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Based on the aired writing credits of 11/86-12/86, Schoettle is in 2nd position after Laiman. Maralyn Thoma is added to the credits on 2/27/87, before Schoettle. So, from 2/87-2/88 the aired credits list Laiman, Thoma, Schoettle. Then, during the strike, you are correct, it says Story By: Laiman, Schoettle. Then it's Laiman, Schoettle from end of strike to 3/89 when Anne Howard Bailey takes over. I would have to check the actual episodes to see if there is a space between the two names. I based the head writer lists off the ones confirmed in the soap books, as well as my research of the scripts. There is no space between Leah Laiman and any of the breakdown writers on the scripts (it just goes Laiman, Thoma, Schoettle, Breshears, Allen and then lists the dialogue writer of the specific episode). So, based on all that, plus the fact Thoma is in 2nd position for most of 1987 until the strike starts, I will keep them as breakdown writers.

A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF DRAKE HOGESTYN'S SOAP OPERA DIGEST COVERS...

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from September 2024 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2024.html 2024 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/24-9/30/24), out of a total of 196 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 81 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 81 3. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 77 4. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-68/Hattie Adams-8) 75 5. Brandon Barash (Stefan DiMera) 71 6. Emily O'Brien (Theresa Donovan) 68 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 68 8. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 65 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 65 10. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 64 11. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 62 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 62 13. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 59 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 59 *. Arianne Zucker (Nicole DiMera) 59 16. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 58 17. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 54 18. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 53 19. Blake Berris (Everett Lynch/Bobby Stein) 52 *. Steve Burton (Harris Michaels) 52 21. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 51 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 51 23. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 50 24. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 49 25. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 48 26. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 45 27. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 41 28. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 38 29. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 34 *. Jessica Serfaty (Sloan Petersen Brady) 34 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 34 32. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 32 33. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 30 34. John Kapelos (Konstantin Meleounis) 29 35. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 28 36. Julie Dove (Connie Viniski) 27 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 27 38. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 25 *. Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin) 25 40. Serena Scott Thomas (Fiona Cook) 23 41. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 21 42. Jamie Martin Mann (Tate Black) 18 43. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis) 17 *. AnnaLynne McCord (Abigail DiMera) 17 45. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 16 46. James Read (Clyde Weston) 15 47. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 14 48. Christy St. John (Officer Rebecca Goldman) 13 49. Madelyn Kientz (Sophia Choi) 12 50. Cary Christopher (Thomas DiMera) 10 *. Jonah Robinson (Mark Greene) 10 52. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 7 *. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 7 *. Louis Tomeo (Aaron Greene) 7 55. Sal Stowers (Lani Price-Grant) 5 56. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 4 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 4 *. Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) 4 *. Brian Molina (Officer Phillips) 4 *. Christopher Sean (Paul Narita) 4 61. Natasha Hall (Sloan Petersen Brady) 3 *. Oliver McLarty (Jude Brady) 3 63. Autumn Gendron (Charlotte DiMera) 2 *. Boise Holmes (Father Bernard) 2 *. Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux) 2 *. Zach Tinker (Sonny Kiriakis) 2 67. Zamir & Zyair Ashford (Carver Grant) 1 *. Judith Chapman (Diana Colville) 1 *. Islay & Paisley Kerr (Victoria) 1 *. David S. Lee (Gil Carter) 1 *. Tremayne Norris (Officer Phillips) 1 *. Dion & Raegan Yancy (Jules Grant) 1 September Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (9/1/24-9/30/24), out of a total of 21 episodes. http://www.jason47.com Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 13 2. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 9 *. Cherie Jimenez (Gabi DiMera) 9 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 9 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 9 *. Serena Scott Thomas (Fiona Cook) 9 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 9 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 9 9. Brandon Barash (Stefan DiMera) 8 *. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 8 11. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 7 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 7 *. Julie Dove (Connie Viniski) 7 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 7 *. Leo Howard (Tate Black) 7 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 7 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 7 18. Raven Bowens (Chanel DiMera) 6 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 6 *. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-3/Hattie Adams-3) 6 *. AnnaLynne McCord (Abigail DiMera) 6 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 6 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 6 24. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 4 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 4 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 4 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 4 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 4 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 4 *. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 4 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 4 32. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis) 3 *. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera) 3 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 3 *. Madelyn Kientz (Sophia Choi) 3 *. Jonah Robinson (Mark Greene) 3 37. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 1 *. James Read (Clyde Weston) 1 *. Louis Tomeo (Aaron Greene) 1 Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Brian D. Cohen (Brian) Michael Jordan Craven (Officer Tobias) SET TOTALS: September 2024 DiMera Mansion...13 Brady Pub...12 Establishing Shots of Hospital...11 Small Park...9 Horton Town Square...8 Nurses' Station...7 Sarah's Bedroom (Kiriakis)...7 The Bistro at Saxton's...6 Kiriakis Study...6 Stephanie's Apartment...6 Body & Soul Office...5 Interrogation Room...5 Marlena's Townhouse...5 Establishing Shots of Police Station...5 Establishing Shots of Townhouse...5 Connie's Apartment...4 Connie's Bedroom...4 EJ's Bedroom (DiMera)...4 EJ's Office...4 Rafe's Hospital Room...4 Basic Black Office...3 Brady's Bedroom (Townhouse)...3 Detective Area...3 DiMera Secret Room...3 Horton Living Room...3 Paulina's Apartment...3 Ava's Brady Pub Room...2 Gabi Chic Office...2 Gabi's Hospital Room...2 High School Corridor...2 Hospital Exam Room...2 Johnny's Bedroom (DiMera)...2 Leo's Salem Inn Room...2 Marlena's Office...2 Establishing Shots of High School...2 Men's Prison Visiting Room...1 Establishing Shots of DiMera...1 DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS: 9/2/24: Scott McKinsey & Sonja Alarr 9/3/24: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 9/4/24: Noel Maxam & David Kreizman 9/5/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Christopher Dunn 9/6/24: Noel Maxam & Dave Ryan 9/9/24: Scott McKinsey & Kirk Doering 9/10/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Kirk Doering 9/11/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Dave Ryan 9/12/24: Angela Tessinari & Christopher Dunn 9/13/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Henry Newman 9/16/24: Angela Tessinari & David Kreizman 9/17/24: Noel Maxam & Sonja Alarr 9/18/24: Scott McKinsey & David Kreizman 9/19/24: Angela Tessinari & Christopher Dunn 9/20/24: Noel Maxam & Kirk Doering 9/23/24: Angela Tessinari & Sonja Alarr 9/24/24: Scott McKinsey & Henry Newman 9/25/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Dave Ryan 9/26/24: Noel Maxam & Henry Newman 9/27/24: Sonia Blangiardo Goins & Dave Ryan 9/30/24: Janet Spellman-Drucker & David Kreizman http://www.jason47.com

