Days Of Our Lives
RATINGS: Happy DAYS Are Here Again! NBC Soap Rebounds Post-Olympics!
Look like the masterminds at NBC and Days of our Lives efforts paid off, with the DAYSaster to carry viewers through the two weeks while NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics in London took center stage. While many lives in Salem hung in the balance during the gold medal break, upon the return of the series some characters were “killed-off”, and there was some key returns! All in all, it gave DAYS some of it’s best ratings in quite some time!
When breaking down the numbers, DAYS gained + 218,000 total viewers and it is firmly in third place of the four daytime soaps with almost 2.7 million viewers for the rating period of August 13-17th. DAYS also saw gains in every key demo and rating share for the week as well. An NBC press release also touted the gains by stating, “DAYS equaled the show’s highest women 18-49 and women 18-34 ratings since the week of November 21-25, 2011.”
The show with the next biggest gains for the week was General Hospital! The series which is becoming can’t miss TV at this moment with its umbrella stories, gained + 147,000 in the total viewers category. The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful held firmly onto the number one and two spot, even though both shows lost some viewers for the week.
Overall though, the soaps had a very good week August 13-17th. Now if the series can stick with stories they are dishing out that are resonating with the fans, perhaps we can increase some more viewership! View the entire ratings courtesy of Soap Opera Network here.
Alright soapers, time to play Soap Opera Programming Executive Armchair Quarterback! Tell us: What is working on your favorite soaps right now? What isn’t? What changes would you make? What characters are you clamoring to see more of? less of? Weigh-in!
I loved the DAYSaster, even though it meant the departure of Matthew Ashford. I always liked Jack…well, once he got over his creepy faze with Kayla back in the day.
I wish there was more balance of character air time though. Too much EJ/Sami/Will, not enough John and Marlena. I hope that now that Stefano is back and Kristen is coming it won’t become even more of The Days of DiMera’s Lives (unless of course, John is the DiMera that gets that air time). Hey, I know EJ/Sami have a huge fan base, I’m just saying I wish there was more balance!
James Scott and Ali Sweeney are captivating as EJ and Samantha explore their enduring love absent the standard baggage. They are a super couple for the new millennium if only the powers that be tell their story. If it turns into yet another retread triangle, I may tune out again. Write smart, write compelling, write nuanced characters of depth, and smart women and sought after demographics will watch. Look at the success of rom coms, romance novels, and 50 Shades. An audience is there for Days if they can move beyond their 1980s formula. That was my Jr High Days. Time to be my grown up Days now.
I agree with your comment. James and Alison are just soooooooo good to watch and I love them to bits. SAFE and EJOLE really pulled down the ratings and were sooo boring I literally pulled my hair out. However, I am worried as Gary Tomlin lusts after Galen Gering for whatever reason and seem to already want SAFE back together. If that happens Sami and Rafe should move to Stepford.
They spiked in November and they spiked during the heavily featured EJ and Sami.
Do the math at what fans want to see.
i always liked Jack too. I hope they give Lucas a good story. Not really a big John fan, but I like soaps that balance the vets into the mix.
I hate EJami. I think its high time they were done with and the older characters, as well a snew ones, would be on more. I’m tired of the “Days of Sami’s Love Life” being on everyday.
I love EJAMI and hate EJOLE and boring old SAFE, but I do agree with you that the show is all about Sami’s love life.
While I am an EJole and Safe fan, I also enjoy Lumi, do to the heat they bring. I think EJole has heat, but Safe needs some spice in their relationship.
I dont like Ejole at all but your right SAFE lacks spice.
Ejole is just pathetic Safe is just boring..two ‘qualities’ which don’t lead me to watch a tv show..
I’m thrilled that the ratings were so high last week after Days was off due to the Olympics. I’m enjoying the EJami story & scenes. The last time the demos were moved 8 months ago was heavy EJami scenes. I can’t wait to see their story. It’s time they finally were given a chance to be together with no obstacles coming between them. Ali Sweeney & James Scott are doing an outstanding job with this story. Their chemistry is so strong, natural & hot they do
their best work with each other.
GO EJAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They melt my screen and seem so suited with each other. Its about time they were given a chance to shine and become a supercouple.
I have been watching days a bit since the reboot. My biggest complaint is it moves so slow it somehow feels like its still in the seventies (never watched back then-strictly an ABC soaper. I’m trying to fill the void that the rat gave us.
What I love right now is GH. Cartini has saved the show IMO. I can’t wait to see the surprise on Monday. I am loving Todd, McBain, Luke & Anna. Hell I’m loving everything about it right now. I hope we will see more OLTL peeps & would love an AMC person or 2 thrown in the mix (paging Dr. David Hayward).
I think ABC is trying to lure us back & they know the only way to have better ratings is to try & change our opinion about them being evil rat bastards. I really think at this point it would be impossible for our shows to come back so I appreciate it every time Frank throws us a bone. Not enough however to start watching the alphabet network. Except GH, of course.
