The 4th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards

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BEST ANIMAL / NATURE SHOW BEST COMPETITION SERIES BEST CULINARY SHOW

BEST SPORTS SHOW BEST CRIME / JUSTICE SHOW BEST TRAVEL / ADVENTURE SHOW MALE STAR OF THE YEAR PHIL ROSENTHAL

BEST CULINARY SHOW BEST CULINARY SHOW

BEST LIMITED SERIES BEST LIMITED SERIES

BEST LIMITED SERIES

BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION / BEAUTY SHOW

BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW

BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW

BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW

BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION / BEAUTY SHOW

BEST TRAVEL / ADVENTURE SHOW

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PROGRAMMING

BY A NETWORK OR STREAMING PLATFORM

Welcome It’s such a pleasure to welcome all of you – nominees, presenters and guests from across the unscripted content industry – to tonight’s Critics Choice Real TV Awards.

After two years of virtual awards, we’re thrilled to come together in person again to celebrate the excellence, innovation, diversity, and exceptional storytelling that are so prevalent in nonfiction content.

Through the unprecedented ingenuity and creativity of the entire unscripted community, including everyone here tonight, quality nonfiction entertainment was safely produced and delivered to audiences throughout the pandemic. So now more than ever, there’s a lot to celebrate.

On behalf of NPACT’s member companies, I’d like to thank our partners at the Critics Choice Association for their tireless commitment to making this evening’s celebration of our industry a reality.

Congratulations and good luck to all!

Michelle Van Kempen General Manager NPACT

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A Message from the Branch President Welcome to the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards. After two years in lockdown we’re thrilled to be celebrating the best of reality, nonfiction and unscripted programming in person with all of you.

Though we couldn’t assemble in person during the last two years, that didn’t stop us from honoring the best and brightest of reality television. I encourage you to visit CriticsChoice.com and browse the recorded acceptance speeches by the many deserving recipients of our Critics Choice Real TV Awards in 2020 and 2021.

The last two years have been particularly challenging for all forms of television production, which came to a full stop for several months in 2020 and experienced several stops and starts throughout 2021 as it fully returned to life. Unscripted productions proved a bit easier to execute during that time, even with the new Covid protocols the industry has had to implement.

And so it is that in 2022 there are more reality programs on broadcast and cable networks and streaming services than ever before. Hats off to the unscripted productions that have safely and effectively innovated and adapted to the new challenges the industry was forced to confront. They collectively sent a signal that television, and reality television in particular, would continue to entertain and enlighten an eager audience.

Tonight, we are pleased to recognize excellence in many unscripted categories. In order to select the best, we assembled five nomination committees comprised of television critics and journalists from all over the country, each of them tasked with identifying the most deserving nominees in multiple categories. The entire TV Branch of the CCA then voted to select the winners.

As always, I thank them for their hard work and unwavering dedication. And I thank all of you for your ongoing support.

Thanks also to the many people who made tonight’s event possible, starting with our talented hosts Randy and Jason Sklar and all of our presenters.

Thanks also to the many people who made tonight’s event possible. This starts with our fabulous hosts, the very funny Randy and Jason Sklar, and all our great Presenters. Executive Producers Joey Berlin and Bob Bain have put the show together with a dedicated team including Robin Reinhardt, Benn Fleishman, Jeremy Tominberg, Rich Preuss, Philip D’Amour, Matthew Gossin, Gerry Escalante, Katie Carlin, Nicole Gautier, Becky Whale, Sharon Moscoso, Paul Flattery, Jim Wise, Dera Freund, John De Simio, David Freedman, Ken Rose, Josh Orenstein, Gary Mezzatesta, Andy Gelb and Julia Rossen of Slate PR, Leslie Oren of Babygrande PR, Lisa Waters, Natasha Gargiulo and Dan Black. Our partners at NPACT, led by Michelle Van Kempen, have been a joy to work with on this show, as usual.

Enjoy the show!

