‘Kelly Clarkson Show,’ ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Beyond the Gates’ Lead Daytime Emmys 2026 Winners
The best of the best in daytime television were celebrated at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30. Soap stars, lifestyle celebrities, and more gathered at the Hollywood Palladium to see who would take home the Emmys gold.
via; Variety
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” went out with a bang. The daytime talk show won five awards at the 53rd Daytime Emmys on Friday, including the top daytime talk prize, the most of any program. Meanwhile, ABC’s “General Hospital” scored the top daytime drama prize (for the sixth consecutive year), winning four overall — tied with CBS’ newcomer “Beyond the Gates,” which also won four in its first year of eligibility.
This year’s Daytime Emmys came as a bittersweet moment for now-canceled talk shows “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and “Sherri.” “Sherri” host Sherri Shepherd won for daytime talk host, while “Kelly Clarkson” (besides best daytime talk) also won for directing for a daytime studio non-fiction series, hairstyling/makeup, art direction / set decoration / scenic design and sound mixing/editing. Because of the eligibility window, both shows will still be eligible for Daytime Emmys next year, as they produced original episodes in 2026.
Among soaps, “Beyond the Gates” burst out of the gates in its first year with four wins, including for lead actress in a drama (Tamara Tunie, winning her first-ever Emmy), emerging talent in a daytime drama series (for Ambyr Michelle), lighting direction and hairstyling/makeup.
“This is the best ‘welcome back to daytime’ ever,” said Tunie, who first began working in the genre in 1987.
“General Hospital’s” four wins, beside daytime drama, also included victories for for writing team and for guest performer in a daytime drama (Jeff Kober, who also earned a Primetime Emmy nomination this year for “The Pitt,” a rare double nomination for both awards shows in the same year).
“Young and the Restless” won three, including supporting actor in a drama winner Roger Howarth (“The Young and the Restless”), who made Daytime Emmy history for the longest gap between wins (it’s been 32 years since he last won a Daytime Emmy). The show also won for supporting actress in a daytime drama (Beth Maitland).
In the first timers club, Star Jones won her first Daytime Emmy after 14 nominations — this time, in the daytime personality — daily category, for “Divorce Court.”
The Daytime Emmys recognizes daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming — and for the 53rd edition, that covers an eligibility calendar of Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. This year’s Daytime Emmys nominations come after serveral rule changes were announced this spring.
“General Hospital” icon Genie Francis was this year’s Lifetime Achievement honoree, presented by her husband, actor Jonathan Frakes. “The joy of doing the work has never left me,” she said. “I am so proud to be a member of the cast of ‘General Hospital.’ The caliber of this cast inspires me every day and keeps me humble.”
Allen Media Group founder, chairman and CEO Byron Allen, host/executive producer Meredith Vieira, performer Patrika Darbo and actor/director/executive producer Francesca James are this year’s Gold Circle inductees, while Fox Television Stations exec VP of programming and development Stephen Brown and announcer/warm-up host Rubin Ervin are Silver Circle inductees.
There’s no host this year, but Matthew Hoffman served as announcer. Formerly held in June, the Daytime Emmys moved to mid-fall last year; the 2026 event took place as a single ceremony on Friday.
CBS led all outlets with eight wins for the network (its syndication arm CBS Media Ventures won an additional two). The now-defunct NBCUniversal Syndication unit won five awards thanks to “Kelly Clarkson.”
