The 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night averaged 2.82 million total viewers on CBS, marking the eventâs largest overnight audience in four years â since the early-pandemic, virtual âceremonyâ held in June 2020 (which drew 3.3 million lookie-loos).
The audience for this yearâs kudoscast was up +39% from last year (where it didnât air until December, due to the Hollywood strikes) and up +1% from June 2022.
Over on Paramount+, live streaming of the Daytime Emmys reportedly was up some 87% to mark the eventâs largest live streaming audience to date.
During Friday nightâs tight, two-hour telecast, ABCâs General Hospital grabbed gold four times, including its fourth straight Outstanding Daytime Drama win.
Daytime Emmys host CBSâ The Young and the Restless followed with a pair of wins, including for lead actress Michelle Stafford, while CBSâ The Bold and the Beautiful and Peacockâs Days of Our Lives each picked up a singular statuette.
Among the daytime talkers, The Kelly Clarkson Show took best show honors, while Live!âs Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos won for hosting.
And quite notably, Dick âSpry for a 98-Year-Old Guyâ Van Dyke became the oldest Daytime Emmy winner,m for his guest-starring performance as Days of Our Livesâ Timothy Robiocheaux. (Watch his acceptance speech above.)
The rest of this yearâs Daytime Emmys awards will be handed out tonight at 9/8c at the Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards (streaming on The Emmys apps and at watch.TheEmmys.tv).