They’ve been the biggest story in daytime television for two years now, but can the long-snubbed ladies of “The View” finally win an Emmy for best talk show host?

That’s really the big question for this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards after nominations were announced on yesterday’s edition of ABC’s “View.” The quintet of Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Joyce Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck were nominated once again this year, the 11th year running for the show.

Their chance of winning would seem slim. They’re up against three-time winner Ellen DeGeneres, along with Kelly Ripa and Regis Philbin, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s ceremony.

Many expected “View” to pick up the long-awaited Emmy last year, in Rosie O’Donnell’s much-buzzed-about first and only season with the show, but instead DeGeneres won again.

In total, “View,” which is up 2 percent this year compared with last among total viewers, received seven of ABC’s 39 nominations. It was the second-most-nominated talk show, behind “Ellen” with eight nominations.

The show has previously won an Emmy for best talk show.

CBS led with 56 nods, including 17 for “The Young and the Restless,” more than any other daytime program. PBS was second with 50 nominations, 13 of them for long-running kids’ show “Sesame Street.” Disney Channel had the most cable nominations with 14.

The Daytime Emmy Awards will air on ABC on June 20. A list of major nominees appears below.

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Meanwhile, in daypart ratings for the week ended April 20, NBC’s “Meet the Press” was first among the Sunday morning shows in total viewers with 3.49 million tuning in and among viewers 25-54 with a 1.0 rating. ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” was second in viewers with 2.54 million and tied for second among 25-54s with a 0.8, with CBS’s “Face the Nation” pulling 2.46 million viewers and a 0.8 among 25-54s. “Fox News Sunday” averaged 1.38 million viewers and a 0.5 rating among 25-54s.
 
In late night, NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” was first for the week, averaging 4.9 million total viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49. CBS’s “The Late Show with David Letterman” had 3.3 million viewers and a 1.0 rating in the demo, with ABC’s “Nightline” also bringing in 3.3 million viewers but a 0.9 18-49 rating. In late-late night, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” had 1.8 million total viewers and a 0.6 in 18-49s, with repeats of NBC’s “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” at 1.7 million viewers and a 0.7, CBS’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” at 1.6 million viewers and a 0.5, and NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly” bringing in 1.1 million viewers and a 0.5 among 18-49s.
 
In morning shows, NBC’s “Today” was first with 5.6 million total viewers and a 4.4 household rating and 15 share, followed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” with 4.4 million viewers and a 3.5/12. CBS’s “Early Show” was third with 2.8 million total viewers and a 2.2/7.
 
CBS once again had the largest full daytime audience during the week, averaging 3.67 million viewers, but was tied for second among women 18-49 with a 1.3 rating. ABC had the second-largest audience, averaging 2.75 million viewers, and was tied for second among women 18-49 with a 1.3 rating. NBC had a full daytime audience of 2.72 million but led among women 18-49 with a 1.4 rating.
 
In evening network news for the week ended April 27, NBC’s “Nightly News with Brian Williams” was first among total viewers, averaging 8.02 million, and it tied for first among 25-54s with a 1.9 average rating. ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” was second in viewers, averaging 7.79 million, and tied for first among 25-54s with a 1.9 rating, while CBS’s “Evening News with Katie Couric” was third for the week with 5.34 million total viewers and a 1.3 25-54 rating.

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Daytime Emmy nominees

DRAMA SERIES
"General Hospital" (ABC)
"Guiding Light" (CBS)
"One Life to Live" (ABC)
"The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Maura West, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Crystal Chappell, "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Nicole Forester, "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Michelle Stafford, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Jeanne Cooper, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
David Canary, "All My Children (ABC)
Thaao Penghlis, "Days Of Our Lives (NBC)
Anthony Geary, "General Hospital" (ABC)
Peter Bergman, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Christian Le Blanc, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kelley Menighan Hensley, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Heather Tom, "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
Judi Evans, "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
Gina Tognoni, "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Tracey Bregman, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Trent Dawson, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Daniel Cosgrove, "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Brian Kerwin, "One Life to Live" (ABC)
Kristoff St. John, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Greg Rikaart, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Landon, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Rachel Melvin, "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
Vail Bloom, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Emily O'Brien, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Tammin Sursok, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

