TOM BERGERON HONORED WITH THE SAM RUBIN AWARD PRESENTED BY ALFONSO RIBEIRO JOHN WALSH HONORED WITH THE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY CALLAHAN WALSH
Peacock Tops Networks with Four Awards Total
Los Angeles (June 15, 2024) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) unveiled today the winners for the sixth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Hosted by Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar, the annual gala event returned on Saturday, June 15 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
“The Traitors” led the winners, taking home four awards including Best Competition Series and Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series along with Best Show Host and Male Star of the Year for Alan Cumming.
Peacock was the most awarded network of the evening, topping four categories.
This year’s show also honored television host John Walsh with the Career Achievement Award, while television personality Tom Bergeron was the first recipient of the Sam Rubin Award. During the show, the Career Achievement Award was presented to Walsh by his son Callahan Walsh, while the Sam Rubin Award was presented to Bergeron by Alfonso Ribeiro. The Sam Rubin Award was created in honor of the great Sam Rubin, a renowned journalist and longtime member of CCA’s Board of Directors who passed away in May of this year.
The Critics Choice Real TV Awards were launched in 2019 as a large-scale awards platform to give the robust unscripted genre critical attention and support. The awards celebrate programming across platforms, and also recognize industry leaders with special awards highlighting career achievements.
Blue-ribbon nominating committees made up of Critics Choice Association members with expertise in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming, determine the nominees. Winners are chosen by a vote of the CCA membership. Fans vote for Male and Female Star of the Year, Best Ensemble Cast and Best Show Host at criticschoice.com.
Sponsors of the event include Milagro Tequila.
About the Critics Choice Association (CCA)
The Critics Choice Association is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 600 media critics and entertainment journalists. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the intersection between film, television, and streaming content. For more information, visit:
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WINNERS OF THE SIXTH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
The Amazing Race (CBS)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)
Survivor (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)
**The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY
American Idol (ABC)
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
The Masked Singer (Fox)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
**The Voice (NBC)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (Nat Geo WILD)
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO)
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
**The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+)
Why Not Us (ESPN+)
BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
The Food That Built America (History)
How to With John Wilson (HBO)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Shark Tank (ABC)
**We’re Here (HBO)
BEST CULINARY SHOW
Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
MasterChef Junior (Fox)
Next Level Chef (Fox)
Selena + Restaurant (Food Network)
**Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST GAME SHOW
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
**Celebrity Jeopardy! (ABC)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
Guy’s Grocery Games (Food Network)
Password (NBC)
Weakest Link (NBC)
BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin (National Geographic Channel)
Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins (National Geographic Channel)
On the Roam (HBO | Max)
**The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+)
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
BEST BUSINESS SHOW
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox)
The Mega-Brands that Built America (History)
**Shark Tank (ABC)
Start Up (PBS)
BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
Critter Fixers: Country Vets (National Geographic Channel)
Earthsounds (Apple TV+)
Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
**Planet Earth III (BBC America)
Queens (National Geographic Channel)
The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)
BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW
Cold Justice (Oxygen)
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (Investigation Discovery / Max)
Death in the Dorms (Hulu)
Justice, USA (HBO | Max)
**Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (National Geographic Channel)
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment (Netflix)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
30 for 30 (ESPN)
The Dynasty: New England Patriots (Apple TV+)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO | Max)
Quarterback (Netflix)
Untold (Netflix)
**Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW
Farmer Wants a Wife (Fox)
**The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO)
Love is Blind (Netflix)
Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
Swiping America (Max)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN
Celebrity IOU (HGTV)
Farmhouse Fixer (HGTV)
Home Town (HGTV)
**Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Ugliest House in America (HGTV)
Windy City Rehab (HGTV)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTY
Bollywed (Fuse)
Glow Up (Netflix)
OMG Fashun (E!)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
**RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
American Nightmare (Netflix)
**Beckham (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu)
JFK: One Day in America (National Geographic Channel)
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (Netflix)
Telemarketers (HBO | Max)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
House of Villains (E!)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
**The Traitors (Peacock)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
We’re Here (HBO)
BEST SHOW HOST
Will Arnett – Lego Masters (Fox)
Terry Crews – America’s Got Talent (NBC)
**Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)
Kristen Kish – Top Chef (Bravo)
Keke Palmer – Password (NBC)
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
MALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Jerrod Carmichael – Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (HBO)
**Alan Cumming – The Traitors (Peacock)
Bertie Gregory – Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (Nat Geo WILD)
Eugene Levy – The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+)
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
Gerry Turner – The Golden Bachelor (ABC)
FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR
Selena Gomez – Selena + Restaurant (Food Network)
Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
**Ariana Madix – Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
Reba McEntire – The Voice (NBC)
Phaedra Parks – The Traitors (Peacock)
Retta – Ugliest House in America (HGTV)
WINNERS BY NETWORK FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS
Peacock – 4
ABC – 3
Apple TV+ – 2
Bravo – 2
Netflix – 2
BBC America – 1
FX – 1
HBO – 1
MTV – 1
National Geographic Channel – 1
NBC – 1
