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ARIANNE ZUCKER LEADS MONTHLY RANKINGS FOR 30TH TIME... Arianne Zucker (Nicole) led the December 2023 episode rankings with 12 episodes. It was her 30th time as the monthly leader. She becomes just the 8th "Days" actor to have led the monthly rankings at least 30 times, joining Kristian Alfonso (Hope, 49 times), Alison Sweeney (Sami, 49 times); Peter Reckell (Bo, 47 times), Macdonald Carey (Tom, 44 times); Drake Hogestyn (John, 44 times); Deidre Hall (Marlena, 42 times) and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, 39 times).

1965-2023 EPISODE RANKINGS: TOP 50: For the complete list, please visit http://www.jason47.com/days/episoderankings.html 1. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans-5030/Hattie Adams-84/Samantha Evans-3/Charlemagne de la Cross-2) 5060 2. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady-4346/Gina VonAmberg-166) 4384 3. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 4374 4. Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady-3618/Young Colleen Brady-24) 3621 5. Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) 3548 6. Frances Reid (Alice Horton) 3315 7. John Clarke (Mickey Horton) 3085 8. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Horton Kiriakis) 3071 9. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) 3020 10. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 2979 11. Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) 2955 12. Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts-2856/Kristen as Kate-7/Lorna DeLorean-4) 2862 13. James Reynolds (Abe Carver-2835/Henry Marshall-2) 2835 14. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker-2748/Kristen as Nicole-49/Helena Tasso-5) 2798 15. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 2756 16. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 2343 17. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams-2148/Byron Carmichael-6) 2153 18. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson-2078/Emily Matthews-11/Kassandra Loved-3) 2081 19. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 1916 20. Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera) 1871 21. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez-1749/Rafe Hernandez 2-91) 1777 22. Edward Mallory (Bill Horton) 1740 23. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 1692 24. Joseph Gallison (Neil Curtis) 1687 25. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson-1684/Gideon Wyatt-9) 1684 26. Christie Clark (Carrie Brady) 1640 27. Renee Jones (Lexie Carver) 1638 28. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 1614 29. Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady) 1591 30. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 1580 31. Thaao Penghlis (Andre DiMera-973/Tony DiMera-602) 1514 32. James Scott (EJ Wells DiMera-1479/Santo DiMera-21) 1486 33. Jed Allan (Don Craig) 1348 34. Don Frabotta (Dave) 1261 35. Jason Cook (Shawn-Douglas Brady) 1208 36. Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis-835/Bonnie Lockhart-367) 1187 37. Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan-1163/Drew Donovan-45) 1169 38. Eileen Davidson (Kristen Blake-1144 & 5 as Evil Kristen/Susan Banks-202/Mary Moira Banks-38/Penelope Kent-16/Thomas Banks-5) 1168 39. Austin Peck (Austin Reed) 1157 40. Susan Flannery (Laura Horton) 1155 41. Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) 1147 42. Jay Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 1095 43. Patsy Pease (Kimberly Brady) 1087 44. Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas) 1077 45. Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain) 1064 46. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 1051 47. Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek) 1020 48. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 992 49. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 984 50. Frank Parker (Grandpa Shawn Brady) 966

JACKEE HARRY NEARS 227... Heading into 2024, Jackee Harry (Paulina) needs just 14 more episodes to reach 227 episodes, the same as the name of her 1980's sitcom "227", which starred Marla Gibbs (who plays Paulina's mother, Olivia). CARSON BOATMAN TIES AARON & GRIFFIN KUNITZ ON DAY OF JOHNNY TALKING ABOUT HIS EYE... Carson Boatman (Johnny) tied Aaron & Griffin Kunitz (ex-Johnny) at 204 episodes on December 27, the same day Johnny told Paulina and Chanel about his eye being removed as a child. Boatman takes over the lead of all the actors to have played Johnny on December 29, when he appears in his 205th episode.

12/28 UPDATE: All expected cast & sets appeared on 12/28, so no updates needed to the above lists.

