In 1973, daytime television was given its own Emmy ceremony. At the time there were three categories---one for the top show, another for the top actor, and third was for top actress.
Winners are denoted by boldface type and a bullet (•).
Days of our Lives
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The DoctorsGeneral Hospital
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Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton, Days of our Lives)John Beradino (Steve Hardy, General Hospital)
Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin, General Hospital)
Mary Fickett (Ruth Martin, All My Children)
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Elizabeth Hubbard (Althea Davis, The Doctors)Rachel Ames (Audrey Hardy, General Hospital)
Mary Stuart (Joanne Vincente, Search For Tomorrow)
The Doctors
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The Edge of NightGeneral Hospital
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Days of our Lives - Wes Kenney
The Doctors - Norman Hall
The Doctors - Hugh McPhillips
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Another WorldCBS Daytime 90
Love of Live
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The Young and the Restless
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The ABC Afternoon PlaybreakAll My Children
Another World
Somerset