6 wins Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 3 wins Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy

2 wins Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath Nature Smithsonian World

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals are for nominees since 2013 and include nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program.

18 nominations Inside the Actors Studio 9 nominations Vice 7 nominations Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 6 nominations United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

4 nominations Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 3 nominations Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 2 nominations Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee The World According to Jeff Goldblum

Notes

1. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
2. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
3. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
4. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
5. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
6. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
7. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
8. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
9. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
10. This program was nominated as Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for its host. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
11. In 2020, the TV Academy rescinded a nomination in this category for the Disney Channel special George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin, produced by George Stevens Jr. The program was a re-edit of the 1985 BBC documentary D-Day to Berlin, in violation of a rule that "a program that is a foreign acquisition without benefit of a domestic co-production cannot be re-introduced into eligibility in a current awards year, even though it may have been modified with new footage, sound track, musical score, etc."
12. This program was nominated as Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for its host. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.