2019 Primetime Emmy® Awards Ballot
Outstanding Directing For A Reality Program
The Amazing Race Who Wants A Rolex? May 22, 2019 The Amazing Race makes a first ever trip to Uganda, where a massive market causes confusion and a labor intensive challenge on the shores of Lake Victoria exhausts teams before they battle in a Ugandan themed head-to-head competition ending in elimination.
Bertram van Munster, Directed by
America's Got Talent: The Champions Episode 101 January 07, 2019 First-ever Got Talent global brand extension, America’s Got Talent: The Champions, brought together the most talented and memorable acts from past seasons of AGT and Got Talent series from around the world. All-star acts of former winners and finalists competed with hopes of claiming the ultimate title of World Champion.
Russell Norman, Directed by
American Idol Episode 218 May 19, 2019 With one jaw-dropping act after another, American Idol celebrated the finale with performances by special guest celebrities and the Idol judges. Concluding the season, the Top 3 finalists Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda & Madison VanDenburg sang from their hearts resulting in Laine Hardy crowned as the next American Idol.
Phil Heyes, Directed by
American Ninja Warrior
Minneapolis City Qualifiers July 09, 2018 American Ninja Warrior brings together men and women from all across the country, and follows them as they try to conquer the world’s toughest obstacle courses.
Patrick McManus, Directed by The Bachelor Episode 2301 January 07, 2019 The Season 23 premiere features Colton Underwood. Among the women vying for his affection: a pageant star who calls herself the "hot-mess express"; a deceptively bubbly spitfire who is hiding a dark family secret; and a California beach blonde who has a secret that may make her a perfect match.
Ken Fuchs, Directed by
Beat Bobby Flay Choc-O-Love February 14, 2019 Food Network's Alton Brown and Valerie Bertinelli don't want a rocky road on the way to beating Bobby Flay. They use their chocolate expertise to decide whether acclaimed pastry chef David Lebovitz or chef- of-all-trades Ryan Scott will be able to melt the master.
Peter J. Babington, Directed by
Beat Shazam D.J's Win Big! June 19, 2018 Teams of professional D.J.s face off for one million dollars against the music of Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Pink, R&B and more.
Russell Norman, Directed by
Best Shot We All We Need July 18, 2018 As a remarkable season draws to a close, will the Newark Central team go all the way or walk away empty handed?
Michael John Warren, Directed by
Celebrity Family Feud
Episode 405 July 15, 2018
Hosted by Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people. The celebrity teams competing include Sherri Shepherd, Ian Ziering, Tommy Chong & Derek Fisher.
Ken Fuchs, Directed by The Contender Friends And Foes November 02, 2018 The final four Contenders face off in the semi-finals. One match is between season-long rivals who will finally face off, and the other is between two fighters who have built a brotherly bond. In the end, only two will move on to the finals.
Ramy Romany, Directed by
Dancing With The Stars Vegas Night October 02, 2018 The 12 remaining couples are set to celebrate the allure of Sin City and take a gamble on dancing to some of the city's most iconic songs.
Phil Heyes, Directed by
Dancing With The Stars: Juniors Disney Night October 21, 2018 The nine remaining celebrity kids transform into some of the most magical Disney characters from their favorite Disney films, with each couple performing to songs from beloved Disney classics. At the end of the night, there will be an elimination.
Russell Norman, Directed by
Dancing With The Stars: Juniors Finale December 09, 2018
Four celebrity kid couples vie to take home the Juniors Mirrorball trophy and be crowned the first season champion.
Phil Heyes, Directed by
Dating Around Leonard February 14, 2019 What does love look like after loss? Sweet and sophisticated widower Leonard is ready to find out -- and try his hand at an impromptu dance lesson.
James Adolphus, Directed by Death By Magic DETROIT: Death By Audience November 30, 2018 After delighting Motown singers with sleight of hand, Drummond lets his audience make a choice that could bring a car crashing down on his head.
Simon Dinsell, Directed by
Double Dare
Team Kel vs. Team Kenan November 21, 2018
Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson join their super fans for a competitive hour special. Although both teams struggle in the physical challenges, the ultimate test is the final obstacle course.
Hans van Riet, Directed by
Ellen's Game Of Games The Stink Tank Strikes Back January 08, 2019 Ellen DeGeneres’s hilarious game show puts contestants through a variety of supersized games. Then, the winners compete on the biggest game on TV to possibly play for $100,000.
