The Sports Emmy Awards , or Sports Emmys , are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American sports television programming, including sports-related series, live coverage of sporting events, and best sports announcers . The awards ceremony, presenting Emmys from the previous calendar year , is usually held on a Spring Monday night, sometime in the last two weeks in April or the first week in May. The Sports Emmy Awards are all given away at one ceremony, unlike the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards , which hold a " Creative Arts " ceremony in which Emmys are given to behind-the-scenes personnel.
31-561: The first Emmy for "Best Sports Coverage" was handed out at the second annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1950, where KTLA , a local television station in Los Angeles , won the award for coverage of wrestling . The following year , another Los Angeles-based station, KNBH , won an Emmy for their coverage of the Los Angeles Rams American football team. At the seventh Primetime Emmys in 1955, NBC became
62-413: A Daytime Emmy for Best Actress in 1999. In 2003, in response to heavy criticism of bloc voting in favor of shows with the largest casts, an additional voting round was added to all the drama acting categories. Known as the "pre-nominations", one or two actors from each show is selected to then move on and be considered for the primary nominations for the awards. With the rise of cable television in
93-519: A few decades later until that category would become a permanent fixture in the Sports Emmys . Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡). Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards , or Daytime Emmys , are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by
124-454: A single voting round using preferential scoring system. The top 5 entries in each category are announced as the "nominations", and then the top entry is announced as the Emmy winner later at the awards ceremony. When a show wins a Sports Emmy, each member of the crew that worked on the production is eligible to purchase an Emmy statue, provided that their job title corresponds to the category that
155-595: The 2nd Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards , were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , California on January 27, 1950. Like the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards , Emmys were primarily given out to Los Angeles–based TV shows and stations. The Awards Committee was chaired by Martha Gaston Bigelow of KFOX radio. Several new award categories were introduced, including "Best Sports Coverage". However, it would be
186-572: The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1972, when The Doctors and General Hospital were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Drama . That year, The Doctors won the first Best Show Daytime Emmy. In addition, the award for Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in a Daytime Drama was given to Mary Fickett from All My Children . A previous category "Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming"
217-507: The 1980s, cable programs first became eligible for the Daytime Emmys in 1989. In 2013, in response to All My Children being moved from broadcast to streaming television , NATAS began accepting nominations to web-only series. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) also began accepting original online-only streaming television programs in 2013. In October 2019, as part of several initiatives regarding gender identity,
248-423: The 39th ceremony on June 23, 2012. In that ceremony, an additional non-Emmy award was awarded by the program's social media partner, AOL , for Best Viral Video Series. With 912,000 viewers (not counting four repeat broadcasts which brought the total to 2 million), the broadcast was "the most watched regularly scheduled, non-news telecast" ever on HLN, but by far the least-watched Daytime Emmy ceremony ever. For
279-630: The ATAS and NATAS announced major realignments to the Emmy Awards, accounting for the growth of streaming services by aligning their categories and the ceremonies' scopes around factors such as the themes and frequency of such programming, rather than dayparts. This resulted in most dramas (besides soap operas) now falling exclusively under the scope of the Primetime Emmy Awards, and categories for children's television being spun out into
310-602: The COVID pandemic" as part of the 48th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards . Among the Daytime Emmy rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between January 1 and December 31. Historically, in order to be considered a national daytime show, the program was required to air between 2 a.m. and 6 p.m., and to at least 50 percent of the country. Shows in syndication , whose air times vary between media markets, could either be entered in
341-607: The Daytime Emmys were instead held in Las Vegas . From 2012 onward, the Daytime Emmys have been held at various venues in Los Angeles, never to return again to New York (most likely as a reflection of the current state of American daytime dramas, where all New York-produced network soap operas have since been cancelled, and the ones left on the air are being recorded in Los Angeles). In 2007, child voice actress Danica Lee,
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#1732772942300372-587: The Daytime or Primetime Emmys (provided they still reach the 50 percent national reach), but not in both. Game shows that reached the 50 percent threshold could be entered into the Daytime Emmys if they normally aired before 8 p.m.; otherwise, they were only eligible for the Primetime Emmys. Web television shows must be available for downloading or streaming to more than 50 percent of the country, and like shows in syndication they can only enter in one of
403-519: The NATAS decided to replace both the younger actor and actress in a drama categories with a single gender-neutral one for 2020. The 47th Daytime Emmy Awards were postponed to June 26, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the traditional in-person ceremony being replaced by a television special featuring remote appearances, and the announcement of winners in leading categories. In December 2021,
434-591: The New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Daytime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. The first ceremony was held in 1974 , expanding what was originally a prime time -themed Emmy Award. Ceremonies generally are held in May or June. The first Emmy Award ceremony took place on January 25, 1949. The first daytime-themed Emmy Awards were given out at
465-619: The Sports Emmys cannot also be entered into any other national Emmy competition. Certain shows and segments that air on sports networks that are more entertainment or news, including award shows, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics , and the Super Bowl halftime show , are ineligible for the Sports Emmys. Entries must be submitted by mid-January. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of
