Fifty Daytime Emmys ceremonies have been held, with the primary present held in 1974. The 51st ceremony will crown one other Excellent Daytime Drama Collection this yr, and the winner will likely be chosen from between 5 entries — The Bay on Popstar! TV, CBS’s The Daring and the Stunning, Peacock’s Days of Our Lives, ABC’s Basic Hospital, Amazon Freevee’s Neighbors and CBS’s The Younger and the Stressed.
ABC has dominated practically half of the previous competitions with 18 for Basic Hospital, and subsequent in line is CBS with a mix of TK for The Younger and the Stressed and three for The Daring and the Stunning. Behind these, the subsequent present with probably the most wins is Because the World Turns with 5. Days of Our Lives clocks in at 4.
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We’ve gathered the Daytime Emmy winners for Excellent Drama collection because the first ceremony. Some cleaning soap operas have dominated the class. Discover the complete record under:
- 1973-1974 : The Medical doctors (1st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1974-1975: The Younger and the Stressed (2nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1975-1976: One other World (3rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1976-1977: Ryan’s Hope (4th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1977-1978: Days of Our Lives (5th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1978-1979: Ryan’s Hope (6th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1979-1980: Guiding Gentle (7th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1980-1981: Basic Hospital (8th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1981-1982: Guiding Gentle (9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1982-1983: The Younger and the Stressed (10th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1983-1984: Basic Hospital (11th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1984-1985: The Younger and the Stressed (12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1985-1986: The Younger and the Stressed (13th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1986-1987: Because the World Turns (14th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1987-1988: Santa Barbara (15th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1988-1989: Santa Barbara (16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1989-1990: Santa Barbara (17th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1990-1991: Because the World Turns (18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1992-1993: The Younger and the Stressed (19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1993-1994: All My Kids (20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1994-1995: Basic Hospital (21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1995-1996: Basic Hospital (22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1996-1997: Basic Hospital (21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1997-1998: All My Kids (twenty second Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1999-2000: Basic Hospital (23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2000-2001: Because the World Turns (24th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1996-1997: Basic Hospital (25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1997-1998: All My Kids (26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1998-1999: Basic Hospital (27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 1999-2000: Basic Hospital (28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2000-2001: Because the World Turns (29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2001-2002: One Life to Dwell (30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2002-2003: Because the World Turns (31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2003-2004: Basic Hospital (32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2004-2005: Basic Hospital (33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2006-2007: Guiding Gentle tied with The Younger and the Stressed (34th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2007-2008: Basic Hospital (35th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2008-2009: The Daring and the Stunning (36th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2009-2010: The Daring and the Stunning (37th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2010-2011: The Daring and the Stunning (38th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2011-2012: Basic Hospital (39th Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards)
- 2012-2013: Days of Our Lives (40st Annual Daytime Leisure Emmy Awards:)
- 2013-2014: The Younger and the Stressed (41st Annual Emmy Awards)
- 2014-2015: Days of Our Lives (42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2015-2016: Basic Hospital (43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2016-2017: Basic Hospital (44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards:)
- 2017-2018: Days of Our Lives (45th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards:)
- 2018-2019: The Younger and the Stressed (46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2019-2020: The Younger and the Stressed (47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards:)
- 2020-2021: Basic Hospital (48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2021-2022: Basic Hospital (49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)
- 2022-2023: Basic Hospital (50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards)