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?
my sister in law lives with us. she get so upset if the show is not on.. please you can not stand to be around the woman when the show is not on
I’ve been following DOOL’s since my first job out of college (the boss liked it and that was our lunch hour). Ive now retired and DVR it to watch with the family. I’ve tried to watch other soaps but its not as good as DOOL’s. There are more men that watch Day’s but won’t admit it. Let’s keep the show around for years to come. If Days is limited, at least move it to a soap or another channel.
Oh my goodness. We absolutely need Nicole. I’m so sad she’s leaving. She means so much to the soap & me.
Very happy about Days of Our Lives getting renewed and putting the whole Megyn Kelly thing behind them.
Love DAYS, please don’t cancel it. I DVR it everyday and watch a week at a time. Love the characters and it has been soooooo good the last 6 months. I would be lost without it!!
love days watch every day…
love days of our lives have watched for years! will miss it so much please don’ t end it.
I have watched/enjoyed DOOL since before my oldest son was born, he is 47 years old now. A true fan !!!
Please don’t cancell Days of our Lives!!!!
Please keep Days of Our Lives, my mom and I would watch it everyday. My mom passed away but I kept watching the show. Please don’t cancel the show! I have been watching since I was ten years old I am now 66 years old. I love Day’s of Our Lives. If I am not home I record DVD and watch it at another time. Save Day’s please don’t Cancel the program.
Please keep Days of Our Lives, my mom and I would watch it everyday. My mom passed away but I kept watching the show. Please don’t cancel the show! I have been watching since I was ten years old I am now 66 years old. I love Day’s of Our Lives. If I am not home I record DVD and watch it at another time. Save Day’s please don’t Cancel the program.
I still love watching this show. On days I can’t be home I DVR it. I do think it needs a little bit of a reboot. Not much, just take a look back at the history of the show and all the plots and take the history going on at that time and the writers put some of that information into the plots of the story. Now now that that recipe and apply it to modern-day youth. Thay say that our kids are our future and that is ture, but we need more of the next generation in the show.… Read more »
I look forward to watching days of our lives every day! I would hate to see it end! It gives me something to look forward to.
I look forward to watching days of our lives every day! I would hate to see it end! It gives me something to look forward to.
I found myself hunting different times that DOOL could have changed to. I finally decided to google it and read this sad news about Days. I am very disappointed to not have Days in my life. I’ve watched since I was a kid as my mother watched every day. My husband even watches. I recorded it and watched faithfully. Please bring DOOL back.
I really like the show. Please don’t cancel.