Days Of Our Lives
RATINGS: Days of our Lives Shows Gains!
The ratings are out for the week of November 13-17th, and it was NBC’s Days of our Lives which saw the most gains in total viewers, and in key demos.
November sweeps has been very intriguing for the four network daytime drama series.
DAYS has been delivering top-notch drama centering around the return of Will Horton (Chandler Massey), while another soap, General Hospital has been centering around the return of Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), and how these returns have impacted the characters on the canvas in many ways.
DAYS added +53,000 total viewers for the week, and added the most viewers of any soap in the key womens 18-49 category, as well as 25-54. At GH, the ABC series added +16,000 total viewers, and saw increases in the demos women 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54.
The CBS sister soaps of The Young and the Restless, and The Bold and the Beautiful were the two soap that lost total viewers for the week. B&B lost -155.000 and Y&R lost -67,000. B&B was also down in all key demo categories. Y&R still tied an all-tine low for the 18-49 ratings share. View the entire ratings picture via SON here.
Numbers are based on Live+Same Day ratings
(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)
Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,549,000 (-67,000/-10,000)
2. B&B 3,545,000 (-155,000/-174,000)
3. GH 2,722,000 (+16,000/+6,000)
4. DAYS 2,257,000 (+53,000/-6,000)
So, which soap opera is delivering the best drama? What improvements would you make to your favorite soap to help them gain even more viewers? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
The June 22 episode of Days of Our Lives reminded us all of why Deidre Hall is iconic in the role of Dr. Marlena Evans. Here we are 50 years later, and Marlena is still the heroine of the long-running soap opera, and Deidre remains one of the most most recognizable names in the history of soaps.
To pay tribute, and to look back at the life and times of Marlena, the story starts with Marlena flipping through a photo album of her with John (the late Drake Hogestyn) over the years. As she misses him dearly, she gets a knock on the door and its none other than John’s son, Paul Narita (Christopher Sean).
With Andrew (Colton Little) in Salem working on a case, he sits down with Marlena, who says she can’t believe its been fifty years since she first arrived in Salem! Cue: Deidre’s first scenes on DAYS when she finds Mickey Horton (the late John Clarke) playing chess against himself inside the mental institution she worked.
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THE FLASHBACKS OF MARLENA’S LIFE
From there, viewers definitely got the cliff notes version of the history of Marlena and entrenched within them, some of the biggest moments in Deidre’s enduring run.
Paul thinks he is looking at 70s, and early 80s Marlena while going through her scrapbook, but he is actually looking at her twin, Samantha (Andrea Hall). Cue: when Marlena confronted Samantha about impersonating her, and then later getting a call on her radio show from the Salem Strangler (Jack Coleman as Jake Kostichek) who killed Samantha thinking it was Marlena.
In the present, Belle (Martha Madison) has arrived at this time to meet up with Paul, unaware of this trip down memory lane. She wants to go over the findings in the chess board mystery Stefano willed to Marlena and John, in private with him, since Marlena previously said she wanted nothing to do with it.
Back to the history lesson, Marlena speaks highly of Don Craig and even though their marriage didn’t work out, she could find a path forward with the new love her life, Roman Brady. (Wayne Northrop however is never shown, possibly to keep the story focused on John as Roman for confusion sakes?)
Paul sees a photo of a young Carrie (Christie Clark) in the album and Marlena says she was such a godsend after losing her baby. In fact, Marlena says caring for Carrie prepared her for her having and raising her own twins, Eric and Sami. Cue: The twin visiting Marlena in the hospital.
JOHN AND MARLENA’S LOVE CONQUERED ALL
Then, in a way to get through and incorporate the wild storylines only Marlena could have been in, she tells Belle and Paul, she has been through so much in her life, how lucky she was to find John, and some of the most unbelievable experiences no one could imagine. Cue: Marlena possessed by the devil and levitating from the bed. Next, John confronting Marlena being the Salem Stalker, where she admits she killed Alice Horton, pretends she needs help, then pulls a gun on her beloved John!
The comment is made by Paul and Marlena, that she literally has been to hell and back and she could not have survived were it not for her beloved John. Cue the big emotional highpoint clips; The Pier Scene! Marlena steps out of the fog when John sees her from a distance. After believing she was dead for four years, here she was before him in one of the greatest reunions in a soap opera love story in history. What followed were other times of the life of times of Jarlena.
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MARLENA’S ‘GIFT’ FROM STEFANO HAS A NEW CLUE
When Marlena makes a brief exit to the other room, Belle fills in Paul on the chess set Stefano left her mother and the photo of the Lire. Paul said he will investigate. Marlena comes back into the room and overhears, and says to promise her if things get dangerous he will back off, she does not want anyone hurt by Stefano’s games.
As the episode comes to a conclusion, it’s just Belle and Marlena going through the photo album giggling about 70s hairstyles and all the memories. Belle speaks on the impact Marlena has had in everyone’s lives, and that she is both the heart of their family and the heart of Salem.
An end card comes up acknowledging Deidre Hall’s 50th anniversary as Marlena, and we fade to black.
So, what did you think of Marlena’s walk down memory lane? Were you happy to see the flashback clips utilized throughout? Were you touched by the scenes and the performance of Deidre Hall? Let us know what you thought of Deidre’s 50th anniversary episode via the comment section below.