Here’s how the network/distribution tally went: CBS 8; NBCU Syndication 5; ABC 4; Inkblot 3
And the series tally: “Kelly Clarkson” 5; “General Hospital” 4; “Beyond the Gates” 4; “Young and the Restless” 3; “A Different Breed” 3
The telecast is being streamed this year on YouTube; watch below:
Here are this year’s winners:
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Days of our Lives (Peacock)
WINNER: General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress
Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera – Days of our Lives
Karla Mosley as Dani Dupree – Beyond The Gates
Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers – The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom as Katie Logan – The Bold and the Beautiful
WINNER: Tamara Tunie as Anita Williams Dupree – Beyond The Gates
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor
Eric Braeden as Victor Newman – The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan – General Hospital
WINNER: Scott Clifton as Liam Spencer – The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester – The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin – The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor
Sean Dominic, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Timon Kyle Durrett, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Michael Graziadei, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
WINNER: Roger Howarth, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Mike Manning, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Lawrence Saint-Victor, The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress
Linsey Godfrey as Sarah Horton, Days of our Lives (Peacock)
Camryn Grimes as Mariah Copeland, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
WINNER: Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Trisha Mann-Grant as Leslie Thomas, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Amanda Setton as Brook Lynn Quartermaine, General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner, General Hospital (ABC)
Al Calderon, Days of our Lives (Peacock)
Alice Halsey, Days of our Lives (Peacock)
Giovanni Mazza, General Hospital (ABC)
WINNER: Ambyr Michelle, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Arielle Prepetit, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke as June Hughes, Beyond the Gates (CBS)
WINNER: Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, General Hospital (ABC)
Eva LaRue as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez, General Hospital (ABC)
Christopher Sean as Paul Narita, Days of our Lives (Peacock)
Ray Wise as Ian Ward, The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
Third Hour of Today – NBC
The Drew Barrymore Show – CBS Media Ventures
WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show – NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Live with Kelly and Mark – Disney Entertainment Distribution
Today with Jenna & Friends – NBC
The View – ABC
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro – The View
Kelly Clarkson – The Kelly Clarkson Show
WINNER: Sherri Shepherd – Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
WINNER: Entertainment Tonight (CBS Media Ventures)
Extra (Warner Bros. Television)
Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series
Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen (Outdoor Channel)
WINNER: Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
Delicious Miss Brown (Food Network)
Magnolia Table: At The Farm (Magnolia Network)
Pati’s Mexican Table (PBS)
Outstanding Culinary Cultural Series
America The Bountiful (PBS)
Best Ever Food Review Show (YouTube)
Fork & Hammer (American Public Television)
WINNER: Lucky Chow (PBS)
Savor The City (TV-One)
Outstanding Legal / Courtroom Series
Caught in Providence (Debmar-Mercury)
Divorce Court (Fox)
WINNER: Justice For The People with Judge Milian (Entertainment Studios)
Mathis Court with Judge Mathis (Entertainment Studios)
Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program
Expedition Unknown (Discovery Channel)
Long Way Home (Apple)
The Lovely Lemurs of Madagascar (Pets.TV)
WINNER: Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (Roku)
Superskilled with Eva zu Beck (National Geographic)
Outstanding Instructional / How-To Program
Ask This Old House (PBS)
Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House (Magnolia Network)
WINNER: Home Town Takeover (HGTV)
The Last Wright: Building the Final Home Design of America’s Greatest Architect (Magnolia Network)
This Old House (PBS | Roku)
Outstanding Lifestyle Program
WINNER: A Different Breed (InkBlot Narratives)
George to the Rescue (NBC)
With Love, Meghan (Netflix)
The Motherhood (Hallmark Channel)
The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood – An Entertainment Tonight Special (CBS)
WINNER: Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter – The Hollywood Reporter (IFC)
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors – CNN Digital (Variety)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (PBS)
Working in the Theatre (AmericanTheatreWing.org)
Outstanding Daytime Special
Critics’ Choice 2nd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television (Here TV)
Living Proof (Hulu)
WINNER: Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autism (Hulu)
Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program
Catalyst (LinkedIn News)
WINNER: Glam Through (The Ages KeyTV Network)
Most-Ordered (Eater)
The Path with Ryan Roslansky (LinkedIn News)
Stand Up and Do Something with Michael Jr. (BYUtv)
Outstanding Culinary Host
Kardea Brown, Delicious Miss Brown (Food Network)
Danielle Chang, Lucky Chow (PBS)
WINNER: Ina Garten, Be My Guest with Ina Garten (Food Network)
Pati Jinich, Pati’s Mexican Table (PBS)
Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen (Outdoor Channel)
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Daily
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra (Warner Bros. Television)
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight (CBS)
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
WINNER: Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court (Fox)
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily
Eva zu Beck, Superskilled with Eva zu Beck (National Geographic)
Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The Weekend View (ABC)
Derrick Campana, The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv)
WINNER: Giada De Laurentiis, Giada in My Kitchen (Prime Video)
Keke Palmer, Glam Through The Ages (KeyTV Network)
Joseph Rosendo, Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out (PBS and Joseph Rosendo Presents)
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)
Days of our Lives (Peacock)
WINNER: General Hospital (ABC)
Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series
Ask This Old House, “Thank You Roger Cook” (PBS | Roku)
WINNER: Expedition Unknown, “Searching for World War II’s Lost Hero” (Discovery Channel)
Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out, “Cuba” (PBS, Joseph Rosendo Presents)
Lucky Chow, “Made in Taiwan” (PBS)
WINNER: This Old House, “Asheville Rebuilds” (PBS | Roku)
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
WINNER: Days of our Lives (Peacock)
General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Non-Studio Non-Fiction Series
WINNER: A Different Breed, “The Season Begins” (InkBlot Narratives)
Let Frankie Cook, “Pasta From Scratch” (Tastemade)
Samantha Brown’s Places To Love, “Crystal Coast of North Carolina” (PBS)
Superskilled with Eva zu Beck, “How I Survived a Trek Through the Desert Alone” (National Geographic)
The Wizard of Paws, “Buster’s New Kicks” (BYUtv)
Outstanding Directing for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series
Craft Roundtables, “Editors” (IndieWire.com)
The Drew Barrymore Show, Episode 5127 (CBS)
Entertainment Tonight, Episode 45.7 (CBS)
WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show, Episode 5033 (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Today with Jenna & Friends, “Hoda-Bration” (NBC)
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103 (CBS)
Have Guitar Will Travel World, “The Shetland Sound” PBS [Have Guitar Will Travel World, LLC]
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Episode 5033, (NBC)
Let Frankie Cook, Getting the Band Back Together (Tastemade)
WINNER: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC | Peacock)
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104 (CBS)
The Bold and the Beautiful, Episode 9511 (CBS)
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
The Jennifer Hudson Show, Episode 4041 (Warner Bros. Television)
WINNER: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC | Peacock)
Outstanding Cinematography or Camerawork for a Daytime Program
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
France Made with Love (PBS)
General Hospital, Episode 15719 (ABC)
WINNER: Long Way Home, “Lost in Lapland” (Apple [Long Way Productions])
Superskilled with Eva zu Beck, “They Climb in Skirts… I Tried to Keep Up” (National Geographic)
TrueSouth, “Ocean Springs, MS” (ESPN)
Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Non-Studio Program
WINNER: A Different Breed, “The Season Begins” (InkBlot Narratives)
Expedition Unknown, “Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed” (Discovery Channel)
King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, “Ken-ichiwa!” (Netflix [Spoke Studios | Omaha Productions | Full Day Productions])
Long Way Home, “Deep in the Forest” (Apple)
The Wizard of Paws, “Buster’s New Kicks” (BYUtv)
Outstanding Editing for a Daytime Studio Program
WINNER: Craft Roundtables, “Editors” (IndieWire.com)
The Drew Barrymore Show, “Episode 5137” (CBS Media Ventures)
Extra, “Extra at the Emmys” (Warner Bros. Television Group)
The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 5033” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Prerecorded Daytime Program
Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, “Wild Atlantic Way North, Ireland” (PBS)
Dream of Europe, “London Part 1 with Abbey Road Studios” (PBS)
Expedition Unknown, “The Man-Eating Lions of Kenya” (Discovery Channel)
Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard, “Wheel Of Age” (NBC)
WINNER: Long Way Home, “Lost in Lapland” (Apple)
Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Daytime Program
The Bold and the Beautiful, “Episode 9658” (CBS)
The Jennifer Hudson Show, “Episode 4039” (Warner Bros. Television)
WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 5007” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC | Peacock)
The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13260” (CBS)
Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program
WINNER: Beyond the Gates, “Episode 104” (CBS)
General Hospital, “Episode 15624” (ABC)
The Jennifer Hudson Show, “Episode 4010” (Warner Bros. Television)
The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 6169” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC | Peacock)
Outstanding Art Direction / Set Decoration / Scenic Design for a Daytime Program
WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 5033” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Live with Kelly and Mark, “Episode 250414” (Disney Entertainment Distribution)
The View, “Episode 6280” (ABC)
The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13145” (CBS)
The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13244” (CBS)
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Outstanding Costume Design / Styling for a Daytime Program
The Jennifer Hudson Show, “Episode 4140” (Warner Bros. Television)
The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 5033” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC | Peacock)
The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13149” (CBS)
WINNER: The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13273” (CBS)
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
WINNER: Beyond the Gates, “Episode 103” (CBS)
General Hospital, “Episode 15719” (ABC)
WINNER: The Kelly Clarkson Show, “Episode 5033” (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
The Young and the Restless, “Episode 13273” (CBS)
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates (CBS)
WINNER: General Hospital (ABC)
The Young and the Restless (CBS)
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program
WINNER: The Drew Barrymore Show (CBS Media Ventures)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)
Tamron Hall (Disney Entertainment Distribution)
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