Days of Our Lives: 2016-17 Season Ratings (updated 9/26/17)

While Days of Our Lives is NBC’s last remaining soap opera, the ratings have dropped a lot over the years and it’s been the lowest-rated network soap for years.  Could it be cancelled? Will it be renewed for 2017-18? 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, Nadia Bjorlin, Bryan Dattilo, Judi Evans, Mary Beth Evans, Billy Flynn, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Vincent Irizarry, Olive Rose Keegan, Lauren Koslow, Wally Kurth, Jen Lilley, Martha Madison, Eric Martsolf, Joseph Mascolo, Peggy McCay, Casey Moss, Stephen Nichols, Thaao Penghlis, Kyler Pettis, Melissa Reeves, James Reynolds, Suzanne Rogers, Christopher Sean, Josh Taylor, 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.

2/21/17 update: NBC has renewed Days of Our Lives for the 2017-18 season. Details here.

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For comparisons: The 2015-16 season of Days of Our Lives averaged a 0.69 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 2.38 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?