If you have ever tuned-in to the soap opera genre over the last 50 years, and witnessed some of the greatest romances, drama, classic and outlandish storylines of all-time, you would have seen Deidre Hall smack dab in the middle of it as longtime Salem heroine, Dr. Marlena Evans.
It was 50 years on this date, June 21, 1976 that Hall first appeared on DAYS on NBC which was its home for 57 years before it moved to its current streaming platform on Peacock in September of 2022.
In Hall’s first episode she was introduced as a psychiatrist treating Mickey Horton (John Clarke) at Bayview Sanitarium after he suffered a complete mental breakdown. Mickey learned that his brother Bill Horton (Edward Mallory) was the biological son of Mike Horton (Wesley Eure) with his wife Laura (Susan Flannery) and that he had been lied to for years and years. From that moment on, the rest is television and soap opera history. Days of Our Lives put Hall front and center.
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There were so many heartbreaking and shocking story twists involving the beloved Marlena. One of the first was the historic crib death of baby DJ (Don Jr.) in 1980, Marlena’s infant son with Don Craig (Jed Allan). The story had never been told on daytime television and Hall’s performances received accolades from TV critics to fans when Deidre received thousands of letters from grieving mothers who had gone through the same thing in their own lives.
DAYS also brought Deidre’s twin sister, Andrea Hall Lovell to the show as her on-screen sister Samantha, who had a grudge and even locked Marlena up in a sanitarium and took her place! Fast-forward and in 1982, DAYS launched the Salem Strangler story where everyone believed Marlena was his next victim, only it turned out to be Samatha. Jake Kositchek (played by Jack Coleman) was revealed to be the actual serial killer.
Later, Deidre would assume the role of Marlena’s look-alike, Hattie Adams in 2004, once played by her sister, Andrea. Over the years, Hattie has come back to Salem and caused trouble giving Hall a chance to play a different type of character, then the always upstanding Marlena.
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THE LOVES OF MARLENA
Deidre Hall struck gold with all her leading men: from the late Jed Allan, to Wayne Northrop as Roman Brady, and of course, her enduring love story with the late John Black played by the iconic Drake Hogestyn. In fact, Marlena’s 1986 wedding to John (who was believed to be Roman at the time) remains a favorite of fans to this day.
TOP MARLENA STORYLINES OF ALL-TIME
While the list is long, here are several that were some of the memorable during Deidre’s five decades in Salem!
The Possession (1994- 1995)
Considered one of the most ambiguous, outlandish and unforgettable story arcs in soap opera history, then Days of Our Lives head writer, James Reilly went there! Marlena was possessed by the devil! That included; the demonic eyes, hissing at father John (Black) the priest, morphing into creatures, and the classic levitating in her bed! It became a cultural phenomenon and cemented Deidre Hall’s status as a daytime television legend. Just ask Ryan Gosling!
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The Affair with John Black (1993)
John and Marlena’s forbidden love could not be denied and they had passionate affair, while she was still married to the real Roman. Problem was her daughter, Sami (Alison Sweeney) caught her mother having sex with John on a desk that changed Sami forever.
The Salem Stalker Mystery (2003-2004)
In a shocker, Marlena was revealed to be a serial killer who bumped off several Salem favorites residents who were all alive on the island of Melaswen (spelled “New Salem” backward). Turns out, she was manipulated and gaslighted by Andre DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) to do the “killings” and had no memory of her actions.
The Pier Scene (1991)
This remains Michael Fairman TV’s all-time favorite Deidre Hall moment, which featured some of the best acting in the storied careers of both Hall and Drake Hogestyn.
In the story, a presumed-dead Marlena returns after four years. One foggy night on the pier, John is alone, and Marlena steps out of the fog to reveal herself, and is reunited with the love of her life. You can watch it any year, any decade, and in any moment, and it will have you reaching for the hankies again and again. (best music score fo a soap scene of all-time too!)
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Kristen’s Secret Room Reveal (1997)
Marlena was caught in Kristen Blake’s (Eileen Davidson) elaborate web of lies, when she was held hostage in a secret wine cellar/room until John managed to track her down, leading to an iconic on-screen reunion. The classic catfight between Hall and Eileen Davidson was one for the ages.
It should be noted that Maison Blanche, Queen of the Night, Possession, Aremid and Lady in a Cage were all a part of classic DAYS storyline and all featured Hall at the epicenter of it from 1993-1996.
THE RECENT YEARS OF MARLENA
In recent years, DAYS brought back the possession 2.0 storyline under then head writer Ron Carlivati in 2021 where the devil leapt back in Marlena after taking advantage of a frail Doug Williams (the late Bill Hayes)
In 2025, viewers watched the end of the love story of John and Marlena, as John succumbed to injuries sustained in an explosion saving a vial of medication needed to bring Bo (Peter Reckell) back to life. Marlena has been a widow on-screen since June of 2025 as Hall as portrayed the good doctor struggling with her grief and to move on with her life since his death.
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One story that never goes away is Stefano DiMera’s (the late Joe Mascolo) obsession with Marlena, his “Queen of the Night.” Even in death, Stefano is toying with her from the great beyond with the mysterious chess set and the missing “pawn,” that he had gifted John and Marlena in his will. The mystery is currently unfolding on all-new episodes of Days of Our Lives.
Tune-in to Days of our Lives on the Monday, June 22 episode as Marlena looks back at her 50 years in Salem.
