# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

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 sixteen 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 2024 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 |
| 1972 (24th) | The Doctors‡ | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1972 (24th) | Another World | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | The Edge of Night‡ | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1973 (25th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | The Doctors | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | The Doctors‡ | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | The Young and the Restless‡ | CBS |
| 1975 (2nd) | Another World | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Another World‡ | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Another World | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) | The Edge of Night | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Days of Our Lives‡ | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Ryan's Hope | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1979 (6th) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |

### 1980s

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

### 1990s

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

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

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

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2020 (47th) | The Young and the Restless ‡ | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2020 (47th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | General Hospital ‡ | ABC |
| 2021 (48th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2021 (48th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) |
| 2022 (49th) | General Hospital ‡ | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | Beyond Salem | Peacock |
| 2022 (49th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2022 (49th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) |
| 2023 (50th) | General Hospital ‡ | ABC |
| 2023 (50th) | The Bay | Popstar! TV |
| 2023 (50th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC/Peacock |
| 2023 (50th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) |
| 2024 (51st) | General Hospital ‡ | ABC |
| 2024 (51st) | The Bay | Popstar! TV |
| 2024 (51st) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2024 (51st) | Days of Our Lives | Peacock |
| 2024 (51st) | Neighbours | Amazon Freevee |
| 2024 (51st) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |

## Total awards won

| Awards | Program |
| 17 | General Hospital |
| 11 | The Young and the Restless |
| 4 | As the World Turns |
| 4 | Days of our Lives |
| 3 | All My Children |
| 3 | The Bold and the Beautiful |
| 3 | Guiding Light |
| 3 | Santa Barbara |
| 2 | The Doctors |
| 2 | Ryan's Hope |
| 1 | Another World |
| 1 | The Edge of Night |
| 1 | One Life to Live |