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After Ralph Waite (Father Matt on Days) died, Bill told me back in the 1950's he would sometimes go to Ralph's church in New York and hear his sermons. (Ralph went into acting in the 1960's and finally appeared on Days as a priest at the end of his career.) We would mostly discuss Days, but Bill would always have some fun additional details to add! I just heard from Don Frabotta last week and he told me that it was Bill that gave him the nickname "Fraboats", and it's still stuck to this day. Don heard from Susan recently and she still calls him Fraboats!

As an additional "fun fact" I was reminded of by seeing this ad, Bill Hayes once mentioned to me that he was friends with Dick Wilson (Mr. Charmin).

That was fast! Thanks for doing that. Here are the three years where you have to add one episode to each year: 1986: 11/27/86 5364A (add one episode) 1992: 1/10/92 6680A: "One Stormy Night" (add one episode) 1993: 2/26/93 6970A: "Night Sins" (add one episode) These two oddities cancel each other out: 2/2/94 # 7208 and # 7209 combined and edited into one episode (subtract one episode) 2/4/94 # 7211A: "Winter Heat" (add one episode) So, overall, there are 15,024 episodes, meaning 1986 has 258 episodes, 1992 has 259 episodes and 1993 has 256 episodes.

The first two photos you posted are Episode # 3628, the March 7, 1980 episode, which celebrated Tom & Alice's 50th anniversary. This also happened to be the last episode that Tommy Horton ever appeared in. 3628...3/7/80: Cast: Tom, Alice, Mickey, Bill, Julie, Doug, Maggie, Mike, Robert, David, Margo, Trish, Marie, Tommy, Laura, Hope, Marty. Sets: Doug's Place, Doug's Place Ladies' Room, Mike & Margo's House, Horton Living Room Int. Car, Trish & David's Apartment, Mickey & Maggie's Apartment Phone (Limbo). The final photo you posted is the 1978 cast photo, I have the black & white and color versions posted on this page: https://www.jason47.com/days/castphotos.html Most of the cast photos are posted at my website with photo keys to identify all the actors: 1960s-1970s: https://www.jason47.com/days/castphotos.html 1980s: https://www.jason47.com/days/castphotos2.html 1990s-2020: https://www.jason47.com/days/castphotos3.html

They would have gotten that from my detailed episode guide research, where I figured out all of the preemptions, so I'd stick with the original source material! If you do end up doing the math, Manny, please share your results here!!

I never did that math, but if anyone wants to do it, you could just check the episode guide for each year and subtract the # from each previous year: https://www.jason47.com/days/episodeguideindex.html For instance, 1965 = 38 episodes; 1966 is 293-38 = 255 episodes, 1967 is 543-293 = 250 episodes; etc...

I saw that Digest email after I had posted the chart! I've updated the cast chart with his name.

