# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series was first awarded at the 63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2011 as Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. The award was divided in 2016 to recognize Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Starting in 2021, the categories were combined again and renamed Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series.

## Winners and nominations
### 2010s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain | Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers | thedailyshow.com |
| 2011 (63rd) | 30 Rock: The Webisodes | Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers | NBC.com |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Childrens Hospital | Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer | Cartoon Network |
| 2012 (64th) | The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain | Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers | thedailyshow.com |
| 2012 (64th) | Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip | Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur and Dean Holland, producers | NBC.com |
| 2012 (64th) | 30 Rock: The Webisodes | Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers | NBC.com |
| 2012 (64th) | Web Therapy | Dan Bucatinsky, Lisa Kudrow, Diane Charles and Ron Qurashi, executive producers; Jodi Binstock and David Codron, co-executive producers | lstudio.com |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Childrens Hospital | Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 (65th) | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Anna Wenger and Betsy Koch, producers | FunnyOrDie.com |
| 2013 (65th) | Burning Love | Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Mike Rosenstein, Ken Marino, Erica Oyama and Jonathan Stern, executive producers | Yahoo.com |
| 2013 (65th) | The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain | Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Courtney Powell, producer | thedailyshow.com |
| 2013 (65th) | Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé | Ricky Kirshner and Steve Bornstein, executive producers; Mark Quenzel, supervising producer; Lawrence Randall, producer; Beyoncé, performer | CBS |
| 2013 (65th) | 30 Rock: The Webisodes | Eric Gurian, Tina Fey, Bill Sell, Clint Koltveit and Nick Bernardone, producers | NBC.com |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama | Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Sean Boyle and Rachel Goldenberg, producers | FunnyOrDie.com |
| 2014 (66th) | Childrens Hospital | Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer | Adult Swim |
| 2014 (66th) | Parks and Rec in Europe | Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur, Dean Holland and David Hyman, producers | NBC.com |
| 2014 (66th) | The Soup: True Detective | Edward Boyd and K.P. Anderson, executive producers; Joel McHale and Dominic DeLeo, co-executive producers; Hathaway Loftus, supervising producer; Dan Riesser, producer | E! |
| 2014 (66th) | Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars | Ricky Kirshner and Steve Bornstein, executive producers; Rob Paine, supervising producer; Bruno Mars, performer | Fox |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Brad Pitt | Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Sean Boyle and Michelle Fox, producers | FunnyOrDie.com |
| 2015 (67th) | Billy on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama | Billy Eichner, Mike Farah and Anna Wenger, executive producers; Doug Brady, co-executive producer; Elizabeth Baquet, producer | FunnyOrDie.com |
| 2015 (67th) | Childrens Hospital | Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer | Adult Swim |
| 2015 (67th) | Key & Peele Presents Van and Mike: The Ascension | Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Peter Atencio, Ian Roberts and Jay Martel, executive producers; Matt Enlow, producer | ComedyCentral.com |
| 2015 (67th) | Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry | Ricky Kirshner, executive producer; Rob Paine, supervising producer; Katy Perry, performer | NBC |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer; Diana Miller, producer | Apple TV |
| 2021 (73rd) | Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS | Seth Meyers, host; Mike Shoemaker, produced by | YouTube |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Randy Rainbow Show | Randy Rainbow, executive producer/performer; John Retsios, Jeff Romley and Victoria Varela, producers | YouTube |
| 2021 (73rd) | Reno 911! (Season 7: Part 2) | Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, John Landgraf and Peter Principato, executive producers; David Lincoln, producer | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News (Season 2: Part 1) | Stephen T. Colbert, Chris Licht, R.J. Fried and Tim Luecke, executive producers; Zach Smilovitz and Mike Leech, co-executive producers | Paramount+ |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Season 2) | Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, Akiva Schaffer, Ali Bell, Alex Bach and Alice Mathias, executive producers | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS | Seth Meyers, executive producer/host; Mike Shoemaker, executive producer | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | The Randy Rainbow Show | Randy Rainbow, executive producer; Victoria Varela, Michael J. Moritz Jr. and Jesse Kissel, producers | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News' (Season 2: Part 2) | R.J. Fried, Tim Luecke, Chris Licht and Stephen T. Colbert, executive producers; Zach Smilovitz and Mike Leech, co-executive producers | Paramount+ |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Season 3) | Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Akiva Schaffer, Ali Bell, Alex Bach and Alice Mathias, executive producers | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Awkwafina is Hangin' with Grandma | Nora Lum, Teresa Hsiao, Sean Fogel, Emily Moffatt and Harika Manne, executive producers; Minnie Bennett, supervising producer | Comedy Central |
| 2023 (75th) | Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training | Dan Appel, Melissa Bernstein, Peter Gould and Ariel Levine, executive producers; Dan Marcus, producer | AMC |
| 2023 (75th) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question (Season 2) | Dave Roth, Janice C. Molinari, Zuriht Serna, Trisha Choate, Jillian Novak and Xavier Salas, executive producers | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question (Season 3) | Janice C. Molinari, Dave Roth, Zuriht Serna, Trisha Choate, Jillian Novak and Xavier Salas, executive producers | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | The Eric Andre Show (Season 6) | Eric André, Kitao Sakurai, Dan Curry, Dave Kneebone, Mike Rosenstein and Walter Newman, executive producers | Adult Swim |
| 2024 (76th) | Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS | Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, executive producers | NBC |
| 2024 (76th) | Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime | Bill Maher, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin and Dean E. Johnsen, executive producers; Matt Wood, producer | HBO |