Industry

Skydance collected 14 Daytime Emmy® Awards across its portfolio of brands, with CBS and CBS Media Ventures accounting for 10 wins, up from eight in 2025. The group also secured awards for Food Network, Discovery Channel and HGTV. Among the highlights was Beyond the Gates, which earned four awards in its first year on air. The CBS drama won Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series for Tamara Tunie, who plays Anita Williams Dupree, as well as Outstanding Emerging Talent for Ambyr Michelle as Eva Thomas. The series also received awards for lighting direction and hairstyling and makeup.

The Young and the Restless added three awards to CBS' tally, including acting honours for Beth Maitland and Roger Howarth, while The Bold and the Beautiful secured one win for Scott Clifton in the Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor category. CBS Media Ventures also collected two awards, with The Drew Barrymore Show recognised for Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program, and Entertainment Tonight winning Outstanding Entertainment News Series.

Outside the CBS portfolio, Food Network's Be My Guest With Ina Garten secured two awards, for Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series and Outstanding Culinary Host, recognising Garten. Discovery Channel's Expedition Unknown won Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series, while HGTV's Home Town Takeover received the award for Outstanding Instructional/How-to Program.

The 14 awards across Skydance's brands were distributed as follows:

CBS / CBS Studios

• Beyond the Gates (4): Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress (Tamara Tunie); Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series (Ambyr Michelle); Outstanding Lighting Direction for a Daytime Program (“Episode 104”); and Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program (“Episode 103”).
• The Young and the Restless (3): Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress (Beth Maitland); Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor (Roger Howarth); and Outstanding Costume Design/Styling for a Daytime Program (“Episode 13273”).

• The Bold and the Beautiful (1): Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor (Scott Clifton).

CBS Media Ventures

• The Drew Barrymore Show (1): Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for a Daytime Program.

• Entertainment Tonight (1): Outstanding Entertainment News Series.

Food Network

• Be My Guest With Ina Garten (2): Outstanding Culinary Instructional Series and Outstanding Culinary Host (Ina Garten).

Discovery Channel

• Expedition Unknown (1): Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series.

HGTV

• Home Town Takeover (1): Outstanding Instructional/How-to Program.