Ed Martin Television Branch President Critics Choice Association

ABC BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES

Hulu BEST SHOW HOST Padma Lakshmi FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Padma Lakshmi

National Geogra BEST TRAVEL/AD MALE STAR O Jeff Go

National Geographic BEST STRUCTURED SERIES

National Geographic & Disney+ BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW

AB BEST GAM

ABC BEST BUSINESS SHOW

Walt Disney Animation Studios & Disney+ BEST STRUCTURED SERIES

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BC ME SHOW

ABC BEST GAME SHOW

ESPN Films BEST SPORTS SHOW

National Geographic BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW

Hulu OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PROGRAMMING BY A NETWORK

Hulu BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

National Geographic BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW ©Disney

would like to thank our hosts

The Sklar Brothers

Randy and Jason Sklar

Television Branch Ed Martin

Branch President

Membership List Didier Allouch – Canal+ France Eric Andersson – TV Guide Magazine Ainsley Andrade – MediaVillage.com Nelson Aspen – Sunrise Australia Hillary Atkin – AtkinReport.com Juan Ayala – MediaVillage.com Robyn Bahr – Freelance Martha Baker – KDHX Radio (CPB) Kristen Baldwin – Entertainment Weekly Aaron Barnhart – Primetimer Josh Bell – KTNV Channel 13 Howard and Sandy Benjamin – Interview Factory Jean Bentley – Freelance Rick Bentley – Tribune Wire Service Marc Berman – Programming Insider April Bernard – TV Guide Magazine Mathilde Bernard – Freelance David Bianculli – “Fresh Air” NPR Anne Brodie – What She Said!

Jenna Busch – Legion of Leia / VitalThrills.com Christopher Campbell – Documentary Branch President, CCA; Nonfics.com Francisco Cangiano – Fidelity 95.7 FM WDIF; Uno Radio Group Roger Catlin – Freelance Mike Cecchini – DenOfGeek.com Paulette Cohn – Parade.com Jim Colucci – MustHearTV.blogspot.com Rosy Cordero – Deadline David Crow – Den of Geek Jacqueline Cutler – Emmy magazine, MediaVillage, (NY) Daily News Clayton Davis – Variety Deborah Day – Rotten Tomatoes

Manny de la Rosa – KMIR-TV Eric Deggans – National Public Radio Amber Dowling – Freelance Journalist Duane Dudek – WTMJ-AM Marah Eakin – The A.V. Club Rick Egusquiza – In Touch, Life & Style Amelia Emberwing – IGN Cristina Escobar – Popsugar Maria Estevez – ABC Valerie Ettenhofer – Film School Rejects Chris Evangelista – Slashfilm Kevin Fallon – The Daily Beast Scott Feinberg – The Hollywood Reporter Kevin Fitzpatrick – ScreenCrush.com Rebecca Ford – Vanity Fair Roger Friedman – Showbiz411.com Brent Furdyk – TV Week/ET Canada Darren Garrett – Celebrity Page TV Steve Gidlow – MediaVillage Patrick Gomez – The A.V. Club Toni Gonzales – Freelance (Remezcla) Eric Gould – TV Worth Watching Susan Granger – SSG Syndicate John Griffiths – Emmy magazine Jim Halterman – TV Guide Magazine Pete Hammond – Film Branch President, CCA; Deadline Hollywood John Hanlon – AM 870 The Answer Teri Hart – Rogers Entertainment Chris Hayner – GameSpot Patrick Heidmann – ZEIT ONLINE Jon Hein – Sirius XM channel 101

Damian Holbrook – TV Guide Magazine Jeffrey K. Howard – KCLV.tv Douglas Hyde – CNN.com Emmanuel Itier – AlloCine.fr Ryan Jay – RyanJayReviews.com Lisa Johnson Mandell – Cumulus/BBC Radio Sarah K. Adamson – Hollywood 360 Radio Network Susan Kamyab – Irving Television Rachel Kasuch – Freelancer for magazines and websites in Germany Sandy Kenyon – WABC TV Eric Kohanik – Freelance Journalist Bonnie Laufer Krebs – CH Morning Live Raquel Laguna Pardo – EUROPA PRESS/CulturaOcio Joanna Langfield – The Movie Minute Kelly Lawler – USA Today Samuel Leggett – JVS Media & Productions Christopher Longo – DenofGeek.com Kristen Lopez – IndieWire Germain Lussier – Gizmodo Trey Mangum – Shadowandact.com Noel Manning – Meet Me at the Movies Kylie Erica Mar – Made in Hollywood; Last Night Now Sarah Marrs – LaineyGossip.com Ed Martin – TV Branch President, CCA; MediaVillage Tyler McCarthy – NBC Universal Jennifer Merin – AWFJ.org Bruce Miller – SiouxCityJournal.com Dave Morales – KRIV Fox Wilson Morales – BlackFilmandTV.com Matt Mungle – Salem Radio Networks: The Mungle Show Rebecca Murray – ShowbizJunkies.com Jason Nathanson – ABC News Radio April Neale – Monstersandcritics.com Perri Nemiroff – Collider.com Silvia Nittoli – Badtaste.it Brooke Obie – Refinery 29 Unbothered Tom O’Neil – Gold Derby Michael Ordoña – Los Angeles Times Rob Owen – Trib Total Media’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Carissa Pavlica – TVFanatic.com George Pennacchio – KABC-TV

