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