1st Daytime Emmy Awards

The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards were held on May 28 1974 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1973). It was hosted by Peter Marshall at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.

Winners in each category are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

*"Days of our Lives"
*"The Doctors"
*"General Hospital"

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

*Macdonald Carey (Dr. Tom Horton, "Days of our Lives")
*John Beradino (Dr. Steve Hardy, "General Hospital")
*Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin, "General Hospital")

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

*Mary Fickett (Ruth Parker Martin, "All My Children")
*Elizabeth Hubbard (Dr. Althea Davis, "The Doctors")
*Rachel Ames (Audrey March Hardy, "General Hospital")
*Mary Stuart (Joanne Gardner, "Search for Tomorrow")

Best Actress in Daytime Drama - For a Special Program

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (Eve Arden)- For episode "Mother of the Bride".

Best Individual Director for a Game Show

The Hollywood Squares - Jerome Shaw; NBC

Best Individual Director for a Daytime Drama

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

Best Writing for a Game Show

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

Best Writing for a Drama Series

*"The Edge of Night" (Henry Slesar)
*"General Hospital" (Frank Hursley, Doris Hursley, Bridget Dobson and Deborah Hardy)
*"The Doctors" (Eileen Pollock, Robert Mason Pollock, and James Lipton)

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

Dinah's Place - Dinah Shore; NBC

Best Host or Hostess in a Game Show

*The Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall
*Let's Make a Deal - Monty Hall

Outstanding Game Show

*Password
*Let's Make a Deal
*Hollywood Squares