He has been married since 1985 to actress Melody Thomas Scott, who is recognized for her role as Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless.
[citation needed] Scott is a five-time Emmy Award-winning executive producer and is partnered with producer/writer Brendan Burns in the film and television production company Scott/Burns.
Under the Scott regime, CBS television also secured the #1 dominance in the day part, a record it held for more than two decades (according to Nielsen).
Under Scott's leadership, the show also received a People's Choice Awards, TV Guide Reader's Poll, and more NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Daytime Drama than any other American television series, primetime or daytime.
[5] Scott is in a producing partnership with producer/screenwriter Brendan Burns on the following film and television projects: The Young and the Restless (CBS) Days of Our Lives (NBC) The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS) Edward J. Scott has been nominated and won numerous Daytime Emmy Awards and Producers Guild of America Awards.