Highlights
- The first ever Outstanding Structured Reality Program award was handed to Shark Tanj in 2014
- Shark Tank was a dominant winner by snapping the title for four consecutive years.
- Failing to make its mark for the next six years, it won the title for this year.
Shark Tank has been poured with an immeasurable amount of love from audiences right from the time its first episode was telecasted. The same reason propelled its growth, and the show has been clenching numerous awards and accolades for years. A recent addition to the list is the ‘Outstanding Structured Reality Program’ at the Emmys.
With this, the reality show has gained the majestic feat of becoming the first ever of its type to win maximum consecutive awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. From 2018 onwards, the winner of the title was Queer Eye. It is a Netflix-based show that presents content curated for fashion and lifestyle. The major contributors to Queer Eye are people from the gay community.
Outstanding Structured Program is an award category presented every year in the globally famous Emmys. The category started in 2001 and was split into two groups thirteen years later.
The first category is Outstanding Structured Reality Program, while the other is Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. The former includes all reality shows that follow a consistent content format and adhere to a set template of story elements.
Shark Tank: Emmy for Best Structured Reality Program
From 2014 to 2017, Shark Tank has won the Emmy’s ‘Outstanding Structured Reality Program’. Shark Tank is a unique platform that invites entrepreneurs to present their unique business ideas. Based on the products, the Sharks assess whether or not to invest.
Shark Tank’s journey started fifteen years ago. Since then, it has kept viewers hooked with ingenious products and pitches. Due to its growing popularity, the show has found a consistent presence in the Emmys.
Shark Tank’s Wins and Debacles
Shark Tank’s success story is not restricted to Emmys only. In its history of almost fifteen years, the show has grabbed many other awards, such as the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Television Critics Association Awards.
Since 2018, Shark Ta faced a setback when Queer Eye took away its title. Queer Eye is another renowned show. It is a renewed format of Bravo’s show with the same name that started 21 years ago. The show was audience favorite, which made it a winner in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program in 2018.
This happened for the first time after a winning run of four years that Shark Tank missed out on the opportunity. Since then, it has been on a winning streak from 2018 to 2023.
The ‘Shark Tank’ Redemption
Shark Tank has been scripting new success stories with every passing year ever since its inception. Episodes involving iconic pitches like Scrub Daddy and Boost Oxygen amplified its ratings, which ultimately allowed it to win the Emmy for a record four years.
But Queer Eye soon became a new sensation and has won for a continuous six years since 2018.
In a surprising turn of events, Shark Tank gained back its original momentum and clinched the Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality Program for 2024. With this, the hit entrepreneurial show bagged the title for the fifth time after its last win in 2017.
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A Small Trivia
The category for structured reality programs has been consistent for the past two years, with the same shows finding their place in nominations. Some of these shows include Antiques Roadshow by PBS, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives by Food Network, and Love Is Blind.
Shark Tank and Queer Eye have been consistent for many more years.
Antiques Roadshow is soaring high in the category with a total of 22 nominations to date (highest ever for any reality show). The original version of Queer Eye, which telecasted on Bravo won its first Emmy in this category back in 2004.
To Conclude
Even after airing the same format of content for the past fifteen years, Shark Tank has been setting new popularity records every day. Its relevance in the reality show space can be ascertained by its recent win in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program category at the Emmys.
After a lull of six long years, it has found its way back to the route of victory and discarded Netflix’s Queer Eye, the title it had been winning all these years. This development underscores Shark Tank’s undying ability to inspire a whole generation of audiences year after year.
References
1. Emmys: ‘Shark Tank’ Snaps ‘Queer Eye’s’ 6-Year Winning Streak To Reclaim Structured Reality Program Crown, IMDb, Nellie Andreeva
Entrepreneur, auteur, raconteur. Rob Merlino is a blogger and writer who enjoys the Shark Tank TV show and Hot Dogs. A father of five who freelances in a variety of publications, Rob has a stable of websites including Shark Tank Blog, Hot Dog Stories, Rob Merlino.com and more.
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