Kelly Clarkson, Alex Trebek among Daytime Emmy nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first season of 'œThe Kelly Clarkson Show'ť received Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for best entertainment talk show and host, while 'œJeopardy!'ť veteran Alex Trebek's nod for best game show host could give him a second consecutive win in the category.
'œGeneral Hospital'ť earned a leading 23 nominations Thursday, including best daytime drama, lead actress nods for Finola Hughes and Maura West, and lead actor nods for Steve Burton and Jon Lindstrom.
Other top nominees are 'œDays of Our Lives'ť with 22 bids, 'œThe Young and the Restless'ť with 21 and 'œThe Bold and the Beautiful'ť with 13.
'œDays of Our Lives'ť star Susan Seaforth Hayes was nominated for best supporting drama actress. Hayes, 76, is the only cast member to appear in the series in all of the nearly 55 years that it has been on the air.
'œThe Kelly Clarkson Show'ť will compete with 'œThe Ellen DeGeneres Show'ť; 'œGMA3'ť; 'œLive with Kelly and Ryan'ť and 'œThe Talk." The hosts of those shows - with the exception of DeGeneres - were nominated alongside Clarkson, along with Maury Povich for 'œMaury.'ť
Trebek, who has continued to host 'œJeopardy!'ť as he battles pancreatic cancer, has won six Daytime Emmys for his work on the show and received a lifetime achievement Emmy award in 2011.
His fellow game show host nominees are Wayne Brady, 'œLet's Make a Deal'ť; Steve Harvey, 'œFamily Feud'ť; Alfonso Ribeiro, 'œCatch 21'ť and Pat Sajak," Wheel of Fortune."
The 47th annual Daytime Emmys, airing June 26 on CBS, are skipping a theater ceremony because of the coronavirus and will be presented virtually.
CBS' decision to broadcast the awards is a bright spot for the daytime honors, which had been consigned to an online presentation in recent years as viewer interest dwindled.
Awards in top categories will be presented in the telecast, with winners and 'œother special guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,'ť the network and National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences said in a joint announcement this week.
Winners in other categories will be announced on Twitter during the two-hour show, with more awards to be presented in a July ceremony, the academy said.