| Primetime Emmy Award for Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) |
| Presenter: | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Country: | United States |
| Holder: | Only Murders in the Building (2023) |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. In 2014, the category was created alongside Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More).
Rules require that nominations are distributed proportionally among multi-camera and single-camera series, based on the number of submissions of each. For instance, if two-fifths of submissions are multi-camera then two of the five nominees will be multi-camera.[1]
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (52nd) [2] | Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | |||
| Love & Money | "Pilot" | Dahl Delu, Rusty Lipscomb | CBS | |
| Dharma & Greg | "Hell to the Chief" | Anne H. Ahrens, John Shaffner | ABC | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Dial M for Dick" | Garvin Eddy, Tara Stephenson | NBC | |
| Will & Grace | "Ben? Her?" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | ||
| 2001 (53rd) [3] | ||||
| Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | NBC | |
| Bette | "Pilot" | Lynda Burbank, Bernard Vyzga | CBS | |
| Frasier | "Cranes Go Caribbean" | Roy Christopher, Ron Olsen | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One with Monica and Chandler's Wedding" | Greg Grande, John Shaffner, Joe Stewart | ||
| Three Sisters | "Pilot" | Dwight Jackson, John Shaffner, Joe Stewart | ||
| 2002 (54th) [4] | ||||
| Will & Grace | "Cheatin' Trouble Blues" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | NBC | |
| Emeril | "Halloween" | Leslie Frankenheimer, Dwight Jackson, Ed LaPorta | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby" | Greg Grande, John Shaffner, Joe Stewart | ||
| That '70s Show | "That '70s Musical" | Garvin Eddy, Tara Stephenson | Fox | |
| Titus | "Into Thin Air" | Stephan G. Olson, William V. Ryder, Richard C. Walker | ||
| 2003 (55th) [5] | ||||
| Will & Grace | "24" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One in Barbados" | Greg Grande, John Shaffner, Joe Stewart | NBC | |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | "Sabrina in Wonderland" | Julie Kaye Fanton, Scott Heineman | The WB | |
| That '70s Show | "The Battle of Evermore" | Garvin Eddy, Tara Stephenson | Fox | |
| 2004 (56th) [6] | ||||
| Frasier | "Freudian Sleep," "Caught in the Act" | Roy Christopher, Ron Olsen, Amy Skjonsby-Winslow | NBC | |
| Arrested Development | "Pilot" | Ellen Brill, Charisse Cardenas, Denny Dugally | Fox | |
| Two and a Half Men | "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor" | John Shaffner, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Whoopi | "Sticky Fingers" | Garvin Eddy, Donna Hamilton, Ellen Waggett | NBC | |
| Will & Grace | "I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | ||
| 2005 (57th) [7] | ||||
| George Lopez | "Leave It to Lopez," "The Simple Life," "Trouble in Paradise" | Judi Giovanni, John Shaffner | ABC | |
| That '70s Show | "Down the Road Apiece," "Angie," "Don't Lie to Me" | Garvin Eddy, Tara Stephenson | Fox | |
| Two and a Half Men | "It Was 'Mame,' Mom," "A Low, Guttural Tongue-Flapping Noise" | John Shaffner, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Will & Grace | "The Birds and the Bees" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | NBC | |
| 2006 (58th) [8] | ||||
| How I Met Your Mother | "Pilot" | Stephan G. Olson, Richard C. Walker | CBS | |
