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16 hours ago, Franko said:

Anyone want to bet on (a) Peacock burning off their remaining Days episodes, (b) when they start doing it and (c) the frequency of the burn offs ("Two episodes daily! Three on Saturdays and Sundays!")?

I doubt that would happen. Peacock needs a constant stream (no pun intended) of fresh content. Even if it were just a hundred people watching Days ever day, it would behoove Peacock to keep them on the subscriber rolls as long as possible rather than giving them a reason to cancel the service early. 

14 hours ago, Tonksadora said:

Okay, so we have no way of knowing what kind of loss they expected. Given the backlash I feel sure that they were prepared to see a loss. Does anyone dispute that? Personally I don't think it's a sign we should all scream & run around in circles. We knew this would be an uphill battle. If we did, then sure as shoot they did!

NBC lost 750,000 viewers in the 1:00 hour with the switch from Days to NBC News Today. I'm not running around in circles about it, I'm laughing.

15 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

I'm surprised it's 10x as in demand as an average show. I wonder if that means on Peacock or all of streaming.

It's across all TV platforms. It's certainly not an exact science -- Parrot Analytics "quantifies interest in shows based on viewing, online buzz, press coverage, etc." - but its data is consulted by a lot of media companies and content creators.

As to the continued viability of Peacock:

The first official hint we’ll get about how Days’ performance will probably come when Peacock owner Comcast announces quarterly earnings late next month. The company will almost surely reveal how many new subscribers the service signed up over the past three months, and it’s possible execs will include a mention of what part Days played in boosting subscribers, assuming a large increase comes to pass. And odds are, Peacock will get a big bump this quarter due to a slew of high-profile content beyond Days, including the summer run of Love Island and new drama Vampire Academy, and big movies such as Jurassic World: Dominion and Minions: The Rise of Gru. 

From an email newsletter by The Vulture's Joe Adalian:

As for how Days is doing so far on Peacock, that’s a much trickier proposition. One not-so-great sign: Parrot Analytics says audience demand for Days actually declined during the soap’s first full week as a streaming exclusive. Days went from having 11.6 times the demand of an average show in the U.S. to a 10.1 demand score, a drop of 13 percent. That’s not what you’d expect for a series making such a big move and getting more publicity than it has since the last time somebody was possessed by the Devil. But given how little time there was to promote the switch — and the relatively small footprint of the Days audience when it was on NBC — it’s not that surprising.

Unless the internal data for Days ends up looking awful, I’d say odds are good Peacock will be patient. For one thing, the show is very inexpensive on a cost-per-episode compared to so much other streaming content. What’s more, Peacock doesn’t have a ton of megahits, so it doesn’t take a lot for a show to have a positive impact. Even if the Days audience ends up being relatively small, if it consists of a decent number of new subscribers and shows up consistently, then it could have similar value — and cost efficiency — than more high-profile titles. Plus, Peacock really doesn’t want to make enemies out of 2 million loyal soap-opera fans.

12 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

I sorta think that's what reading spoilers does.

Seriously. Congress should pass a law against soap spoilers.

Because I obviously don't have the strength of character to avoid them myself. 

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

Are you able to view today's episode via Xfinity?

Yes, I watched it at 7am.

13 hours ago, carolineg said:

I have always questioned the decision to keep her full time and to give her a child with Brady. 

My problem with Kristen -- and supervillains in general -- is that you can't write human-scale stories for them after they've kidnapped, killed, bought people back from the dead, etc. This custody battle between Kristen and Brady is ridiculous. She'd just take Rachel and travel the word with her. 

Unless she's doing it to get under Brady's skin, but that's not what's coming across on screen.

Happy to confirm I can continue to watch the show on Peacock through Xfinity without coughing up any extra cash. 

1 minute ago, Soapsuds said:

Fixed!

You caught me!

2 hours ago, TEdgeofNight said:

The irony! Literally, as the final NBC broadcast of DAYS had about 1 minute to go, NBC interrupted the show to those of us who watched the show at 12 pm.

Quite the metaphor for NBC's handling of the show's final weeks on air.

9 hours ago, wingwalker said:

So I was rewatching Season 1 of Beyond Salem and I noticed all the episodes say they expire in 13 days, while season 2 doesn't. 

I have a free account through Xfinity. When I search for Beyond Salem, I get a listing for Beyond Salem: Chapter 2 ... but the episodes underneath it are actually the Chapter 1 episodes. Actual Chapter 2 episodes are nowhere to be found.

A crackerjack interface like that is certainly worth paying for!

