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Susan Lucci Presents Days of our Lives with WGA Award for Daytime Drama Series

March 6, 2023

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Sunday night, in ceremonies held simultaneous in New York and Los Angeles, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out the awards for outstanding achievements in writing in the fields of film, television, radio, audio, and promos.

During the ceremonies in New York, Days of our Lives, the sole nominee in the category of Writing for a Daytime Drama Series, received its kudos and its trophy.

The winning DAYS team consisted of: Head Writer Ron Carlivati and writers: Lorraine Broderick, Jazmen Darnell Brown, Joanna Cohen, Carolyn Culliton, Richard Culliton, Cheryl Davis, Kirk Doering, Christopher Dunn, Jamey Giddens, David Kreizman, Ryan Quan, Dave Ryan, and Katherine D. Schock

When it was time for the Daytime Drama category, All My Children icon, Susan Lucci (ex-Erica Kane) took to the podium and presented the award to DAYS,

On-hand to accept the award was Days of our Lives head writer, Ron Carlivati and members of his writing team including: Broderick, Giddens and Davis.

Carlivati shared in his acceptance speech: “I just want to say, this is a full circle moment to receive the award from the iconic Susan Lucci. I grew up watching her as Erica Kane and I can even name all of her husbands.”

Ron the went on to recite all of Erica’s laundry list of husbands throughout the run of the legendary soap opera. The head scribe then went on to list all of Viki’s husbands on One Life to Live, a show in which, as daytime fans know, he was the head writer of. You can check out the video clip below.

Days of our Lives received the WGA honors for the following scripts/story that were revealed in a statement back in January, from Carlivati, who shared: “We submitted three scripts from the storyline about Craig’s late-in-life coming out, the impact it had on his wife, Nancy, and of course, his ill-fated romance with the ever-scheming Leo. We felt that these episodes were a good representation of what Days of our Lives does best: high-stakes family drama with a comedic twist.”

Congratulations to Ron and the writing team in Salem on their WGA Award.

Share your thoughts on DAYS victory and Susan Lucci presenting the award to Ron and his team in the comment section below.

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Erica Kane

Ron is so cute! And he loves soaps so much.

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Kay

You know what he gets a lot of grief but no one can ever say he does not love and truly care about the soap gender! Congrats!!

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Lllanviewer717

Congratulations Ron. And thank you for reminding everyone of our unforgettably beloved One Life to Live. I’m impressed that you can remember the names all of Viki’s husbands. I can too; but, I was a regular viewer from day one. Congratulations again.

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aria

this officially makess the writers guild award a joke.

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Joshua

I assume that is your professional opinion. Second best heard writer ever on a budget that not even Agnes, Phillips, nor Bell could write with. Still delivering never before told stories on daytime or homages to the past with a twist. It’s a soap opera many watch for escapism and we do not take it seriously just a fun escape!

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Iakovos

Surprised a category for daytime drama remains in play. Would love a renaissance for the genre. Writers may be able to push that.

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Coretta Menser

Congratulations Days. My one and only Soap Opera.

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Sharon

Congratulations on the win!

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Sharon

Congratulations Ron and all the writing team!

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Joshua

Such great news! Congratulations to Ron and the entire Days team. It is definitely my favorite escape from reality! Now if we can just up the budget that would be phenomenal!

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The Other Lis

The man does know and love his soap history.. I loved the fact that Robin Strasser and Linda Dano were on Days as guests playing Vivian. It was so much like the theater where different actors play the same role but bring different interpretations. Mr Carlivati should invent a short term role and cast it every year with an old time soap grand dame as a love letter to the genre. Employ Lucci, Robin Strasser,, Victoria Wyndham, Linda Dano et all as they haven’t been forgotten. We so love too see the ones that built the building.

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OG Steve

The head writer (Carlivati) does not cast the show. That’s the EP (Corday) and casting director’s responsibility. DAYS couldn’t afford Lucci. Slezak has turned down GH because she lives In Connecticut and doesn’t want to spend an extended time on the west coast.

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The other Lis

There are other soap actors out there other than Lucci and Slezak. It would be a short term role not a long one going into it – a casting stunt. Think of the publicity value alone. Its worth it for the fun it would bring from long term soap fans.

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OG Steve

While there’s a great assortment of soap actors out there, the point is Ron doesn’t decide casting. He can suggest a new character, but it’s up to Ken Corday to see if the new character fits his tight budget and launches the casting process.

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Sandy

My husband and I enjoy Days of Our Lives. Just wish it would come on longer on Peacock channel.