| Stacked | "iPod" | Mark Johnson, Bernard Vyzga | Fox | |
| Will & Grace | "I Love L. Gay" | Melinda Ritz, Glenda Rovello | NBC | |
| 2007 (59th) | ||||
| How I Met Your Mother | "Aldrin Justice," "Something Borrowed," "Something Blue" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| The Class | "Pilot" | Glenda Rovello, Peter Gurski | CBS | |
| 2008 (60th) [9] | ||||
| How I Met Your Mother | "The Yips," "No Tomorrow," "Miracles" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | "Between a Rock and a Hard Place," "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "House" | Cabot McMullen, Amy Feldman | CBS | |
| 2009 (61st) [10] | ||||
| How I Met Your Mother | "Shelter Island," "Not a Father's Day" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Hofstadter Isotope," "The Vegas Renormalization," "The Lizard-Spock Expansion" | John Shaffner, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Hell's Kitchen | "Episode 515" | John Janavs, Robert Frye, Stephen Paul Fackrell | Fox | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | "What Happens in Vegas Is Disgusting in Vegas," "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner," "He Ain't Heavy" | Cabot McMullen, Amy Feldman | CBS | |
| Saturday Night Live | "Host: Anne Hathaway," "Host: Hugh Laurie" | Eugene Lee, Akira Yoshimura, Keith Ian Raywood, N. Joseph DeTullio | NBC | |
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (62nd) [11] | ||||
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Gothowitz Deviation," "The Adhesive Duck Deficiency" | John Shaffner, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Hell's Kitchen | "Episode 615" | John Janavs, Robert Frye, Stephen Paul Fackrell | Fox | |
| How I Met Your Mother | "Duel Citizenship," "Hooked," "Of Course" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine | "Subway, Somehow," "Revenge Makeover," "Sweet Charity" | Cabot McMullen, Amy Feldman | ||
| Rules of Engagement | "3rd Wheel," "Ghost Story," "Atlantic City" | Bernard Vyzga, Jerie Kelter | ||
| 2011 (63rd) [12] | ||||
| Hot in Cleveland | "Sisterhood of the Traveling SPANX," "I Love Lucci, Part 2," "LeBron Is Le Gone" | Michael Andrew Hynes, Maralee Zediker | TV Land | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Love Car Displacement," "The 21-Second Excitation," "The Agreement Dissection" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| How I Met Your Mother | "Subway Wars," "Natural History" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | ||
| Mike & Molly | "Pilot" | John Shaffner, Ann Shea | ||
| Rules of Engagement | "Last of the Red Hat Lovers," "Singing and Dancing," "The Set Up" | Bernard Vyzga, Jerie Kelter | ||
| 2012 (64th) [13] | ||||
| 2 Broke Girls | "And the Rich People Problems," "And the Reality Check," "And the Pop Up Sale" | Glenda Rovello, Amy Feldman | CBS | |
| Hell's Kitchen | "Episode 915," "Episode 916" | John Janavs, Robert Frye, Heidi Miller | Fox | |
| How I Met Your Mother | "Now We're Even," "The Magician's Code" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| Mike & Molly | "Goin' Fishin'," "Valentine's Piggyback," "The Wedding" | John Shaffner, Lynda Burbank | ||
| 30 Rock | "Live from Studio 6H" | Teresa Masterpierro, Keith Ian Raywood, Jennifer Greenberg, Peter Baran | NBC | |
| 2013 (65th) [14] | ||||
| MasterChef | "Episode 320" | John Janavs, Robert Frye, Heidi Miller | Fox | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Date Night Variable," "The Bakersfield Expedition," "The Love Spell Potential" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| How I Met Your Mother | "Farhampton," "P.S. I Love You," "The Final Page, Part 2" | Stephan G. Olson, Susan Eschelbach | ||