Russell Norman, Directed by
The Final Table
Japan November 20, 2018
Emotions run high as the teams prepare kaiseki for Hikari Mori, Yuji Ayabe and Akiko Katayama. Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa draws inspiration from the sea.
Russell Norman, Directed by
Forged In Fire Hollywood Edition September 12, 2018 Four bladesmiths pay homage to Hollywood and John Rambo as they forge a survival knife. After brutal testing, two smiths return home to recreate a famous cinematic sword: Hattori Hanzo's 1000-Layer Katana from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. Whose Katana will earn $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion?
Alfonso Trinidad, Directed by Garage Squad
A Charger Tribute October 17, 2018
This father-son project took a tragic turn and became a father-only project. The Garage Squad tackles this 1970 Dodge Charger as a tribute car to the entire family.
Ted Lega, Directed by
The Grand Tour Survival Of The Fattest January 17, 2019 Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are dropped in the vast wilderness of Mongolia, then provided with some basic rations and all the flat-packed parts they need to build a vehicle which will provide their only chance of escape to civilisation before they starve or strangle each other.
Phil Churchward, Directed by
Hollywood Game Night Red Nose Day 2019 May 23, 2019
In a special “Red Nose Day” edition of “Hollywood Game Night,” Hollywood’s biggest stars will unite for a cause, testing their pop culture prowess and raising money for children in need.
Ivan Dudynsky, Directed by
The $100,000 Pyramid Leslie Jones vs. Julie Bowen And Debra Messing vs. Mario Cantone June 10, 2018 Actress and comedian Leslie Jones competes against actress Julie Bowen. In game two, actress Debra Messing faces off with actor-comedian Mario Cantone with hopes of making it to the winner's circle and the ultimate prize of $100,000.
Rich Dipirro, Directed by
Jersey Shore Family Vacation: Part 2 Ronnie Magro’s Series Of Unfortunate Events December 13, 2018
A call from home leaves Ronnie worried and everyone else skeptical, and the roommates help Deena honor her Father’s memory and fight cancer with a fundraiser.
Jack Cannon, Directed by Just Another Immigrant The Greek July 06, 2018 The show is one week away and Romesh is desperate. Attempting to drum up publicity to drive ticket sales, Romesh takes his mom and Uncle to the Mexican border for an elaborate stunt. Rom finally makes it to the Greek, but how many people will be there to see him?
Benjamin Green, Directed by
Lip Sync Battle
Queer Eye January 17, 2019 It's a Fab Five-way LSB throwdown as "Queer Eye" guys Karamo Brown and Jonathan Van Ness battle costars Antoni Porowski, Tan France and Bobby Berk for the championship belt.
Beth McCarthy-Miller, Directed by
Live PD Episode: August 18, 2018 August 18, 2018
Mission, TX police respond to a report of a threat with a gun, and face an armed stand-off with the suspect. Greene County, MO deputies pursue a suspect who fled on a motorcycle. In Warwick, RI, police respond to a large fight, arresting a man for disorderly conduct.
John Gonzalez, Directed by
Magic For Humans Self Control August 17, 2018 Justin explores the concepts of marshmallow self-control and why it's best just to go with the flow. Plus -- free fro-yo!
Adam Franklin, Directed by
Making It Meet Your Makers July 31, 2018
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman reunite for a unique competition that celebrates the hugely popular DIY make movement that’s taken the country by storm, by bringing together eight of the best craftspeople from across the country to compete in one-of-a-kind challenges in hopes to be crowned “Master Maker.”
Rich Kim, Directed by The Masked Singer Mask On Face Off January 02, 2019 Six undercover celebrity singers don animal masks to conceal their identity as they perform before host Nick Cannon and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke, who try to guess the identity of the singer. alex rudzinski, Directed by
MasterChef Junior Under The Big Top March 19, 2019
Masterchef Junior gives talented kids between the ages of 8 and 13 the chance to showcase their culinary abilities and passion for food through a series of challenges. One talented junior homecook will be named America’s newest Masterchef Junior, and take home the trophy and $100,000 grand prize.
Brian Smith, Directed by
Match Game Episode 407 January 23, 2019 Hosted by Alex Baldwin, Match Game returns with four contestants vying to match the answers of Adam Carolla, Morena Baccarin, Johnny Weir, Cheryl Hines, Caroline Rhea, Rick Fox, and Pamela Anderson in a game of fill-in the blank and a chance to win $25,000.
