49th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 49th Daytime Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), honored the best in U.S. daytime television programming in 2021. The award ceremony was held live on June 24, 2022, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. The ceremony was broadcast in the U.S. on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Nominations were announced on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
| 49th Daytime Emmy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 24, 2022 |
| Location | Pasadena Convention Center Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Kevin Frazier Nischelle Turner |
| Highlights | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | General Hospital |
| Outstanding Game Show | Jeopardy! |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS Paramount+ |
| Viewership | 2.945 million |
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, co-anchors of the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight, hosted the ceremony for the first time.
In response to the growth of streaming television, this was the first year under a major realignment of the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards, where the two ceremonies' scopes now revolve more around factors such as the themes, format, and style characteristics, instead of strictly dayparts.