Share your congratulations to Deidre Hall for this incredible 50-year milestone as Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives in the comment section. Then let us know, what is your all-time favorite storyline or moment in the life of Marlena over the past 5 decades? And, just for kicks, and to celebrate this amazing milestone, here is Marlena levitating below circa Christmas Eve 1994.
Days Of Our Lives
Al Calderon Reflects on ‘Major Chapters’ Coming to an End on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Brilliant Minds’
It’s been a bittersweet time for Al Calderon. The talented actor/singer/songwriter has watched from his vantage point to roles he loved so much come to their conclusion for different reasons.
In a heartfelt message posted to his Instagram story on Saturday, Calderon took a moment to share how grateful he was for the opportunity to play Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, and nurse Nico Silva this year on NBC’s second season of Brilliant Minds. Currently, Brilliant Minds has two more episodes that will air on June 24 and the series finale on July 1.
Calderon expressed, “As I sit here reflecting on this lovely Saturday afternoon over the last two years of my life, I have two major chapters closing that have been part of my life every day for the last two years. We have Brilliant Minds. Our last episodes are wrapping up, and then my last scenes aired yesterday as me as Javi on Days of Our Lives.
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“I’m just unbelievably grateful for the chance and the opportunity to be a part of something so much larger than me,” continued Al. “I (will) love Days of Our Lives forever, my family. Thank you for supporting me and supporting my decision to take the leap of faith and believe in myself and, and tell other stories. You know, it’s never goodbye. It’s always ‘see you later’ to me and just leaving with love and leading with love.”
Al concluded with a special mention to some very important people, the fans: “Thank you to the fans and the support from everyone, the lovely messages. So this next chapter, hopefully it’s not a dragon, hopefully it’s a gold coin.”
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Calderon’s journey on-screen on Days of Our Lives began in October of 2024 and concluded this month. In one of his last appearances Javi was asking a favor from Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) before bumping into his ex, Leo (Greg Rikaart). In story, Javi has a new romance with Gus (Michael Ocampo), while fighting his feelings for Leo. The role of Javi will be played starting on June 30 by Jacob Martinez who takes over the role.
NBC decided to cancel the Brilliant Minds, after it split up the airing of its second season which began in the fall of September of 2025 and the back-half started airing after a long break this past May. Calderon joined the medical drama staring Zachary Quinto for the new season, which sadly was its last.
So, will you miss Al on Days of Our Lives and Brilliant Minds as his time on-screen has come to an end? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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Days is tops for me… then GH! Not a fan of the CBS shows…. My father-in-law watches them regularly… they bore me!
Days is the most improved soap…GH is a far second…Y&R is just ok…B&B i just cant get involved in it!!!!…I miss Edge Of Night…OLTL… As The World Turns the most…i miss all my soaps!!!!!!!!!!…I watch Retro’s The Doctors and i have watched Strange Paradise and Dark Shadows a zillion times…wish all soaps were never wiped!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Jimmy!!
Just had to comment that I was in grade school when Dark Shadows was on tv! I just followed the u tube of the 50th anniversary reunion, bought the 50th anniversary DVD collector’s edition and have been reading episode summaries of nearly 1200 shows! It was supposed to be a modern gothic version of Jane Eyre and then went into vampires and such for better ratings. However, my point is: the show had incredibly clever plot lines, far better than what daytime offers today.
I have the four music albums, books-one autographed by Dan Curtis and another by Kathy Scott…had several dolls made of the characters and i also got the ring and music box!!!
Had the Pleasure of having Grayson Hall( Julia ) as Theater Teacher in later 1970s at Pace University NYC…great lady…a hoot some of my best menories from that time.
Vinee– that had to be a great opportunity! She was one of my favorite characters. As I dig into the 50th anniversary CD, I’m so enjoying her scenes.
Forgot Grayson introduced me to Elizabeth Hubbard (Althea on Doctors, And Lucinda on ATWT) Also had many wonderful conversaions with another verey nice Lady.
Ron ,She was as nice as she was talented.
I was a kid that ran home from school to see Dark Shadows too. I wish I could buy the complete DVD set, but I am buying them by individual volumes at this time. I know they have tried before with a new cast, but I wish they could bring back Dark Shadows to television again. Penny Dreadful seemed to work and was very popular.
The pilot from 2004 was kind of well done but miscast…cast changes and redoing the pilot might have got it an airing!!!!
Jim watching The Doctors on Retro TV too. And right now the episodes are 1975. Within 2-3 months-I’m thinking based on two weeks per month in a week- Margaret de Priest takes over from the Dynasty writers- the Pollocks- and shortly thereafter begins Douglas Marland’s two year headwriter run 75-77 #EXCITED!
I did like the Dancy family during Marlands stint but the show sure goes downward after 79!
I’m STILL trying to get my head around those Saturday and Sunday Doctor’s airings. Not sure why they’re running unless it’s showing how they got to current storylines?
DAYS is on fire right now! But I can’t help but worry about what the future will look like. When Ron C took over writing at GH, the show was must-see TV for basically the first year. After that, things slowly started to go downhill. There were moments with great storylines, but then there were others like the Denise DeMuccio debacle, most of the Fluke story, Tony Geary’s exit and Silas’ murder that were train wrecks. So I’m cautiously optimistic about what DAYS’ future holds, and I hope by this time next year the show hasn’t devolved into the mess GH was in before Ron was fired.
