# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 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 to honor the outstanding work of a game show host who has appeared in at least 19% of total episodes for the calendar year.
The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974 with Peter Marshall receiving the award for his hosting duty on the panel game show Hollywood Squares. The award category was originally called Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show before changing to its current title in 1985. 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 18 hosts. In 1983, Betty White became the first woman to win the award and eventually was joined by Meredith Vieira 22 years later as the only two females to have garnered the award. Steve Harvey and Wayne Brady are the only African American game show hosts to have won the Emmy. In 1990, Bob Barker and Alex Trebek tied for the award, which was the first tie in this category. Also in 1990, Barker became the host with the most wins in the category when he won a fifth time, surpassing Marshall's previous record of four; Barker went on to win in nine additional years, ultimately receiving fourteen wins. Trebek has since received five additional wins. Trebek last won the award at the 2021 ceremony, which was accepted posthumously due to his death in November 2020. Trebek also has been nominated on 32 occasions, more than any other host.
At the 2022 ceremony, Harvey became the last awarded host in this category for his hosting duties on Family Feud. In 2023, this category was moved to the Primetime Emmy Awards as part of a re-alignment of categories between NATAS and ATAS and was renamed Outstanding Host for a Game Show.

## 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 |
| † | Indicates a posthumous winner |

### 1970s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 1974 (1st) |
| 1974 (1st) | Peter Marshall ‡ | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | Art Fleming | Jeopardy! | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | Allen Ludden | Password | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) |
| 1975 (2nd) | Peter Marshall ‡ | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Monty Hall | Let's Make a Deal | ABC |
| 1975 (2nd) | Gene Rayburn | Match Game | CBS |
| 1976 (3rd) |
| 1976 (3rd) | Allen Ludden ‡ | Password | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Peter Marshall | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | Geoff Edwards | Jackpot | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) |
| 1977 (4th) | Bert Convy ‡ | Tattletales | CBS |
| 1977 (4th) | Dick Clark | The $10,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1977 (4th) | Gene Rayburn | Match Game | CBS |
| 1978 (5th) |
| 1978 (5th) | Richard Dawson ‡ | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Dick Clark | The $20,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1978 (5th) | Gene Rayburn | Match Game | CBS |
| 1978 (5th) | Chuck Woolery & Susan Stafford | Wheel of Fortune | NBC |
| 1979 (6th) |
| 1979 (6th) | Dick Clark ‡ | The $20,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1979 (6th) | Peter Marshall | Hollywood Squares | NBC |

### 1980s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 1980 (7th) |
| 1980 (7th) | Peter Marshall ‡ | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1980 (7th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) |
| 1981 (8th) | Peter Marshall ‡ | Hollywood Squares | NBC |
| 1981 (8th) | Dick Clark | The $20,000 Pyramid | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1982 (9th) |
| 1982 (9th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1982 (9th) | Bill Cullen | Blockbusters | NBC |
| 1982 (9th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1983 (10th) |
| 1983 (10th) | Betty White ‡ | Just Men! | NBC |
| 1983 (10th) | Dick Clark | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1983 (10th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) |
| 1984 (11th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1984 (11th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1984 (11th) | Betty White | Just Men! | NBC |
| 1985 (12th) |
| 1985 (12th) | Dick Clark ‡ | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Bill Cullen | Celebrity Hot Potato | NBC |
| 1985 (12th) | Richard Dawson | Family Feud | ABC |
| 1985 (12th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) |
| 1986 (13th) | Dick Clark ‡ | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1986 (13th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) |
| 1987 (14th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Dick Clark | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1987 (14th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1988 (15th) |
| 1988 (15th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | Dick Clark | The $25,000 Pyramid | CBS |
| 1988 (15th) | Vicki Lawrence | Win, Lose or Draw | NBC |
| 1988 (15th) | Alex Trebek | Classic Concentration | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) |
| 1989 (16th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | Dick Clark | The $25,000 Pyramid | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | Vicki Lawrence Schultz | Win, Lose or Draw | NBC |
| 1989 (16th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |

### 1990s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 1990 (17th) |
| 1990 (17th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1990 (17th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | Alex Trebek | Classic Concentration | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) |
| 1991 (18th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1991 (18th) | Alex Trebek | Classic Concentration | NBC |
| 1991 (18th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) |
| 1992 (19th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1992 (19th) | Dom DeLuise | Candid Camera | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) |
| 1993 (20th) | Pat Sajak ‡ | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Ray Combs | The Family Feud Challenge | CBS |
| 1993 (20th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) |
| 1994 (21st) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1994 (21st) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) |
| 1995 (22nd) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1995 (22nd) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1996 (23rd) |
| 1996 (23rd) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1996 (23rd) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) |
| 1997 (24th) | Pat Sajak ‡ | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1997 (24th) | Al Roker | Remember This? | MSNBC |
| 1997 (24th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) |
| 1998 (25th) | Pat Sajak ‡ | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1998 (25th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) |
| 1999 (26th) | Ben Stein & Jimmy Kimmel ‡ | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 1999 (26th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 1999 (26th) | Tom Bergeron | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |

### 2000s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 2000 (27th) |
| 2000 (27th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2000 (27th) | Tom Bergeron ‡ | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | Regis Philbin | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | ABC |
| 2000 (27th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) |
| 2001 (28th) | Regis Philbin ‡ | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2001 (28th) | Tom Bergeron | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | Ben Stein & Jimmy Kimmel | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2001 (28th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) |
| 2002 (29th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2002 (29th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | Ben Stein & Nancy Pimental | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2002 (29th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) |
| 2003 (30th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2003 (30th) | Tom Bergeron | Hollywood Squares | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Donny Osmond | Pyramid | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Ben Stein & Sal Iacono | Win Ben Stein's Money | Comedy Central |
| 2004 (31st) |
| 2004 (31st) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2004 (31st) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2004 (31st) | Meredith Vieira | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) |
| 2005 (32nd) | Meredith Vieira ‡ | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | Bob Barker | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2005 (32nd) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) |
| 2006 (33rd) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) | Meredith Vieira | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) |
| 2007 (34th) | Bob Barker ‡ | The Price Is Right | CBS |
| 2007 (34th) | Ben Bailey | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2007 (34th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | Meredith Vieira | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2008 (35th) |
| 2008 (35th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2008 (35th) | Ben Bailey | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2008 (35th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2009 (36th) |
| 2009 (36th) | Meredith Vieira ‡ | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2009 (36th) | Ben Bailey | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2009 (36th) | Howie Mandel | Deal or No Deal | NBC |
| 2009 (36th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |

### 2010s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 2010 (37th) |
| 2010 (37th) | Ben Bailey ‡ | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2010 (37th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2010 (37th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2010 (37th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2010 (37th) | Carnie Wilson | The Newlywed Game | GSN |
| 2011 (38th) |
| 2011 (38th) | Ben Bailey ‡ | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2011 (38th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2011 (38th) | Todd Newton | Family Game Night | The Hub |
| 2011 (38th) | Meredith Vieira | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2012 (39th) |
| 2012 (39th) | Todd Newton ‡ | Family Game Night | The Hub |
| 2012 (39th) | Ben Bailey | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2012 (39th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2012 (39th) | Meredith Vieira | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2013 (40th) |
| 2013 (40th) | Ben Bailey ‡ | Cash Cab | Discovery Channel |
| 2013 (40th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2013 (40th) | Billy Eichner | Funny or Die's Billy on the Street | Fuse TV |
| 2013 (40th) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2013 (40th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2014 (41st) |
| 2014 (41st) | Steve Harvey ‡ | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2014 (41st) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2014 (41st) | Jeff Foxworthy | The American Bible Challenge | GSN |
| 2014 (41st) | Todd Newton | Family Game Night | Hub Network |
| 2015 (42nd) |
| 2015 (42nd) | Craig Ferguson ‡ | Celebrity Name Game | Syndicated |
| 2015 (42nd) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2015 (42nd) | Todd Newton | Family Game Night | Hub Network |
| 2015 (42nd) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2016 (43rd) |
| 2016 (43rd) | Craig Ferguson ‡ | Celebrity Name Game | Syndicated |
| 2016 (43rd) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2016 (43rd) | Brooke Burns | The Chase | GSN |
| 2016 (43rd) | Billy Gardell | Monopoly Millionaires' Club | Syndicated |
| 2016 (43rd) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) |
| 2017 (44th) | Steve Harvey ‡ | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2017 (44th) | Craig Ferguson | Celebrity Name Game | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2017 (44th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) |
| 2018 (45th) | Wayne Brady ‡ | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2018 (45th) | Chris Harrison | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2018 (45th) | Alex Trebek | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) |
| 2019 (46th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2019 (46th) | Chris Harrison | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Syndicated |
| 2019 (46th) | John Michael Higgins | America Says | GSN |
| 2019 (46th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |

### 2020s

| Year | Host(s) | Program | Network |
| 2020 (47th) |
| 2020 (47th) | Alex Trebek ‡ | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2020 (47th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2020 (47th) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2020 (47th) | Alfonso Ribeiro | Catch 21 | GSN |
| 2020 (47th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2021 (48th) |
| 2021 (48th) | Alex Trebek † (posthumous) | Jeopardy! | Syndicated |
| 2021 (48th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2021 (48th) | Steve Harvey | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2021 (48th) | Alfonso Ribeiro | Catch 21 | GSN |
| 2021 (48th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |
| 2022 (49th) |
| 2022 (49th) | Steve Harvey ‡ | Family Feud | Syndicated |
| 2022 (49th) | Wayne Brady | Let's Make a Deal | CBS |
| 2022 (49th) | Leah Remini | People Puzzler | GSN |
| 2022 (49th) | Pat Sajak | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | ABC |
| 2022 (49th) | Pat Sajak | Wheel of Fortune | Syndicated |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Host |
| 14 | Bob Barker |
| 8 | Alex Trebek |
| 4 | Peter Marshall |
| 3 | Ben Bailey |
| 3 | Dick Clark |
| 3 | Pat Sajak |
| 3 | Steve Harvey |
| 2 | Craig Ferguson |
| 2 | Meredith Vieira |
| Nominations | Host |
| 32 | Alex Trebek |
| 23 | Bob Barker |
| 21 | Pat Sajak |
| 12 | Wayne Brady |
| 10 | Dick Clark |
| 9 | Steve Harvey |
| 7 | Ben Bailey |
| 7 | Richard Dawson |
| 7 | Meredith Vieira |
| 6 | Peter Marshall |
| 4 | Tom Bergeron |
| 4 | Ben Stein |
| 3 | Gene Rayburn |
| 3 | Craig Ferguson |
| 3 | Todd Newton |
| 2 | Alfonso Ribeiro |
| 2 | Bill Cullen |
| 2 | Chris Harrison |
| 2 | Jimmy Kimmel |
| 2 | Vicki Lawrence |
| 2 | Allen Ludden |
| 2 | Regis Philbin |
| 2 | Betty White |