| Two and a Half Men | "Avoid the Chinese Mustard," "Grab a Feather and Get in Line," "My Bodacious Vidalia" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | ||
| 2 Broke Girls | "And the Bear Truth," "And Not So Sweet Charity," "And the Silent Partner" | Glenda Rovello, Amy Feldman | ||
| 2014 (66th) [15] | Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) | |||
| House of Lies | "Wreckage" | Ray Yamagata, Chikako Suzuki, Tim Stepeck | Showtime | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Hofstadter Insufficiency," "The Locomotive Manipulation," "The Proton Transmogrification" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Modern Family | "Las Vegas" | Claire Bennett, Sam Kramer, Brian Kasch | ABC | |
| Silicon Valley | "Articles of Incorporation" | Richard Toyon, L.J. Houdyshell, Cynthia Slagter | HBO | |
| Veep | "Clovis" | Jim Gloster, Sharon Davis, Jennifer Engel | ||
| 2015 (67th) [16] | ||||
| Silicon Valley | "Sand Hill Shuffle" | Richard Toyon, L.J. Houdyshell, Jenny Mueller | HBO | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The First Pitch Insufficiency," "The Clean Room Infilltration," "The Skywalker Incursion" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Hot in Cleveland | "Vegas, Baby," "I Hate Goodbyes," "All About Elka" | Michael Andrew Hynes, Maralee Zediker | TV Land | |
| Transparent | "The Letting Go" | Cat Smith, Maria Baker, Nya Patrinos | Amazon | |
| 2 Broke Girls | "And the Zero Tolerance," "And the Fun Factory," "And a Loan for Christmas" | Glenda Rovello, Amy Feldman | CBS | |
| Veep | "Joint Session" | Jim Gloster, E. David Cosier, Jennifer Engel | HBO | |
| 2016 (68th) [17] | ||||
| Transparent | "Kina Hora," "The Book of Life," "Man on the Land" | Cat Smith, Macie Vener, Susan Mina Eschelbach | Amazon | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Positive Negative Reaction," "The Big Bear Precipitation," "The Fermentation Bifurcation" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| The Muppets | "The X Factor," "Pigs in a Blackout," "Single All the Way" | Denise Ann Pizzini, Don Diers | ABC | |
| Silicon Valley | "Two in the Box," "Bachmanity Insanity," "Daily Active Users" | Richard Toyon, Oana Bogdan, Jennifer Mueller | HBO | |
| Veep | "The Eagle," "C**tgate" | Jim Gloster, Karen Steward, Kimberly Wannop | ||
| 2017 (69th) [18] | ||||
| Veep | "Omaha" | Jim Gloster, Andrew Leitch, Kimberly Wannop | HBO | |
| The Big Bang Theory | "The Dependence Transcendence" | John Shaffner, Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Burglary," "The Gun" | Devorah Herbert, Ben Edelberg, Christopher Carlson | Netflix | |
| Mozart in the Jungle | "Now I Will Sing" | Tommaso Ortino, Susanna Codognato, Letizia Santucci | Amazon | |
| Silicon Valley | "Success Failure," "Terms of Service," "Hooli-Con" | Richard Toyon, Jaclyn Hauser, Jennifer Mueller | HBO | |
| Transparent | "If I Were a Bell" | Cat Smith, Macie Vener, Dea Johnson | Amazon | |
| 2018 (70th) [19] | ||||
| GLOW | "The Dusty Spur" | Todd Fjelsted, Harry Otto, Ryan Watson | Netflix | |
| Atlanta | "Teddy Perkins" | Timothy O'Brien, Taylor Mosbey, Aimee Athnos | FX | |
| Barry | "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going" | Tyler B. Robinson, Eric Schoonover, Amber Haley | HBO | |
| Grace and Frankie | "The Tappys," "The Landline," "The Home" | Devorah Herbert, Amy Wheeler, Andrea Fenton | Netflix | |
