Days Of Our Lives
NBC Makes It Official, Announces Days of our Lives Renewal: "We Couldn't Be More Excited To Bring Its Fans New Stories For The 51st Season"
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Following Thurday afternoon’s breaking news that Days of our Lives got its renewal pick-up by NBC, the peacock network made it official with their press release heralding that the beloved daytime drama series will live to see another day,and continue into the 2016-2017 television season, and they could not be prouder and happier.
Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment made the announcement and said in a statement, “NBC is incredibly proud of the legacy of Days of our Lives and we couldn’t be more excited to brings its fans new stories for the 51st season. In a business where having a show remain on the air for two seasons is considered a success, what DAYS has achieved is extraordinary.”
In addition, the sub-header for the official release said “The Tales From Salem Will Continue as Beloved Series Earns Pickup Following Recent Ratings Surge.” So far this season, DAYS is averaging a 0.90 rating, 6 share in women 18-49 and 2.901 million viewers overall in ‘most current’ ratings from Nielsen Media Research. Through the first five weeks of the current quarter, DAYS has grown to a 0.93 rating, 6 share in women 18-49, up +6% versus its 0.88 for the same period last year, and 2.993 million viewers overall, up +15% versus its 2.601 million for the same weeks last year.
NBC also noted: “The success of the series derives from its consistent commitment to excellence in writing and storytelling — supported by a diverse ensemble of performers — and its uncanny knack for anticipating viewer interests. With its mix of classic genre traditions and groundbreaking narratives reflecting modern life, Days of our Lives remains a perennial favorite among viewers of all ages. Days of our Lives is set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem. The core families are the Bradys, Hortons and DiMeras, and the multi-layered storylines involve elements of romance, adventure, mystery, comedy and drama.
Days of our Lives is produced by Corday Productions Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television. Ken Corday is executive producer, with co-executive producers Greg Meng and Albert Alarr. Dena Higley and Josh Griffith are the head writing team.
So, what did you think about NBC executive Jennifer Salke’s comments on DAYS renewal and the network’s continue interest in Salem? Happy to hear the renewal has been made official? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
Days Of Our Lives
‘Last Blast Reunion’ Chapter 1 Conclusion Available Now On The DOOL App: What Will Become Of The ‘Crew’?
The DOOL app’s digital drama series, Last Blast Reunion picks up the drama on Thursday with the release of episode 8; the last installment of chapter one.
As fans of the series know, Jan Spears has arrived alive and well on the scene, with a mysterious cake! Is she ready to do in the Last Blast Crew?
Meanwhile, Shawn is held captive and strapped to a bed, thanks to Jan’s longtime obsession with the guy. How will he be set free?
Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe), Heather Lindell (Jan), Martha Madison (Belle), Brandon Beemer (Shawn), and Jay Kenneth Johnson (Phillip) star.
Check out the episode, and make sure to download the app for free if you have not done so already.
Then let us know, what did you think of the Last Blast Reunion series? Would you want to see many of these characters back on the airshows of Days of our Lives? Comment below.
Breaking News
NBC Chairman, Paul Teledgy Says: “Days of our Lives Is Going To Carry On”
Very exciting and hopeful news Days of our Lives fans, and those of the soap genre, coming out of the NBC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, California Saturday morning.
During the lead-off executive session, NBC Chairman Paul Teledgy opened up about the status of Days of our Lives with the network since no official announcement had been made on their end as to the renewal pick-up of the beloved daytime drama.
However, Teledgy revealed: “We are in a middle of finding out very soon,” and then added, “Of course Days of Our Lives is going to carry on. We love it. Millions of Americans watch it every week. I know that will be good news for the fans.”
Teledgy also told Deadline after the executive session that negotiations are still ongoing and the series will stay on NBC, and will not be moving onto the upcoming Peacock streaming service said to bow very soon.
The chairman’s comments come nearly two months following DAYS executive producer, Ken Corday’s comments to the cast that the show had been renewed for its upcoming season. That came on the heels that for cost-cutting measures, during the dark months, that the cast had been let- \out of their contracts.
