Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Variety Series is awarded to one television series each year. After being grouped together for decades as Outstanding Directing for Variety or Music Program, categories were divided for series and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special in 2009.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Programs with multiple wins
;13 winsSaturday Night Live;4 wins
Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming.;25 nominationsSaturday Night Live
;15 nominationsThe Daily ShowLate Show with David Letterman
;10 nominationsThe Colbert Report
;9 nominationsLast Week Tonight with John OliverThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
;7 nominationsLate Night with David Letterman
;6 nominationsAmerican IdolThe Carol Burnett ShowThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
;5 nominationsJimmy Kimmel Live!
;4 nominationsPortlandia
;3 nominationsThe Flip Wilson ShowThe Sonny and Cher Comedy HourThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
;2 nominationsA Black Lady Sketch ShowDa Ali G ShowDrunk HistoryInside Amy SchumerThe Jim Henson HourLate Night with Seth MeyersThe Late Late Show with James CordenThe Muppet ShowReal Time with Bill MaherTracey Takes On...
Individuals with multiple wins
;10 wins;6 wins
;5 wins
;4 wins
;3 wins
;2 wins