# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show was an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was given in honor of a game show that features "contestants, either alone or as part of a team, who play a game involving answering questions or solving problems for money and/or prizes". Programs that have aired at least 15 original episodes for the calendar year are eligible to enter. In 2020, a category requirement has changed, lowering the number of required original episodes from fifteen to eight.
The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974 with the game show Password receiving the award. The award category was originally called Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show before changing to its current title in 2013. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity.
Since its inception, the award has been given to ten game shows. In 1980, The $20,000 Pyramid and Hollywood Squares tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. This situation repeated later only in 2011, with Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune both winning the award. In 2006, Jeopardy! became the series with the most wins in the category when it won a tenth time, surpassing Pyramid's previous record of nine; Jeopardy! went on to win in six additional years, ultimately receiving seventeen wins. Jeopardy! also has been nominated on 36 occasions, more than any other series.
In 2023, this category was moved to the Primetime Emmy Awards as part of a re-alignment of categories between NATAS and ATAS.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1974 (1st) |
| 1974 (1st) | Password ‡ | ABC |
| 1974 (1st) | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | Jeopardy! | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) |
| 1975 (2nd) | Hollywood Squares ‡ | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | The $10,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Jeopardy! | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Let's Make a Deal | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) |
| 1976 (3rd) | The $20,000 Pyramid ‡ | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Let's Make a Deal | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Match Game | CBS |
| 1976 (3rd) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) |
| 1977 (4th) | Family Feud ‡ | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | The $10,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) | Match Game | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Tattletales | CBS |
| 1978 (5th) |
| 1978 (5th) | Hollywood Squares ‡ | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | The $20,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) |
| 1979 (6th) | Hollywood Squares ‡ | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) | The $20,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Family Feud | ABC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1980 (7th) |
| 1980 (7th) | The $20,000 Pyramid ‡ | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | Hollywood Squares ‡ | NBC |
| 1980 (7th) | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) |
| 1981 (8th) | The $20,000 Pyramid ‡ | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1982 (9th) |
| 1982 (9th) | Password Plus ‡ | NBC |
| 1982 (9th) | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1982 (9th) | Wheel of Fortune | NBC |
| 1983 (10th) |
| 1983 (10th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1983 (10th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 1983 (10th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1984 (11th) |
| 1984 (11th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1984 (11th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 1984 (11th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) |
| 1985 (12th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 1985 (12th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1985 (12th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) |
| 1986 (13th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) |
| 1987 (14th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1988 (15th) |
| 1988 (15th) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1988 (15th) | Win, Lose or Draw | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) |
| 1989 (16th) | The $25,000 Pyramid ‡ | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | Win, Lose or Draw | NBC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1990 (17th) |
| 1990 (17th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | Win, Lose or Draw | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) |
| 1991 (18th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1991 (18th) | The $100,000 Pyramid | Syndicated |
| 1991 (18th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1991 (18th) | Wheel of Fortune | CBS |
| 1992 (19th) | | |
| 1992 (19th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | The $100,000 Pyramid | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) |
| 1993 (20th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) | The Family Feud Challenge | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) |
| 1994 (21st) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) |
| 1995 (22nd) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) | American Gladiators | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) | MTV's 4th Annual Rock 'n' Jock B-Ball Jam | MTV |
| 1995 (22nd) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1996 (23rd) |
| 1996 (23rd) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 1996 (23rd) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) |
| 1997 (24th) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Debt | Lifetime |
| 1997 (24th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) |
| 1998 (25th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | Pictionary | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1998 (25th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 1999 (26th) |
| 1999 (26th) | Win Ben Stein's Money ‡ | Comedy Central |
| 1999 (26th) | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2000 (27th) |
| 2000 (27th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ‡ | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2001 (28th) |
| 2001 (28th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ‡ | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2002 (29th) |
| 2002 (29th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2003 (30th) |
| 2003 (30th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2004 (31st) |
| 2004 (31st) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2004 (31st) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) |
| 2005 (32nd) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) |
| 2006 (33rd) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) |
| 2007 (34th) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2008 (35th) |
| 2008 (35th) | Cash Cab ‡ | Discovery Channel |
| 2008 (35th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2008 (35th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2009 (36th) |
| 2009 (36th) | Cash Cab ‡ | Discovery Channel |
| 2009 (36th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2009 (36th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2010 (37th) |
| 2010 (37th) | Cash Cab ‡ | Discovery Channel |
| 2010 (37th) | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | FOX |
| 2010 (37th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2010 (37th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2011 (38th) |
| 2011 (38th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2011 (38th) | Wheel of Fortune ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2011 (38th) | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2011 (38th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) |
| 2012 (39th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2012 (39th) | BrainSurge | Nickelodeon |
| 2012 (39th) | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2012 (39th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2012 (39th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2013 (40th) |
| 2013 (40th) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2013 (40th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2013 (40th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2013 (40th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2014 (41st) |
| 2014 (41st) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2014 (41st) | The American Bible Challenge | GSN |
| 2014 (41st) | The Chase | GSN |
| 2014 (41st) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2015 (42nd) |
| 2015 (42nd) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2015 (42nd) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) |
| 2016 (43rd) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2016 (43rd) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Monopoly Millionaires' Club | Syndicated |
| 2016 (43rd) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) |
| 2017 (44th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Celebrity Name Game | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | | |
| 2018 (45th) | The Price Is Right ‡ | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) | | |
| 2019 (46th) | Family Feud ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2020 (47th) |
| 2020 (47th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2020 (47th) | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Nickelodeon |
| 2020 (47th) | Double Dare | Nickelodeon |
| 2020 (47th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2020 (47th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) |
| 2021 (48th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2021 (48th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2021 (48th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2022 (49th) |
| 2022 (49th) | Jeopardy! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2022 (49th) | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2022 (49th) | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Series |
| 19 | Jeopardy! |
| 9 | Pyramid |
| 8 | The Price Is Right |
| 4 | Hollywood Squares |
| 3 | Cash Cab |
| 2 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| 2 | Password franchise |
| 2 | Family Feud |
| Nominations | Series |
| 38 | Jeopardy! |
| 36 | The Price Is Right |
| 21 | Wheel of Fortune |
| 16 | Family Feud |
| 14 | Pyramid |
| 13 | Hollywood Squares |
| 12 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| 11 | Let's Make a Deal |
| 6 | Cash Cab |
| 6 | Win Ben Stein's Money |
| 3 | Win, Lose or Draw |
| 2 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
| 2 | Match Game |
| 2 | Password franchise |
NOTE: Family Feud, Pyramid, and Password include all versions, regardless of title changes among variants of the franchise.