# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team 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 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1974, and it is given to honor the performances of the entire writing team participating in a form of a daytime drama.
The award was previously called Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series between 1974 and 1986, where the category had various names and honored different members of the writing team. Therefore, since then, the category began to start using its current title years. 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, weighs five pounds and is composed of iron, pewter, zinc and gold.
The Young and the Restless holds the record for most wins with nine. The Young and the Restless have also received the most nominations, with a total of twenty-seven. ABC has been the network the most successful, with a total of eighteen wins. In 1997, All My Children and The Young and the Restless tied, which was the first tie in this category.
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 |
| 1974 (1st) | The Edge of Night‡ | CBS |
| 1974 (1st) | The Doctors | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Another World‡ | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1976 (3rd) | Days of Our Lives‡ | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | The Edge of Night | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 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) | As the World Turns | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1978 (5th) | Guiding Light | 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) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | The Edge of Night | ABC |
| 1980 (7th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Guiding Light‡ | CBS |
| 1981 (8th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | General Hospital | CBS |
| 1981 (8th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | Guiding Light‡ | CBS |
| 1982 (9th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | The Edge of Night | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Ryan's Hope‡ | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | One Life to Live | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | All My Children‡ | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Another World | NBC |
| 1985 (12th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1985 (12th) | Guiding Light | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Guiding Light‡ | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | As the World Turns | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 1986 (13th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | One Life to Live‡ | ABC |
| 1987 (14th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 1987 (14th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | All My Children‡ | ABC |
| 1988 (15th) | The Judge | Syndication |
| 1988 (15th) | Santa Barbara | NBC |
| 1988 (15th) | Superior Court | Syndication |
| 1989 (16th) | Santa Barbara‡ | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | Another World | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | As the World Turns | CBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Guiding Light | CBS |

### 1990s

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

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2010 (37th) | The Bold and the Beautiful‡ | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 2010 (37th) | As the World Turns | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | The Young and the Restless‡ | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | As the World Turns | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2012 (39th) | Days of Our Lives‡ | NBC |
| 2012 (39th) | All My Children | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2012 (39th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 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 |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Bold and the Beautiful‡ | CBS |
| 2015 (42nd) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2015 (42nd) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2015 (42nd) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) |
| 2016 (43rd) | The Bold and the Beautiful ‡ | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2016 (43rd) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) |
| 2017 (44th) | The Young and the Restless ‡ | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2017 (44th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 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 Bold and the Beautiful ‡ | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC |
| 2020 (47th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2020 (47th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | The Young and the Restless ‡ | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | Days of Our Lives ‡ | NBC |
| 2022 (49th) | Beyond Salem | Peacock |
| 2022 (49th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | The Young and the Restless ‡ | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | The Bay | Popstar! TV |
| 2023 (50th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | CBS |
| 2023 (50th) | Beyond Salem: Chapter Two | Peacock |
| 2023 (50th) | Days of Our Lives | NBC/Peacock |
| 2023 (50th) | General Hospital | ABC |
| 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) | The Young and the Restless | CBS |

## Total awards won

| Wins | Program |
| 10 | The Young and the Restless |
| 6 | Ryan's Hope |
| 6 | Guiding Light |
| 5 | All My Children |
| 5 | General Hospital |
| 4 | As the World Turns |
| 4 | Days of our Lives |
| 4 | The Bold and the Beautiful |
| 3 | One Life to Live |
| 2 | Santa Barbara |
| 1 | Another World |
| 1 | The Edge of Night |