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SEPTEMBER CH-CH-CH-CHANGES...NEW PRODUCER, NEW COSTUME DESIGNER, NEW HEAD OF MAKEUP: Randy Dugan has joined "Days of Our Lives" as a coordinating producer, effective with the September 30, 2013 episode. He replaces Tim Stevens, who had been in that position since June 2008. Dugan's most recent post was as the Executive in Charge of Production for The World Poker Tour. He previously had stints as a Vice President at Ex Nihilo, Inc., Hollywood Interactive Group and Bunim-Murray Productions...What was reported months ago has finally taken place on-screen: Costume designer Richard Bloore has returned to his post at "Days" after a five-year absence, with his first episode airing on September 24. He replaces Jayne Marie Kehoe, who had been the costumer designer for "Days" since August 2008. With Salem still being the "same day", expect some of the wardrobe to still be from the Kehoe era for the next week or so. Bloore, 58, started his career working for a rock-and-roll designer in the late 1970s. He started his soap career as the costume designer for "Santa Barbara" from 1984-1990. Bloore then joined "Days" as its costume designer in April 1990 and stayed with the show until August 2008. He was Daytime-Emmy nominated for his work at "Days" in 1997, 1999 and 2006. In an interview Bloore did in 2011, he stated that "I just hope I will get another chance at being a part of that family feeling (at work) again." Well, that chance has now come...As previously announced, Nicky Schillace, the husband of Lauren Koslow (Kate), has been named the head of the makeup department at "Days." His first episode aired on September 30, 2013. Schillace has big shoes to fill as he replaces Gail J. Hopkins, who had been in the position since February 1994. Ms. Hopkins is the record-holder for most Daytime Emmys won for "Days", with a record five Emmys, two more than any other individual in "Days" history. Schillace has been in the makeup business since 1973. He started his career in daytime at "The Young and the Restless" from 1984-1986, which is where he met his wife and won a Daytime Emmy in 1985. He also has worked at "Knots Landing" (1988-1993) and "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1993-1999).

FIRST 5-DAY "SAMI-LESS" WEEK SINCE JULY 2011...ALSO SAMI'S LONGEST ABSENCE SINCE MISSING 6 EPISODES IN MARCH 2012: Alison Sweeney (Sami) was absent for the entire week (September 23-27, 2013) this week on "Days." Since August 2011, this is just the second time that Sweeney has missed 5 or more episodes in a row. She was absent for 6 episodes in a row from March 8-15, 2012. This is also the first 5-day "Sami-less" week since the week of July 25-29, 2011, during a stint when Sweeney was absent for 11 episodes in a row (July 21-August 4, 2011). Sweeney did put in a appearance behind the cameras though, as the director of the September 27 and September 30 episodes.

JAMES SCOTT LEADS RANKINGS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JULY 2012: James Scott (EJ) led the monthly rankings in September 2013 for the first time since July 2012. Overall, this is the 26th time Scott has led the monthly rankings.

DAILY CAST CHART: Review each day's cast list from September 2013 at http://www.jason47.com/days/castcharts2013.html

2013 Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this year (1/1/13-9/31/13), out of a total of 189 episodes. http://www.jason47.com.

Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes
1. Eileen Davidson (Kristen DiMera) 131
2. Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) 125
3. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) 121
4. Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas) 120
5. James Scott (E.J. DiMera) 117
6. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 116
7. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 103
*. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 103
9. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 100
10. Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux) 95

11. Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) 87
12. Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis) 85
13. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 84
14. Blake Berris (Nick Fallon) 80
15. Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) 73
16. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans Black) 67
17. Casey Jon Deidrick (Chad DiMera) 63
*. Nathan Owens (Cameron Davis) 63
19. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady) 59
20. Casey Moss (JJ Deveraux) 58
21. Evan & Luke Kruntchev (Parker Jonas) 57
22. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 56
23. Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera) 55
24. Drake Hogestyn (John Black) 50
25. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 49
26. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 43
*. Aloma Wright (Maxine Landis) 43
28. Meredith Scott Lynn (Anne Milbauer) 40
29. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 39
30. Sean Douglas (Vargas) 38
31. Kevin Riggin (Rory) 36
32. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady) 34
33. Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis) 33
34. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 32
35. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 30
*. Jen Lilley (Theresa Donovan) 30
37. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 27
38. Harper & Sydnee Udell (Arianna Horton) 24
39. Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady) 23
40. Lauren Boles (Ciara Brady) 22
41. Laura Kai Chen (Melinda Trask) 18
*. Patrika Darbo (Nancy Wesley) 18
43. Aaron & Griffin Kunitz (Johnny DiMera) 17
44. Allison Paige (Bev) 16
*. Ralph Waite (Father Matt) 16
46. Elizabeth Roberts (Marge Bernardi) 13
47. Michael Benyaer (Dr. Chyka) 12
*. Ingo Neuhaus (Bailiff) 12
*. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 12
50. James Eckhouse (Judge Griffin Sims) 11
51. Michael Petrone (Sy Miller) 10
52. Anthony Tyler Quinn (Joe Bernardi) 9
*. Terrell Ransom Jr. (Theo Carver) 9
54. Nadia & Talia Hartounian (Sydney DiMera) 8
*. Lisa Rinna (Billie Reed) 8
*. Tyler Sellers (Brent) 8
*. Ming Zhao (Cecily) 8
58. Riley Bodenstab (Cole) 7
*. Christopher Devlin (Assistant DA) 7
*. Ron Leath (Henderson) 7
*. Derek Magyar (Jensen) 7
*. Campbell & Carolyn Rose (Allie Horton) 7
63. Julian Barnes (Harold) 6
*. Teo Briones (Timmy Bernardi) 6
*. Brendan Coughlin (Tad Stevens) 6
66. Ken Colquitt (Seth Burns) 5
*. Brant Daugherty (Brian) 5
*. Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie Williams) 5
*. Kevin Peake (The Bouncer/Larry) 5
*. Larry Sullivan (George Durant) 5
71. Jaime Lyn Bauer (Laura Horton) 2
72. Bill Hayes (Doug Williams) 1
*. Jerry Penacoli (Miles Malloy) 1

September Episode Rankings. Here's how many episodes each actor has appeared in this month (9/1/13-9/30/13), out of a total of 20 episodes. http://www.jason47.com.

Rank. Actor (Character) # of Episodes
1. James Scott (E.J. DiMera) 16
2. Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux) 13
*. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 13
*. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 13
5. Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas) 12
*. Eileen Davidson (Kristen DiMera) 12
*. Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis) 12
*. Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) 12
9. Casey Moss (J.J. Deveraux) 11
*. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) 11

11. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 10
*. Kevin Riggin (Rory) 10
13. Laura Kai Chen (Melinda Trask) 9
*. Casey Jon Deidrick (Chad DiMera) 9
*. James Eckhouse (Judge Griffin Sims) 9
*. Ingo Neuhaus (Bailiff) 9
17. Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) 8
*. Lauren Koslow (Kate Roberts) 8
*. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 8
*. Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis) 8
*. Chrishell Stause (Jordan Ridgeway) 8
22. Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) 7
*. Christopher Devlin (Assistant DA) 7
*. Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady) 7
*. Jen Lilley (Theresa Donovan) 7
25. Blake Berris (Nick Fallon) 6
*. Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans Black) 6
*. Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera) 6
*. Nathan Owens (Cameron Davis) 6
29. John Aniston (Victor Kiriakis) 5
*. Evan & Luke Kruntchev (Parker Jonas) 5
*. Allison Paige (Bev) 5
32. Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady) 4
*. James Reynolds (Abe Carver) 4
*. Ralph Waite (Father Matt) 4
*. Aloma Wright (Maxine Landis) 4
36. Judi Evans (Adrienne Kiriakis) 3
*. Aaron & Griffin Kunitz (Johnny DiMera) 3
*. Elizabeth Roberts (Marge Bernardi) 3
*. Suzanne Rogers (Maggie Kiriakis) 3
40. Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) 2
*. Riley Bodenstab (Cole) 2
*. Nadia & Talia Hartounian (Sydney DiMera) 2
*. Meredith Scott Lynn (Anne Milbauer) 2
*. Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady) 2
*. Campbell & Carolyn Rose (Allie Horton) 2
*. Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) 2
*. Harper & Sydnee Udell (Arianna Horton) 2
48. Michael Benyaer (Dr. Chyka) 1
*. Lauren Boles (Ciara Brady) 1
*. Teo Briones (Timmy Bernardi) 1
*. Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) 1
*. Jerry Penacoli (Miles Malloy) 1
*. Terrell Ransom Jr. (Theo Carver) 1
*. Ming Zhao (Cecily) 1
Credited guest stars appearing in less than 5 episodes:
Lilan Bowden (Hotel Clerk)
Nigel Gibbs (Edward Craig)
Chris Goodman (Stoller)
Timothy Goodwin (Lou/The Super)
Javier Grajeda (Dr. Sanchez)
Fred Ochs (Dr. Bill Altman)
DeeDee Rescher (Lee)
Paul Zies (Biker)

