Nicolle Yaron
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Nicolle Yaron is an American television producer, showrunner, and writer. Known for her work in unscripted, variety, and live-event programming,[1] Yaron won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 as a co-executive producer for NBC's singing competition The Voice and received additional Emmy nominations in 2012 and 2014.[2] Yaron is also the co-creator of the craft-competition series Making It and its spin-off, Baking It.
Career
[edit]Yaron began her television career after joining the late-night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly.[1] Initially specializing in late-night and talk-show formats, she transitioned into live-event production, contributing to broadcasts including the Primetime Emmy Awards, People's Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and NBC’s New Year's Eve specials.[3]
In 2011, Yaron entered reality television competition with NBC's The Voice. At The Voice, she helped develop the first-ever real-time Live Vote and audience-engagement features such as the "Twitter Save."[4][5] After leaving The Voice, she executive-produced ABC’s interactive singing competition Rising Star and Fox’s comedy series World's Funniest Fails.[6][3] She served as a consulting producer at the 88th Academy Awards.[3]
Yaron co-created and executive-produced the Emmy-nominated Making It (2018), a craft competition hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.[1][7] The series received critical acclaim and was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, including the Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2021 and 2022.[8] Following Making It, she co-created the Emmy-nominated Baking It (2021), a baking competition hosted by Maya Rudolph and Andy Samburg, and later Rudolph and Amy Poehler.[9] Baking It received a Writers Guild of America Award in 2022 and 2023, and was again nominated in 2024.[10][11][12]
She also co-created and executive-produced Real Country, a music-talent competition featuring Shania Twain and Jake Owen on USA Network.[13][14]
In 2020, Yaron created and executive-produced HBO Max’s Haute Dog, a comedic dog-grooming competition hosted by Matt Rogers.[15][16]
Yaron is also the author of the newsletter Extremely Helpful, which covers self-development, culture, and media.[17]
Awards and recognition
[edit]- Producers Guild of America Award: Winner, Outstanding Producer of Competition Television for The Voice[18]
- Primetime Emmy Awards:
- Nominee, Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program for Making It (2022, 2023)[19][20]
- Nominee, Outstanding Reality Competition Program for Baking It (2022)[21]
- Writers Guild of America Award: Winner, Comedy/Variety – Quiz and Audience Participation for Baking It (2022, 2023); nominee (2024)[10][11][12]
- RealScreen Award: Winner, Best Competition: Lifestyle for Making It (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Exclusive Peek: Amy Poehler & Nick's 'Making It' - Brit + Co". www.brit.co.
- ^ "Nicolle Yaron". Television Academy.
- ^ a b c "88TH OSCARS PRODUCTION TEAM ANNOUNCED | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. February 19, 2016.
- ^ "What does 'The Voice' host Carson Daly think of the Twitter Save?". EW.com.
- ^ Halperin, Shirley (June 20, 2011). "How 'The Voice' Uses Twitter to Raise Ratings". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (June 20, 2014). "The Billboard Cover Story – 'Rising Star': 'It's 'Hunger Games' Meets the Coliseum in Rome'". Billboard.
- ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (August 24, 2021). "Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg to Host Peacock's 'Baking it' Competition Series".
- ^ "Making It". Television Academy.
- ^ "Baking It: Season 1, Episode 6 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ a b "2022 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced". www.wga.org.
- ^ a b "2023 Writers Guild Awards: Winners Announced". www.wga.org.
- ^ a b "2024 Writers Guild Awards Nominations Announced". www.wga.org.
- ^ Lafayettepublished, Jon (April 30, 2018). "Twain, Owen to Headline USA Country Music Show". Broadcasting+Cable.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (April 30, 2018). "USA Network Orders Music Showcase Series 'Real Country' With Shania Twain, Jake Owen".
- ^ Sippell, Margeaux (April 17, 2020). "HBO Max Orders Dog Grooming Competition Series".
- ^ Sandberg, Bryn (August 6, 2020). "HBO Max Competition Series 'Haute Dog' Wraps Production Amid COVID-19 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Yaron, Nicolle. "Extremely Helpful | Nicolle Yaron | Substack". extremelyhelpful.substack.com.
- ^ Staff, Variety (January 19, 2014). "2014 PGA Awards: Winners and Nominees".
- ^ "Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program 2022 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy.
- ^ "Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program 2023 - Nominees & Winners". Television Academy.
- ^ "Baking It". Television Academy.
