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Question from a "Days" fan: Any ideas who this might depict or what Days storyline it involved? "I’m reaching out with a question. I recently obtained a piece of art from Don Locke, who did a few pieces for Days of our Lives, but he primarily did artwork bumps for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show."

Checked with the publicist today and she said his last episode is tomorrow and they start 4/24, so that puts him at 1971 episodes.

When I was updating the writer pages today, I see my math was bad by 1. So Carlivati did 1970 episodes as of today, 99 less than Reilly. If he does one more day tomorrow (since there have been conflicting dates of 4/22 and 4/23), then it will be 1971 episodes in total. Here's the updated staff bios page with the new head writers: https://www.jason47.com/days/staffbios.html

1979-1980 SEASON AVERAGES AS OF 5/25/80...

I never liked John Aniston saying CaroLYN, since CaroLINE was the love of Victor's life (so you think Victor would know how to pronounce the love of his life's name). But it was never John's fault. No one told him in 1985 to say it CaroLINE. Just like no one today tells people how to correctly pronounce DiMera. I forget which was which, but in the same scene last week I think Amy pronounced it the correct way (DiMAIRa), while her daughter Sophia pronounced it like Lauren Koslow does (DiMEERa), the incorrect way.

That looks like it was posted January 1. I was going with the more recent print edition of this article by Stephanie, which was just published, so looks like she has adjusted the date to April 23 as the new start date: Admin edit: Please don’t post image of new articles.

Stephanie Sloane's column said the new writers debut April 23, so that's the date I used. If I have to adjust the data and the date changes by a day, then at least it's an easy fix.

RON CARLIVATI TO END RUN IN THIRD PLACE ALL-TIME FOR "DAYS" HEAD WRITERS... Ron Carlivati ends his "Days" run with Episode # 15101, airing April 22, marking his 1,969th episode as head writer, just 100 episodes shy of Jim Reilly's 2nd place of 2,069 episodes and 242 episodes shy of all-time leader William J. Bell at 2,211 episodes. 1. William J. Bell (2211 episodes) 2. James E. Reilly (2069 episodes) 3. Ron Carlivati (1969 episodes)

SEASON AVERAGES...AS OF 2/10/74

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