Mose Persico – CTV MONTREAL Mose at the Movies Jenny Peters – New York Lifestyle Magazine Kimberly Potts – YahooTV.com Gill Pringle – The i paper Aaron Pruner – Freelance Kristy Puchko – Pajiba.com Patricia Puentes – Ask Media Group Jeremy Rabe – Ozarks FOX KRBK Christina Radish – Collider.com Jessica Radloff – Glamour Magazine Alicia Rancilio – Associated Press TV News Grace Randolph – YouTube / Beyond The Trailer Katey Rich – VanityFair.com Matt Richenthal – TVFanatic.com Ana Rita Guerra – Lusa - Portuguese News Agency Joanna Robinson – The Ringer Kate Rodger – Discovery TV3: Newshub Matt Roush – TV Guide Magazine Sam Rubin – KTLA-TV, CCA Board Of Directors Greg Russell – WMYD TV Robert Samo – Fanboy Nation Magazine Derek Sante – I Heart Media Francesca Scorcucchi – Il Corriere della Sera Laura Sirikul – The Nerds of Color Kyle Smith – National Review Danielle Solzman – Solzyatthemovies.com Marietta Steinhart – ray Filmmagazin tt stern-enzi – WXIX Fox19 Patrick Stoner – WHYY-TV and PBS Herb Stratford – KVOA TV (NBC) Robert Strauss – Freelance Ashley Bissette Sumerel – Tell-Tale TV Magnus Sundholm – Aftonbladet (SWEDEN) Leah Sydney – Showbiz411.com Terry Terrones – Gazette.com Fahnia Thomas – EURweb.com Sammi Turano – TVGrapevine Kristi Turnquist – The Oregonian Megan Vick – TVGuide.com Tim Wassberg – The Inside Reel Stevie Wong – Sky News

Bob Saget

Impact Award Honoree

Best Competition Series

Chopped

Making It

RuPaul’s Drag Race

The Amazing Race

The Great British Baking Show

Top Chef

Food Network

VH1

Netflix

NBC

CBS

Bravo

W E P R O U D LY C O N G R AT U L AT E O U R CRITICS CHOICE RE AL T V AWARDS NOMINEES

L IZ ZO’ S WATCH OU T FOR T H E B IG G R R R L S B E S T CO M PE T I T I O N SER I E S: TA L EN T/ VA R I E T Y

M A K I N G T H E CU T B E S T L I F E S T Y L E : FA SH I O N/ B E AU T Y SH OW

T H E R E A L HOUSE W I V E S OF B E V ER LY H I L L S B E S T U NS T R U C T U R ED SER I E S B E S T ENSEM B L E C A S T I N A N U NS C R I P T ED SER I E S

SH A R K TA N K B E S T B USI N E SS SH OW

U N I N T ER R U P T ED’ S TOP C L A SS: T H E L I F E A N D T I M E S OF T H E SI ER R A C A N YON T R A I L B L A ZER S B E S T SP O R T S SH OW

T H E VOICE B E S T CO M PE T I T I O N SER I E S: TA L EN T/ VA R I E T Y B E S T ENSEM B L E C A S T I N A N U NS C R I P T ED SER I E S F E M A L E S TA R O F T H E Y E A R — K E L LY C L A R K S O N

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety

Dancing with the Stars

Finding Magic Mike

Legendary

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

Next Level Chef

The Voice

ABC

HBO Max

Fox

HBO Max

Prime Video

NBC

Best Unstructured Series

Couples Therapy

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked

The Kardashians

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans

We’re Here

Showtime

Hulu

Paramount+

VH1

Bravo

HBO

Best Structured Series

Catfish: The TV Show

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Dr. Pimple Popper

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

How To with John Wilson

Sketchbook

MTV

TLC

HBO

Food Network

National Geographic

Disney+

BEST COMPETITION SERIES

BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION / BEAUTY SHOW

BEST CULINARY SHOW

BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT / VARIETY

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES

BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES

BEST COMPETITION SERIES

BEST LIFESTYLE: HOME / GARDEN SHOW

Padma Lakshmi

BEST GAME SHOW

BEST SHOW HOST FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR Top Chef, Bravo

Kelly Clarkson FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR The Kelly Clarkson Show, Syndicated The Voice, NBC

BEST CRIME / JUSTICE SHOW

BEST CRIME / JUSTICE SHOW

American Song Contest, NBC

Best Culinary Show

Cooking with Paris

Crime Scene Kitchen

Is It Cake?