But as usual at this time of year, NBC, Sony (the soap’s distributor) and Corday Productions are engaged it the renewal window which also happens at fall at the beginning of the new year.
Now, it looks like there is no doubt there is more Salem to come! Buckle-up for more intriguing stories within the series innovative time jump in the coming months … and that the four networks soaps are all here to stay for now.
Share your thoughts on Teledgy’s comments that ‘Days’ will definitely live on to see another day on NBC via the comment section below
Days Of Our Lives
Heather Lindell Crushes It As Jan Spears Returns On The DOOL App’s ‘Last Blast Reunion’
On Thursday’s release of the 7th installment of the DOOL app’s digital series, Last Blast Reunion, it marked the first full episode featuring Heather Lindell in her return as the villainess and twisted, Jan Spears.
And as viewers of the series will note, Jan was the mean girl back in the day who had a thing for Shawn (Jason Cook, now Brandon Beemer) and back in 2004-2005 she kept the young man locked in a cage as her love slave as she went off the rails.
Well, as Last Blast Reunion fans will note in the 2020 version, Jan has kidnapped Shawn (Beemer) and this time he is shirtless and tied to a bed, as we learn just what Jan’s twisted plot is for the “Last Blast Crew”.
We won’t spoil the rest, but suffice to say, what a fun breath of fresh air it is to see Lindell do her thing, and remind us all why she can play cray-cray with the best of them. Make sure to download the DOOLapp to see Jan try to take down the “crew”. And, be on the lookout on Friday on the app for a sit-down interview with Lindell.
So, what do you think of seeing Heather as Jan Spears again? Would you love to see her jump back on the airshows as well sometime down the line, if she does or doesn’t get her comeuppance? Comment below.
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NewsJanuary 8, 2020Y&R To Launch Sharon’s Breast Cancer Storyline With Key Episode
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General HospitalJanuary 11, 2020GH’s Genie Francis Delivers The ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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Breaking NewsJanuary 11, 2020NBC Chairman, Paul Teledgy Says: “Days of our Lives Is Going To Carry On”
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NewsJanuary 12, 2020Sophia Bush Joins Cast Of ‘This Is Us’: Will Her Character Turn Out To Be The Mother of Kevin’s Child?
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NewsJanuary 14, 2020PASSIONS Reunion Documentary To Screen At Universal Studios For One-Night Only
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Days Of Our LivesJanuary 9, 2020Heather Lindell Crushes It As Jan Spears Returns On The DOOL App’s ‘Last Blast Reunion’
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General HospitalJanuary 15, 2020Sean Kanan, Tristan Rogers & Timothy Woodward Jr. Talk On The Making Of New Digital Drama ‘Studio City’ & Respect For Soaps
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NewsJanuary 8, 2020Karey Burke, President ABC Entertainment On What’s Ahead: ‘The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart’ Series, ‘thirtysomething (else)’ and ‘The Brides’ Pilot Orders
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GH doesn’t have a yearly renewal date, seems they just it roll until they don’t ..
CONGRATS, DAYS!!
Gh doesnt have a renewal date becasue the network owns the show. Since Sony runs Days, they have to reach an agreement with NBC when the contract is up.
I couldn’t more happier! I watched DAYS since I was a kid . It’s probably my favorite TV show ever!
I thought that the last few renewals have been for 2 yrs at a time. Is this renewal just for one year?
Yes and if the ratings drop nbc will dump the show so let’s hope people continue tuning in
Yeah, I don’t particularly care for; “option for additional year”
NBC clearly states… “how magnanimous it is to celebrate a show… for 51 years.. and in the same breath… (which is true ) how a prime time show may last… if at all… 1 to 2 seasons
so… buck up … and coulda woulda shoulda given us 2 years
on top of that… LATEST SOD issue : Kassie DePaiva… “missed Opportunities”
NBC / Sony / DOOL… and probably more specific… KEN CORDAY production
RE HIRE : this gem… gold mine… class act… energetic… bubbling personality
who enlivens any show… she’s respected… and lauded
she shares with the fans… missed opportunity
how much she would have loved to screen ; to REEL
with, Billy Flynn and Judi Evans, plus
can you imagine… what a dream ; let down
forever wonder… what could have been
i’ll let up ; after the 2016 emmy
I am happy about the renewal, but I also know DAYS should continue improving it’s numbers or September 2017 will be the end of DAYS. Watch every episode within one day of airing and don’t give up!
