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Sterling Holobyte · 05-19-2005, 05:52 PM

Why don't they show the Daytime Emmy Awards in the daytime when people who watch daytime shows would watch?

Just wondering about that.

JT · 05-19-2005, 07:31 PM

From 1973 to 1990, they did show the Daytime Emmys during the daytime. The particular network that aired the show would preempt their normal lineups to show the festivities live.

In 1991, they started airing them in primetime, in hopes that it would attract bigger audiences for the show and for the actual daytime shows themselves. If I'm not mistaken, last year's Daytime Emmys had higher ratings than last year's Primetime Emmys, so I guess it was a good idea.

Sterling Holobyte · 05-19-2005, 09:13 PM

Ok, thanks!

I guess that shows that I don't watch the Daytime Emmys very often.

spunkygirl · 05-20-2005, 11:02 PM

Yeah what JT said plus more people are home at night to watch than are home during the day to watch. Most people tape their soaps and whatnot, and it's always fun to watch the Daytime Emmy's live instead of taped

Molson · 05-23-2005, 01:49 AM

Why did they put the evening game shows on the day time Emmy award show??? Just curious.....

factsoflife · 05-31-2005, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Molson

Why did they put the evening game shows on the day time Emmy award show??? Just curious.....

It has to do with some weird quirk in the rules for the primetime emmys, i can't know exactly, but i think it has something to do with the rule that anything airing before a certin time of day is considered ineligable for the primetime emmys... i think anything before 8pm is considered daytime programming... but i'm not sure because Who Wants To Be A Milloneer with Regis used to get Daytime Emmys....

05-19-2005, 05:52 PM	#1
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05-19-2005, 07:31 PM	#2
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	From 1973 to 1990, they did show the Daytime Emmys during the daytime. The particular network that aired the show would preempt their normal lineups to show the festivities live. In 1991, they started airing them in primetime, in hopes that it would attract bigger audiences for the show and for the actual daytime shows themselves. If I'm not mistaken, last year's Daytime Emmys had higher ratings than last year's Primetime Emmys, so I guess it was a good idea.
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05-23-2005, 01:49 AM	#5
Molson Member..... Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 95	RE: Game shows.... Why did they put the evening game shows on the day time Emmy award show??? Just curious.....
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05-19-2005, 09:13 PM	#3
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	Ok, thanks! I guess that shows that I don't watch the Daytime Emmys very often.

05-20-2005, 11:02 PM	#4
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,557	Yeah what JT said plus more people are home at night to watch than are home during the day to watch. Most people tape their soaps and whatnot, and it's always fun to watch the Daytime Emmy's live instead of taped