# Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series

The Daytime Emmy Award for Daytime Talk Series, originally called Outstanding Talk Show, is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) to honor daytime talk shows. It was first presented as the Outstanding Talk Show award at the 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony held in 1974.
From the 35th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 to the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2022, the award was divided into two specific categories: Outstanding Talk Show—Informative, honoring talk shows that were more informative in nature, and Outstanding Talk Show—Entertainment, honoring those that were more entertainment in nature. In 2023, the NATAS merged the two specific categories back into one, under the new official name Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

## 1970s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1974 (1st) |
| 1974 (1st) | The Merv Griffin Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1974 (1st) | Dinah's Place | NBC |
| 1974 (1st) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |
| 1975 (2nd) | | |
| 1975 (2nd) | Dinah! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1975 (2nd) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |
| 1975 (2nd) | Today | NBC |
| 1976 (3rd) | | |
| 1976 (3rd) | Dinah! ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1976 (3rd) | Good Morning America | ABC |
| 1976 (3rd) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |
| 1977 (4th) | | |
| 1977 (4th) | The Merv Griffin Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1977 (4th) | Dinah! | Syndicated |
| 1977 (4th) | The Gong Show | NBC |
| 1977 (4th) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |
| 1978 (5th) | | |
| 1978 (5th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1978 (5th) | Dinah! | Syndicated |
| 1978 (5th) | The Merv Griffin Show | Syndicated |
| 1978 (5th) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |
| 1979 (6th) | | |
| 1979 (6th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1979 (6th) | Dinah! | Syndicated |
| 1979 (6th) | Good Morning America | ABC |
| 1979 (6th) | The Mike Douglas Show | Syndicated |

## 1980s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1980 (7th) |
| 1980 (7th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1980 (7th) | Dinah! | Syndicated |
| 1980 (7th) | Good Morning America | ABC |
| 1981 (8th) | | |
| 1981 (8th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1981 (8th) | Over Easy | PBS |
| 1981 (8th) | The Richard Simmons Show | Syndicated |
| 1982 (9th) | | |
| 1982 (9th) | The Richard Simmons Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1982 (9th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1982 (9th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1982 (9th) | Louis Rukeyser's Business Journal | Syndicated |
| 1983 (10th) | | |
| 1983 (10th) | This Old House ‡ | PBS |
| 1983 (10th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1983 (10th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1983 (10th) | The Richard Simmons Show | Syndicated |
| 1984 (11th) | | |
| 1984 (11th) | Woman to Woman ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1984 (11th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1984 (11th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1984 (11th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1985 (12th) | | |
| 1985 (12th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1985 (12th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1985 (12th) | The Merv Griffin Show | Syndicated |
| 1985 (12th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1985 (12th) | Woman to Woman | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) | | |
| 1986 (13th) | The Phil Donahue Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1986 (13th) | New York's Master Chefs | PBS |
| 1986 (13th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1987 (14th) | | |
| 1987 (14th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) | Hour Magazine | Syndicated |
| 1987 (14th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1988 (15th) | | |
| 1988 (15th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1988 (15th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1988 (15th) | The Frugal Gourmet | PBS |
| 1988 (15th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1988 (15th) | The Wil Shriner Show | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | | |
| 1989 (16th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | The Frugal Gourmet | PBS |
| 1989 (16th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1989 (16th) | This Old House | PBS |

## 1990s

| Year | Program | Network |
| 1990 (17th) |
| 1990 (17th) | Sally Jessy Raphael ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | The Frugal Gourmet | PBS |
| 1990 (17th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Syndicated |
| 1990 (17th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1991 (18th) | | |
| 1991 (18th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1991 (18th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1991 (18th) | The Home Show | ABC |
| 1991 (18th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1992 (19th) | | |
| 1992 (19th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | The Joan Rivers Show | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1992 (19th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1993 (20th) | | |
| 1993 (20th) | Good Morning America ‡ | ABC |
| 1993 (20th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Syndicated |
| 1993 (20th) | This Old House | PBS |
| 1994 (21st) | | |
| 1994 (21st) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) | Ricki Lake | Syndicated |
| 1994 (21st) | Vicki! | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) | | |
| 1995 (22nd) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) | CNN & Company | CNN |
| 1995 (22nd) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1995 (22nd) | Leeza | NBC |
| 1995 (22nd) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1996 (23rd) | | |
| 1996 (23rd) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1996 (23rd) | CNN & Company | CNN |
| 1996 (23rd) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1996 (23rd) | Leeza | NBC |
| 1996 (23rd) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | | |
| 1997 (24th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | The Phil Donahue Show | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | Leeza | NBC |
| 1997 (24th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1997 (24th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | | |
| 1998 (25th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | Leeza | NBC |
| 1998 (25th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Syndicated |
| 1998 (25th) | The View | ABC |
| 1999 (26th) | | |
| 1999 (26th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | Leeza | NBC |
| 1999 (26th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Syndicated |
| 1999 (26th) | The View | ABC |