Not a viewer of Days but glad for its fans.
Glad the show is continuing, BUT are they going to shorten their shooting schedule for 5-6 months ahead to a more normal 4-6 weeks?
THAT is what’s wrong with this show. By the time they realize a storyline/character is NOT working, they have months worth of shows already shot, that we have to suffer through, before the story can be dropped!
The best thing they could do for the show…and it’s viewers…is get on a shorter shooting schedule!
I think elsewhere on this page that is mentioned – the fact that one of the stipulations of the contract is a shorter shooting schedule – and, I agree with you that they need to do that to see what is working, what isn’t. Right now, at least to my viewing eyes, NOT MUCH is working. The teens are not believable, Andre’s villainous hammy acting is for the birds, and Victor’s long lost brother is a tad over the top. Belle being with Phillip is also not terribly compelling.
I enjoyed the show quite a bit more about a year or so ago with Will, Sonny,
JJ with Paige, the story of Eve hating Jennifer – the strange baseball player who was really hiding a secret, etc. I thought the storylines were much more innovative. Right now, it seems like, it’s the same-old, same-old.
I am glad the show got a renewal but let’s hope for some interesting storylines to warrant it’s extension.
This is fantastic! The new regime has definitely re-grounded the soap back to a soap worth watching. And I cannot wait for the 51st season, along with the 52nd!
Are they going to change their filming schedule?
I really wish with the DAYS renewal threads… this would have been addressed as a stipulation…
I hope some one… any one… can look in to this and share ?
Hello Mr. Fairman… any chance you can find this out…
Just a one year renewal? Better than not, but two would have been better.
They got renewed for 1 year, plus an option.
Lets hope this good news continues for all the remaining soaps…hopefully tptb realize soaps remain a popular and important part of daytime viewing for many years to come..now how is the status for the other three…GH has slightly improved and speaking of GH is Hayden really Pauls daughter?
Out of line! This comment d to be deleted immediately! Michael, do something.
This is my insane asylum…im here to stay-FOORRREEEEVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!…lol
It wouldn’t be the same without you.
This is great news for not only DAYS fans but for the soap opera community in general. [FOUR STRONG!] Here comes Rebecca Herbst!
Nope congrats but if Fv lets her walk then GH is dead for me as a viewer ewe lost Jason Thompson stop the back stage politics she carried the story last year while Billy Miller sleep walked
I hope DAYS does snag her. GH has completely decimated the character of Liz, and always has her come up as the loser in everything. She should be the Jessie Brewer of the modern day…Head Nurse, take charge, full love life, respected, professional…never mind chasing after a brain damaged murderer. Now, she is so desperate for a friend, she is hanging with a serial killer who terrorized her and her family for years? Plain BAD writing. BUT…..in the past few years, DAYS has hired some serious big name talent in the COMPLETELY wrong roles!! They NEED to hire her as someone with built in audience connections…like Taylor, Nicole’s sister. Or the oft mentioned (by fans only!) but never seen Sarah Horton. Or there are other Horton’s out there we haven’t even met yet. Or, Kate’s daughter Cassie. Or, a child Adrienne gave up for adoption in her teens. Or, even as Mimi!! With all those former teens returning as adults, Chloe, Phillip, Shawn, and Belle…. Mimi was right in that group. That could be like Guiding Light with the adult versions of the Four Musketeers Beth, Phillip, Rick, and Mindy. They have to stop hiring top notch talent in throwaway roles. Hire her as ANYONE with ANY kind of connection to ANY current DAYS veteran. It shouldn’t take 6 months for the show to realize that having Melissa Archer run around town talking to herself about an elephant statue was probably not the best outlet for her talent, or for the storylines on the show.
