kelly clarkson show won Outstanding Daytime Talk Series at the 2026 Daytime Emmys on Friday (Oct. 30), although its star, Kelly Clarkson, lost Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host to Sherri Shepherd. Sherry.
Clarkson won in one or both of those categories in six of the show’s seven seasons. She has won a total of nine Daytime Emmys over seven years – five in the talk series category and four for talk series host – while she has won three Grammy Awards in a recording career spanning more than 20 years. Clarkson was not in attendance at the ceremony, which was held for the first time at the Hollywood Palladium.
Clarkson recently made headlines for a curiosity shop incident in Brooklyn, where she said she was treated poorly. But “Birdgate” had no impact on the outcome here. There is only one round of Daytime Emmy voting, which determines both the nominations and the ultimate winner. That round closed on June 10, four months before the incident.
kelly clarkson show It won three other awards this year – Best Direction for a Daytime Studio Non-Fiction Series; Excellent sound mixing and sound editing for live daytime programs; And excellent art direction/set decoration/scenic design for a one day event.
Ray Chew wins Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime Program Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His award was accepted by his wife, who explained that he was busy with work dancing with the stars. Chew has also worked as a music director. American Idol, Saturday Night Live, Emmy Awards, BET Awards And Premiere ceremony of the Grammy Awards.
Keke Palmer wins her first Daytime Emmy as producer – Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program Glam for the ages. Palmer has won two Primetime Emmys Keke Palmer’s turn up with the Taylors and reboot of Password.
Tracee Ellis Ross wins award for outstanding travel and adventure program Solo Travel with Tracee Ellis Ross. This is ABC’s first Emmy Award (Daytime or Primetime) after six Primetime Emmy nods. blackish. Ross’s famous mother, Diana Ross, has yet to win an Emmy.
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter won Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Programme, beating out a pair of programs produced by its sister brand, Diversity – Variety and CNN Actors on Actors And Variety Studio: Actor on Actor.
Star Jones wins her first Daytime Emmy in 35-year TV career – for Outstanding Daytime Personality – The Daily divorce courtWhich he won with Corey Jovan. Jones thanked two late veterans, whom he described as “two of my mentors – Johnnie Cochran, who taught me about justice, and Barbara Walters, who taught me to ask the tough questions.”
general Hospital Won Outstanding Daytime Drama Series for the sixth year in a row – and for the 19th time overall, both records. Runner up for highest total wins in category the young and the RestlessWith 11 wins.
Genie Francis receives a Lifetime Achievement Award to celebrate her soon-to-be 50th anniversary of playing Laura Spencer general Hospital. Her co-star on that show, Anthony Geary, the second half of the Luke & Laura story that took the daytime drama to new heights in the early 1980s, died in December 2025. She was remembered in an In Memoriam segment by critic Gene Shalit and along with other actors such as June Lockhart and Sally Kirkland.
This is the second consecutive year that the Daytime Emmys did not air on linear TV. Instead, the ceremony was streamed live on the NATAS YouTube channel YouTube.com/@theemmys And watch.TheEmmys.tv.
The full list of winners is available at the Daytime Emmys website. Here are the nominees in the two talk show categories and other categories of special interest to the music community, with the winners marked.
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
today’s third hournbc
the drew barrymore show, CBS Media Ventures
Winner: kelly clarkson showNBCUniversal Syndication Studios
stay with kelly and markdisney entertainment distribution
Today with Jenna and friendsnbc
Sceneabc
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farrah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro – Sceneabc
Kelly Clarkson – kelly clarkson showNBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Tamron Hall – Tamron Halldisney entertainment distribution
Jennifer Hudson – jennifer hudson showwarner brothers television [Telepictures]
Winner: Sherri Shepherd – SherryDebmar-Mercury
Daytime Personality – Daily
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough, and Terry Seymour – Excessivewarner brothers television [Telepictures]
Cassie DeLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith, and Nischol Turner – entertainment tonightCBS Media Ventures
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover, and Mario Lopez – reach hollywoodNBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Winner: Starr Jones and Corey Jovan – divorce courtfox
Outstanding Daytime Personality – Non-Daily
Joy Behar, Alyssa Farrah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro – weekend sceneabc news live
Derrick Campana – claw wizard, byutv [Nomadica Films|The Dodo|Vox Media Studios]
Winner: Giada De Laurentiis – more in my kitchenprime video [Butternut]
KK Palmer – Glam for the ageskitv network
Joseph Rosendo – Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Outpbs [Joseph Rosendo Presents]
Eva zu Beck – Superskilled with Eva Zou BeckNational Geographic