496-428: The ceremony. In 2002, 2005, and 2007, CBS aired special primetime editions of The Price Is Right as a lead-in (the first of which tying into its then-host Bob Barker being host of the ceremony, and the last being a primetime encore of his final episode as host, which aired earlier in the day). In August 2009, The CW broadcast the Daytime Emmys for the first time, due to the other networks declining to carry it (at
527-406: The daytime hours (except for the 1983 and 1984 awards, which weren't televised) but moved to primetime in 1991. For many years, the show was produced by one of its own Lifetime Achievement honorees, Dick Clark . Each show from 2006 to 2008 was produced by White Cherry Entertainment. NBC often aired special primetime episodes of its soaps (such as Another World: Summer Desire ) as a lead-in to
558-644: The eligibility period. Voting is done by peer judging panels. Any active Academy member who has national credits for at least two years and within the last five years is eligible to be a judge. Depending on the category, voting is done using either a ratings score criteria or a preferential scoring system. As of the 49th edition , eligibility for the Daytime Emmy Awards is now based on factors such as thematics and broadcasting frequency, with certain categories having been moved to other Emmy presentations. In particular: The show originally aired during
589-473: The first Sports Emmys ceremony to be televised; the live telecast was syndicated nationwide by Raycom Sports . Dennis Miller hosted in the 12th Sports Emmys in 1991, which was broadcast on ESPN . Among the Sports Emmy rules, a show must originally air on American television during the eligibility period between January 1 and December 31, and to at least 50 percent of the country. A show that enters into
620-615: The first major network to win a Sports Emmy Award for its series, the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports . In 1979, an Emmys exclusively for sports coverage was held for the first time at the Rainbow Room in New York City. Winners included golf announcer Jack Whitaker , and CBS 's The NFL Today . The ninth annual Sports Emmy Awards, hosted by actors Alan Thicke and Joan Van Ark and held on July 13, 1988, became
651-503: The first time in the event's four-decade history, the 2014 Daytime Emmy ceremony was not broadcast on TV and instead aired only online, but the Daytime Awards telecast eventually returned to television the following year thanks to a two-year deal with basic cable channel Pop . However, for 2016, the academy announced that ceremony would not be televised for the second time, citing the "current climate for awards shows". In 2020,
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#1732772942300682-601: The gala was held in New York, usually at nearby Radio City Music Hall , with occasional broadcasts from Madison Square Garden . In 2006, the Daytime Emmys was moved to the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles , the first time they had ever been held outside of New York. The Kodak Theatre also hosted the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies, before it was moved again in 2009 to the Orpheum Theatre across town. In 2010 and 2011,
713-427: The national Emmy competitions. A show that enters into the Daytime Emmys cannot also be entered into the Primetime Emmy Awards or any other national Emmy competition. Entries must be submitted by late December. Most award categories also require entries to include DVDs or tape masters of the show. For example, most series categories require the submitted DVD to include any one or two episodes that originally aired during
744-558: The newly established Children's and Family Emmy Awards . NATAS has periodically awarded the Chairman's Crystal Pillar Award, for special achievement in daytime television, including a 2011 award for Oprah Winfrey and her eponymous syndicated talk show . In 2021, the Crystal Pillar was awarded to 16 daytime television professionals who "envisioned and implemented procedures that made safe production of media possible during
775-451: The purchase of statues for the entire crew. At that inaugural ceremony in 1979, there were 12 categories. The 43rd ceremony in 2022 awarded the following 47 competitive categories: 9 wins 8 wins 7 wins 6 wins 5 wins 4 wins 3 wins 2 wins 28 wins 16 wins 9 wins 7 wins 5 wins 4 wins 3 wins 2 wins 2nd Primetime Emmy Awards The 2nd Emmy Awards , retroactively known as
806-560: The recent fiasco of the Emmy awards, it may well be considered a mark of distinction to have been ignored by this group." Longtime General Hospital star John Beradino became a leading voice to have daytime talent honored with special recognition for their work. The first separate awards show made just for daytime programming was broadcast in 1974 from the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center in New York. The hosts that year were Barbara Walters and Peter Marshall . For years,
837-421: The show won the award in. This policy can result in many different people "winning" an Emmy for a single production; for example, when the Olympics on NBC wins an award for Outstanding Technical Team (Remote), as often occurs, the hundreds of personnel working on the production all have the right to purchase an Emmy statue. Depending on the production, the show or network that won the award will sometimes pay for
868-688: The show. For most program categories, the submitted DVDs should feature up to five excerpts. For most personality categories, there is no limit in the number of segments submitted, but the DVD should not run over a total of 12 minutes. Voting is done by peer judging panels between February and early March. The Academy solicits anybody with significant experience in national sports production to serve as judges. The panels are organized so that they only have one representative from each corporate entity (i.e. Paramount Global , Disney , NBCUniversal , Fox Corporation , Warner Bros. Discovery etc.) Most categories only have
899-447: The time the network did have one daytime program , Judge Jeanine Pirro ). The airing delivered the ceremony's lowest ratings ever (0.6/2 in 18–49, 2.72m), but it did outperform The CW's weak averages on the night that summer. The second time around, Associated Television International brought the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards to CBS, as well as the 38th, the following year. On May 3, 2012, it was announced and confirmed that HLN would air
930-615: The voice for Ming-Ming in Wonder Pets! became the first Asian nominee overall in Daytime Emmy history while Eric Bauza became the first adult Asian nominee in Daytime Emmy history. Due to the relatively small talent pool in daytime television, it has become common for the same people to be nominated repeatedly. The most infamous of these is All My Children star Susan Lucci , whose name became synonymous with being nominated for an award and never winning, after having been nominated 18 times without receiving an award before finally winning
961-468: Was added once in 1968 with individuals like Days of Our Lives star Macdonald Carey nominated. Due to voting rules of the time, judges could opt to either award one or no Emmy, and in the end they decided that no one nominated was deserving of the golden statuette. This snub outraged then- Another World writer Agnes Nixon , causing her to write in The New York Times , "...after viewing