“The Young and the Restless” led the field with eight victories, including outstanding drama series, while Alex Trebeck won for outstanding game show host at Friday evening’s 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
The victory was the second in a row and 11th in the category for “The Young and the Restless.”
The field consisted of all the daytime dramas airing on the original three major broadcast networks. The other nominees were ABC’s “General Hospital,” CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” and NBC’s “Days of Our Lives.”
The Emmy was seventh in the category for the “Jeopardy!” host and second in a row. He has been nominated four consecutive years and 28 overall as host of “Jeopardy!” and three times as host of “Classic Concentration.”
The other nominees were Wayne Brady for “Let’s Make a Deal,” Steve Harvey for “Family Feud,” Alfonso Ribeiro for “Catch 21” and Pat Sajak for “Wheel of Fortune.”
“Jeopardy!” won for outstanding game show for the 20th time since its 1984 revival and first since 2017. The other nominees were Nickelodeon’s “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” and “Double Dare,” CBS’ “The Price Is Right,” and “Family Feud,” last year’s winner.
“Jeopardy!” also won for outstanding daytime promotional announcement – topical.
Heather Tom of “The Bold and the Beautiful” won for best actress in a drama series over castmate Katherine Kelly Lang, Finola Hughes and Maura West of “General Hospital” and Arianne Zucker of “Days of Our Lives.”
Jason Thompson of “The Young and the Restless” won for lead actor. The field also consisted of Steve Burton and Jon Lindstrom of “General Hospital,” Thorsten Kaye of “The Bold and the Beautiful” and Thaao Penghlis of “Days of Our Lives.”
The other acting winners were Tamara Braun of “General Hospital” for outstanding performance by a supporting actress; Bryton James of “The Young and the Restless” for outstanding performance by a supporting actor; Olivia Rose Keegan of “Days of Our Lives” for outstanding young performer; and Eva LaRue of “The Young and The Restless” for outstanding guest performer.
Other winners included NBC’s “Today Show” for outstanding morning show; ABC’s “The View” for outstanding information talk show; “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for outstanding entertainment talk show; “Entertainment Tonight” for outstanding entertainment news show; and Kelly Clarkson for outstanding entertainment talk show host.
The ceremony was held entirely remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with presenters and winners joining the telecast from their homes.