2020-2023 EPISODE RANKINGS: TOP 50: 1. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 367 2. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-354/Hattie Adams-15/Charlemagne de la Cross-2) 361 3. Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Weston-233/Alex Kiriakis-126) 359 4. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 348 5. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 344 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 344 7. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 325 8. Brandon Barash (Jake DiMera-196/Stefan DiMera-133) 324 9. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 312 10. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady-289/Kassandra Loved-3) 292 11. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-241/Susan Banks-63/Sister Mary Moira-5) 290 12. Emily O'Brien (Gwen Rizczech-270/Theresa Donovan-20) 288 13. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 279 14. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 276 15. Lauren Koslow (Kate DiMera-261/Kristen as Kate-7/Lorna DeLorean-4) 267 16. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 248 17. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 247 18. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 246 19. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton-223/Ava as Sarah-5/Gwen as Sarah-3) 228 20. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 220 21. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price-212/Sandra Clarkington-1) 213 22. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 206 23. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 205 24. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 203 25. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 202 26. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 199 27. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 197 28. James Reynolds (Abe Carver-196/Henry Marshall-2) 196 29. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 192 30. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 190 31. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 186 32. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 159 33. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 153 34. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 146 35. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 144 36. Marci Miller (Abigail DiMera) 142 *. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 142 38. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 129 39. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 116 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 116 41. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 115 42. Alison Sweeney (Sami DiMera) 113 43. Jessica Serfaty (Sloan Petersen) 112 44. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 111 45. Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis) 110 46. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 106 47. Isabel Durant (Claire Brady) 98 48. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady-97/Princess Gina-1) 97 49. Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart-81/Adrienne Kiriakis-7) 88 50. Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin) 85

Check the 1970s and 1980s ratings threads for some additional ratings news! In regards to the 1990's, we are now pending those remaining weeks from September 1990 and March 1991, so look for that data to be posted soon!

An end-of-the-year update you (and other 1970's ratings fans) will enjoy hearing!! We are now pending getting complete April 1977-December 1977 ratings, so look for those to start getting posted soon!

I have updated the preemptions lists on Page 115 of the thread to include the 7 partial preemptions the week of 10/19/87.

The 10/19/87 book has been found! As you expected, 7 of the soaps had PARTIAL preemptions that week. Will post the updated chart next. Replacing these items in the October post with the Nielsen chart below. As discussed earlier this year, VR's post had the original OLTL rating at 7.4. Once the 17-minute Tuesday 5.5 rating was taken out and made a breakout, that got OLTL a point higher to 7.5 for the week. The breakout accounts for the discrepancy between VR's #s and the #s posted in Daytime TV.

ELIA CANTU, JACKEE HARRY, GREG RIKAART & JESSICA SERFATY MAKE THE TOP 15 FOR FIRST TIME...DEIDRE HALL EXTENDS HER TOP 15 RECORD WITH HER 34TH TIME ON THE LIST... Elia Cantu (Jada), Jackee Harry (Paulina), Greg Rikaart (Leo) and Jessica Serfaty (Sloan) each made the Top 15 in episode rankings for the first time in their "Days" careers. Deidre Hall (Marlena) made the list for her record-breaking 34th time. Arianne Zucker (Nicole) hit her 20th year on the list. The rest of the list: 15 times: Eric Martsolf (Brady) 14 times: Galen Gering (Rafe) 8 times: Camila Banus (Gabi) and Billy Flynn (Chad) 7 times: Greg Vaughan (Eric) 5 times: Paul Telfer (Xander) and Robert Scott Wilson (Alex) 3 times: Brandon Barash (Stefan) and Emily O'Brien (Theresa/Gwen) 2 times: Dan Feuerriegel (EJ)

