Days of our Lives fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief, because the 50-year-old soap opera has been renewed.
It's been a rough couple of days for fans of NBC's Days of our Lives. First came reports that the series writers were told to stop writing until a deal between the show, NBC, and Sony was reached. Then came reports that NBC wanted the soap to change its production schedule before it would agree to an extension. The reports had Salem fans shaking in their boots, but it turns out it was all for naught: Deadline reports a deal has been made, and NBC has renewed the long-running series.
According to the new deal, the 50-year-old soap has been renewed for the next season and may include an option for an additional year. At this time, there's no information on whether the agreements requires DAYS to revert back to a more traditional production schedule. DAYS currently films about five months in advance; most other soaps are about two months ahead.
As viewers have seen, writing for the daytime drama has improved over the past several months, leading to an increase in ratings. The soap's anniversary in November brought in a total of 2.721 million viewers, and the recent story in which Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) had to decide who would receive Daniel's (Shawn Christian) heart drew in 2.914.
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