2nd Daytime Emmy Awards
The 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Thursday, May 15, 1975, and broadcast on ABC to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year. The event was hosted by Monty Hall and Stephanie Edwards. It was uniquely held on board the S.S. Dayliner in the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. It had cast off from New York's Pier 81 with 600 invited guests being accommodated for a luncheon before the awards telecast between 1:30-3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The telecast preempted Let's Make a Deal, The $10,000 Pyramid and The Big Showdown.
Winners in each category are in bold.
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Special
- '''Bradford Dillman'''
Best Actress in a Daytime Drama Special
Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series
- Ira Cirker
- Joseph Behar
- '''Richard Dunlap'''
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing
Another WorldDays of our Lives- ''The Young and the Restless''
Outstanding Daytime Drama Special
- ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Ira Barmak ; Lila Garrett ; ABC - for episode "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose".
- The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: ; George Paris ; ABC - for episode "The Last Bride of Salem".
Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show
- The Hollywood Squares - Heatter & Quigley; NBC
- Jeopardy! - Robert Rudin; NBC
- The $10,000 Pyramid - Bob Stewart; ABC
- Let's Make a Deal - Stefan Hatos; ABC
Outstanding Host in a Game Show or Audience Participation Show
Outstanding Entertainment - Children's Series
- Star Trek: The Animated Series - Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott ; NBC
- Captain Kangaroo - Jim Hirschfeld ; CBS
- The Pink Panther Show - Friz Freleng ; NBC