Ta – Da !
drum roll….. Ladies and Gentlemen ! I give you….
” Is Liz a secret super vixen ”
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she’s on the cover of the latest SOD issue w/above caption
supervixen
1.A beautiful woman of Domineering stature.
2.A Woman worthy of having a religion dedicated to her. One (specifically feemale) Who has many followers and carries herself with a goddess like elegance.
3. A strong woman who leaves an everlasting Impression on one. (see also Glamazon)
one could clearly see Liz… escaping, if you will… not unlike Jake acting out… now it’s Liz turn.
after all that she’s been through;
w/ Jason
w/ Jake
her house burning up
w/ herself
with all the rest of Port Charles passing judgment and nailing her to the cross
this is the next step and /or layer of freeing herself w/ abandon
And yes Jason Thompson making the role his own we do however need a scene with him and Jess I don’t like lazy actors Jason is not one nor is Becky
when JT made his debut… I watched his scenes… and the scenes between Ashley and Dr. Neville…
you can really tell that Michael E. Knight… delights in his scenes with Eileen Davidson… he matter of factly… fandom excite; is in to his job with ED. it’s a LOL delight as a fan to watch
all else about Y&R I FF’d… just don’t have the time…
point: I stopped watching all together… when no scenes between Jill and her own son materialized.
deleted the last 3 episodes.. so I guess I’ll never know.
these two storylines have all the potential
Great news for fans of Days, glad to see we are not losing another soap, at least for another year!
And the most creative soap on the air presently. I loved the Feb. 12–Valentine show–where all the couples had “dream” or “nightmare” vignettes.
I love that Days does something different and unexpected–and just sheer fun–for its fans. Loved most especially the 1940s-style fim noir of Patch and Kayla. That’s what I’m talking about! Thanks, writers, directors, actors, etc. Way to go!
Mr. Fairman have you heard the rumor of the return of Chandler Massey?
Hi Mike the rumor, that I am hearing is will Horton is alive. Chandler Massey will be back on Days in about 6 months. Days tapes 5 to 6 months ahead, but they are thinking of changing it to 3 to 6 weeks ahead. Rumor is the real Will Horton was kidnapped. I hope this is true.
It’s most likely true, mike. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Chandler as Will make his return during the Friday Summer Olympics Cliffhanger (08-05-16)! There has to be something big for DAYS fans to hang in there during the 2 weeks preemption for Olypic coverage.
This is good news I watch the show every day whether it be good or bad,heard that Chases dad is coming back. He is already started filming. So see they do bring the dead back.
Woo freakin’ hoo!!! Love me some Days! I would be so sad to lose another iconic soap. Congrats and keep up the great work.
Yes!
Interesting that the renewal for Days is just for one year, with an option for an additional year (similar to the deal that CBS had with the NFL for the first year of Thursday night telecasts in 2014).
That would signal to me that NBC is hedging its bets and leaves the door open for a possible cancellation in the event that the 50th anniversary-fueled ratings bump doesn’t last in the coming months. And there is some evidence to suggest that the bump may have already evaporated.
Hopefully, it won’t come to that, but I’m merely being realistic.
As a fan for over 30 years, I love knowing Days will continue. No soap is perfect, but I have to says I am really enjoying the soap these days and I make a point to watch it off my DVR each night…I used to wait until the weekend to tackle the episodes for the week.
While I am sure we all have favorites who are no longer on the show ( for me, it is Christie Clark’s Carrie), or favorites currently on the canvas (Suzanne Rogers is top notch in my book), I do enjoy all the current cast members and I can tell the actors are enjoying the writing, as evidenced in their performances and the way they gush in interviews about their stories.
I do hope they can tape closer to when they air, as I think that could really fix things more quickly. I have noticed Days ads are popping up during morning and evening hours every so often, so that is great! I’d love to see the actors pop up on NBC produced talk shows… CBS does that very well.