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parkervn wrote:

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Why the hell does TAR keep winning Outstanding Reality Program or whatever it's called?? It's shit compared to Survivor. 6 years in a row TAR has won!!! Who the hell votes for TAR and why hasn't Survivor ever been nominated (at least I don't think it ever has been)??

Survivor was awarded an Emmy in 2002 before there was a category for Reality-Competition Program:

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class) (Area Award: Possibility of one, more than one or no - 2001
	Survivor - CBS - Maria Baltazzi, Producer; Jay Bienstock, Producer; Mark Burnett, Executive Producer; John Feist, Producer; Teri Kennedy, Producer; Scott Messick, Supervising Producer; Charlie Parsons, Executive Producer; Craig Piligian, Co-Executive Producer; Jeff Probst, Host; Tom Shelly, Supervising Producer

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This was a "special class" award, meaning it won for its own merit without having to compete against another program for the award. The submitted episodes were from the Australia Outback season.

Certain the "flood episode" was riveting television.
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Personally, I love the Amazing Race. But think of who votes for the Emmy. They skew older, and think of television as an art form. The people who vote on Program awards are actors, writers, directors, producers and from every type of technical branch. The Amazing Race is entertaining, is "high-brow" for reality television (as there are usually one or two "cultural understanding" episodes each season, and the production values are fabulous.

For predicting Emmy's tastes, think in terms of "what would a 55-70 year old judge, a long-time industry pro at the top of their profession who sees television as art, enjoy watching on television?"