I remember Bandstand to be on Saturdays at noon. But I grew up in the 80s. That's why I thought it should be doing it during the Daytime Emmys. And I forgot about the Rocking New Year's Show. But I did see the tribute. He looked and sounded a whole lot better than he did New Year's. :)

I thought Bandstand was originally an afternoon show? Like around Oprah or Dr. Phil's timeslot?

I remember bandstand on saturdays at 11/ noon time slot. If day time or night time emmys , Dick Clark has produced both as well as the music award shows so it is only fitting to do it at the night time emmys.

American Bandstand was on in the afternoons after school in its earlier days, then was on Saturday afternoons after that. It was never a nighttime show, unless you're talking about the very brief period before it croaked when it was syndicated. Then that would have been the individual stations' decision on when to run it.