NEW YORK — ABC’s “General Hospital” led with 23 nominations Wednesday in a Daytime Emmy Awards field with notable omissions as well as old favorites.
The television academy said “General Hospital” will compete with NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,” CBS’s “The Young and the Restless” and the canceled “All My Children” of ABC for best soap opera.
CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful” has won that trophy three years running but wasn’t nominated this year. Another surprising absentee is ABC’s other axed drama, “One Life to Live,” said Carolyn Hinsey, author of “Afternoon Delight: Why Soaps Still Matter.”
“Jeopardy!” was nominated as best game show. But not “Wheel of Fortune.”
Regis Philbin, who quit “Live With Regis and Kelly” last year, has one last chance to win best talk show host with partner Kelly Ripa. The Associated Press