YOUNG ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Van Hansis, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Jesse Lee Soffer, "As the World Turns" (CBS)
Darin Brooks, "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
Tom Pelphrey, "Guiding Light" (CBS)
Bryce McClure, "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)

GAME/AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SHOW
"Cash Cab" (Discovery Channel)
"Jeopardy!" (Syndicated)
"The Price Is Right" (CBS)

CHILDREN'S SERIES
"Design Squad" (PBS)
"Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye" (Discovery Channel)
"Jack Hanna's Into the Wild" (Syndicated)
"Postcards from Buster" (PBS)

TALKSHOW/ENTERTAINMENT
"The Ellen Degeneres Show" (Syndicated)
"Rachael Ray" (Syndicated)
"The View" (ABC)

TALK SHOW/INFORMATIVE
"A Place of Our Own/Los ninos en su casa" (PBS)
"Dr. Phil" (Syndicated)
"The Tyra Banks Show" (Syndicated)

MORNING PROGRAM
"American Morning" (CNN)
"Good Morning America" (ABC)
"Today" (NBC)

LEGAL/COURTROOM PROGRAM
"Cristina's Court" (Syndicated)
"Judge David Young" (Syndicated)
"Judge Hatchett Show" (Syndicated)
"Judge Judy" (Syndicated)
"The People's Court" (Syndicated)

LIFESTYLE PROGRAM
"Everyday Italian" (Food Network)
"Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie" (PBS)
"Lidia's Italy" (PBS)
"Nigella Express" (Food Network)
"Witch Crafts" (DIY Network)

CHILDREN'S ANIMATED PROGRAM
"Arthur" (PBS)
"Charlie and Lola" (Disney Channel)
"Curious George" (PBS)
"Little Einsteins" (Disney Channel)
"Peep and the Big Wide World" (Discovery Kids)

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S SERIES
"Between the Lions" (PBS)
"Blue's Room" (Nick Jr.)
"Jack's Big Music Show" (Noggin)
"Sesame Street" (PBS)
"Super Why!" (PBS)

SPECIAL CLASS SERIES
"Cause Effect" (MTVU)
"Instant Beauty Pageant" (Style)
"Made" (MTV)
"Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America" (Travel Channel)
"Split Ends" (Style)

LIFESTYLE HOST
Ina Garten, "Barefoot Contessa" (Food Network)
Bobby Flay, "Boy Meets Grill" (Food Network)
Giada de Laurentiis, "Everyday Italian" (Food Network)
Todd English, "Food Trip with Todd English" (PBS)
Nigella Lawson, "Nigella Express" (Food Network)

GAMESHOW HOST
Ben Bailey, "Cash Cab" (Discovery Channel)
Alex Trebek, "Jeopardy!" (Syndicated)
Pat Sajak, "Wheel of Fortune" (Syndicated)

TALKSHOW HOST
Ellen Degeneres, "The Ellen Degeneres Show" (Syndicated)
Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa, "Live with Regis and Kelly" (Syndicated)
Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, "The View" (ABC)

DIRECTING IN A LIFESTYLE SHOW
"Everyday Italian" (Food Network)
"From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" (PBS)
"Samantha Brown: Passport to Latin America" (The Travel Channel)
"Witch Crafts" (DIY Network)

DIRECTING IN A CHILDREN'S SERIES
"Blue's Room" (Nick Jr.)
"Design Squad" (PBS)
"Sesame Street" (PBS)

DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
"Back at the Barnyard" (Nickelodeon)
"Disney My Friends Tigger and Pooh" (Disney Channel)
"Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (Disney Channel)
"Jakers! the Adventures Of Piggley Winks" (PBS)
"The Wonder Pets!" (Nick Jr.)

DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM
"All My Children" (ABC)
"The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS)
"General Hospital" (ABC)
"One Life to Live" (ABC)

DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING PROGRAM
"The Ellen Degeneres Show" (Syndicated)
"Live with Regis and Kelly" (Syndicated)
"The View" (ABC)

SPECIAL CLASS DIRECTING
"81st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" (NBC)
"Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular Starring Barry Manilow" (NBC)
"Legally Blonde: the Musical" (MTV)
"The Thanksgiving Day Parade On (CBS)" (CBS)
"Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade 2007" (ABC)