It was quite peculiar how everything unfolded. Numerous websites share the Top 10/Top 15 rankings of streamers weekly, and I would say that until around the middle to late 2024, Days consistently ranked in the top 10 on Peacock from Monday to Friday. Then, all of a sudden, it just stopped trending completely. It didn't slowly tapper off, it just disappeared and as far as I know, it never regained its popularity. I found it strange that the show didn’t trend during significant events like Doug's memorial, John's passing and memorial, and the 50th anniversary. All of these were highly publicized events. I would assume that fans tuning in during the summer of 2024 would have watched again.
Not to imply that a significant number of viewers didn’t stop watching due to the show’s decline in quality; I recently stopped watching it daily myself. It feels like Peacock may have made some adjustments. I recall one of the individuals who posts the streaming charts mentioning before the show vanished from the rankings that Days was trending in the morning but not in the afternoon. They also had a second Peacock account where Days didn’t trend at all during the same period.
Once again, I’m not defending the show’s quality because it’s quite poor at the moment, but I can definitely see Peacock not wanting Days to feature in their top 10 to redirect viewership to other programs. NBCU has never fully supported Days, similar to other networks that tend to look down on soap operas, even though these shows have historically been more financially successful for them. These networks wouldn’t even exist today without the revenue generated from them in the past.
An interesting point to note is that Peacock recently announced it will finally turn a profit this year after six years. https://deadline.com/2026/06/peacock-profit-nbcuniversal-streaming-matt-strauss-1236939081/
This is largely due to NBCU holding the rights to nearly every major sporting event in the past year, including the Olympics and the Super Bowl. However, I think we can’t overlook the fact that Days has contributed to the streamer reaching this point, where it could become increasingly successful year after year. Hopefully NBCU won't overlook it as well.
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