A LOOK BACK: 1995 HOLLYWOOD REPORTER AD: DRAKE HOGESTYN CONGRATULATES "DAYS" ON ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY...

A LOOK BACK: DRAKE HOGESTYN'S FIRST MONTH ON "DAYS"...JANUARY 1986 DAILY CAST CHART

They tape things all out of order, but I would guess either late January or early February.

SOME ADDITIONAL SAD NEWS TO REPORT...DRAKE HOGESTYN'S FINAL EPISODE AS JOHN BLACK AIRED ON SEPTEMBER 9... I got the sad confirmation from "Days" tonight that Drake Hogestyn's final episode as John Black has already aired, on Monday, September 9. His final scene was with Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Leo Howard (Tate) at the Townhouse. Tate updates John that Holly has yet to read his text. John: "She will. And I am sure that she's going to take you up on it when she is ready." Brady opens the door. John's last line of dialogue (to Brady) is: "Does this mean that..." Brady tells John that Justin has dropped all the charges. John happily laughs and hugs Brady (pictured above).

A LOOK BACK AT JOHN BLACK & FAMILY...

As I was preparing my post last night, I checked Twitter shortly before the news was made public, and it was more heartbreaking to see the fans were counting down to his birthday. So, if I wasn't already sad enough, that made it even worse.

Rest in peace, Drake. Thank you for four decades of John Black. You were part of the first storyline I ever watched on "Days", The Cruise of Deception, in 1990. It was an honor getting to meet you at several fan events through the years. I always knew Salem was in good hands with John keeping an eye on things. My condolences to Victoria, his children and all of the "Days" family.

FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: "ROOM FOR ONE MORE" PUBLICITY STILL OF PEGGY McCAY, 1962... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: "DAYS OF OUR LIVES" PUBLICITY STILL OF FRANCES REID & MACDONALD CAREY, MARCH 1978 (LISTING WRONG DEBUT DATE OF "DAYS")... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: "NEVER SAY NEVER: THE DEIDRE HALL STORY" POSTCARD, 1995... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: MACDONALD CAREY CHRISTMAS CARD, UNKNOWN YEAR... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: KEN CORDAY AUTOGRAPHED BOOK INSCRIPTION, 2010...

Did some scans today of things from my "Days" collection. Here's a few: FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF MACDONALD CAREY, EARLY 1990'S... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF JOHN CLARKE, 1969... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: AUTOGRAPHED "DAYS" KIND OF CHRISTMAS CD, BY KEN CORDAY & BRENT NELSON... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: MACDONALD CAREY 1953 BOWMAN TRADING CARD, FROM BOWMAN'S "TELEVISION AND RADIO STARS OF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY" CARD SET... FROM JASON47'S COLLECTION: AUTOGRAPHED & HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY PEGGY McCAY TO A FAN, 1952...

There have been residuals in daytime contracts since at least the 1980's, so those would be residuals people are talking about. These are the residuals listed for a 1991 "Days of Our Lives" U/5 (under five lines) actor, so these were the standard residual rates for U/5 roles back in 1991. The principal (speaking) roles would have had a much higher residual rate, but this gives a good look at things in regars to daytime TV residuals in 1991, plus the rates for foreign use compensation (when Days would air in any other country):

After posting the 1975-1979 specials ratings lists in the 70s thread, I've been working on the 1980's specials lists. Will start posting those soon!

FROM THE VAULT: DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: 1/1/79-12/31/79: A complete ranking of all rated Daytime TV Specials aired in 1979:

FROM THE VAULT: DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: 1/1/78-12/31/78: A complete ranking of all rated Daytime TV Specials aired in 1978:

FROM THE VAULT: DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: 1/1/77-12/31/77: A complete ranking of all rated Daytime TV Specials aired in 1977:

FROM THE VAULT: DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: 1/1/76-12/31/76: A complete ranking of all rated Daytime TV Specials aired in 1976:

FROM THE VAULT: DAYTIME TV SPECIALS: 1/1/75-12/31/75: A complete ranking of all rated Daytime TV Specials aired in 1975:

I checked the cast charts, and that doesn't seem to be correct. Stewart Bradley played Danton May-August 1967, then again November 1969 through 2/6/70, just as the inmate story began. I am only missing two U/5 inmates in the 4/1/70 episode (that would be the only possibility, but just less than 2 months after being Danton?), I have the rest of the actors for all roles throughout the inmate story. He was back as Danton in March 1971.

REISSUE (TO ADD "RYAN'S HOPE" PRIMETIME PREVIEW) FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 6/30/75-7/4/75 & 7/7/75-7/11/75: Chart has been corrected in the thread.

Per the AP article, Bud Grant said it was too good of an opportunity to not air All in the Family ("There's never been anything more successful [in television].")

FROM THE VAULT: SUNDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY 1975 & MAY 1975 FROM THE VAULT: SUNDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1975 & NOVEMBER 1975

FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AUGUST 1975 FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM NOVEMBER 1975

FROM THE VAULT: SATURDAY DAYTIME RATINGS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAY 1975