The late Alex Trebek is nominated as Daytime Emmys return to broadcast TV

One of the Daytime Emmy ironies of recent years was that even though the bulk of the nominees came from linear television, the ceremony couldn’t be seen there.

It was streamed instead by several sites, but this year, it’s back on TV. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences signed a two-year deal to return the event to CBS – its broadcast home for many years – starting with the 48th annual edition Friday, June 25. (The show also will stream on Paramount+.)

Some aspects are surprises, such as (other than for sound mixing) the absence of

ABC’s “The View,” last year’s winner for outstanding informative talk show. Others aren’t so surprising, as with the outstanding drama series category being filled by ... all four ongoing broadcast-network daytime dramas (ABC’s “General Hospital” leads them with 17 nominations). And among names satisfying to see are Alex Trebek and Larry King, both nominated posthumously (for, respectively, the syndicated game show “Jeopardy!” and the multiple-outlet talk program “Larry King Now”).

Notable newcomers among the Daytime Emmy contenders include the syndicated “Drew Barrymore Show” – whose host also landed her own bid – and ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” which supplanted “Strahan, Sara & Keke” as a supposedly temporary weekday offering tied largely to information on the coronavirus pandemic, but eventually became a permanent replacement. Its hosting trio of Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes and Dr. Jennifer Ashton also is Daytime Emmy-nominated.

Following are some of the nominees in a number of categories in the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

Outstanding drama series: “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS); “Days of Our Lives” (NBC); “General Hospital” (ABC); “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding morning show: “CBS Sunday Morning” (CBS); “Good Morning America” (ABC); “Sunday Today With Willie Geist” (NBC); “Today” (NBC)

Outstanding game show: “Family Feud” (syndicated); “Jeopardy!” (syndicated); “Let’s Make a Deal” (CBS); “The Price Is Right” (CBS); “Wheel of Fortune” (syndicated)

Outstanding entertainment talk show: “The Drew Barrymore Show” (syndicated); “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated); “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (syndicated); “Live With Kelly and Ryan” (syndicated); “Today With Hoda & Jenna” (NBC)