General Hospital and Kelly Clarkson Show lead Daytime Emmy winners

General Hospital won Best Drama and The Kelly Clarkson Show received Best Talk Show at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony on Friday, according to UPI, Variety, and WION. The awards event took place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The Daily Mail reported that the guest list included Star Jones, Keke Palmer, and Jennifer Hudson, but viewers criticized the live broadcast for being filled with errors. [1][2][3][7]

Variety reported that The Kelly Clarkson Show won five awards overall, which was the highest total for any program at the ceremony. UPI and Variety noted that ABC's General Hospital secured four awards, including its sixth consecutive victory for top daytime drama. General Hospital tied for four awards with CBS entrant Beyond the Gates, Variety reported. [1][2]

Individual acting awards in the drama categories went to Tamara Tunie of Beyond the Gates for Best Actress and Scott Clifton of The Bold and the Beautiful for Best Actor, UPI reported. UPI also reported that Beth Maitland and Roger Howarth from The Young and the Restless earned Best Supporting Actress and Actor, while Genie Francis from General Hospital received the Life Achievement Award. [1]

General Hospital has been broadcast on ABC since April 1963. The Kelly Clarkson Show ran for seven seasons from September 2019 to August 2026, airing 1,260 episodes in syndication. [8][9]