The difference I’m guessing is that Ron has a great support system of veteran writers such as Sheri Anderson, Lorraine Broderick and Ryan Quan, to keep his writing balanced (so for every wild return, there’s a good socially relevant police story) as well as producers who are dedicated to the history of the show and the development of the younger gen legacy as well. Also, GH is so infested with politics from the higher levels, it’s ridiculous and is why every writer has had little control of the show for a long time.
whew! thank you @JMER ; @Jimmy
Jean , Shelley, Frank have been “in charge” @GH in their 3rd year.
OK – ease on up – this twin story is a – remarkable – feat ?!?! AT LONG LAST
GH , no one can not say… has languished… throw in DAYS – it’s OK
I’ve commented that GH seems to have smarted much longer than S/J/F tenure
such that.. I cannot think of ONE BADj THING that truly happened during RC RUN. FLUKE – I never cared for the actor and his privileges any way.
so now.. we are in to Ron Carlivati 5 1/2 month accomplishments @DAYS
another – remarkable – feat.
@JMER I am so hoping with. that he has a great support system… and that 2 year break has given him pause for reflect…
are TPTB that different @GH / Disney/ ABC; @DOOL / Sony / NBC ?
EVERY ONE – praised – RC for his first 2 years… and things nosedived.
has that two year break… of reflection and mindset turned ?
DAYS is on FIRE…. I can only hope… RC maturity level… respect for the genre… and his talent is knowledgeable to ask for help. spread the work amongst his “TEAM” and trust in his teammates.
I LOVED his work @GH… and now @ DAYS
want to champion Mr. Carlivati
Ron Carlivati : Bio @Headwriting
OLTL – The first episode with Carlivati as Head Writer aired September 11, 2007.
GH – The first episode with Carlivati as head writer aired February 21, 2012.
STAT – On July 24, 2015, ABC announced their decision to replace Carlivati as head-writer of General Hospital with Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante.[
DAYS – On January 23, 2017, Carlivati was announced as the newly-appointed head writer for Days of Our Lives, replacing former co-head writers Dena Higley and Ryan Quan. Per reports, this change is said to be “effective immediately”.[5][6]
Carlivati’s first credit as head writer began on July 19, 2017.
RC had a 1 1/2 year respite between GH and DAYS
his scripts started out the gate at 2 years between GH and DAYS.
Take Care RC.. and mind the store
Plus since Carlivati himself has admitted that he didn’t know Days’s history when he became head writer he might rely on Sheri Anderson and Ryan Quan who are his story consultants to help him because they both worked at Days before.Plus some actors at Days have said Carlivati have talked to them about their characters and asked for their advice.Plus when he was at OLTL and GH Carlivati may have had to let ABC dictate some of the things he did because the network owned/owns those 2 soap.At Days Carlivati may have more freedom since NBC doesn’t own it.
Well to be fair maybe Carlivati got burnt out at GH because he went from been head writer at OLTL to head writer at GH without really taking a break.So maybe getting fired from GH and taking a year and a half so break before becoming head writer at Days was beneficial because it may have given Carlivati a chance to recharge his batteries.Also it might be interesting at OLTL in 2007 Carlivati replaced Dena Higley as head writer and now at Days he did the same thing
love days dont watch any other soap days is most improved to me
Days
Fantastic! I’ve been rooting for DOOL for years to comeback and Ron did it!
DAYS is far and away the best of the four soaps right now — varied storylines, romance, humor, and drama. Ron is really making this the show to beat right now.
Y&R is quickly losing me with Mal Young’s one day equals one episode approach. It is ridiculous and makes all the characters look stupid (like Sharon would really see Scott in Paul’s office with a blood covered shirt and go home to wait for his call the next day or Jack and Ashley would travel to Florida to find Dina and then wait a day to confront her and Graham). Soaps are about heightened drama and the cliffhangers — if I know that each episode is basically self-contained to that “day” then what reason is there for me to tune in tomorrow to see what happens next? Answer: there isn’t a reason.
B&B lost me the second Sheila left. The tired triangles featuring Liam, Wyatt, and/or Steffy are of zero interest to me. (And whatever happened to those teens after their 20 minute “don’t text and drive” PSA storyline?)
GH…*sigh*. This show’s continued insistence on making career criminals the focus at the expense of any other stories is just plain baffling. What’s Laura up to? Who knows? The show is too busy giving all the airtime to Saint Sonny and his lil enforcer Jason and then checking in on Carly who always has someone to shriek at. Man, I miss ONE LIFE TO LIVE…
Just when Y and R spent the better of a year returning to its original look and pace, this new direction is reinventing it again… sadly, I fast forward through much of it. Back are all the hissy fits and tantrums, the faux heightened suspense and another realignment of casting pairs of actors for stories. In the past month only 2 single scenes have had an impact on me: a)Mariah’s confession to Sharon about her interest in Tessa and b)Dina’s admission to Jack that one day she won’t remember him but she wanted him to know how much she loves him
That’s two scenes in a month. I hope this turns around for the better (Can’t recall how many times I’ve thought this in the past few years.)
Alan and Ron, I agree 100% on what you both are saying about Y&R…it’s so sad what this show has become since Mal Young has taken over as the head writer and the way he is doing the show…It’s no longer Y&R and the days are number of when I will quit watching it completely…The show no longer feels like Y&R and there is no reason to keep watching for Mal, CBS/SONY is not listening and they are wondering why the number of viewers are dwindling. I asked on many occasions to bring Y&R back to it’s glory days of directing, production, writing and the classic background music…
ITA– characters on Y&R stopped having conversations and now just have arguments — forcing me to use my mute button because the dialogue is grating like nails on a chalkboard— and characters come across as selfish whining brats, no one is likable in this mode–
I agree that too many times lately I am glad I have it DVRd so I can FF the scenes. Oh Mrs.C would be so disappointed.