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from March 2025 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2025.html 2025 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/25-3/31/25), out of a total of 64 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 33 2. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 32 3. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 30 4. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez-16/Arnold Feniger-15) 27 5. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-21/Hattie Adams-5) 26 6. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 24 7. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 23 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 23 9. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 22 *. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 22 *. Martha Madison (Belle Black) 22 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 22 13. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 21 *. Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez) 21 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 21 16. Peyton Meyer (Doug Williams) 20 17. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 19 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 19 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 19 20. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 18 *. John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis) 18 22. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 17 *. AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy Wesley) 17 24. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 16 25. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 15 26. Ros Gentle (Woman in White/Rachel Blake) 14 *. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 14 *. Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) 14 29. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 10 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 10 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 10 32. AnnaLynne McCord (Cat Greene) 9 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 9 34. Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi) 7 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 7 *. Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi) 7 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 7 *. Derek Yates (Kerry Youmans) 7 39. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 6 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 6 41. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis) 5 *. Madelyn Kientz (Sophia Choi) 5 *. Emily O'Brien (Theresa Donovan) 5 44. Bruce Beatty (Seth Burns) 3 *. Maggie Carney (Rita Lesley) 3 46. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 2 *. Kennedy Garcia (Felicity Greene) 2 *. Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) 2 *. Christopher Sean (Paul Narita) 2 *. Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan) 2 51. Kim Coles (Whitley King) 1 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 1 *. Clyde Kusatsu (Wei Shin) 1 March Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (3/1/25-3/31/25), out of a total of 21 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 12 2. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 11 3. Peyton Meyer (Doug Williams) 9 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 9 5. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 8 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 8 *. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 8 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 8 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 8 10. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 7 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 7 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 7 *. John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis) 7 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 7 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 7 16. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 6 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 6 *. Ros Gentle (Woman in White/Rachel Blake) 6 *. AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy Wesley) 6 *. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 6 *. Martha Madison (Belle Black) 6 *. Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) 6 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 6 24. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 5 *. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 5 *. Emily O'Brien (Theresa Donovan) 5 *. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 5 28. Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi) 4 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 4 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 4 31. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 3 *. Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez) 3 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 3 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 3 *. AnnaLynne McCord (Cat Greene) 3 *. Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi) 3 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 3 38. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 2 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 2 *. Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) 2 *. Christopher Sean (Paul Narita) 2 *. Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan) 2 43. Maggie Carney (Rita Lesley) 1 *. Kennedy Garcia (Felicity Greene) 1 *. Clyde Kusatsu (Wei Shin) 1 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 1 Contract actors not appearing this month: Drake Hogestyn (John Black) James Reynolds (Abe Carver) Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Selena Moreno (Savannah) SET TOTALS: March 2025 Horton Town Square...18 DiMera Mansion...14 Marlena's Townhouse...12 Brady Pub...10 Kiriakis Study...7 Establishing Shots of Police Station...7 Horton Living Room...6 Small Park...6 Stephanie's Apartment...6 Establishing Shots of Hospital...6 Establishing Shots of Townhouse...6 Detective Area...5 Hernandez Kitchen...5 Nurses' Station...5 The Bistro at Saxton's...4 Ava's Brady Pub Room...3 Interrogation Room...3 Leo's Salem Inn Room...3 Marlena's Estonia Hotel Room...3 Marlena's Office...3 Establishing Shots of Estonia...3 Establishing Shots of Hernandez House...3 Estonia Office...2 Greene Apartment...2 Holly's Bedroom (Kiriakis)...2 Jada's Office...2 Shane's ISA Office...2 Small Bar...2 Titan Office...2 Establishing Shots of Kiriakis Mansion...2 Establishing Shots of Titan...2 Establishing Shots of Washington DC...2 Aremid Attic...1 Belle's Bedroom (Townhouse)...1 Estonia Cafe...1 Estonia Warehouse...1 Gabi Chic Office...1 Marlena's DC Hotel Room...1 Paulina's Apartment...1 Rafe's Hospital Room...1 Spectator Office...1 Stephanie's Bedroom...1 Establishing Shots of Apt. Building...1 Establishing Shots of DiMera...1 Establishing Shots of Paulina's Apt...1 Establishing Shots of Salem...1 Establishing Shots of Stephanie's Apt...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 3/3/25: Noel Maxam & Dan O'Connor 3/4/25: Angela Tessinari & Dan O'Connor 3/5/25: Scott McKinsey & Megan Titus 3/6/25: Scott McKinsey & Isaac Francis Tackman 3/7/25: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 3/10/25: Scott McKinsey & Kirk Doering 3/11/25: Scott McKinsey & Joanna Cohen 3/12/25: Janet Spellman-Drucker & Dan O'Connor 3/13/25: David Shaughnessy & Dan O'Connor 3/14/25: David Shaughnessy & David Kreizman 3/17/25: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 3/18/25: David Shaughnessy & Henry Newman 3/19/25: Angela Tessinari & Megan Titus 3/20/25: Angela Tessinari & Dan O'Connor 3/21/25: Noel Maxam & Megan Titus 3/24/25: Scott McKinsey & Kirk Doering 3/25/25: David Shaughnessy & Isaac Francis Tackman 3/26/25: Scott McKinsey & Henry Newman 3/27/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen 3/28/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen 3/31/25: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman http://www.jason47.com

