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Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...
for Outstanding Special Class Writing is an Emmy award honoring writing in special television programming. Both
series Series may refer to: People with the name * Caroline Series (born 1951), English mathematician, daughter of George Series * George Series (1920–1995), English physicist Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Series, the ordered sets used in ...
and specials are eligible for this category.


Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold


Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Special Program


1970s

1974 *
Lila Garrett Lila Garrett (November 21, 1925 – February 1, 2020) was an American television screenwriter and radio host who wrote for the sitcoms ''The Second Hundred Years (TV series), The Second Hundred Years'' (co-wrote episodes 10 and 13 with Bernie Kah ...
and Sandy Krinski - ''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s ( Dia ...
'' ("Mother of the Bride") (ABC) **
Art Wallace Art Wallace was an American television writer best known for his work on the gothic soap opera ''Dark Shadows''. He began work in television in the 1940s, on the anthology series '' Studio One'' and ''Kraft Television Theater''. Over the years, Wa ...
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The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s ( Dia ...
'' ("Alone with Terror") (ABC) **
Robert J. Shaw Robert J. Shaw (1917 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin – 1996) was an Americans, American television writer with 39 credits and teacher of screenwriting at UCLA. Career Shaw attended the University of Wisconsin. In 1940 he sold ''Front Page Farrell'' to ...
- ''CBS Daytime 90'' ("Once in her Life") (CBS) 1975 * Audrey Davis Levin - ''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s ( Dia ...
'' ("Heart in Hiding") (ABC) **
Ruth Brooks Flippen Ruth Brooks Flippen (born Ruth Albertina Brooks; September 14, 1921 – July 9, 1981) was an American screenwriter and television writer. Life and career Born Ruth Albertina Brooks on September 14, 1921, in Brooklyn, Flippen was married to chara ...
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The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s ( Dia ...
'' ("Oh, Baby, Baby, Baby...") (ABC) **
Lila Garrett Lila Garrett (November 21, 1925 – February 1, 2020) was an American television screenwriter and radio host who wrote for the sitcoms ''The Second Hundred Years (TV series), The Second Hundred Years'' (co-wrote episodes 10 and 13 with Bernie Kah ...
and Sandy Krinski - ''
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast on ABC from 1973 to 1975. The ninety-minute dramas aired once a month and featured some of the more popular television and film stars of the 1970s ( Dia ...
'' ("The Girl Who Couldn't Lose") (ABC) 1976 * Audrey Davis Levin - ''First Ladies Diaries'' ("Edith Wilson") (NBC) ** Ethel Frank - ''First Ladies Diaries'' ("Martha Washington") (NBC)


Outstanding Achievement in Coverage of Special Events - Writing


1980s

1981 * Barry Downes - ''
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The Parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with ...
'' (NBC) 1982 * Bernard Eismann - ''
The Body Human ''The Body Human'' is a series of specials produced by Tomorrow Entertainment/Medcom Company and telecast by CBS, between 1977 and 1984. They were produced and directed by Robert E. Fuisz and Alfred R. Kelman, who was nominated for an Academy Awa ...
'' ("The Loving Process: Women") (CBS)


Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Writers


1980s

1980 * Team - ''The
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'' (NBC) 1981 * Team - ''
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'' (NBC) ** Betty Cornfield, Mary Ann Donahue, and Edward Tivnan - '' FYI: For Your Information'' (ABC) ** Team - ''
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'' (NBC) 1982 * Team - '' FYI: For Your Information'' (SYN) 1983 * Team - '' FYI: For Your Information'' (SYN) 1984 * Team - '' FYI: For Your Information'' (SYN) 1985 * Helen Marmor - ''Hong Kong on Borrowed Time'' (NBC) * Team - ''Breakaway'' (SYN) * Team - ''
One to Grow On ''One to Grow On'' is an educational public service announcement that broadcast during NBC's Saturday morning line-up from 1983 to 1989, when the network ran cartoons. The name is taken from the custom of putting an extra candle on a birthday ...
'' (NBC) 1986 * Catherine Faulconer - ''Chagall's Journey'' (NBC) ** Jane Paley - ''ABC Notebook'' ("War In The Family") (ABC) ** Peter Restivo - ''Soap Opera Special'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
One to Grow On ''One to Grow On'' is an educational public service announcement that broadcast during NBC's Saturday morning line-up from 1983 to 1989, when the network ran cartoons. The name is taken from the custom of putting an extra candle on a birthday ...
'' (NBC) 1987 * Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) * Team - ''
One to Grow On ''One to Grow On'' is an educational public service announcement that broadcast during NBC's Saturday morning line-up from 1983 to 1989, when the network ran cartoons. The name is taken from the custom of putting an extra candle on a birthday ...
'' (NBC) * John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington - '' Superior Court'' (SYN) * Ben Logan - ''Taking Children Seriously'' (NBC) 1988 * David Forman and Barry Adelman - ''
Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
'' (NBC) * Team - ''
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'' (NBC) * Team - '' The Wil Shriner Show'' (SYN)


Outstanding Special Class Writing


1980s

1989 * Scott J.T. Frank and Tom Avitabile - ''When I Grow Up'' (CBS) * David Forman and Barry Adelman - ''
Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
'' (NBC)


1990s

1990 * Robert Kirk - ''Remembering World War II'' ("Pearl Harbour") (SYN) * Glenn Kirschbaum - ''Remembering World War II'' ("Hitler: Man & Myth") (SYN) ** Team - '' The Home Show'' (ABC) ** Hester Mundis and Toem Perew - ''The Joan Rivers Show'' (SYN) ** David Forman and Barry Adelman - ''
Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
'' (NBC) 1991 * Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) **
Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...
, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - ''The Joan Rivers Show'' (SYN) ** David Forman and Barry Adelman - ''
Soap Opera Digest Awards ''The Soap Opera Digest Awards'', originally known as ''The Soapy Awards'' when introduced in 1977, is an awards show held by the daytime television magazine ''Soap Opera Digest''. History 1977 until 1983 The Soapy Awards were an award presen ...
'' (NBC) 1992 * Kerry Millerick, Julie Engleman, and Neal Rogin - ''Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment'' (Disney Channel) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) **
Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...
, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - ''The Joan Rivers Show'' (SYN) ** Robert Thornton - ''The Streets'' (ABC) 1993 * Victoria Costello - ''This Island Earth'' (Disney Channel) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) **
Joan Rivers Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona—heavi ...
, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - ''The Joan Rivers Show'' (SYN) 1994 * Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Robert Thornton - ''Northern Lights'' (ABC) 1995 *
Bob Carruthers Bob Carruthers (born November 1960) is a Scottish filmmaker, author and broadcaster. Career Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Carruthers attended Kirkcaldy High School. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1981 and working for Central Tel ...
- ''Dinosaurs Myths & Reality'' (Disney Channel) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Robert Thornton - ''Wings as Eagles'' (ABC) ** Rosser Mcdonald - ''Nicaragua: Finding Peace'' (NBC) 1996 * Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Rosser Mcdonald - ''Haiti: Mountains and Hopes'' (NBC) ** Brad Gyori, Stan Evans, and Mark Tye Turner - '' Talk Soup'' (E!) 1997 * Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Leeza ''Leeza'' is an NBC and syndicated daytime television talk show. It premiered on June 14, 1993 as ''John & Leeza from Hollywood'', hosted by John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons. Tesh left the show after seven months, and on January 17, 1994, the pro ...
'' (NBC) ** Brad Gyori, Stan Evans, and John Henson - '' Talk Soup'' (E!) 1998 * Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
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'' (NBC) ** Team - ''
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'' (Comedy Central) 1999 * Team - ''
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'' (Comedy Central) ** Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Team - ''
The Rosie O'Donnell Show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' is an American daytime variety television talk show created, hosted, and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It premiered on June 10, 1996, and concluded after six seasons on May 22, 2002. This talk sh ...
'' (SYN) ** Christian McKiernan, Beverly Kopf, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC)