One of the problems with Y&R is they got two big names to replace Billy and Phyllis and it just is not working out! They also should have scratched bringing back Scott and brought back Fenn. That kid was great in “Under the Dome!”
GH: People love Genie Francis but there just is noting for her to do. Her and Kevin are great together but there is nothing exciting, soap wise, to tell a story.
Good writers can always find something for a beloved character with a rich history to do. It’s kind of their job…
I agree about G.H.; as I’ve stated before, give the other characters a backbone. These writers allow Sonny , Carly , and Jason to run rough shod over everyone. It seem as if not anyone will stand up to the big three. Even Franco is weak ; Julian and Ava were always weak mobsters to me. However, Drew , I believe is not going to allow them to bull doze him. Please writers , stop writing tough for your favorites ; do it for the other tough folks , too . Stop allowing Franco, Julian , Valentin , and Ava to cower to Sonny, Carly, and Jason. Make the writing more even.
Hopefully, Drew will shore up the Quartermaines and bring them back to compare & contrast with the Corinthos clan. Imagine Drew & Ned at the center of the ELQ empire, bringing Kim Nero (shades of the young Monica Q, doctor & all) & Oscar into the Q fold. He’s a real American hero and it’s about time an actual veteran with a successful civilian life be featured on GH as a central character, don’t you think? Would be a nice change from mobsters. Drew can push Michael out as CEO for all I care. Michael’s rationalization of Sonny’s criminal activities needs to get him yanked from the CEO chair IMO.
Days of Our Lives is the best in my book. It has really turned around since Ron Carlivati joined the team. And the return of Will Horton I am sure is driving that resurgence. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK Cast and Crew!!!
I’m glad Days Of Our Lives is finally becoming more interesting. Lots of twists and turns. They are utilizing many of the cast members now and using the older and senior cast members too. I am enjoying the “Will” storyline and can’t wait for Louise Sorel as “Vivian” to make her appearance.
The one thing that gets me is they keep using the same blue walls set as Marlena’s office, Kayla’s office and Eric’s former office and the judge’s chambers and just recently it was a visiting waiting room. It also was used as the room Abigail escaped out the window of the hospital for the crazy.
Marlena used to have her own office back in the days. Very nice looking and recognizable.
Come on DAYS, let’s build more original sets. This is not high school drama.
What makes you think there is money for these sets?
well, with Matt Lauer gone and hopefully Megyn on her way out…they can take their combined $50 million a year contracts and put that money towards new Days sets and maybe tape closer to air date, even though that will never happen….but loving Days right now….wish they could keep Ben!!!!!! Love love love Eve with the Kiriaki’s men……Cassie D is so good at playing a snarky bitch character!!!!!
Days has always been the best in my opinion. Do not understand the popularity of Y&R. For a few months it was positively dreadful – it’s slightly better now but…..
CBS is 100 behind Y&R and they have a big budget and legendary status that carries them.
You go, T !!!!…….I love Days, but Y&R is my passion…( well, other than my husband, that is)….LOL.
I’m enjoying Young and the Restless more.
I watch Days when I am home. Retired, home most days. Written so catching up is easy
Don’t get GH or others. I just don’t like characters. Never,will.
I am a Days fan no matter what. But these past months have super excellent and teally focused familiar characters and issues. I’m loving it. The stories and acting is superb always but the new writers are making fantastic use of the actors/characters i love. Real complicated people to love
Looks like a game; which gets the most numbers.
Ratings mean little to me, I watch what I like and ratings have nothing to do with it.
ratings are like a rollercoaster.. they go up and down but still are relatively the same old numbers taking turns.
It has nothing to do with New viewers it’s all about the Nielsen families when they tune in and out…. and still the same people deciding when they watch or not.
Nothing new in numbers, same people of Nielsen watching on and off.
I absolutely love Days of Our Lives. It’s the only soap opera I watch. I am happy to be able to watch it on the NBC app in the evening the same day it airs.
Days!!! That’s my #1 show, keep up the good work, storyline Ron C ,I’m giving them the 10 on my list Days always #1
Honestly, being objective here, how can anyone possibly spin these numbers as good for Days? Yes, it’s up a bit week-to-week which is better than the alternative, but it’s not going to drop every single week, folks!! This merely illustrates how pitiful the ratings were in prior weeks and months, and still are. I mean, it had less than 2.2 million viewers on 3 of 5 days in a week during a sweeps month! It’s still down from last year and is still in 4th place in most key categories! Has the bar really been set this low? It’s hard to fathom that NBC and its affiliates would be making adequate $$$ and be pleased at all with these numbers.
What excuses will the apologists of highly overrated, recycled megalomaniac writer “Re-Ron” Carlivati come up with now? Quite frankly, only desperate hard-core Days fans can make it as if these nonsensical table scraps thrown by him are filet mignon. Re-Ron has repeatedly shown before that he’s incapable of sustaining short-term gains before he burns out. I mean, he almost single handedly destroyed GH not even 2 1/2 years ago!!
