2nd Daytime Emmy Awards

The 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards took place on Thursday, May 15, 1975, and were broadcast on ABC to honor excellence in daytime programming from 1974. The event was hosted by Monty Hall and Stephanie Edwards and uniquely held aboard the S.S. Dayliner in the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. The ceremony accommodated 600 invited guests with a luncheon before the telecast, which aired from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The broadcast preempted Let's Make a Deal, The $10,000 Pyramid, and The Big Showdown. Nominees for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series included Another World, Days of Our Lives, and The Young and the Restless. Macdonald Carey (Days of Our Lives) won Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, while Susan Flannery (Days of Our Lives) won Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series. Bradford Dillman won Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Special for his role in The ABC Afternoon Playbreak episode "Last Bride of Salem," and Kay Lenz was recognized as Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Special for her work in The ABC Afternoon Playbreak. Ira Cirker (Another World) won Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series, and writing awards went to Another World, Days of Our Lives, and The Young and the Restless. The ABC Afternoon Playbreak episodes "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose" and "The Last Bride of Salem" were honored as Outstanding Daytime Drama Specials. In game shows, The Hollywood Squares won Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show, and Peter Marshall ...