Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program is awarded to one television documentary or nonfiction series each year.
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 awards
;4 winsAmerican Masters;2 winsAmerican Experience
Individuals with multiple awards
;5 awards;2 awards
Programs with multiple nominations
;9 nominationsAmerican Masters;8 nominationsAmerican Experience
;7 nominationsAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
;4 nominationsPenn & Teller: Bullshit!
;3 nominationsHeritage: Civilization and the Jews
;2 nominationsConan O'Brien Must Go