SET TOTALS: September 2013:
Brady Pub...14
Horton Town Square...13
Rectory Office...13
Park...12
Nurses' Station...11
Courtroom...10
Horton Living Room...10
Club TBD...9
Daniel's Apartment...8
Horton Town Square Private Area...8
DiMera Mansion...7
Sami's Jail Cell...7
Sonny/Will/Gabi's Apartment...7
Chad's Apartment...6
Police Conference Room...5
Jennifer's Office...4
Kiriakis Mansion...4
Police Station...4
Rafe's Hospital Room...4
Rafe's Hospital Room (new)...4
Hospital Waiting Area...3
Brady/Kristen's Salem Inn Room...2
Daniel's Hotel Room...2
Eric's Capital Plaza Hotal Room...2
Dr. Landrum's Office...1
Dr. Sanchez's Office...1
EJ/Sami Bedroom (DiMera)...1
Eric's Bedroom (Rectory)...1
Hope's Office...1
JJ/Rory's Jail Cell...1
Kristen's Bedroom (DiMera)...1
Nick's Apartment...1
Nicole's Bedroom (Convent)...1
Prison Visiting Room...1

DIRECTORS & SCRIPT WRITERS:
9/3/13: Grant A. Johnson & Jeanne Marie Ford
9/4/13: Albert Alarr & Jeanne Marie Ford
9/5/13: Grant A. Johnson & Jeanne Marie Ford
9/6/13: Steven Williford & Richard Culliton
9/9/13: Grant A. Johnson & Richard Culliton
9/10/13: Grant A. Johnson & Carolyn Culliton
9/11/13: Herb Stein & Melissa Salmons
9/12/13: Herb Stein & David Cherrill
9/13/13: Steven Williford & Jeanne Marie Ford
9/16/13: Albert Alarr & Janet Iacobuzio
9/17/13: Steven Williford & Melissa Salmons
9/18/13: Steven Williford & Melissa Salmons
9/19/13: Steven Williford & Richard Culliton
9/20/13: Grant A. Johnson & Carolyn Culliton
9/23/13: Steven Williford & David Cherrill
9/24/13: Steven Williford & David Cherrill
9/25/13: Albert Alarr & Jeanne Marie Ford
9/26/13: Herb Stein & Janet Iacobuzio
9/27/13: Alison Sweeney & Richard Culliton
9/30/13: Alison Sweeney & Carolyn Culliton

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These are all according to my calculations (of course Jason's word is the final say! :) but in the month of September we've had some HUGE changes in episode counts for actors and characters! Here's a rundown for fellow DOOL nerds who find this as fascinating as I do! :)

As of the end of September 2013

1) The character of Sami Brady has now appeared in more episodes than the character of Alice Horton. Sami Brady's 3321 appearances now push her ahead of Alice Horton's 3315 appearances to place Sami Brady as the 5th most appearing character and pushing Alice Horton down as 6th most appearing character in DOOL history. ( Note: This include ALL actresses who have played the role of Sami Brady... Ali Sweeny has not yet appeared in more episodes than Frances Reid.. however, that will be happening in the next year or so if current trends continue.)

2) Lauren Koslow joins the 2000+ club!!! Lauren Koslow appeared in her 2000th episode on September 26, 2013 and joins the 2000+ club. Lauren becomes only the 16th actor to appear in 2000+ episodes in DOOL history. Congrats Lauren!

3) Melissa Reeves has now appeared in more episodes than James Reynolds. Melissa's episode count now stands at 2371 to James' count of 2369. Melissa moves up to 12th in the ranking of most episodes by an actor, pushing James down to 13th.

4) Joe Mascolo has now appeared in more episodes than Edward Mallory. Joe's episode count now stands at 1745 to Edward's 1740. Joe moves up to 19th in the ranking of most episodes by an actor, pushing Edward down to 20th.

5) Nadia Bjorlin has now appeared in more episodes than Charles Schaughnesey. Nadia's episode count now stands at 1146 to Charles' 1144. Nadia moves up to 34th in the ranking of most episodes by an actor, pushing Charles down to 35th (they had previously been tied up to this point). - This of course could change quickly with Charles Schaughnesey reprising his role of Shane Donovan next month.

6) Eileen Davidson has now appeared in more episodes than Patsy Pease. Eileen's episode count now stands at 1072 to Patsy's 1069. Eileen moves up to 37th in the ranking of most episodes by an actor, pushing Patsy down to 38th.

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Hey Jason - I saw on another site you posted that with Lauren's 2000th episode she becomes the 15th actor to hit that milestone. I had her as the 16th. I had included Josh Taylor who I had down as appearing in over 2400 episodes with his appearances as Roman and Chris K... Just wanting to check with you on that

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I always keep Josh separate with his 2 characters, but I guess if you added both, then yes, he'd be over 2,000 as well. Thanks for reminding me yesterday about Lauren hitting 2,000. I would have probably overlooked it, so thanks for letting the milestone not go unnoticed :)

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No problem! I hope I never "steal your thunder" on the stats and rankings. I SOOO appreciate your work on them but I LOVE to celebrate the milestones and who is moving up/down the rankings. Glad we can work together to celebrate the milestone's like Lauren's 2000th! :)

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