I agree with you….I’ve watched the show since the 70’s
I can’t remember a time that the writing was so one dimensional
DAYS finally got off the one note bandwagon last week by adding the drama of Theo’s shooting. I can’t say that the story involving Will feels like anything of great interest which deeply engages me with the characters. Which was a big part of why DAYS was so successful in the 80’s I doubt Ron can keep this going without adding a deeper layer that ties into the vets…. By that I mean Mary Beth, Stephen, Deidre, Drake, Thaao, Wally, and some of the other vets like Charles S. Christie C. Patsy P, Matthew A. DIRECTLY with ALL of them on screen for at least 1/3 of the show. I don’t think the younger audience will except that. Days seems unwilling to even care about that part of the viewing audience, other than by throwing them a scrawny bone every few months.
They have to do far better than THIS to keep me engaged in the show. I KNOW WHEN days was really a great show ~ And THIS AIN’T IT!!!!! The number really do reflect just how poorly the show has been doing for quite some time. Most of that time they have been stagnant. With DAYS always in last place.
I don’t think Ron destroyed G.H. There were other writers there. How do you know that the network didn’t put its two cents into the pot?
Plus Frank Valentini is the executive producer at GH and so he may have dictated how certain stories went while Carlivati was head writer there.Plus i know some people have accused Carlivati of been the reason One Life To Live was cancelled but Valentini was executive producer at OLTL when it was cancelled.Also i’m wondering that between executive producer and head writer which position has the most power in how a soap is run.
To say he destroyed GH is pure hyperbole. Did he throw up some stink bomb storylines in the final months — yes. It was time for him to move on. The network didn’t force him to switch the outcome of Luke’s alter from Bill Eckert to Luke himself. They didn’t dictate he write a ridiculous fake twin sister for Ava. Nor, did they encourage him in his petty treatment of Sean Kanan.
As others have said, hopefully the time away refreshed his writing juices. The majority of his OLTL time and first years at GH were great daytime television. Here’s hoping DAYS gets a long string of good stories.
Yes, DAYS is the most improved show and Ron is doing a great job. GH is second, even though I am disappointed in the easy route they took making Steve Burton Jason. Unless, the good doctor was lying? Y&R, I have to say I enjoyed more when Sally Sussman was the head writer. Hoping for more intriguing storylines soon.
I’m enjoying Young and the Restless better, now.
Watched days for thirty years.hope it’s on anotherthirty
Days is my untimite favorite it has really had a lot of good plots to it lately so far days is the number one show that’s the only show I watch
Congrats to RC he took a lot of grief best wishes to him and I hope he saves days! I have a sister who has totally lost it to Alzheimer’s brilliant speech etc teacher. All you posters please hold your dear ones close to you best to all of you next year!!!
Absolutely love Days. Will is back and the scenes with Ben is some of the best acting on Day time.
Bold and Beautiful has taken a turn for the worse starting with the return of Sheila..The constant Brooke love triangles has lost viewers interest. Then Sally is an Amazing actor and they have put her on the back burner while Steffy makes the viewers suffer through her poor.acting and Botox.
Young and the Restless has also lost viewers attention. Same rotating door with Nikki and Victor. Nick will find the truth about his so called son and leave Chelsea.
Then the one great story they had was Mariah and Tessa and they have put it aside. There are so many great issues in the world that they could incorporate in these shows but choose to bore us with the same thing.
Keep being Amazing Days of our Lives!!
Ron Carlivati scripts started AIRING June 19, 2017
4. DAYS 2,019,000 (-108,000/-55,000) = June 12th – 16th, 2017
4. DAYS 2,257,000 (+53,000/-6,000) = Nov 13th – 17th, 2017
4 1/2 months , since Ron Carlivati took the reigns
I – REALLY – want to see the last two weeks of November 2017.
without too much fan fare – congrats to @DAYS for proof of a good show going on NOW
In viewership in DAYTIME that’s an awful lot of eyes in a mere five months. Smart post Patrick. Would expect nothing less from you.
I”M off by a month – Thank you @DAV. can we just dazzle the numbers and say an increase in viewership by a – listen now –
ROLL IT
Quarter of a Million – new eyes
LOL
i’m giddy excited beside myself happy cheering for the cast and production
Not only has the writing on DOOL improved, but also the directing and acting. It’s so refreshing to see”believable” human emotions and reactions. The breakup scenes between Rafe and Hope were incredible. Kate’s confession to Andre was riveting. Abby and JJ at the scene of the shooting when she went to comfort him moved me to tears. The actors must be thrilled to finally have some real situations to dig into. Kudos to the cast and writing team!
4. DAYS 1,975,000 (-110,000/-185,000) = July 17th-21st, 2017
4. DAYS 2,257,000 (+53,000/-6,000) = Nov 13th – 17th, 2017
@Dav – (sorry) this is the correct numbers… when I said I was off by a month
Numbers are even better
On bold and the beautiful leave Eric and Quinn out it dirty dealing let them become the strong pillar . Somebody on that show needs stability.
Totally agree. There needs to be a solid foundation on all of these shows. In the years gone by : Chris and Nancy Hughes – As the World Turns ; Days of Our Lives- Tom and Alice Horton . None of the shows today have the family unit with someone to serve as an example for the children and grand children. All spouses don’t commit adultery and if they do , not all of them split up or divorce. People still try to resolve their issues sensibly.