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clb

Congrats to Ron Carlivati for his love for soap opera but DOOL is simply not the best written daytime soap today.

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The Other Lis

For informational purposes tell us which daytime soap is better?

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clb

The 2022 Outstanding Drama Series was General Hospital with its Emmy win. I expect the same for 2023.

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Louise Sorel Back Taping Episodes at Days of our Lives

March 20, 2023

During a guest appearance with Harvey Brownstone on his celebrity You Tube interview show, Louise Sorel revealed that she is back in-studio taping all-new episodes of Days of our Lives as Vivian Alamain.

This will mark the first on-screen appearance by Sorel in over three years. However, we heard Sorel’s voice when Vivian made a call to Stefan (Brandon Barash) back in January of this year.

The last few times Vivian was on-screen in Salem, she was played by two different Daytime Emmy-winning actresses. First, One Life to Live icon, Robin Strasser (ex-Dorian) played the part and then exited the canvas back in the fall of 2019. Next, Linda Dano (ex-Felicia, AW and ex-Rae OLTL), took on the role in early 2021 for a brief stint.

In this newly released interview, Sorel dished with Brownstone on the rigors of taping a soap opera, and how on her first day back she felt “God-awful.” Louise qualified that with how she found herself apologizing left and right to the cast and crew because it had been awhile since she had so much dialog to recite and to get back into the swing of things.

The longtime DAYS favorite also speaks to the pace in which everyone works at DAYS to get the episodes completed each day in front of the camera. Since Days of our Lives tapes so far in advance, it will be months till Sorel is seen on the Peacock streaming series.

Check out Sorel’s interview below, where she also shares some behind the scenes intel on her time on Santa Barbara as Augusta Lockridge.

Excited to see Louise back as Vivian Alamain? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Days of our Lives Renewed for Two More Seasons on Peacock

March 15, 2023

Days of our Lives, which transitioned last fall from NBC to the streamer, Peacock has received a two-season renewal pick-up. That will bring DAYS through its 60th anniversary season.

Already hitting several milestones within its run including; it’s 14,000th episode back in 2020, and being the longest-running series in NBC history to move to Peacock, the lives, romance, intrigue, and drama will continue for the residents of Salem for at least two more years.

According to Peacock PR, DAYS has consistently been a top 10 title since its exclusive move to the platform last year.

Throughout its enduring run, the show has garnered 61 Emmy Awards, including 2022’s Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama, and 392 nominations, as well as multiple People’s Choice Awards, GLAAD Media Awards and Prism Awards.

The beloved series is produced by Corday Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television. Ken Corday is the executive producer with co-executive producer Albert Alarr. Ron Carlivati serves as current head writer.

Excited to know that Days of our Lives received a two-season pick up from Peacock? Comment below.

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Head Writer Ron Carlivati on Bo & Hope Return: “This Is Old School Days of our Lives, and It’s Something That The Audience Has Waited a Very, Very Long Time to See”

March 11, 2023

Next week, begins the continuation of the shocking story arc that started last summer on Peacock’s limited streaming series, Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter 2.

In it, DAYS fans learned that Bo (Peter Reckell) has been kept in cryogenic cylinder for years, and was brought back to life by Stefano’s daughter, Megan Hathaway (Miranda Wilson).

Now, circle March 16th for Reckell’s first episode back as Bo and March 17th as Kristian Alfonso’s first episode back as Hope to the mothership and Days of our Lives.

Head writer, Ron Carlivati previewed the storyline in a new interview with Soap Opera Digest in their latest issue on newsstands now.

Carlivati shared: “We pick up Hope where we left her off. She had gone though this whole experience with Harris Michaels (Steve Burton), finding out that he was in league with Megan Hathaway, and we ended her on ‘Beyond Salem’ like, ‘I have to bring Megan Hathaway to justice. I have to find her and make her pay.”‘

While Hope is on mission, she will also have Harris Michaels back in the mix, and as the head scribe shares, “Hope is on a collision course with Bo, and she’s unaware of it.”

As to what lies ahead for viewers, Ron revealed: “This is old-school Days of our Lives, and it’s something that the audience has waited a very, very long time to see. You won’t want to miss it.”

Check out Peacock’s promo for the return of Bo and Hope below which teases that while most people get over their high school sweethearts, this one never did, alluding to Megan’s past relationship with Bo, which is the impetus for her revenge plot.

Now let us know, are you looking forward to seeing how Bo and Hope’s enduring love story continues? Comment below.