1st Daytime Emmy Awards

The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Tuesday, May 28, 1974, to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1973). It was hosted by Barbara Walters and Peter Marshall at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and televised on NBC. They were introduced to the stage by game and variety show host Garry Moore. Broadcast from 12-1:30 p.m. EST, the telecast preempted Jackpot, Celebrity Sweepstakes and local programming. For the first and only time, the Daytime Emmy Awards aired on the same day as the Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcast that evening on NBC.[1]

1st Daytime Emmy Awards
DateMay 28, 1974
LocationRockefeller Plaza, New York City
Presented byNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byBarbara Walters
Peter Marshall
Highlights
Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Doctors
Outstanding Game ShowPassword
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series edit

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series edit

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series edit

Best Actress in Daytime Drama - For a Special Program edit

Best Individual Director for a Game Show edit

Best Individual Director for a Daytime Drama edit

  • Wes Kenny (Days of our Lives)
  • Norman Hall (The Doctors)

Best Writing for a Game Show edit

  • Jay Redack, Harry Friedman, Harold Schneider, Gary Johnson, Steve Levitch, Rick Kellard, Rowby Goren (The Hollywood Squares)

Best Writing for a Drama Series edit

Best Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service, or Variety Series edit

Best Host or Hostess in a Game Show edit

Outstanding Game Show edit

Outstanding Entertainment - Children's Series edit

References edit

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "1st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". YouTube.