Daytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award which has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys ceremony since 1974. As there are separate awards for acting, writing and directing, the award is generally given to the soap opera that excelled in all three of those categories. General Hospital has won this award 11 times, more than any other show.
In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
| Wins | Series |
|---|---|
| 11 | General Hospital |
| 7 | The Young and the Restless |
| 4 | As the World Turns |
| 3 | All My Children |
| 3 | The Bold and the Beautiful |
| 3 | Guiding Light |
| 3 | Santa Barbara |
| 2 | Ryan's Hope |
| 1 | Another World |
| 1 | Days of our Lives |
| 1 | The Doctors |
| 1 | One Life to Live |
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