2024 Emmy nominations ballot: See the 50 Best Competition Program hopefuls from ‘Alone’ to ‘The Voice’
Since 2003, the Best Competition Program Emmy has been awarded annually in recognition of reality entertainment structured around talent or endurance contests. This year, there are 50 such options for TV academy members to choose from on their first-round nominations ballots, which means there will be five nominees announced on July 17. This is down from 59 entrants in 2023 and 81 in 2022.
All 20,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 24 to cast their Emmy nominations ballots for their favorite competition programs. They must limit their choices to five, reflecting the number of eventual nominees.
Unlike comedy and drama series, which simply appear on the ballot by name, the competition program submissions include plot descriptions. Which of the shows listed below do you think will make the final cut?
Alone
This competition series places ten survivalists alone in a punishing, isolated wilderness location with one mission: stay alive as long as they can for a chance to win a $500,000 cash prize. With no teams, no camera crews, and no gimmicks, Alone is the ultimate test of human will.
The Amazing Race
A reality-competition series in which eleven 2-person teams, each with a pre-existing relationship, race around the world while struggling to avoid elimination and vying to win a grand prize of one million dollars.
America’s Funniest Home Videos
From practical jokes to home improvement plans gone awry, to animal mishaps and just flat out strange behavior, this hilarious show pulls out all the stops to present everyday people caught on tape in their most embarrassing moments!
America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League
In America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League, hosted by Terry Crews, judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Mel B each build a roster of their favorite acts and guide them throughout the competition, as each act hopes to be crowned the ultimate champion.
American Idol
American Idol returns with a season full of talent from all genres. With hopefuls auditioning from all over the country, all-star judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie & Luke Bryan, and host, Ryan Seacrest, continue to search for the next American Idol.
American Ninja Warrior
American Ninja Warrior revamped its format for Season 15, introducing side by side racing on its giant obstacle courses. For only the third time in the series’ history, a million dollar winner was crowned: a teenager who was born with Cerebral Palsy.
Battle on the Beach
Features three teams of home renovators coached by mentors and design experts Taniya Nayak, Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria who work nonstop to complete weekly renovation challenges across three seaside homes. The team adding the most value wins a $50,000 prize.
Bet on Black
Special Guest Judge Ray J joins Pinky Cole, Bun B., Van Lathan and Melanie Gatewood Hall as the 5 finalists take their last stand on the main stage to show the judges they have what it takes to win the $200,000 grand prize.
The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge
After tasting hundreds of terrible treats, Nicole and Jacques decided it was time to taste DELICIOUS treats! They brought 10 inexperienced bakers together in a competition to turn their skills from “oh no” to pro! With the guidance of well-known pastry chef mentors, the baker who improves the most wins.
Bobby’s Triple Threat
Bobby Flay handpicks one elite chef to compete against his trio of Titans. The Titans goal: to protect the $25,000 prize at all costs. If, however, the competing chef can out-cook the three Titans, they leave with all the cash and become lifetime members of the Titan Club.
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
The Boulet Brothers welcome an all new cast.
Buddy Games
Six teams of four friends reunite to compete in an assortment of physical and mental challenges.
Celebrity Family Food Battle
Today’s biggest stars and their family members face off in this cooking competition inspired by Hollywood hits.
The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion
This season, returning contenders are hungry for their first victory, competing against each other and legendary Challenge champions in a fight for the throne.
Chopped
A cooking competition show that is all about skill, speed and ingenuity where four up-and-coming chefs compete before three expert judges and take everyday items and turn them into an extraordinary three-course-meal. Course by course, the chefs will be chopped from the competition until only one winner remains.
Claim to Fame
Co-hosted by siblings Kevin and Frankie Jonas, 12 celebrity relatives step outside their famous family members’ shadows and live together under one roof, concealing their identities in the quest for their own fame and fortune. They compete in challenges and play DNA detective in hopes of avoiding elimination for $100,000.
Crime Scene Kitchen
A culinary guessing game in which bakers must decode what type of dessert was made, when all that’s left are a few clues. They have to recreate the recipe and the jury will determine how closely it matches the missing dessert.
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough pairing celebrities with ballroom dancers to compete in choreographed dances judged by renowned experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough.
Deal or No Deal Island
Players compete in challenges to find briefcases hidden around the island worth over $200 million – then try to beat the Banker in a game of Deal or No Deal.
Farmer Wants a Wife
Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, Farmer Wants a Wife follows four farmers in search of real, lasting love. Each farmer hosts a group of single women who leave behind city life for the charms and challenges of country living, as they embark on an adventure that could change their lives forever.
The GOAT
14 reality superstars move into GOAT Manor to face off in a brand new, hilarious competition show, hosted by Daniel Tosh. They will compete in over 20 challenges, earning and breaking one another’s trust as they battle it out for $200k…and the title of Greatest Of All Time.
The Golden Bachelor
One hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life.
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars
Gordon Ramsay hunts for new food and drink entrepreneurs; contestants must prove they possess the raw ingredients required to succeed — drive, dedication, creativity, passion and talent; the last entrepreneur standing earns a life-changing reward.
The Great American Baking Show
Hosts Zach Cherry & Casey Wilson welcome America’s best amateur bakers to the iconic white tent, where they’ll need to wow judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith to become the next Baking Show champion.
The Great American Recipe
Join host Alejandra Ramos and judges Leah Cohen, Tiffany Derry and Graham Elliot as a new group of talented home cooks showcase signature dishes, share heartfelt stories and compete to win the national search for The Great American Recipe.
