NBC’s only remaining soap opera has been around for more than 50 years. Days of Our Lives’ ratings have dropped a lot over the years but, thankfully, there’s no danger of it being cancelled soon. The network has already renewed it for the 2016-17 season (the show’s 52nd!). Will it be safe after that? Stay tuned.
Set in the Mid-western town of Salem, Days of Our Lives revolves around the members of the Brady, Horton, and DiMera families — along with their friends, enemies, and lovers. Castmembers include Kristian Alfonso, John Aniston, Camila Banus, Bryan Dattilo, Mary Beth Evans, Billy Flynn, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Lauren Koslow, Wally Kurth, Jen Lilley, Kate Mansi, Eric Martsolf, Joseph Mascolo, Peggy McCay, Casey Moss, James Read, Melissa Reeves, James Reynolds, Suzanne Rogers, Josh Taylor, Greg Vaughan, Robert Scott Wilson, and Arianne Zucker.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available. You can see how the ratings for the four soap operas compare here.
Note: Days didn’t air the weeks of 8/8/16 and 8/15/16 because of Olympics coverage.
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For comparisons: The 2014-15 season of Days of Our Lives averaged a 0.75 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 2.40 million total viewers.
Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.
What do you think? Do you still like the Days of Our Lives TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for additional seasons?
I know its years ago but when friends did the days of thing with joey from my end it looked like nbc was just mocking the whole show, but anyway those ratings up there thats averaging more than usa gets for wwe raw, a show that has goldberg broc lesnar etc, not bad for a show that resurrects dead twin brothers.
Please don’t cancel days of our lives . I’ve been watching it since it started. Those people are a huge part of my life . They are like family to me . I would never miss an episode . I will quit watching nbc and any talk show i may watch if you take days of our lives off the air
Please don’t cancel days of our lives . I’ve been watching it since it started . I would never miss an episode. Those people are a huge part of my life . They are like family to me . I will quit watching nbc and all talk shows if they take days of our lives off the air
Please don’t cancel days of our lives . I’ve been watching it since it started . Those people are a huge part of my life . They are like family to me . It’s the only show i watch that i can’t live without . I will quit watching nbc all together and all talk shows if they take days of our lives off the air .
Please renew Days of Our Lives I have been watching this all my life. I work night shift and have to record it everyday but I never miss an episode. I don’t watch any talk shows since Oprah Winfrey stopped have her shows. I don’t like gossip and people giving there opinion about others. My mother is 78 years old and she looks
forward watching this soap opera, and don’t watch the others and will not start. This is part of my everyday lifestyle.
Please don’t cancel Days Of Our Lives!!! The last thing we all want to see is yet another news show! I agree with the post that I won’t watch anything on NBC if Days gets cancelled. This woman can go to another net work. I won’t watch her.
Please do not remove days of our lives! My mom and i just love it. We have never missed an episode. Its the only show we look forward to. Our lives wont be the same without it.
I will quite watching channel 5 ive been watching Days with my mom from the beginning. I record and watch it faithfully every day. And i agree with other viewers about talk shows thats not what were wanting to see on tv. Theres enough stress in day to to day life without having to listen to all that gossip on tv. Basic tv is going down because of it thats why we watch other channels like lifetime movies etc. No more Talk Shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOYCOT 5 IF THEY TAKE OFF DAYS!