2000s

2000 * Team - ''
Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...
'' (Comedy Central) ** Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Team - ''
The Rosie O'Donnell Show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' is an American daytime variety television talk show created, hosted, and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It premiered on June 10, 1996, and concluded after six seasons on May 22, 2002. This talk sh ...
'' (SYN) ** Christian McKiernan, Beverly Kopf, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) 2001 * Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
The Rosie O'Donnell Show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' is an American daytime variety television talk show created, hosted, and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It premiered on June 10, 1996, and concluded after six seasons on May 22, 2002. This talk sh ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...
'' (Comedy Central) 2002 * Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Team - ''
Spyder Games ''Spyder Games'' was an American television series that was broadcast on MTV from June 18 to September 20, 2001. MTV's second and last foray into the soap opera format following the run of the anthology series '' Undressed'', the series was orig ...
'' (MTV) ** Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) ** Team - ''
Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...
'' (Comedy Central) 2003 * Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''Surprise by Design'' (Discovery Channel) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) ** Team - ''
Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...
'' (Comedy Central) 2004 * Team - ''
Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...
'' (Comedy Central) ** Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...
'' (SYN) ** Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) 2005 * Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) 2006 * Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Alex Paen - ''Animal Rescue'' (SYN) 2007 * Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** John Scheinfeld - ''
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'' ("Child Stars: Teen Rockers") (A&E) ** Alex Paen - ''Animal Rescue'' (SYN) 2008 * Christian McKiernan, Janette Barber, and Andrew Smith - '' The View'' (ABC) ** Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Scott Gardner - ''
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'' (SYN) 2009 * David Dunlop and Connie Simmons - ''Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop'' (PBS) ** Alex Paen - ''Animal Rescue'' (SYN) ** Mark Waxman - ''
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'' (NBC) **
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- ''Laura McKenzie's Traveler'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN)


2010s

2010 * Michael Stevens, Sara Lukinson, and George Stevens Jr. - '' We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial'' (HBO) ** Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Alex Paen - ''Animal Rescue'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) 2011 * Team - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Chip Ward and Darley Newman - '' Equitrekking'' (PBS) ** Alan J. Weiss, Douglas Arvid Wester, and Deborah Gobble - '' Teen Kids News'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
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'' (Comedy Central) 2012 * Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Mark Waxman - ''
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The Parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with ...
'' (NBC) ** Team - ''
Pop-Up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...
'' (Vh1) ** Christine Ferraro - ''
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'' ("All Together Against Hunger") (PBS) 2013 * Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
'' (SYN) ** Andrew Ames and Mercedes Ildefonso Velgot - ''
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'' (SYN) ** Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade in New York City presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The Parade first took place in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with ...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
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Super Soul Sunday ''Super Soul Sunday'' is a self-help talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey, which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network. ''Super Soul Sunday'' premiered on October 16, 2011. Format ''Super Soul Sunday'' is designed to help viewers awaken to their best sel ...
: The Orphan'' (OWN) ** Team - ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (often shortened to ''Ellen'' or ''The Ellen Show'') is an American daytime television variety comedy talk show that was created and hosted by its namesake Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it was pro ...
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The Henry Ford The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a history museum complex in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, United States. The museum collection contains ...
's Innovation Nation'' (CBS) ** Team - ''Xploration Earth 2050'' (SYN) ** Team - ''Xploration Outer Space'' (SYN)


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This Old House ''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a websiteThisOldHouse.com. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the American television netw ...
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Rock the Park RBC Rock the Park, formerly known as Start.ca Rocks the Park and Hawk Rocks the Park, is an annual music concert held at Harris Park in London, Ontario, Canada. From 2004 to 2008, it was primarily a classic rock concert sponsored by radio station ...
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