2023 Episode Rankings. The following is a listing of how many episodes each actor appeared in on "Days of Our Lives" in 2023 (1/1/23-12/31/23), out of a total of 260 episodes. Actors who have played characters that have appeared in at least five episodes total throughout the years are listed. Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 105 2. Arianne Zucker (Nicole DiMera) 101 3. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 99 4. Brandon Barash (Stefan DiMera-88/Jake DiMera-2) 90 5. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black-87/Charlemagne de la Cross-2) 89 6. Jessica Serfaty (Sloan Petersen Brady) 87 7. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 83 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis-82/Ben Weston-1) 83 9. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver-80/Sandra Clarkington-1) 81 10. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 79 11. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 78 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 78 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 78 14. Camila Banus (Gabi DiMera) 77 *. Emily O'Brien (Gwen von Leuschner-59/Theresa Donovan-20) 77 *. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 77 17. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 75 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 75 19. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson-71/Kassandra Loved-3) 74 20. Steve Burton (Harris Michaels) 71 21. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady-64/Lorna DeLorean-4) 68 22. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 67 23. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 66 24. Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin) 64 25. Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera-49/Susan Banks-12) 60 26. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 56 *. Remington Hoffman (Li Shin) 56 28. Peter Porte (Dimitri von Leuschner) 55 29. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 54 30. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 53 31. James Reynolds (Abe Carver-51/Henry Marshall-2) 51 32. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 50 33. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 46 *. Aketra Sevillian (Talia Hunter) 46 35. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 44 36. Martha Madison (Belle Brady) 41 37. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 36 *. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 36 39. Miranda Wilson (Megan DiMera) 33 40. Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady) 32 41. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 26 42. Kyle Lowder (Rex Brady) 24 43. Blake Berris (Everett Lynch-16/Nick Fallon-5) 21 44. Kim Coles (Whitley King) 20 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 20 46. Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis-18/Adrienne Kiriakis-1) 19 *. John Kapelos (Konstantin Meleounis) 19 *. Jasper Newman (Colin Bedford) 19 49. Finley Rose Slater (Rachel Black) 18 *. Richard Wharton (Dr. Wilhelm Rolf) 18 51. Jamie Martin Mann (Tate Black) 17 52. Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) 16 *. Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) 16 54. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady) 15 55. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 14 56. John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip Kiriakis) 13 *. Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) 13 58. Leann Hunley (Anna DiMera) 12 59. Cameron Johnson (Theo Carver) 11 *. Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain) 11 *. Zach Tinker (Sonny Kiriakis) 11 62. Jen Lilley (Theresa Donovan) 10 63. Lamon Archey (Eli Grant) 9 *. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 9 65. Terrell Ransom Jr. (Jerry Prentiss-7/Randy Jones-3) 8 *. Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) 8 67. Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) 6 *. Autumn Gendron (Charlotte DiMera) 6 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 6 *. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 6 *. Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) 6 72. Cary Christopher (Thomas DiMera) 5 *. George Del Hoyo (Orpheus) 5 *. Jason Gerhardt (Eric Brady) 5 *. David S. Lee (Gil Carter) 5 76. Christopher Sean (Paul Narita) 4 77. Adam Caine (Edmund Crumb) 3 *. Victoria Konefal (Ciara Weston) 3 *. Clyde Kusatsu (Wei Shin) 3 *. Cady McClain (Jennifer Deveraux) 3 *. James Read (Clyde Weston) 3 *. Tanner Stine (Joey Johnson) 3 83. Eileen Davidson (Thomas Banks) 2 84. Kassie DePaiva (Eve Donovan) 1 *. Marla Gibbs (Olivia Price) 1 *. Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady) 1 *. Charles Shaughnessy (Shane Donovan) 1 *. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 1 *. Henry Witcher (Thomas DiMera) 1

December Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (12/1/23-12/31/23), out of a total of 21 episodes. Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes 1. Arianne Zucker (Nicole DiMera) 12 2. Dan Feuerriegel (EJ DiMera) 10 *. Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark) 10 *. Jessica Serfaty (Sloan Petersen Brady) 10 *. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 10 6. Raven Bowens (Chanel Dupree) 9 *. Steve Burton (Harris Michaels) 9 *. Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera) 9 *. Jackee Harry (Paulina Price Carver) 9 *. Abigail Klein (Stephanie Johnson) 9 11. Brandon Barash (Stefan DiMera) 7 *. Tamara Braun (Ava Vitali) 8 *. Jamie Martin Mann (Tate Black) 8 *. Ashley Puzemis (Holly Jonas) 8 *. Robert Scott Wilson (Alex Kiriakis) 8 16. Blake Berris (Everett Lynch) 7 *. Carson Boatman (Johnny DiMera) 7 *. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 7 *. Emily O'Brien (Theresa Donovan) 7 20. Elia Cantu (Jada Hunter) 6 21. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Johnson) 5 *. Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton) 5 *. John Kapelos (Konstantin Meleounis) 5 *. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 5 *. Peter Porte (Dimitri von Leuschner) 5 *. Paul Telfer (Xander Cook Kiriakis) 5 27. Lucas Adams (Tripp Johnson) 4 *. Deidre Hall (Marlena Black) 4 *. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 4 *. Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson) 4 *. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 4 32. Victoria Grace (Wendy Shin) 3 *. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 3 34. Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) 2 *. Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) 2 *. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 2 37. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 1 *. Autumn Gendron (Charlotte DiMera) 1 *. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 1 *. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 1 *. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 1 *. Colton Little (Andrew Donovan) 1 *. Henry Witcher (Thomas DiMera) 1 Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes: Jackie Cox (Darius Rose) DECEMBER 2023 DAILY CAST CHART