## 2000–2007

| Year | Program | Network |
| 2000 (27th) |
| 2000 (27th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | Donny & Marie | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | The Martin Short Show | Syndicated |
| 2000 (27th) | The View | ABC |
| 2001 (28th) | | |
| 2001 (28th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | Donny & Marie | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | Live with Regis | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | The Montell Williams Show | Syndicated |
| 2001 (28th) | The View | ABC |
| 2002 (29th) | | |
| 2002 (29th) | The Rosie O'Donnell Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | Live with Regis and Kelly | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | The Montell Williams Show | Syndicated |
| 2002 (29th) | The View | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | | |
| 2003 (30th) | The View ‡ | ABC |
| 2003 (30th) | The Wayne Brady Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Dr. Phil | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Live with Regis and Kelly | Syndicated |
| 2003 (30th) | Soap Talk | Soapnet |
| 2004 (31st) | | |
| 2004 (31st) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2004 (31st) | Dr. Phil | Syndicated |
| 2004 (31st) | Live with Regis and Kelly | Syndicated |
| 2004 (31st) | The View | ABC |
| 2004 (31st) | The Wayne Brady Show | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | | |
| 2005 (32nd) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | Dr. Phil | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | Live with Regis and Kelly | Syndicated |
| 2005 (32nd) | Soap Talk | Soapnet |
| 2005 (32nd) | The View | ABC |
| 2006 (33rd) | | |
| 2006 (33rd) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) | Dr. Phil | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) | Live with Regis and Kelly | Syndicated |
| 2006 (33rd) | The View | ABC |
| 2007 (34th) | | |
| 2007 (34th) | The Ellen DeGeneres Show ‡ | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | Dr. Phil | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | Rachael Ray | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | The Tyra Banks Show | Syndicated |
| 2007 (34th) | The View | ABC |

## 2008–2022

The award was split into Talk Show—Informative and Talk Show—Entertainment.

## 2023–present

The separate Informative and Entertainment awards were merged back into a single award.
| Year | Program | Network |
| 2023 (50th) |
| 2023 (50th) | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Syndicated |
| 2023 (50th) | The Drew Barrymore Show | Syndicated |
| 2023 (50th) | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Syndicated |
| 2023 (50th) | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Syndicated |
| 2023 (50th) | Today with Hoda & Jenna | NBC |
| 2024 (51st) | | |
| 2024 (51st) | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Syndicated |
| 2024 (51st) | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Syndicated |
| 2024 (51st) | Tamron Hall | Syndicated |
| 2024 (51st) | Turning the Table with Robin Roberts | Syndicated |
| 2024 (51st) | The View | ABC |

## Multiple wins and nominations

| Wins | Host |
| 9 | The Oprah Winfrey Show |
| 6 | Donahue |
| 6 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
| 4 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
| 4 | The Kelly Clarkson Show |
| 2 | Dinah! |
| 2 | The Merv Griffin Show |
| Nominations | Host |
| 20 | Donahue |
| 16 | Live |
| 13 | The Oprah Winfrey Show |
| 11 | This Old House |
| 11 | The View |
| 6 | Dinah! |
| 6 | Hour Magazine |
| 6 | Donahue |
| 6 | The Mike Douglas Show |
| 5 | Leeza |
| 5 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
| 4 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
| 4 | Good Morning America |
| 3 | The Frugal Gourmet |
| 3 | The Richard Simmons Show |
| 2 |
| 2 | CNN & Company |
| 2 | Donny & Marie |
| 2 | The Jennifer Hudson Show |
| 2 | The Kelly Clarkson Show |
| 2 | The Merv Griffin Show |
| 2 | The Montell Williams Show |
| 2 | Soap Talk |
| 2 | The Wayne Brady Show |
| 2 | Woman to Woman |