House of Villains
10 notorious villains meet their match as they must outsmart, out-manipulate and out-scheme each other through a series of challenges in order to win a $200,000 cash prize and the title of America’s Ultimate Supervillain.
I Can See Your Voice
A celebrity panel tries to guess the skilled vocalists from the tone-deaf singers without hearing them sing, with the help of a tone-deaf detective team.
Ink Master
In this high-stakes elimination competition, tattoo artists from around the world create one-of-a-kind artwork to test their skills against their peers for a $100,000 cash prize and the title of Ink Master. The series is hosted by Joel Madden with judges Ryan Ashley, DJ Tambe, and Nikko Hurtado.
Is It Cake?
With more stunning cakes and more shocking fakes, the competition is bigger than ever as bakers fool celebrity judges with their delicious deceptions.
LEGO Masters
Teams of two LEGO enthusiasts compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges for a cash prize, the ultimate LEGO trophy and the grand title of LEGO Master.
Love Island
Love Island USA features a group of sexy singles on a search for love in a beautiful villa. Throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders will couple up to face brand new heart-racing challenges and bigger twists and turns than ever before.
Make Me Scream
Hosted by horror fanatics Tempestt Bledsoe and Darryl M. Bell, this hilariously horrifying Halloween special features three celebrity teams that embark on a game where they must face a series of bone-chilling scare zones while trying NOT to scream, in order to take home the prestigious Medal of Mayhem.
The Masked Singer
A top-secret singing competition in which celebrities face off against each other and appear in elaborate costumes with full-face masks to conceal their identities.
Morimoto’s Sushi Master
Chef Masaharu Morimoto tests the sushi skills of eight expert chefs, alongside fellow judges J. Kenji-Alt and Dakota Weiss. The chefs create sushi platters, Omakase service and more, hoping to win a cash prize and the title of Sushi Master.
Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing
Twelve survivalists enter into the African wilderness empty-handed and naked. Deploying their primitive survival skills for 45 days, they must adapt to a hostile landscape by sourcing food, water, and shelter–while also pushing through bushcraft elimination challenges until only one survivalist is left as the last one standing.
Next Level Chef
Chefs Gordon Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais recruit talented chefs and take them under their wings as they face unique cooking challenges in a one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet with the goal of finding the food world’s newest superstar.
OMG Fashun
OMG Fashun, hosted by Julia Fox and Law Roach, inspires pioneering fashion disruptors to upend traditional style convention, break the rules and redefine cool. Each episode challenges three disruptors to create a boundary-breaking look. The disruptor with the most eye-catching, cutting-edge look is crowned the winner.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller, who will get to see the trick only once. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their show at the Rio in Las Vegas.
Rock the Block
Hosted by Ty Pennington, four teams of HGTV’s powerhouse experts face-off in an epic home renovation battle in Treasure Island, Florida. The teams have six weeks and a $250,000 budget to renovate attached waterfront homes, each featuring a pool, boat dock and dazzling views of Boca Ciega Bay.
RuPaul’s Drag Race
A reality competition show hosted by world famous drag performer RuPaul. Contestants compete in design, comedy, dancing, and lip sync challenges while vying for the crown and coveted title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar.”
Secret Chef
A radical twist on cooking competition as chefs live in complete isolation and anonymously rank each other’s food via a series of blind tastings. With their identities concealed, everything will be hidden except the one thing that matters most… the food.
So You Think You Can Dance
Contestants compete in various intense dance challenges to secure their place in the So You Think You Can Dance studio and to become America’s best dancer.
Squid Game: The Challenge
In this reality competition show inspired by Squid Game, 456 players put their skills to the ultimate test for a life-changing $4.56 million prize.
Survivor
18 strangers travel to the islands of Fiji to see who will have what it takes to outwit, outplay, and outlast all the rest and claim the million dollar prize.
Top Chef
Top Chef serves up fresh flavors, new rules and unexpected twists for season 21 with new host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio and perennial judge Gail Simmons, as 15 talented, rising star chefs and James Beard nominees from across the country vie for the coveted title across Wisconsin.
Tough As Nails
A competition series about Americans who roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty to keep America running. Competitors are tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites.
Tournament of Champions
Guy Fieri hosts the ultimate bracket-style culinary tournament where 32 talented chefs representing the east and west go head-to-head in sudden-death matches where the randomizer determines the elements of the challenge and their fate is decided by a panel of food icon judges.
The Traitors
In a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands, Alan Cumming hosts 21 larger-than-life personalities who compete in a series of challenges to win a cash prize of up to $250,000. The catch? The contestants coined “the Traitors” devise a plan to steal the prize from the contestants coined “the Faithful.”
Ugliest House in America
Things get ugly in this series, Ugliest House in America. Comedian Retta tours properties nominated by homeowners who believe their design-challenged home is one of the worst in the country and hope to win a showstopping $150,000 renovation by Alison Victoria.
The Voice
America’s best undiscovered talent goes head-to-head on teams led by four of today’s biggest musical icons, who playfully compete against each other while mentoring these inspiring singers in search of the next superstar Voice.
PREDICT the 2024 Emmy nominations through July 17
Make your predictions at Gold Derby now. Download our free and easy app for Apple/iPhone devices or Android (Google Play) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. See our latest prediction champs. Can you top our esteemed leaderboards next? Always remember to keep your predictions updated because they impact our latest racetrack odds, which terrify Hollywood chiefs and stars. Don’t miss the fun. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our famous forums where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Everybody wants to know: What do you think? Who do you predict and why?