| Silicon Valley | "Tech Evangelist," "Artificial Emotional Intelligence" | Richard Toyon, Jaclyn Hauser, Brandi Kalish | HBO | |
| Will & Grace | "A Gay Olde Christmas" | Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski | NBC | |
| 2019 (71st) [20] | ||||
| Russian Doll | "Nothing in This World Is Easy" | Michael Bricker, John Cox, Jessica Petruccelli | Netflix | |
| Barry | "ronny/lily" | Tyler B. Robinson, Eric Schoonover, Rachael Ferrara | HBO | |
| Veep | "Veep" | Jim Gloster, Andrew Leitch, Kimberly Wannop, David Smith | ||
| Will & Grace | "Jack's Big Gay Wedding" | Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski | NBC | |
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) [21] | ||||
| The Mandalorian | "" | Andrew L. Jones, Jeff Wisniewski, Amanda Serino | Disney+ | |
| GLOW | "Up, Up, Up" | Todd Fjelsted, Valerie Green, Cynthia Slagter | Netflix | |
| Space Force | "The Launch" | Susie Mancini, Gary Warshaw, Rachael Ferrara | ||
| What We Do in the Shadows | "Resurrection", "Collaboration", "Witches" | Kate Bunch, Aleks Cameron, Shayne Fox | FX | |
| Will & Grace | "We Love Lucy" | Glenda Rovello, Conny Marinos, Peter Gurski | NBC | |
| 2021 (73rd) [22] | ||||
| WandaVision | Mark Worthington, Sharon Davis, Kathy Orlando | Disney+ | ||
| Emily in Paris | "Emily in Paris" | Anne Seibel, Jean-Yves Rabier, Christelle Maisonneuve | Netflix | |
| Hacks | "Primm" | Jon Carlos, James Bolenbaugh, Ellen Reede Dorros | HBO Max | |
| Ted Lasso | "For the Children" | Paul Cripps, Iain White | Apple TV+ | |
| United States of Al | "Pilot" | John Shaffner, Daren Janes, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| 2022 (74th) [23] | ||||
| Only Murders in the Building | "True Crime" | Curt Beech, Jordan Jacobs, Rich Murray | Hulu | |
| Bob Hearts Abishola | "Bowango" | Francoise Cherry-Cohen, Gail L. Russell, Ann Shea | CBS | |
| Emily in Paris | "The Cook, the Thief, Her Ghost and His Lover", "Scents & Sensibility", "French Revolution" | Anne Seibel, Benôit Tételin, Christelle Maisonneuve | Netflix | |
| Hacks | "Trust the Process" | Alec Contestabile, Rob Tokarz, Jennifer Lukehart | HBO Max | |
| Schmigadoon! | "Schmigadoon | " | Bo Welch, Don Macaulay, Carol Lavallee | Apple TV+ |
| Ted Lasso | "Beard After Hours" | Paul Cripps, Stacey Dickinson | ||
| United States of Al | "Kiss/Maach", "Divorce/Talaq", "Sock/Jeraab" | Daren Janes, Susan Eschelbach | CBS | |
| 2023 (75th) [24] | ||||
| Only Murders in the Building | "Sparring Partners", "I Know Who Did It" | Patrick Howe, Jordan Jacobs, Rich Murray | Hulu | |
| The Bear | "System" | Sam Lisenco, Eric Dean, Emily Carter | FX | |
| How I Met Your Father | "The Reset Button", "Ride or Die", "Daddy" | Glenda Rovello, Conny Boettger-Marinos, Amy Beth Feldman | Hulu | |
| Schmigadoon! | "Famous as Hell" | Jamie Walker McCall, Ryan Garton, Gregory Clarke, Carol Lavallee | Apple TV+ | |
| What We Do in the Shadows | "The Night Market" | Shayne Fox, Aaron Noël, Kerri Wylie | FX | |
| 2024 (76th) [25] | ||||
| The Bear | "Omelette" | Merje Veski, Lisa Korpan, Eric Frankel | FX | |
| Frasier | "Moving In" | Glenda Rovello, Conny Boettger-Marinos, Amy Feldman | Paramount+ | |
| Hacks | "Yes, And" | Rob Tokarz, Jeanine A. Ringer, Jennifer Lukehart | Max | |
| Only Murders in the Building | "Opening Night" | Patrick Howe, Casey Smith, Rich Murray | Hulu | |
| What We Do in the Shadows | "A Weekend at Morrigan Manor" | Shayne Fox, Jody Clement, Aaron Noël, Kerri Wylie | FX | |
Totals include nominations for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series.