Nominations were announced today for the Daytime Emmys, which are like the regular Emmys but with somehow even less prestige, and CBS led the field with 61 nominations. PBS is the runner-up with 44. TOLN.com, a defunct website that briefly revived the former ABC soap operas One Life To Live and All My Children last year, received 11 nods.
Those somewhat wacky numbers have their roots the Daytime Emmys’ grab bag of categories, which cover genres such as soap operas, game shows, kids’ cartoons, syndicated judge shows, daytime talk shows, and assorted miscellany. CBS is the only network with more than one traditional soap opera on the air, and because the Daytime Emmys were set up during an era when soaps dominated the midday hours, there are plenty of categories in which the Tiffany Network can put up gaudy numbers. CBS is also the one broadcast network with daytime game shows on its schedule—namely The Price Is Right and Let’s Make A Deal—which helps, too.
Nominations in some of the most prominent categories are below. The Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences website has the full list for those who want to start handicapping the candidates in such categories as Outstanding Special Class Special and Outstanding Promotional Announcement—Institutional. [via TVLine]
Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold And The Beautiful
Days Of Our Lives
One Life To Live
The Young And The Restless
Outstanding Game Show
The American Bible Challenge
The Chase
Jeopardy!
Let’s Make A Deal
The Price Is Right
Wheel Of Fortune
Outstanding Game Show Host
Wayne Brady, Let’s Make A Deal
Jeff Foxworthy, The American Bible Challenge
Steve Harvey, Family Feud
Todd Newton, Family Game Night
Oustanding Talk Show—Informative
The Chew
The Dr. Oz Show
Dr. Phil
Steve Harvey
Oustanding Talk Show—Entertainment
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Live! With Kelly And Michael
Rachael Ray
The Talk
The View
Outstanding Talk Show Host
Dr. Mehmet Oz, The Dr. Oz Show
Katie Couric, Katie
Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray
Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler, Sheryl Underwood; The Talk
Whoopi Goldberg, Jenny McCarthy, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters; The View
Outstanding Children’s Animated Program
Beware The Batman: “Secrets”
The Fairly OddParents
Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness
Monsters Vs. Aliens
Turbo FAST
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Dan Vs.
Peter Rabbit
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters
Oustanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Divorce Court
Judge Judy
Justice For All With Cristina Perez
The People’s Court
Outstanding Achievement In Live And Direct To Tape Sound Mixing For A Drama Series
Frank DiMaulo, Ed Dolan, Bob Saccetti, Brian Lydell, Michael Allen, Andrew Capuano, Locke Wallace; All My Children
Aaron Lepley, Brian Connell, Danny Lecuna, Jerry Martz, Ricky Alvarez, Brian Cunneen, Dave Golba, Stan Sweeney; The Bold And The Beautiful
Frank DiMaulo, Ed Dolan, Bob Saccetti, James Kowal, Michael Allen, Andrew Capuano, Locke Wallace; One Life To Live
Tommy Persson, Dean Johnson, Mark Beckley, Mark Mooney, Denise Palm Stones; The Young And The Restless