Excellent music direction and composition for a one day event
beyond the gates“Episode 103,” CBS; Music Supervisor: Ashley Neumeister; Music Composers: Deyas Cannon, Kurt Farquhar, Zuberi Macson, and Joshua Mosley
Have Guitar Will Travel World“The Shetland Sound,” American Public Television [Have Guitar Will Travel World, LLC]; Music Supervisors: Kevin Doherty and Andrea Engelson; Composers: Mark Allen and John Rodrigue
kelly clarkson show“Episode 5033,” NBCUniversal Syndication Studios; Music Director: Jason Halbert
let the frankie cook“Getting the Band Back Together,” Tastemade [Linguine Pictures]; Composer: Luke Celenza
Winner: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradenbc | Peacock [Done & Dusted]; Music Director: Ray Chew
Excellent sound mixing and sound editing for pre-recorded daytime programs
Barefoot with Mikaela Mallozzi“Wild Atlantic Way North, Ireland,” PBS [Sauce & Liver Productions, LLC]; Production Mixer: Daniel Gaugran; Sound Editor: Jenna Escalera
Europe’s dream“London Part 1 with Abbey Road Studios,” PBS [Dream of Italy Productions, LLC]; Production Mixer: Jeff Ingram Watson; Re-recording mixer: Jonathan Taft; Sound Editor: Chuck Barney Smith
campaign unknown“The Man-Eating Lions of Kenya,” Discovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions]; Re-recording mixer: Ian Howard; Sound Supervisors: Mike Curtis and Freddy DiPasquale; Supervising Sound Editor: David Miraglia
Forever Young with Dr. Pablo Prichard“Wheel of Ages,” NBC [Hearst Media Production Group | Agency X]; Supervising Sound Editor: David Barnett
Winner: long way Home“Lost in Lapland,” Apple [Long Way Productions]; Re-recording mixer: Tristan Powell; Sound Supervisor: Tim Boylan; Sound editors: Will Chapman and Patrick Fripp; Dialogue Editor: Claire Ellis
Excellent sound mixing and sound editing for live daytime programs
the Bold and the Beautiful“Episode 9658,” CBS [Bell-Phillip TV Productions, Inc.]; Production Mixer: J. Aaron Lepley and Tommy Person; Boom operators: David Golba and Justin Lamont; Re-Recording Mixer: Brian Connell
jennifer hudson show“Episode 4039,” Warner Bros. Television [Telepictures]; Audio Supervisor: Mike Stock; Music Mixer: Josue Pena; PA Mixers: Phil Gebhardt and Tig Moore; A2s: Lisa Tan and Ron Thompson; Boom Operator/Band A2: Isaiah Reyes; Monitor Mixer: Liz Cabral and Carlos Torres
Winner: kelly clarkson show; “Episode 5007”; NBCUniversal Syndication Studios; Music Mixer: Robert Venable; Front of House Mixer: Omatali Beckett; Associate Music Producer: Rachel Orsher; Audio Supervisor/Production Mixer: James Slanger; Monitor Mixer: Bob Lewis; Music A2: Brian Smith; Production A2s: Rebecca Malmesbury and Rosa Howell Thornhill
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Paradenbc | Peacock [Done & Dusted]; Production Mixers: Greg Acker, Paul Adams, Jon Aries, Jay Carey, Mel Cubero, Frank Duca, Will Finnan, Brian Flanzbaum, Josh Flowers, Ricardo Gomez, Burton Ishmael, Alton Molloy, Efrain “Alex” Ortega, Chris Prinzivalli, Alex Retz, Brian Ready, Sasha Rosario, Taylor Stendel, Ryan Stotts, Yuri Suzuki, Al Theurer, Gianluca Trombetta, and Dave Winslow; Audio Supervisors: David Cheesman, Steven Giampaolo, and John Karwacki; Pre-Production Mixer: Katie Reiff; Music Mixers: Charles Campbell, Michael Cruz, Michael Fortunato, Peter Gary, Carl Glanville, Mike Hetzel and Joel Singer; Front of House Mixers: Chris Acker, Jack M. Goodwin, Casey Hoffman, Robert Lapp, Jorge Silva, and David Swanson; PA Mixers: Jim Van Bergen and Bob Sellitto; A2: Amanda Wong
the young and the Restless“Episode 13260,” CBS [Sony Pictures Television]; Production Mixer: Andrzej Warzocha; Post-Production Mixer: Dean Johnson; Boom operators: Joseph Lawrence and Giovanni Mezza; Audio assistance: Godofredo Galvez and Gerald Rojo II; RF Operator: Dennis Palm Stones
Excellent arts and popular culture programs
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the NeighborhoodAn Entertainment Tonight Special, CBS Media Ventures
Winner: Off Script with The Hollywood Reporterhollywood reporter [IFC]
Variety and CNN Actors on ActorsCNN Digital|Variety
Variety Studio: Actor on Actorpbs
working in theaterAmericanTheatreWing.org
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
reach hollywoodNBCUniversal Syndication Studios
Winner: entertainment tonightCBS Media Ventures
Excessivewarner brothers television [Telepictures]
great day special
Critics’ Choice 2nd Annual Celebration of LBGTQ+ Cinema and TelevisionTV here
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Paradeabc [Disney Yellow Shoes Studio|Film 45|EverWonder Studio]
living proofhulu [The DIVA Foundation|Shivelight LLC|Zables & Associates]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day ParadeNBC|Peacock [Done & Dusted]
Winner: Raising Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Children with Autismhulu [NY27 Productions|Shivelight LLC|Zables & Associates]
Excellent Daytime Short Form Program
catalystLinkedIn News
Winner: Glam for the agesMajor TV Networks
Most orderedeater
Path with Ryan RoslanskyLinkedIn News
Stand up and do something with Michael Jr., byutv [Monument Pictures]
Excellent Travel & Adventure Programs
campaign unknowndiscovery Channel [Ping Pong Productions]
long way HomeApple [Long Way Productions]
cute lemurs of madagascarpets.tv [Allen Media Group]
Winner: Solo Travel with Tracee Ellis RossRoku [Joy Mill Ent.|Story Syndicate|Artists First]
Superskilled with Eva Zou BeckNational Geographic