GH #2 in the women categories, B&B #2 in total viewers. Does B&B have a lot of male viewers? Of people above 54? Seems odd…
Yay! Glad to see Days’ ratings improves. The show has been much better lately. I look forward to watching it.
Love Days!!!
Y&R is good because of Marla Adams. Her story and her acting are superb! I like Victor and I like him pitting Vicki against Abby. Thats the good news. Billy, Phliss, the Winters kids, and Tessa are horrible! Off the charts horrible, SCOTT!
GH is shinning bright! Steve;s story has lit up the show like a star atop a Christmas tree! Credit also goes to the writing. The two Jasons reveal was excellent! The bad news. ANYONE attached to MAN LANDERS and Nelle! The really bad news, FRANCO!
AGREED!!! Yeah, Timmmy…love Marla/Dina….best acting of anyone on Y&R…..the Jack/Nikki ( whose nose is still perpetually up there on cloud nine) is soooo old. Sickens me. I love Melody so much, but Nikki is acting like a spoiled brat….lords over everyone…passes judment, throws stones and then hides her hand. She says she identifyes with any girl whose life denied her of ‘the good things in life”…..does that include morality?
Dina is keeping this soap on its toes. I don’t like relishing anyone’s life’s travails and illnesses, but she is soooo good. The entire package…and humorous, to boot. My heart does bleed for all the ills in this world!! Dina and her voyage through this is an eye-opener. God bless all who duffer!! From my heart!!
This is why I don’t get Nikki sometimes. She is so compassionate but then, why does she act so perfect? Immaculately so? Gasp, alas and ugh!!
Now Scott…I know you love Abby, and I did, too, for the longest time ( though I preferred Emme/ Lulu, in the role), but now? I still like her but something has changed…. She is acting the privilidged Newman child to the hilt.
I said this at the beginning ( that is, when Scott made his entrance), that there, under the surface, was a living sexual attraction between the two. I knew IT was inevitable.
He’s a cad. He does not love Sharon. Be a man, Scott. Unchain Sharon ( love her to death—deserves more and better). What will Scott say to Sharon when Abby’s baby will turn out to be his? Another Christian Newman fumble?
Yet, I await for her and Nick to come home to their cozy fold. They beling together. Then, along comes Shell-sea.
Nikki forgets what side of the tracks her train use to travel! Her high and mighty attitude is especially confusing since she used to live/ eventually again will live with DICTOR!
I think Abby has grown up. She was a wild party girl and now she is a women. Snobby at times but a women. She has a terrible streak of lovers, though! That might explain her bitchiness!
Hey, Y,
Yeah…Nikki is an enigma….I will never understand her persona.
She can be so loving; so humble and compassionate….then, she will turn on a dime.
Dictor???? Uuuuu…LOL; I love it—-perfect depiction….it fits!!
Well, Abby may have grown up; but, she still does not recognize her feelings; nor the fact that she needs to tamp her impulsiveness.
She has a thing for Scott, unfortunately….and, so does he. He should know better. I dislike the way he is using Sharon…..as a distraction from his real feelings for Abby? That is not a man, in my book!! He is aware, within himself, that as much as he may care for Sharon, his heart has changed direction. He Wants Abby!! ….prolonging the inevitable will only hurt Sharon.
Isn’t Abby in the habit of stealing other women’s men? Ahhh, well…’tis a soap. It’s her job?? LOL.
I despised Stitch and now I have to deal with Scotty boy!
Don’t worry I think Scott is about to hit the road the 180 on th character since Mal Young took over is upsetting but as much as the damage that has been done to the characters Nick & Sharon they are the end game for me put them back together anybody who has watched this show knows they deeply loved each other let’s put them back together!!!
Hi, Timmmy,
You know I meant ‘T’, not ‘Y’, on my last post, right?….. of course you did, LOL.
Funny thing, I had forgotten all about Stitch…..it’s like he’s never even been on—poof!!!! Gone from the recesses of my brain….
The tension is getting pretty thick between Scott and Abby….about to break!!
Now, I ask….why would TPTB put Faith, smack in the middle of this? She’s just a little girl. Hasn’t she gone through enough men and women waltzing in and out of her parents’ life? Poor kid!!
Firstly:,…So proud of Days, so far.
Secondly:….Patrick, where art thou? I, soooo, wanted to get into the Sami/Rafe ‘reunion’ with you…..LOL…
We both wished Hope out of Rafe’s life…..I lamented the fact ad nauseam, LOL.
And, as soon as Sami’s return was announced, I just knew hers and Rafe’s world would explode ….fireworks galore!! Yeeeesssss!!!!
Would be something if Ciera and Rafe have a go and she becomes pregnant by Rafe making Hope a gramma to their child while she secretly still loves him…i have an on and off feeling for Hope and Rafe…sometimes they do work well together but most times they dont…however, will Sami and Rafe last-dont know how long Sami will be around…and if EJ is alive Sami would dump poor Rafe in a New York minute and run off looking for EJ!!!!
Rafe’alicious N’ Grans Jewel
I was so surprised to see “the breakup” in the DAYS promo…
WITH the hotted out… tryst , of all time – “about”
is RC doing this to give Rafe new wings ? seems like it to me.. after all
when it lacks steam… or not on full blast…
pull over
Jenny Bear and Hope… ARE ALL – about – that familial bond and parental.
like Jenny Bear , as reporter
like Hope.. as police commissioner – this gives their character relevance. along with parental “guidance” this is about what we can expect
Hope had it ALL w/Aiden and Lauren Boles. SPADES…. ruined
Rafe needs to be out their… out and about… let him party in Horton square
I too , don’t know how long Ms. Ali Sweeney is back for. doesn’t seem to be many “choices”
Rafe and Hope had no catch, no drive, no zest, no appeal. we’re better off seeing them apart.. they do well together on the job… no?