EXTENDED DATA: 1990-1995: ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS: EXTENDED DATA: 1990-1995: CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIALS: EXTENDED DATA: 1990-1995: CBS SOAP BREAK & PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF: EXTENDED DATA: 1990-1995: MISCELLANEOUS: EPISODE DATA: 1996-1997: ABC AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS, CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIALS, CBS SOAP BREAK: Although we do not yet have ratings past 1995, to finish up the episode guides for the ABC Afterschool Specials (which ended its run in 1997) and CBS Schoolbreak Specials (which ended its run in 1996), here are their remaining episode data, plus the CBS Soap Break airdates from 1996 and 1997:

1995 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS:

1994 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS:

1993 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS:

I don't know if those goes against any non-compete thingys with other chat boards, so if this has to be removed, please remove, but I wanted to let Days fans know that the very-long-time Salem Spectator "Days" website, which was offline recently, is now back as of today. So, if you want to join and post there: https://salemspectator.freeforums.net/

Yes, I've always considered them about a month or so ahead (in the writing) of what is taping.

1992 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS:

All 413 are there: https://www.jason47.com/days/preemptions.html

Thanks. I had that question pending with the publicist but had not heard back as of yet. I will add him to the cast list.

The dates I use for the script writers on my site are for the last episode they actually write, so 2/20/25 is what I will be using on the site as his last script aired, although he may have continued being part of the writing team for a few more episodes after that.

1991 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS:

For the episode rankings I compile, I use the 5 episodes for a character as the cut-off to make the rankings. So the only people I list in the monthly/yearly rankings are characters who have appeared in at least 5 episodes of Days. That's why Felicity Greene, for example, wasn't listed in the rankings for many months until she hit 5 episodes (I then go back and add her retroactively to the earlier months). I did make an exception for Amy Choi, since I didn't want to go back into 2024 and add in her episodes, knowing from that parking clearance leak that she would still be playing the role once Rachel Boyd took over as Sophia, so I put Amy on the list immediately (more so just to make things less annoying for me). If Amy hadn't debuted until January 1, 2025, then I would have waited to add her to the rankings (retroactively) until she had been in 5 episodes. I also exclude Body Doubles from the rankings. But anyone not on the rankings lists themselves, the characters in only 1 to 4 episodes (such as Savannah the stripper) are listed on the cast charts.

