Logie Award for Most Popular Reality Program explained

The Logie for Most Popular Reality Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an Australian reality program.

The award was first awarded at the 42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 2000. It was briefly renamed Best Reality Program (2016-2017).^[1] From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Reality Program.^[2]

The winner and nominees of Most Popular Reality Program are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.^[3] The Block holds the record for the most wins, with five, followed by MasterChef Australia with four wins.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Year	Program	Network	Ref
2000	RPA
	Australian Story
	Doing Time
	Kids' Ward
2001	The Mole
	Animal Hospital
	Popstars
	RPA
2002	Big Brother
	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
	The Mole
	Popstars
	RPA
2003	RPA
	Australian Survivor
	Big Brother
	Celebrity Big Brother
	The Mole
2004	Australian Idol
	Big Brother
	The Block
	The Mole in Paradise
	RPA
2005	Australian Idol
	Big Brother
	The Block
	My Restaurant Rules
	RPA
2006	Australian Idol
	Big Brother
	Border Security
	The Mole
	RPA
2007	Dancing with the Stars
	Australian Idol
	Big Brother
	The Biggest Loser
	It Takes Two
2008	Dancing with the Stars
	Australian Idol
	Big Brother
	The Biggest Loser
	It Takes Two
2009	So You Think You Can Dance
	Australian Idol
	The Biggest Loser
	Dancing with the Stars
	The Farmer Wants a Wife
2010	MasterChef Australia
	The Biggest Loser
	Dancing with the Stars
	The Farmer Wants a Wife
	So You Think You Can Dance
2011	MasterChef Australia
	The Biggest Loser
	Dancing with the Stars
	The Farmer Wants a Wife
	The X Factor
2012	The Block
	Beauty and the Geek
	MasterChef Australia
	My Kitchen Rules
	The X Factor
2013	The Block
	Beauty and the Geek
	Big Brother
	MasterChef Australia
	My Kitchen Rules
2014	My Kitchen Rules
	Big Brother
	The Block All Stars
	The Block Sky High
	Bondi Rescue
2015	The Block
	Big Brother
	Bondi Rescue
	Bondi Vet
	My Kitchen Rules
2016	The Block
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Masterchef Australia
	My Kitchen Rules
	The Bachelorette Australia
2017	The Block
	Australian Survivor
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Masterchef Australia
	My Kitchen Rules
2018	The Block
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Married at First Sight
	My Kitchen Rules
	Travel Guides
2019	MasterChef Australia
	Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Married at First Sight
	My Kitchen Rules
	The Block
2022	MasterChef Australia
	The Block: Fans vs Faves
	Celebrity Apprentice Australia
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Married at First Sight
	SAS Australia
2023	MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites
	Farmer Wants A Wife
	Hunted Australia
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	Married at First Sight
	The Block

Multiple wins/nominations

Number	Program
Wins
	The Block
	MasterChef Australia
	Australian Idol
	RPA
	Dancing with the Stars
Nominations
	The Block
	Big Brother
	MasterChef Australia
	RPA
	Australian Idol
	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
	The Mole
	Dancing with the Stars
	The Biggest Loser
	My Kitchen Rules
	The Farmer Wants a Wife
4	Married at First Sight

Notes and References

1. Web site: Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards. Knox. David. TV Tonight. 16 November 2015. 16 November 2015.
2. Web site: Voting opens for 2018 Logie Awards. Knox. David. TV Tonight. 5 March 2018. 5 March 2018.
3. Web site: Logie 2012 voting opens. Knox. David. 5 December 2011. TV Tonight. 26 January 2015.