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines

The Great British Baking Show

Top Chef

Netflix

Netflix

Netflix

Fox

Magnolia

Bravo

Best Game Show

Family Game Fight!

Holey Moley

Jeopardy!

Supermarket Sweep

The Price Is Right

Weakest Link

NBC

Syndicated

CBS

ABC

ABC

NBC

Best Travel/Adventure Show

Alone

Family Dinner

Somebody Feed Phil

The Amazing Race

The World According to Jeff Goldblum

The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals

History

Netflix

Disney+

Magnolia

CBS

Netflix

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Best Business Show

American Greed

Bar Rescue

Million Dollar Wheels

Restaurant: Impossible

Shark Tank

Undercover Boss

CNBC

Discovery+

ABC

Paramount Network

Food Network

CBS

Best Animal/Nature Show

Crikey! It’s the Irwins

Critter Fixers: Country Vets

Eden: Untamed Planet

Growing Up Animal

Penguin Town

The Wizard of Paws

Discovery

BBC America

Netflix

National Geographic

Disney+

BYUtv

Best Crime/Justice Show

911 Crisis Center

Cold Justice

Heist

Rich & Shameless

Secrets of Playboy

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller

Oxygen

Netflix

A&E

Oxygen

TNT

National Geographic

C O N G R AT UL AT IONS to our 4th annual

CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS NOMINEES

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Programming by a Network or Streaming Platform

Best Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety Best Show Host

Best Structured Series

Best Relationship Show

John Oliver

Best Sports Show

Female Star of the Year Selena Gomez

Thank you, Critics Choice Association, for your recognition.

Best Unstructured Series

Best Sports Show

30 for 30

Bad Sport

Cheer

Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

ESPN

Netflix

Netflix

CMT

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO

UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers Freevee

Best Relationship Show

90 Day Fiancé

La Máscara del Amor

Love Is Blind

Love on the Spectrum

My Mom, Your Dad

The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On

TLC

Netflix

HBO Max

Estrella TV

Netflix

Netflix

Best Lifestyle: Home/Garden Show

Celebrity IOU

Fixer Upper: Welcome Home

Houses with History

Married to Real Estate

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles

Rock the Block

HGTV

HGTV

Bravo

Magnolia

HGTV

HGTV

Best Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show

Glow Up

Love, Kam

Making the Cut

My Unorthodox Life

Project Runway

The Hype

Netflix

Prime Video

Bravo

SurvivorNetTV

Netflix

HBO Max

Best Limited Series

Abraham Lincoln History

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Netflix

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo

Theodore Roosevelt

We Need to Talk About Cosby

Netflix

History

Netflix

Showtime

Best Ensemble Cast In An Unscripted Series

Dancing with the Stars

RuPaul’s Drag Race

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans

ABC

Bravo

VH1

Paramount+

The Voice NBC

Top Chef Bravo

Best Show Host

Mayim Bialik Jeopardy!

Syndicated

Daniel “Desus Nice” Baker and Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez Desus & Mero Showtime

Padma Lakshmi

Trevor Noah

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Hulu Top Chef Bravo

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

John Oliver

RuPaul

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO

Comedy Central

RuPaul’s Drag Race VH1

Male Star of the Year

Jeff Goldblum

The World According to Jeff Goldblum Disney+

Trevor Noah

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Comedy Central

RuPaul

RuPaul’s Drag Race VH1

Robert Irvine

Restaurant: Impossible Food Network

Phil Rosenthal

Somebody Feed Phil Netflix

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy CNN

Female Star of the Year

Samantha Bee

Kelly Clarkson

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS

The Kelly Clarkson Show Syndicated The Voice NBC American Song Contest NBC

Joanna Gaines

Selena Gomez

Fixer Upper: Welcome Home Magnolia Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines Magnolia

Padma Lakshmi

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi Hulu Top Chef Bravo

Selena + Chef HBO Max

Sandra Lee Dr. Pimple Popper TLC

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Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Programming by a Network or Streaming Platform

Discovery+

HBO Max

Hulu

Netflix

TLC

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production

Bunim/Murray Productions

The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)

Kinetic Content

Raw TV

Sharp Entertainment

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