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from February 2025 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2025.html 2025 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/25-2/28/25), out of a total of 43 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 24 2. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 22 3. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 21 4. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez-9/Arnold Feniger-15) 20 5. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 19 6. Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez) 18 *. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-13/Hattie Adams-5) 18 8. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 16 *. Martha Madison (Belle Black) 16 10. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 15 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 15 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 15 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 15 14. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 14 *. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 14 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 14 17. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 13 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 13 19. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 12 20. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 11 *. AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy Wesley) 11 *. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 11 *. John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis) 11 *. Peyton Meyer (Doug Williams) 11 25. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 9 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 9 27. Ros Gentle (Woman in White/Rachel Blake) 8 *. Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) 8 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 8 30. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 7 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 7 *. Derek Yates (Kerry Youmans) 7 33. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 6 *. AnnaLynne McCord (Cat Greene) 6 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 6 36. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis) 5 *. Madelyn Kientz (Sophia Choi) 5 38. Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi) 4 39. Bruce Beatty (Seth Burns) 3 *. Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi) 3 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 3 42. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 2 43. Kim Coles (Whitley King) 1 *. Kennedy Garcia (Felicity Greene) 1 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 1 February Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (2/1/25-2/28/25), out of a total of 20 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 12 2. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez-6/Arnold Feniger-7) 11 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 11 4. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 10 *. Martha Madison (Belle Black) 10 6. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 9 *. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 9 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 9 9. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 8 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 8 11. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 7 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 7 *. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-4/Hattie Adams-3) 7 *. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 7 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 7 16. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 6 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 6 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 6 19. Al Calderon (Javi Hernandez) 5 *. Ros Gentle (Woman in White/Rachel Blake) 5 *. Peyton Meyer (Doug Williams) 5 *. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 5 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 5 24. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 4 *. AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy Wesley) 4 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 4 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 4 28. Bruce Beatty (Seth Burns) 3 *. Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi) 3 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 3 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 3 *. John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis) 3 *. AnnaLynne McCord (Cat Greene) 3 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 3 35. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis) 2 *. Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) 2 *. Shi Ne Nielson (Amy Choi) 2 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 2 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 2 40. Kin Coles (Whitley King) 1 *. Kennedy Garcia (Felicity Greene) 1 Contract actors not appearing this month: Drake Hogestyn (John Black) Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Maggie Carney (Rita Lesley) Selena Moreno (Savannah) SET TOTALS: February 2025 DiMera Mansion...13 Nurses' Station...10 Stephanie's Apartment...9 Hernandez Kitchen...8 Horton Town Square...8 Establishing Shots of Hospital...8 Brady Pub...7 Detective Area...6 Horton Living Room...6 Aremid House...5 Kayla's Townhouse...5 Leo's Salem Inn Room...5 Establishing Shots of Police Station...5 Body & Soul Production Office...4 Kiriakis Study...4 Marlena's Office...4 Aremid Attic...3 Arnold's Salem Inn Room...3 EJ's Bedroom (DiMera)...3 Horton Cabin...3 Interrogation Room...3 Joy's Hospital Room...3 Kayla's Hospital Room...3 DiMera Guest Bedroom...2 DiMera Secret Room...2 Hospital Exam Room...2 Joy's Brady Pub Room...2 Philip's Salem Inn Room...2 Small Bar...2 Whitley's Bayview Room...2 Establishing Shots of Salem...2 Ava's Brady Pub Room...1 Belle's Bedroom (Townhouse)...1 The Bistro at Saxton's...1 Bonnie's Hospital Room...1 Chanel's Hospital Room...1 Church Garden...1 Gabi Chic Office...1 Gabi's Bedroom (Hernandez)...1 Johnny's Bedroom (DiMera)...1 Johnny's Hospital Room...1 Paulina's Apartment...1 Rafe's Office...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 2/3/25: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 2/4/25: Noel Maxam & Christopher Dunn 2/5/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Joanna Cohen 2/6/25: Noel Maxam & Kirk Doering 2/7/25: Angela Tessinari & Joanna Cohen 2/10/25: Scott McKinsey & Christopher Dunn 2/11/25: Angela Tessinari & David Kreizman 2/12/25: Scott McKinsey & Henry Newman 2/13/25: David Shaughnessy & Dan O'Conner 2/14/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Megan Titus 2/17/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Dan O'Conner 2/18/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Isaac Francis Tackman 2/19/25: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 2/20/25: Noel Maxam & Christopher Dunn 2/21/25: David Shaughnessy & Joanna Cohen 2/24/25: Scott McKinsey & Henry Newman 2/25/25: Janet Spellman-Drucker & David Kreizman 2/26/25: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Henry Newman 2/27/25: Noel Maxam & Joanna Cohen 2/28/25: Noel Maxam & Kirk Doering http://www.jason47.com

Continuing from the 1970's and 1980's threads, posting now will be the 1990-1995 Specials: 1990 DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: This page has all of the 1990-1999 preemptions for each soap: https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/58300-ratings-from-the-90s/page/11/ As is listed there, GH preempted for the Clarence Thomas hearing that day. As listed earlier in this thread, as well as on my site here: https://www.jason47.com/days/ratings1992.html

Happened to stumble on this story with Jackie Cooper in 1971. For those that don't know, he was the actor-turned-Screen Gems exec who helped sell the Days pilot to NBC in 1965. In the story below, he talked about his time at Screen Gems and says that 22 of the 41 pilots he made while there made it on the air, so that's a pretty good track record!

Great job, Jane! Would have never thought of that word!!