Welcome to Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney scored the Best Sports Show award and The Amazing Race came in first in the Best Competition Series category at the 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Critics Choice Association members spread the love around, with only RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef earning two awards each.
Given the quantity and quality of reality programming, the CCA launched the Critics Choice Real TV Awards in 2019 to recognize the best in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality shows. In addition to the regular competition categories, this year the CCA honored Lisa Vanderpump with the Impact Award and Eugene Levy was named Star of the Year.
CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV AWARDS WINNERS
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
WINNER: The Amazing Race (CBS)
Lego Masters (Fox)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)
Survivor (CBS)
The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY
America’s Got Talent (NBC)
America’s Got Talent: All Stars (NBC)
Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)
The Masked Singer (Fox)
My Kind of Country (Apple TV+)
WINNER: The Voice (NBC)
BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES
Below Deck Sailing Yacht (Bravo)
Couples Therapy (Showtime)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix)
The Kardashians (Hulu)
MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock (MTV)
WINNER: Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
BEST STRUCTURED SERIES
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Peacock)
Gutsy (Apple TV+)
Shark Tank (ABC)
WINNER: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
BEST CULINARY SHOW
The Big Brunch (HBO Max)
José Andrés and Family in Spain (discovery+)
Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines (Magnolia Network)
Selena + Chef (HBO Max)
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
WINNER:Top Chef (Bravo)
BEST GAME SHOW
Barmageddon (USA)
WINNER: Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
Lingo (CBS)
Password (NBC)
The Wall (NBC)
Weakest Link (NBC)
BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW
Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (Peacock)
The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network)
José Andrés and Family in Spain (discovery+)
The Piece Maker (Magnolia Network)
WINNER: The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+)
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix)
BEST BUSINESS SHOW
American Greed (CNBC)
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
House Hunters (HGTV)
Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)
WINNER: Shark Tank (ABC)
Wahl Street (HBO Max)
BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW
Big Beasts (Apple TV+)
The End Is Nye (Peacock)
WINNER: Frozen Planet II (BBC One)
Our Universe (Netflix)
Prehistoric Planet (Apple TV+)
The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)
BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW
911 Crisis Center (Oxygen)
Evil Lives Here (Investigation Discovery)
How I Caught My Killer (Hulu)
In Pursuit with John Walsh (Investigation Discovery / discovery+)
WINNER: Unsolved Mysteries Volume 3 (Netflix)
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies & The Internet (Netflix)
BEST SPORTS SHOW
30 for 30 (ESPN)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (Hulu)
Like a Girl (Fuse Media)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO Max)
WINNER: Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW
Farmer Wants a Wife (Fox)
Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
Jewish Matchmaking (Netflix)
WINNER: Love Is Blind (Netflix)
Married at First Sight (Lifetime)
The Parent Test (ABC)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: HOME/GARDEN
For the Love of Kitchens (Magnolia Network)
Home (Apple TV+)
WINNER: Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Bravo)
Murder House Flip (The Roku Channel)
Trixie Motel (discovery+)
Ugliest House in America (HGTV)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW: FASHION/BEAUTY
Glow Up (Netflix)
The Hype (HBO Max)
Making the Cut (Prime Video)
Next in Fashion (Netflix)
WINNER: Queer Eye (Netflix)
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing (Netflix)
The Hidden Lives of Pets (Netflix)
House of Hammer (discovery+)
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (HBO Max)
WINNER: Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (Netflix)
Super League: The War for Football (Apple TV+)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Below Deck Sailing Yacht (Bravo)
Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)
WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Fox)
Survivor (Season 44) (CBS)
Vanderpump Rules (Bravo)
BEST SHOW HOST
Selena Gomez – Selena + Chef (HBO Max)
Alex Guarnaschelli – Supermarket Stakeout (Food Network)
WINNER: Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef (Bravo), Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
Trixie Mattel – Trixie Motel (discovery+)
WINNER: RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) / RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars (Paramount+)
Ryan Seacrest – American Idol (ABC)
STAR OF THE YEAR
Guy Fieri – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network)
Ina Garten – Barefoot Contessa (Food Network) / Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
Selena Gomez – Selena + Chef (HBO Max)
Padma Lakshmi – Top Chef (Bravo), Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi (Hulu)
Sandra Lee – Dr. Pimple Popper (TLC)
WINNER: Eugene Levy – The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Apple TV+)
Peyton Manning – History’s Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning (History) / Peyton’s Places (ESPN+) / Capital One College Bowl (NBC)
RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) / RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars (Paramount+)