Ron De Moraes, Directed by
Mental Samurai Mental Samurai April 16, 2019 Mental Samurai, hosted by Rob Lowe, features contestants answering questions while being physically transported around the set in a specially designed capsule capable of rotating 360 degrees and landing randomly up to 30 feet in the air. A unique, original and exciting coverage challenge.
Richard DiPirro, Directed by
Nailed It! Jingle Fails June 29, 2018
It's a Christmas baking miracle when the contestants make a cake pop nativity, followed by a cake with an upside-down Santa.
Steve Hryniewicz, Directed by Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn The Magic Dragon June 25, 2018 Magicians from around the world travel to Las Vegas and perform their own tricks in an attempt to fool the masters of magic: Penn & Teller.
Dennis Rosenblatt, Directed by
Project Runway Survive In Style April 04, 2019
The designers are whisked away from their urban creature comforts for a camping trip and challenged to create survival chic looks while embracing the wilderness. Their work room, the accessories wall and the runway itself have all been moved to the woods for this unconventional materials challenge like never before.
Ariel Boles, Director
Queer Eye Black Girl Magic March 15, 2019
A young lesbian struggling with her identity opens her heart to let people in, only to discover she's much stronger than she realized.
Hisham Abed, Directed by
RuPaul's Drag Race Whatcha Unpackin? February 28, 2019 The 11th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is the most fashionable, fearless and jaw-dropping spectacle in “Drag Race” herstory. In the premiere, Miley Cyrus goes undercover in the workroom to spy on the new cast of queens.
Nick Murray, Directed by
Shark Tank Episode 1002 October 21, 2018
In an emotional pitch, siblings from New York present an invention by their late father, a NYC firefighter whose dream was to pitch on “Shark Tank” but passed away before he could realize it. All five Sharks make a rare decision to invest and donate all proceeds to charity.
Ken Fuchs, Directed by So You Think You Can Dance Finale September 10, 2018
In its 15th season, this award-winning series continued to be a spectacular showcase for dance. In one of the most intense competitions the show has ever seen, the title of America’s Favorite Dancer was won by Hannahlei Cabanilla.
Nikki Parsons, Directed by
Somebody Feed Phil
Venice July 06, 2018 In Italy, Phil devours a sublime pork chop, pilots a gondola, dines with a famous chef, and marvels over gelato, aged cheese and balsamic vinegar.
John Bedolis, Directed by
Sugar Rush Frosted Fashion July 13, 2018 Fashion-forward challenges force the frazzled contestants to think outside the box. Guest judge: clothing designer Betsey Johnson.
Ariel Boles, Directed by
Temptation Island Final Bonfire Part 2 March 26, 2019 Final bonfire. Will they go home together, by themselves, or with another!
Glenn "GT" Taylor, Directed by
The Titan Games Let The Titan Games Begin: Trials 1 January 03, 2019 he Titan Games premieres with an action-packed two-hour double episode. Competitors will push their bodies to the limit by battling opponents in unforgiving head-to-head challenges, designed by Dwayne Johnson.
Alex Rudzinski, Directed by To Tell The Truth Episode 306 August 26, 2018 Hosted by Anthony Anderson, To Tell the Truth is a funny re-imagination of the game show first airing in 1956. Sherri Shepherd, Lauren Ash, Curtis Stone and Joshua Malina make up the celebrity panel tasked with guessing who is sworn to tell the truth & who may be deceiving them.
Ivan Dudynsky, Directed by
Top Chef The Greatest February 14, 2019
Top Chef can’t go to Kentucky without taking a turn at fried chicken. Chef Art Smith guests judges a secret herbs and spices blind taste test ahead of the Quickfire fry-off. After, the Chefs turn their attention to another Kentucky legend, the Louisville Lip, boxer and philanthropist Muhammad Ali.
Ariel Boles, Director
The Voice
The Blind Auditions Season Premiere February 25, 2019 Season 16 of The Voice kicks off with our coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, and the one and only John Legend.
Alan Carter, Directed by
World Of Dance Episode 301 February 26, 2019 In round one of “The Qualifiers,” the competition is fiercer than ever before as the world’s top dance acts from all ages and dance genres enter the “World of Dance” arena to face off in the challenge of a lifetime.
Chris Power, Directed by
World Of Dance
Episode 311 May 05, 2019 In the season three finale of “World of Dance,” the top act from each division and a wild card (5 acts total) will take the stage for the last time in the “World Final” with judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and host Scott Evans.
Alex Rudzinski, Directed by End of Category