How To Watch The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards

The 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards are Friday, October 30. But they’re not in the daytime, and they are not on traditional television.

For a second consecutive year, the celebration of the best in daytime soaps, talk and news will be available only via organizer the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ YouTube page.

Most recently, the Daytime Emmys aired on CBS from 2020-2024.

As for today’s ceremony, taking place at the Hollywood Palladium, the livestream will feature the red carpet preshow beginning at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET, with the ceremony kicking off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.

Watch it here.

Coming into the night, CBS’ The Young and the Restless leads all of this year’s Daytime Emmy nominees with 18, followed by the network’s Beyond the Gates with 15 and ABC’s General Hospital with 13. The Kelly Clarkson Show leads all talk shows with 10 nominations in its final year.

Speaking of GH, Genie Francis is being honored tonight with NATAS’ Live Achievement award, as are this year’s Gold Circle and Silver Circle recipients. Click to follow Deadline’s winners list.

Presenters and appearances are expected to include Eva zu Beck, Danielle Chang, Crystal Chappell, Matthew Hoffman, Sunny Hostin, Derek Hough, Pati Jinich, Star Jones, Michael Jr., Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, Katelyn MacMullen, A Martinez, Greg Mathis, Delon de Metz, Juliet Mills, Keke Palmer, James Preston, Paul Telfer, Tamara Tunie, Nischelle Turner, Susan Walters, Alicia Leigh Willis and Andrew Zimmern.