days of our lives has great ratings...

[tylerbo20]

with the ratings improving and all that money that Ken is saving with Deidri and Drake going along with many other expensive people i wonder if we will get fave characters retuning cheaper.??

[DaytimeFan]

There is no extra money. DAYS fired Hall and Hogestyn to help compensate for the 40% budget cut that NBC stipulated when they renewed the show. And the ratings as they are now have absolutely no influence on the show's budget or license fee. The budget is what it is and the only entity the ratings benefit are NBC. If DAYS is somehow able to sustain these numbers and continue to trend up, perhaps the show will receive some more money if NBC offers it a renewal.

[Terrible Towel]

A 40% chunk taken out of anyone's budget is painful. I do wonder if others will follow. As much money as I assume D&D make it seems there would have to be other cuts made, too.

**wanders off wondering what I would do if I had to reduce my personal budget by 40%.**

[brimike]

Also, they can't change their ad prices until March (the next Sweeps period), so unless the demo's are still in the black by March, Days can't make any more money in ad revenue than they already were back in November.

[Rakesh]

Extra money my ass. lol

They don't have [!@#$%^&*] extra. If they did, they wouldn't have been making all these HUGE cuts.

[All My Shadows]

"The new plan to save DAYS!"

[skiman12082004]

Days has NO money hence the reason for the budget cuts. It is going to take them time to get back in the black. If only the show could be rid of DH and KC. I think GT and CW have been a positive influence on the show.

[tylerbo20]

hey guys thanks, ill remember this topic when i see more new faces and younger actors on the screen.

[aMLCproduction]

I still dont understand how the ratings are up. I really don't. Wonder what the numbers will be after D&D leave

[tylerbo20]

my next question is with the closing credits whho will get the "with" spot that Deidri Hall held and also Wayne Northrop held for many years...my money is on with Nadia Bjorn as Chloe Lane but should be James Moscollo as Stefano Dimera if he stays or even Susan Seaford Hayes and Julie Williams

[Y&RWorldTurner]

It will be:

With

Molly Burnett

as

Melanie Layton

[Rakesh]

Those young new kids are cheap, cheap, cheap.

Peggy McCay as Caroline Brady

[tylerbo20]

i know its going to melanie but todays scenes with her crying i almost died you can tell she's cheap. is it just me or is phillip trying to be chuck from Gossip Girl.

[jcar03]

I'm going to go with no one after Deidre leaves because it was probably part of her contract so unless someone makes it part of their contract I don't think there will be any WITH. Defintely not Susan Seaforth Hayes because she is not on contract with the show so her name only appears when she airs that week.

[tylerbo20]

i dont think anyone should get it either only D hall when she returns...if Alison Sweeny gets it then thats a laugh.