Great news for GH gained more viewers +147,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Writers from ex-OLTL ….KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found the whole thing kind of a let down. The last fifteen mintues before the Olympics was a thinly blocked set of scenes to set up who went where and why before the explisions. Two weeks later, Sami is hanging in peril above spilt water and sparking electrical cords. The poor girl, we’re to assume, could have been electrocuted had she fallen. In comes Will, who’s able toa ssess the situation in two seconds and help pull his mother to safety. A few scenes later all are acting and moving about as if all the water and electrical danger was cleaned up….Then there was Ian suddenly acting like a bad mad Shakespearean actor lamenting the dearly departed Madison as the only woman he ever loved while Kate’s heart was ripped out. It all seemed rather forced….And why were Maggie, Victor, Julie and Doug even brought to the gala? We never saw them after the explosion; just Bo or Hope mentioning they got out….The fire and EMT’s were allowing more people to sit or walk around the place the second day after the show returned, then the first. Eeryone that could, would have been moved out of that building asap and not allowed to walk in and out at will. Silly….And for as ripped up as Salem is supposed to be after the ecplosion, it seems it only knocked over one or two bushes in the town square….That being said, I thought having the elevator cable snap was dramatic, but the pulling open of the elevator doors and blocking given to the actors was very weak. If Jennifer was horrifed by her husband dropping to his death, you could have fooled me. She acted more like, “Gee, I think I move here, frown there, sigh and hug someone over there. Am I done yet?”…Jack used to be an important character to DAYS. Having a few people hug the daylights out of Jen and Abigail and say they’re sorry for their lost eighty times a show before shipping them out of town is not paying tribute to the character. I think DAYS had a lot of potential to drag out the peril the characters could have been in for a few more shows and played a lot more of the beats. It all seemed rather plastic and rushed to me. That JMHO.
That’s because Days of our Lives is the perfect soap opera. It’s current, relateable and realistic while maintaining some of the old-school dramas. I hope the ratings keep going up, the show has been amazing in its September 2011 recharge, aside from that horrirfic Alamania storyline.
The Will… coming out… coming of age… coming in to his own…. ala Marlena… was truly what kept DAYS afloat IMO… and catapulted DAYS fans interest. The Gabi/Will story angle… was so unneccessary….. I just can’t see that happening… however… I do like the angst of “gay” bashing…. and knowing how to deal with that…. Geez.. this is quick…post… have to say something… Will and Sonny are a winsome twosome….
The Daysaster was amazing. Really enjoyed Days last week. The key is can Days keep those ratings.
General Hospital is the best soap right now. I can’t believe they turned it around. On Days I love the chemistry of Ejami and I can’t believe the writers have never taken advantage of the chemistry between Alison Sweeney and James Scott. Last week was great. This week the new/old writers have put us to sleep with Rafe and Gabi. People have already stopped watching and soon I will be right with them!
We do need our nap and I will be going to sleep watching monotone Rafe and his awful sister. Maybe Saint Rafe should find out what his sister has been up tocratger than follow my EJAMI to the safehouse. He was acting all high and mighty and blamed Sami for the end of their relationship when he was also falling in lovd with Carrie.
sorry that should say what his sister has been up to
I have liked Days better the last couple of weeks – the scenes, character interactions, the pace. It has seemed that they have tightened it up a bit, and it is more focused, but I hope that they stay with it because they have done that before, and then lost it by going into too many different directions, pulling people apart, etc. They should continue to stay focused on the ‘core’ group of characters, and keep developing good storylines around them, and then have other characters in and out peridically.
Love Ian Buchanan (Duke) coming back to General Hospital. It is a nice counter balance to the younger kid stories. And as evil as he is, I like seeing “Jerry Jax” wreaking his havoc like nobody else can (well, almost nobody). And how about Cesar Faison, maybe not right away…can’t have too many bad guys at the same time. He also has a history with Anna, and they really need someone to come back to PC and renovate Windermere to it’s ” former glory.” Since the demise of the Quartermaines and their mansion, all we have left is the hospital , Metro Court and Kelly’s.
Loving Lucas and Sami 🙂
Ej/Sami/Lucas is a great triangle but to cancel Lucas out and replace him with dull Rafe..what a mistake..
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Photo: CBS
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
Photo: JPI
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
Photo: NATAS
THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
Photo: ABC
DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
It’s Daytime Emmy nomination week, and as previously reported things kick-off on Monday, July 13 when Entertainment Tonight (7pm ET) will announce the nominees for Lead Actress category and Daytime Talk Series for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition on Monday, Extra (7pm ET) will reveal the nominees for Lead Actor and Daytime Talk Host.
On Tuesday, The View (11am ET) starts things off with their announcement of Daytime Drama, Entertainment News program and Outstanding Daytime Personality-Daily. That is followed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) full reveal of all the categories beginning at 12noon ET/9am PT on their website and their official social handles on X and Instagram.
Then, Tuesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT join Michael Fairman as he hosts his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026 live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where he will chat with some of the just announced nominees as we celebrate the hard work of the men and women in front of the camera who will be going for gold.
WHEN ARE THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
This year, the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on October 30 in ceremonies in Hollywood, California (Venue yet to be revealed). At that time, as like last year, both the major categories and creative arts will be presented. There is no word yet on a broadcast partner for the annual celebration of daytime programming, or if it will soley be streamed on NATAS’ watch.theemmys.tv and various apps and platforms.
WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THE DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS SPECIAL 2026?
Throughout Tuesday, keep an eye on Michael Fairman TV’s social media handles on X, Facebook and Instagram, for updates of who will be expected to appear on our live show.
If you have a question or comment for one of the nominees, or on the nominations, we can encourage you to join us in the live chat on Tuesday night.
So, who are you hoping lands a nomination from Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section. More Tuesday!
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