Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented by
First awarded1972
Currently held byGeneral Hospital (2022)
Most awardsGeneral Hospital (15)
Most nominationsThe Young and the Restless (34)
Websiteemmyonline.org/daytime

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.

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. The awards ceremony was not televised in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for lack of integrity. The Emmy was named after an "Immy", an affectionate term used to refer to the image orthicon camera tube. The statuette was designed by Louis McManus, who modeled the award after his wife, Dorothy. The Emmy statuette is fifteen inches tall from base to tip. The statuette weighs 5 pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.

The award was first presented to The Doctors, which first aired in 1963. General Hospital holds the record for the most awards, winning on fifteen 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 2022 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.

Table key
Indicates the winner

1970s

Year Program Network Ref
1972
(24th)
The Doctors NBC
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
General Hospital ABC
1973
(25th)
The Edge of Night CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
One Life to Live ABC
The Doctors NBC
1974
(1st)
The Doctors NBC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
1975
(2nd)
The Young and the Restless CBS
Another World NBC
Days of Our Lives NBC
1976
(3rd)
Another World NBC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1977
(4th)
Ryan's Hope ABC
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Edge of Night ABC
1978
(5th)
Days of Our Lives NBC
All My Children ABC
Ryan's Hope ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1979
(6th)
Ryan's Hope ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS

1980s

Year Program Network Ref
1980
(7th)
Guiding Light CBS
All My Children ABC
Another World NBC
1981
(8th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Ryan's Hope ABC
1982
(9th)
Guiding Light CBS
All My Children ABC
General Hospital ABC
Ryan's Hope ABC
1983
(10th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
One Life to Live ABC
1984
(11th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
1985
(12th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
Guiding Light CBS
1986
(13th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
General Hospital ABC
1987
(14th)
As the World Turns CBS
All My Children ABC
Santa Barbara NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1988
(15th)
Santa Barbara NBC
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1989
(16th)
Santa Barbara NBC
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
General Hospital ABC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS

1990s

Year Program Network Ref
1990
(17th)
Santa Barbara NBC
All My Children ABC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1991
(18th)
As the World Turns CBS
All My Children ABC
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1992
(19th)
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1993
(20th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Guiding Light CBS
1994
(21st)
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
1995
(22nd)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1996
(26th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1997
(27th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1998
(27th)
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
1999
(26th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS

2000s

Year Program Network Ref
2000
(27th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
One Life to Live ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2001
(28th)
As the World Turns CBS
All My Children ABC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2002
(29th)
One Life to Live ABC
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
2003
(30th)
As the World Turns CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Port Charles ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2004
(31st)
The Young and the Restless CBS
As the World Turns CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
General Hospital ABC
Guiding Light CBS
2005
(32nd)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
As the World Turns CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
2006
(33rd)
General Hospital ABC
As the World Turns CBS
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
2007
(34th)
Guiding Light CBS
The Young and the Restless CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
One Life to Live ABC
2008
(35th)
General Hospital ABC
Guiding Light CBS
One Life to Live ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2009
(36th)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC

2010s

Year Program Network Ref
2010
(37th)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
All My Children ABC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2011
(38th)
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
All My Children ABC
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2012
(39th)
General Hospital ABC
All My Children ABC
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2013
(40th)
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
General Hospital ABC
One Life to Live ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2014
(41st)
The Young and the Restless CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
One Life to Live TOLN.com
2015
(42nd)
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
General Hospital ABC
2016
(43rd)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Young and the Restless CBS
2017
(44th)
General Hospital ABC
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
The Young and the Restless
2018
(45th)
Days of Our Lives NBC
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
2019
(46th)
The Young and the Restless CBS
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital

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)
*Winner TBA
The Bay Popstar! TV
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Days of Our Lives NBC/Peacock
General Hospital ABC
The Young and the Restless CBS

Total awards won

Awards Program
15 General Hospital
11 The Young and the Restless
4 As the World Turns
Days of our Lives
3 All My Children
The Bold and the Beautiful
Guiding Light
Santa Barbara
2 The Doctors
Ryan's Hope
1 Another World
The Edge of Night
One Life to Live

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