NBC’s sole daytime soap opera, “Days of Our Lives,” led all series at this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards. The sudser, now in its 53rd year, won five Emmys at the 2018 event, including outstanding drama series. The show paced far ahead of competitors “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless,” both of which received two wins on Sunday night.
“Days” also won for outstanding writing and outstanding directing, as well as lead actor (James Reynolds).
CBS led all networks overall, with six wins (seven if you include “Entertainment Tonight,” which is produced by CBS TV Distribution but is actually syndicated). The Eye’s wins included outstanding game show (“The Price Is Right”) and outstanding talk show — entertainment (“The Talk”).
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Among hosts, “Let’s Make a Deal’s” Wayne Brady won for outstanding game show host, while Steve Harvey won as outstanding informative talk show host for his syndicated “Steve.” In outstanding entertainment talk show host, “The Real” team of Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love,
Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry-Housley won. In the competitive daytime news race, ABC’s “Good Morning America” was victorious. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), which is separate from the west coast Television Academy that administers the Primetime Emmys, is behind the Daytime awards. The show is no longer televised, but was held on Sunday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California. Mario Lopez (“Extra”) and Sheryl Underwood (“The Talk”) hosted. The Daytime Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in all fields of daytime television and are presented to individuals and programs broadcast from 2:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. during the 2017 calendar year. Here are this year’s winners: “Days of Our Lives” (NBC) “The Bay The Series” (Amazon) “A Chef’s Life” (PBS) “The Price Is Right” (CBS) Greg Mathis Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated) “Good Morning America” (ABC) “Despierta America” (Univision) “Dr. Oz” (Syndicated) “The Talk” (CBS) “Destinos” (CNN en Español) “Entertainment Tonight” (Syndicated) Eileen Davidson, as Ashley Abbott — “
The Young and the Restless” (CBS) James Reynolds, as Abe Carver — “
Days of Our Lives” (NBC) Camryn Grimes, as Mariah Copeland
— “The Young and the Restless” (CBS) Greg Vaughan, as Eric Brady — “
Days of Our Lives” (NBC) Chloe Lanier, as Nelle Benson — “General Hospital” (ABC) Rome Flynn, as Zende Forrester — “
The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS) Vernee Watson, as Stella Henry
— “General Hospital” (ABC) Lidia Bastianich, Host, “Lidia’s Kitchen” (PBS) Lili Estefan, Host,
“El Gordo y la Flaca” (Univision) Wayne Brady Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Wayne Brady, Host, “Let’s Make a Deal” (CBS) Steve Harvey, Host, “Steve” (Syndicated) Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Adrienne Houghton. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love,
Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Co-Hosts, “The Real” (Syndicated) “Days of Our Lives” (NBC) “Days of Our Lives” (NBC) Sign Up:Stay on top of the latest TV news! Sign up for our TV email newsletter here.
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Outstanding Game Show
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
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Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish
Outstanding Talk Show — Informative
Outstanding Talk Show — Entertainment
Outstanding Entertainment Program in Spanish
Outstanding Entertainment News Program
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Outstanding Culinary Host
Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish Language Program
Outstanding Game Show Host
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
