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| 7th Daytime Emmy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, June 4, 1980 |
| Location | Studio 8H, 30 Rockefeller Plaza |
| Presented by | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Ed McMahon and Susan Seaforth Hayes |
| Highlights | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Guiding Light |
| Outstanding Game Show | The $20,000 Pyramid and Hollywood Squares (tie) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
The 7th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 1980 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1979). The seventh awards included a cameo appearance category, giving an award to a memorable soap cameo. Six awards were given.
The ceremony was telecast at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 on NBC. It preempted Another World, which was a 90-minute program at the time.
Winners in each category are in bold.