How to Watch the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Online

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The Daytime Emmys are back. Six months after the strike-delayed 2023 ceremony, the 51st annual awards show takes place on Friday, June 7, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown LA.

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Hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner from Entertainment Tonight, the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards will air live on CBS and livestreamed simultaneously on Paramount+ with Showtime, which is offering a limited-time deal that saves new subscribers 50 percent off their first year. (Paramount+ Essential subscribers can watch the show on demand the day after it airs.)

At a Glance: How to Watch the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards Online

Watch CBS on Paramount+ with Showtime

The 51st Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmys will be presented on Sunday, June 8, and will be available to watch online for free at Theemmys.tv, the NATAS’ official viewing platform.

CBS soaps The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful lead the 2024 Daytime Emmys nominees with 12 nods each. They’re joined by best daytime drama series nominees General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay and Neighbors.

The Lifetime Achievement honorees include The Young and the Restless star Melody Thomas Scott and her husband, soap opera producer Edward J. Scott, and Daytime Emmy award-winning public television host and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich. See the full list of nominees here, which includes The Hollywood Reporter.

Keep reading below for more on how to watch the Daytime Emmys with and without cable, including for free.

How to Watch the 2024 Daytime Emmys: Air Date, Time

The 51st Daytime Emmy Awards air on CBS on Friday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. (It will be tape-delayed for viewers on the West Coast.)

How to Watch the Daytime Emmy Awards Online With Cable

Cable subscribers can watch the 2024 Daytime Emmys live on CBS.com by logging in with their TV provider credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Verizon and Xfinity, to name a few.

How to Watch the Daytime Emmy Awards Without Cable

The easiest way to watch the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards live without cable is with Paramount+ with Showtime, which is currently 50 percent off for new subscribers. Regularly $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year, the ad-free Paramount+ package is only $59.99 for the first year when you use code THECHI — the same price as the ad-supported Essential tier. Paramount+ Essential subscribers can stream the awards show on demand the day after it airs (the plan does not include livestreaming for CBS.)

Get 50% off Paramount+ with Showtime

Cord cutters can also watch CBS online without traditional cable with any live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. Several cable streamers offer free trials, allowing new subscribers can watch the 51st Daytime Emmys for free.

Ahead, find out where to watch the Daytime Emmys ceremony online with and without a cable subscription.

Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free
Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free

BEST FOR PARAMOUNT CONTENT

Paramount+ with Showtime

Free trial available

Save 50% off Paramount+ with SHowtime

Watch the Daytime Emmy Awards for free when you sign up for a seven-day free trial for Paramount+ with Showtime, which is on sale for a limited time for $59.99 for the first year for new subscribers. (It’s regularly $11.99 per month or $119.99 annually.) Note that subscribers of the Paramount+ Essential plan do not get livestreaming access to CBS; instead, they can watch on demand the day after the show airs.

Paramount+ subscribers get access to hundreds of movies and TV series, such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Frasier, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, all of the Star Trek franchises, the Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923 and others. The Paramount+ with Showtime plan is the best deal with ad-free viewing and access to Showtime originals, such as Emmy-winning series The Curse, Yellowjackets, The Chi and more.


Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free
Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free

BEST STREAMING SERVICE OVERALL

DirecTV Stream

Packages from $64.99 per month

get directv free trial

Watch the 51st Daytime Emmsy on CBS for free with a five-day free trial to DirecTV Stream, which starts at $69.99 per month. The cable alternative offers more than 75 channels, such as ABC, NBC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.

Other plans offer more than 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $89.99 to $159.99 per month. For a limited time, new subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $100; learn more here.


Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free
Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free

BEST FOR PRIME MEMBERS

Paramount+ on Prime Video

Free trial available

GET PARAMOUNT+ on Prime Video

Another way to watch the 2024 Daytime Emmys online for free is through the Paramount+ with Showtime channel on Prime Video, which offers a seven-day trial. After that, it auto-renews at $11.99 per month; a membership to Amazon Prime ($15.99 per month or $139 annually) or the standalone Prime Video streaming service ($8.99 monthly) is required.

Not an Amazon Prime member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial and take advantage of all that Amazon Prime has to offer, including access to Prime Video; fast same-, next-, or two-day free shipping; in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market, access to exclusive shopping events — like Prime Day and Black Friday — and more.


Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free
Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free

BEST VALUE

Fubo

Packages from $74.99 per month

Get Fubo free trial

Watch CBS and more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels with a subscription to Fubo, which offers a five-day free trial. The cable steamer starts at $79.99 per month and includes 189 channels (such as ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, FS1, E!, FX and more); over 1,000 hours of movies and TV shows; and more.


Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free
Watch Daytime Emmy Awards 2023: How to Stream Ceremony Online Free

BEST LIVE TV STREAMING BUNDLE

Hulu + Live TV

Packages from $76.99

Get Hulu + live TV

To watch CBS without traditional cable, a subscription to Hulu + Live TV is another fantastic option — and the streamer is offering a free three-day trial for new subscribers. Get access to more than 90 live channels — including BET, CNN, Food Network and more — along with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.


How to Watch the Daytime Emmy Awards Outside of the U.S.

If you want to stream the Daytime Emmy Awards, but you’re outside of the U.S., you can still stream the awards ceremony with any of the above streaming services paired with ExpressVPN. For the uninitiated, it’s a virtual private network that lets you legally access U.S. web servers, even if you’re in another country, so you can stream the Daytime Emmys on a smartphone, tablet, laptop and smart TV. Learn more about ExpressVPN here.

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