Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Daytime drama award
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The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1972, when the award was originally called Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama for two years.[1][2]
| Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
|---|---|
| Current: 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | |
| First award | 1972 |
| Currently held by | General Hospital (2025) |
| Most awards | General Hospital (18) |
| Most nominations | The Young and the Restless (34) |
| Website | emmyonline.org/daytime |
The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were presented in 1974, when this award was renamed Outstanding Drama Series and given in honor of a daytime drama.[2] The awards ceremony was not televised in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for lack of integrity.[3][4]
The award was first presented to The Doctors, which first aired in 1963. General Hospital holds the record for the most awards, winning on eighteen occasions. In 2007, Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless tied, which was the first tie in this category. The Young and the Restless has also received the most nominations, with a total of thirty-three. ABC has been the most successful network, with a total of twenty-one wins.
As of the 2025 ceremony, General Hospital is the most recent recipient of the award.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Program | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (47th) |
The Young and the Restless ‡ | CBS | |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | NBC | ||
| General Hospital | ABC | ||
| 2021 (48th) |
General Hospital ‡ | ABC | |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | NBC | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2022 (49th) | |||
| General Hospital ‡ | ABC | ||
| Beyond Salem | Peacock | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | NBC | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2023 (50th) | |||
| General Hospital ‡ | ABC | ||
| The Bay | Popstar! TV | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | NBC/Peacock | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2024 (51st) | |||
| General Hospital ‡ | ABC | ||
| The Bay | Popstar! TV | ||
| The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| Neighbours | Amazon Freevee | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2025 (52nd) | |||
| General Hospital ‡ | |||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
| 2026 (53rd) | |||
| *Winner will be announced on October 30, 2026 | |||
| Beyond the Gates | CBS | ||
| Days of Our Lives | Peacock | ||
| General Hospital | ABC | ||
| The Young and the Restless | CBS | ||
Series with multiple wins
- 18 wins
- General Hospital
- 11 wins
- The Young and the Restless
- 4 wins
- As the World Turns
- Days of our Lives
- 3 wins
- All My Children
- The Bold and the Beautiful
- Guiding Light
- Santa Barbara
- 2 wins
- The Doctors
- Ryan's Hope
Notes
- Executive Producer: Jill Farren Phelps, Supervising Producers: John Fisher, Tony Morina, Producer: Mary O’Leary
- Executive Producer: Bradley Bell, Supervising Producers: Rhonda Friedman, Edward Scott, Coordinating Producer: Mark Pinciotti, Producers: Colleen Bell, Cynthia J. Popp, Casey Kasprzyk
- Executive Producer: Ken Corday, Co-Executive Producers: Lisa DeCazotte, Greg Meng Senior Coordinating Producers: Janet Spellman-Drucker, Tim Stevens, Coordinating Producer: Randy Dugan, Producer: Albert Alarr
- Executive Producers: Rich Frank, Jeff Kwatinetz, Jennifer Pepperman, Supervising Producer: Catherine Maher-Smith, Coordinating Producers: Vivian Gundaker, Jennifer Salamone, Line Producer: Chris Savage
- Executive Producer: Ken Corday, Senior Coordinating Producer: Janet Spellman-Drucker, Co-Executive Producers: Lisa DeCazotte, Greg Meng, Coordinating Producer: Randy Dugan, Producer: Albert Alarr
- Executive Producer: Jill Farren Phelps, Supervising Producers: John Fisher, Tony Morina, Coordinating Producer: Mary O'Leary, Producer: Mary O’Leary
- Executive Producer: Bradley Bell, Supervising Producers: Rhonda Friedman, Edward Scott, Casey Kasprzyk Coordinating Producer: Mark Pinciotti, Producers: Colleen Bell, Cynthia J. Popp,
- Executive Producer: Frank Valentini, Coordinating Producer: Jennifer Whittaker-Brogdon, Producers: Mercer Barrows, Michelle Henry, Mary Kelly Weir