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

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

Winners and nominations

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2010s

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2011 (63rd)
	The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain	Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers	thedailyshow.com
	30 Rock: The Webisodes	Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers	NBC.com
2012 (64th)
	Childrens Hospital	Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer	Cartoon Network
	The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain	Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers	thedailyshow.com
	Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip	Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur and Dean Holland, producers	NBC.com
	30 Rock: The Webisodes	Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers
	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)
	Childrens Hospital	Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer	Cartoon Network
	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
	Burning Love	Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Mike Rosenstein, Ken Marino, Erica Oyama and Jonathan Stern, executive producers	Yahoo.com
	The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain	Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Courtney Powell, producer	thedailyshow.com
	Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé	Ricky Kirshner and Steve Bornstein, executive producers; Mark Quenzel, supervising producer; Lawrence Randall, producer; Beyoncé, performer	CBS
	30 Rock: The Webisodes	Eric Gurian, Tina Fey, Bill Sell, Clint Koltveit and Nick Bernardone, producers	NBC.com
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
	Childrens Hospital	Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer	Adult Swim
	Parks and Rec in Europe	Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur, Dean Holland and David Hyman, producers	NBC.com
	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!
	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)
	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
	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
	Childrens Hospital	Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer	Adult Swim
	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
	Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry	Ricky Kirshner, executive producer; Rob Paine, supervising producer; Katy Perry, performer	NBC

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