I don’t know how long this break up will take ?
PS: Rafe and Hope are on the front cover of the latest SOD issue.
the article did not say for certain , whether this is permanent or not. was this one night stand just that… to bring refocus back on just what drives this pair ?
Kristian Alfonso is “royalty” and a pet of Ken Corday… she is just not that strong of an actor… without Peter Reckell… and even Daniel Cosgrove… and Lauren Boles… she’s just not driving
I don’t have much hope … for either Jenny Bear or Hope in the romance department. should Jenny Bear party again ? why is Hope so tense or uptight
is Sami still young enough to get preggers ?
if RC wants to flesh out and give Rafe new material… i’m glad they are questioning this relationship. it’s too staid and unexciting
of which – both – characters do not deserve
I’m hoping… that the – recast – of Ciera Alice … triggers
because that’s where Hope NEEDS to be… Like Kayla too. (hopefully, w/ Tripp)
Sami and Rafe do have a very natural vibe and connection… SMOLDER
There you are, Patrick…!!!!!! Love you!!
I was never okay with Hope and Rafe as a couple. I know I’m outnumbered, but I do not like Hope….never did!! ….especially with Rafe.
She is another great example of soap-hypocrisy. Too goody-two-shoes for my taste…..when we know she can be as callous as they come.
I don’t know where this is going; especially, not being aware if Sami is here to stay.
But, if truth be known, I like Rafe and Sami as a couple….better than with any other counterpart…..better than with EJ.
I looooved when she and Rafe were married.
And, to answer your question….YES!! Sami is still within her reproductive years. She can give Rafe a baby…..which is something he always wanted. Fingers crossed.
Michael Fairman, I have a lot to say about Y&R and have been waiting for you to write and/or post a blog about the Dina’s Alzheimer’s story. I think it’s been handled as well as can be expected for a soap opera and the results have been heart breaking.
I give a big thumb’s up to the writers and actors. Peter Bergman makes my heart twinge as the son trying to hold on to his mother while she is still there mentally.
For me, Dina and the Abbotts have been the best things going on Y&R.
Not happy with the Abby and Scott story. I wish those two would take a cruise on the Titannic never to be seen again. Sharon deserves better. And Ashley? Her treatment of sweey young Ravi is deplorable. She sends him away when he arrives at the Abbott house for Thanksgiving dinner (bearing a pie, no less) and then later orders him to meet her in room 305 at the Genoa City Hotel. Dutiful employee that he is, he arrives only to discover Ashely wearing nothing but a revealing teddy and perverted looking grin.
Now if the genders were reversed, we’d be screaming about sexual harassment in the work force especially given what is going on in our country right now
I ‘m enjoying Dina, too. Poor , Jack is having a difficult time; I imagine my reaction if it happened to someone I love.
WORD ! It’s baffling that their # 1&2 in the ratings! Both r real snoozers.
That’s your opinion, rocky. Are you saying that those of us who love soaps other tha GH are snoozers, as well? LOL. That’s how I interpret it….not nice!!
Seriously people theirs GH & then all the others !
seriously not!
When AW was cancelled in 1999, I made a decision to focus on the positive things (and there are many) going on in daytime. I find Days to be in a good place. Solid performances, embracing history of the show and good storytelling. I appreciate the efforts of Ron and his writing team. They truly want the show to continue for decades.
Over at Y&R, I, too, am impressed with Marla Adams’ work as Dina. Peter and Eileen have been great with this story too. Mal’s stories are just starting to be kicked off after a little transition time, so we will see where they go. Talented group of actors on the show.
Over at B&B, Katie and Wyatt continue to sizzle. Their romance surprised me. I am curious to see what will come of Pam and Sheila’s budding friendship. Will Sheila manipulate Pam into doing something bad?
GH seems to have adjusted to the new writing team combo and is entertaining. I enjoy James DePaiva and can see a great love triangle emerging with David, Alexis and Julian. The tale of two Jasons was written as best as it could be and I am interested in seeing the fall out.
I am also so glad that Days if Our Lives is now On Demand (channel 1) in the NBC – Primetime category from my Spectrum cable box. It may take 2 days or more for today’s episode to appear, but it’s worth the wait. I never miss an episode of DAYS now. Even if President Trump has a speech or they have California wildfires or a hot pursuit on a Los Angles freeway, I will still get to see the episode I missed on NBC On Demand. You don’t have to pay for it like CBS All Access.
hi James..
You don’t need CBS All Access if you watch everyday.
You get 5 free episodes a week..
You need to scroll down from the signup pay page, and there you find the free episodes..
Great news and well deserved Days!
It has been gaining because Will and Sonny are back on the canvas, though I hope they bring in someone for Paul – bring back Derrick the former hotel bellhop.
Great job Days of course it doesn’t hurt that they brought back Will and Eve.To bad Susan didn’t stick around a lot longer.A little comedy never hurts anyone
And now even more gains for DAYS!
And another great ratings report again!!!
Someone needs to convince Alison Sweeney to stay on the show.Pay her whatever she wants- just keep her in Salem!