Kelly Clarkson Wins One & Loses One at 2026 Daytime Emmys
The Kelly Clarkson Show won outstanding daytime talk series at the 2026 Daytime Emmys, while Clarkson lost the host award to Sherri Shepherd. The result adds to the programme’s record of success across its seven seasons, with Clarkson having won at least one of the two talk categories in six seasons.
Clarkson has received nine Daytime Emmys: five for talk series and four for hosting. The show also won three other awards this year, and General Hospital took outstanding daytime drama for a record sixth consecutive time and 19th time overall. Clarkson was absent from the ceremony, which was held at the Hollywood Palladium and streamed online.
In short
- The Kelly Clarkson Show won outstanding daytime talk series.
- Sherri Shepherd won the host award over Clarkson.
- General Hospital claimed its sixth consecutive drama-series Emmy.
Explained simply
The Daytime Emmy Awards recognise work made for television aimed mainly at daytime audiences. Talk shows are judged in separate categories for the programme itself and for its host, so those awards can go to different shows and people.
Kelly Clarkson is a singer and television presenter whose talk show has competed at the Emmys across its seven seasons. Sherri Shepherd, an actor and presenter, also hosts a daytime talk show; the awards recognise both the work of individual presenters and the teams behind their programmes.