10 hours ago, DaytimeFan said:

I'd have given Carmen Duncan a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for this scene:

I think she was way over the top in that scene and throughout most of her AW tenure. But I acknowledge I was not an objective observer. I was always thinking of how Beverlee would have played Carmen's scenes -- and that was unfair.

I grew to like Carmen, though I never bought her as the Iris I knew.  

35 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Do you have a link for this? 

Yes. It is indeed counter to what we've been told, so I don't know what to believe.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/days-of-our-lives-moves-to-peacock-on-sept-12-heres-how-to-watch/

22 hours ago, dragonflies said:

please ask what time the show will premiere when it debuts on Peacock!

My local NBC station published a primer today that included this:

New episodes of the show will be available weekdays starting at 5 a.m., Central Time.

It also said that shows will be available for viewers who aren't Peacock subscribers:

There are multiple tiers for Peacock subscribers.

• Free – This will let you watch the new daily episodes, plus up to 100 past episodes.
• $4.99 per month – This will let you watch the new daily episodes, ALL past episodes and exclusive shows like “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.”
• $9.99 per month – This will let you watch the new and ALL past episodes and the exclusive shows all ad-free!

17 hours ago, ironlion said:

According to TV passport WNBC will be showing Dateline (syndicated daytime version) to make up for Ellen and DAYS' departures.

Broadcast TV really is becoming a vast wasteland. 

15 hours ago, slick jones said:

Mike McGavin has updated/ upgraded the Minor Characters pages at the AWHP.   Looks fantastic!

Well, that was fun. I was amazed at how many of them I remembered ... and how many went on to bigger things. 

It looks like NBC is just throwing up its hands – the Wall Street Journal reports today that the network is considering stopping programming the 10pm to 11pm hour and turning the time back over to affiliates. 

22 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

Thanks, @victoria foxton. I always love to see that era of OLTL. Wish I’d been around for it.

Let me echo the thanks for this episode. I believe this is just before AW went to 90 minutes and inserted a lot of new characters (and a lot of filler). I found myself switching to OLTL during AW commercials and the actors/characters featured in this episode made me linger a fair amount in Llanview the next couple of years. 

1 minute ago, Vee said:

I'm willing to bet they do not have the funds to complete Aquaman at this stage.

This is bad news for theaters, too, because blockbuster movies like Aquaman are the only ones pulling people in. 

22 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

LOL! I'm on Peacock now and they've added reminders that Days of our Lives moves to Premium in 18 days.

Weird. I watch Peacock on my computer and Days has completely vanished from my home screen, I had to search for it for the first time since I first signed on. And I don't see any reminders. 

58 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Makes me want to cancel my subscription and sign up again in mid to late September.

It's obvious they are desperate. I'm surprised they didn't do .99 cents.

Oh, I don't know if I'd characterize it as "desperate." Hulu offered a 99 cents a month deal last December (following a $1.99 a month deal the Xmas season before). They have a heck of a lot more subscribers than Peacock.

I think this and the Halloween Ends news are positive for DAYS.

46 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Saw this in the GH thread re: Nelson Branco, then went to check Twitter. Shocking. Didn’t see any cause of death.

Terrible. I've been checking his Twitter feed occasionally in the past two weeks to get his further takes on the DAYS move, and there's been nothing new since Aug. 4. RIP.

2 hours ago, Liberty City said:

They'll probably air something at the end of the last episode on NBC... or just do a social media tidbit.

Seems like they should be doing a lot more groundwork to prepare people to alter a years- or decades-long viewing habit. 

18 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

15 episodes left before NBC pulls the plug

Have there been any ads or crawls or anything alerting network viewers to the change? 

17 minutes ago, j swift said:

Perhaps I don't understand the context, but when people say radio silence do they expect more than a press release from NBC, an article in Variety, and coverage on Entertainment Tonight?

When I say radio silence from the show I mean something from Ken Corday, Ron Carlivati, Albert Alarr or any other Days of our Lives executives. Heck, I'd settle for a comment from Deidre Hall. They all rush out to social media, Soap Opera Digest and other places the moment a renewal is announced, why nothing now?

Still complete radio silence from the show. Could Corday possibly be trying to fight the move?

Anne Heche’s condition is far graver than it appeared over the weekend, a rep for the Emmy-nominated actor told Deadline.

“At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” the rep said in a statement. “She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.

”https://deadline.com/2022/08/anne-heche-in-extremely-critical-condition-remains-in-a-coma-following-fiery-car-crash-1235087666/

Still no official response from anyone at the show. A textbook example on how NOT to manage PR.