In May 2012 , HLN acquired the rights to broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards , beginning with the 39th annual event on June 23 , 2012 ; this marked the first time that the awards ceremony was aired on pay television , instead of terrestrial television . With 912,000 viewers ( not counting four repeat broadcasts , which brought the total to two million ) , the broadcast was " the most watched regularly scheduled , non-news telecast " ever on HLN
39th annual event
39th Daytime Emmy Awards
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