SET LIST TOTALS...2009-2023: TOP 200 SETS:

DECEMBER 2023 SET TOTALS: Horton Town Square...20 Brady Pub...13 Small Park...10 DiMera Mansion...9 Sloan's Apartment...7 The Bistro at Saxton's...6 Detective Area...6 Interrogation Room...6 Nurses' Station...5 Kayla's Office...4 Kayla's Townhouse...4 Everett's Salem Inn Room...3 Loading Dock...3 Paulina's Apartment...3 Wendy's Apartmenr...3 Alex's Apartment...2 DiMera Secret Room...2 Holly's Bedroom (DiMera)...2 Jada's Brady Pub Room...2 Marlena's Office...2 Marlena's Townhouse...2 Men's Prison Visiting Room...2 Motel Room...2 Paulina's Hospital Room...2 Basement...1 Harris' Brady Pub Room...1 Horton Dining Room...1 Horton Living Room...1 Kiriakis Study...1 Konstantin's Salem Inn Room...1 Rafe's Bedroom (Hernandez)...1 Spectator Office...1 Titan Office...1 Tripp's Bedroom...1 Xander's Apartment...1 SET LIST TOTALS...2023

I don't know the writer changes until the credits change, so can't help you there.

"DAYS" 2023 SCRIPT WRITERS & DIRECTORS EPISODE RANKINGS: 2023 Script Writers: David Kreizman...46 Joanna Cohen...42 Richard Culliton...41 Kirk Doering...25 Carolyn Culliton...21 Henry Newman...17 Sonja Alarr...15 Jazmen Darnell Brown...13 Cheryl Davis...12 Dorell Anthony...3 Dave Ryan...3 Christopher Dunn...1 Jamey Giddens...1 (No Writer Listed)...20 2023 Directors: Scott McKinsey...56.5 Noel Maxam...50 Other...50 Sonia Blangiardo Goins...45 Angela Tessinari...23.5 David Shaughnessy...17 Janet Spellman-Drucker...15 Note: The 3/22/23 episode had two directors listed, so both are listed as half an episode.

The Scofields. I was watching Fallon last week, and David Blaine did a trick, and Fallon brought out the band that was on that night to watch the trick. And who is a member of the band but Rob Mailhouse (Brian Scofield)?! Hadn't seen him in quite awhile, didn't know he was in a band, and didn't know that his bandmate is Keanu Reeves (who I also didn't know was in a band). So that was a fun Days sighting out of the blue!!

Thanks! Hadn't seen that article before. Fun read!!

Yes, her birth announcement is in a newspaper archive, so that beats a random error on the web.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 4/27/92-5/1/92 & 5/4/92-5/8/92: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 5/11/92-5/15/92 & 5/18/92-5/22/92: The ratings posts are now on a holiday pause and will return in January with the rest of 1992 and 1993. Happy holidays to all!!

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/30/92-4/3/92 & 4/6/92-4/10/92: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 4/13/92-4/17/92 & 4/20/92-4/24/92:

Don't know which sources you are referring to, but when the story originally aired, it was fully mentioned that it was the Korean War. Here's the storyline synopsis sent to newspapers for 11/9/67: Susan tries to tell Tom what happened that brought her to the hospital, but she is weak. Meanwhile Mark undergoes nightmares as he relives his experience as a prisoner of war during the Korean conflict.

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/2/92-3/6/92 & 3/9/92-3/13/92: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 3/16/92-3/20/92 & 3/23/92-3/27/92:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/3/92-2/7/92 & 2/10/92-2/14/92: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 2/17/92-2/21/92 & 2/24/92-2/28/92:

FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/6/92-1/10/92 & 1/13/92-1/17/92: FROM THE VAULT: WEEKLY DAYTIME NIELSEN RATINGS: WEEKS OF 1/20/92-1/24/92 & 1/27/92-1/31/92: