The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing is an Emmy award honoring writing in special television programming. Both series and specials are eligible for this category.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold

Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Special Program

1970s

1974

• Lila Garrett and Sandy Krinski - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Mother of the Bride") (ABC)
  • Art Wallace - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Alone with Terror") (ABC)
  • Robert J. Shaw - CBS Daytime 90 ("Once in her Life") (CBS)

1975

• Audrey Davis Levin - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Heart in Hiding") (ABC)
  • Ruth Brooks Flippen - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Oh, Baby, Baby, Baby...") (ABC)
  • Lila Garrett and Sandy Krinski - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("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 (NBC)

1982

• Bernard Eismann - The Body Human ("The Loving Process: Women") (CBS)

Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Writers

1980s

1980

• Team - The Hollywood Squares (NBC)

1981

• Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, David Letterman, Gerard Mulligan, Paul Raley, Ron Richards - The David Letterman Show (NBC)
• Betty Cornfield, Mary Ann Donahue, and Edward Tivnan - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
• Team - The Hollywood Squares (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 (NBC)

1986

• Catherine Faulconer - Chagall's Journey (NBC)
  • Jane Paley - ABC Notebook ("War In The Family") (ABC)
  • Peter Restivo - Soap Opera Special (SYN)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - One to Grow On (NBC)

1987

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
• Team - One to Grow On (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 (NBC)
• Team - Scrabble (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 (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 (NBC)

1991

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Joan Rivers, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - The Joan Rivers Show (SYN)
  • David Forman and Barry Adelman - Soap Opera Digest Awards (NBC)

1992

• Kerry Millerick, Julie Engleman, and Neal Rogin - Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment (Disney Channel)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Joan Rivers, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - The Joan Rivers Show (SYN)
  • Robert Thornton - The Streets (ABC)

1993

• Victoria Costello - This Island Earth (Disney Channel)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Joan Rivers, Hester Mundis, and Toem Perew - The Joan Rivers Show (SYN)

1994

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Robert Thornton - Northern Lights (ABC)

1995

• Bob Carruthers - Dinosaurs Myths & Reality (Disney Channel)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Robert Thornton - Wings as Eagles (ABC)
  • Rosser Mcdonald - Nicaragua: Finding Peace (NBC)

1996

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Rosser Mcdonald - Haiti: Mountains and Hopes (NBC)
  • Brad Gyori, Stan Evans, and Mark Tye Turner - Talk Soup (E!)

1997

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Leeza (NBC)
  • Brad Gyori, Stan Evans, and John Henson - Talk Soup (E!)

1998

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Leeza (NBC)
  • Team - The Rosie O'Donnell Show (SYN)
  • Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)

1999

• Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Pop-Up Video (Vh1)
  • Team - The Rosie O'Donnell Show (SYN)
  • Christian McKiernan, Beverly Kopf, and Andrew Smith - The View (ABC)

2000s

2000

• Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Pop-Up Video (Vh1)
  • Team - The Rosie O'Donnell Show (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 (Vh1)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - The Rosie O'Donnell Show (SYN)
  • Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)

2002

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Pop-Up Video (Vh1)
  • Team - Spyder Games (MTV)
  • Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - The View (ABC)
  • Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)

2003

• Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Team - Surprise by Design (Discovery Channel)
  • Team - Pop-Up Video (Vh1)
  • Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - The View (ABC)
  • Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)

2004

• Team - Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - The View (ABC)

2005

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Team - Jeopardy! (SYN)
  • Christian McKiernan, Julie Siegel, and Andrew Smith - The View (ABC)

2006

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Alex Paen - Animal Rescue (SYN)

2007

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • John Scheinfeld - Biography ("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 (SYN)
  • Scott Gardner - Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford (SYN)

2009

• David Dunlop and Connie Simmons - Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (PBS)
  • Alex Paen - Animal Rescue (SYN)
  • Mark Waxman - Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Laura McKenzie - Laura McKenzie's Traveler (SYN)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)

2010s

2010

• Michael Stevens, Sara Lukinson, and George Stevens Jr. - We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (HBO)
  • Team - The Bonnie Hunt Show (SYN)
  • Alex Paen - Animal Rescue (SYN)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)

2011

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Chip Ward and Darley Newman - Equitrekking (PBS)
  • Alan J. Weiss, Douglas Arvid Wester, and Deborah Gobble - Teen Kids News (SYN)
  • Team - Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (Comedy Central)

2012

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Mark Waxman - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Team - Pop-Up Video (Vh1)
  • Christine Ferraro - Sesame Street ("All Together Against Hunger") (PBS)

2013

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Chip Ward and Darley Newman - Equitrekking (PBS)
  • Anthony Knighton and Brooke Ninowski - The Joni Show (Daystar)

2014

• Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Andrew Ames and Mercedes Ildefonso Velgot - Born to Explore with Richard Wiese (SYN)
  • Dave Boone - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Joseph Rosendo - Travelscope (PBS)
  • Erin Zimmerman - Made in Israel (ABC Family)

2015

• Andrea Levin, John Redmann, and Anjie Taylor - The Talk (CBS)
  • Andrew Ames and Mercedes Ildefonso Velgot - Born to Explore with Richard Wiese (SYN)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Jim Lichtenstein, Stephanie Himango, and John Murphy - The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)

2016

• Jim Lichtenstein, Stephanie Himango, and John Murphy - The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation (CBS)
  • Team - 30th Independent Spirit Awards (IFC)
  • Erin Zimmerman - The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel, Part 2 (ABC Family)
  • Bianca Giaever - Videos 4 U: I Love You (This American Life)
  • Vince Sherry - Xploration Earth 2050 (FOX)

2017

• Tim McKeon, Mark De Angelis, and Adam Peltzman - Odd Squad: The Movie (PBS)
  • Brad Lachman and Mark Waxman - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Team - 31st Independent Spirit Awards (IFC)
  • John Chester - SuperSoul Shorts ("Maggie the Cow") (OWN)

2018

• Team - Super Soul Sunday: The Orphan (OWN)
  • Team - The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SYN)
  • Team - The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation (CBS)
  • Team - Xploration Earth 2050 (SYN)
  • Team - Xploration Outer Space (SYN)

2020s

2021

• Xploration Outer Space (SYN)
  • The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation (CBS)
  • Life 2.0 (SYN)
  • Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan (CBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)
  • Rock the Park (SYN)