Not a dream, not an imaginary story, folks.

Like sands through the hourglass, another iconic TV title is switching to streaming: NBC’s Days of our Lives will become a Peacock exclusive starting September 12, Vulture has learned. The move will end the show’s 57-year run on broadcast television and also marks the exit of NBC from a genre it pioneered 73 years ago with the launch in 1949 of These Are My Children, widely credited as TV’s first-ever daytime sudser. It comes as two other major broadcast titles — Thursday Night Football and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars — prepare to shift to streaming this fall.

In the case of Days, there has been industry speculation about it jumping to Peacock for some time now. The series, produced by Corday Prods. in association with Sony Pictures Television, has dodged cancellation multiple times over the past 15 years, with Sony and NBC often engaged in very last-minute negotiations to hammer out deals which make financial sense to both parties. Days has been the least-watched of the four remaining network daytime dramas for years now, making it increasingly difficult for NBC execs to justify keeping the show around absent reduced license fees (which Sony has largely been able to deliver).

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“This programming shift benefits both Peacock and NBC and is reflective of our broader strategy to utilize our portfolio to maximize reach and strengthen engagement with viewers,” Mark Lazarus, chairman, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming said of the decision. “With a large percentage of the Days of Our Lives audience already watching digitally, this move enables us to build the show’s loyal fanbase on streaming while simultaneously bolstering the network daytime offering with an urgent, live programming opportunity for partners and consumers.” NBC will fill the gap left by Days with a new one-hour news program, NBC News Daily, anchored by Kate Snow, Aaron Gilchrist, Vicky Nguyen and Morgan Radford.

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This has been airing since last Friday. After each show here in New York.

The Bay is coming to Peacock.

11 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

This has been airing since last Friday. After each show here in New York.

That's 10 days prior to launch. Sounds like a good thing on their part. Is it the first thing up in the commercial break time? Hope so. Thnx for catching that! I didn't know you were in the city.

Web soap "The Bay." Is headed to Peacock.

https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-bay-digital-drama-peacock-100-episodes-1235108753/

Good lord!

Oh how sweet!😂

 

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.  Seems odd they'd remove season 1 just as the mothership is moving over. Errol, can you confirm if the episodes are leaving soon? 

 

2 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.  Seems odd they'd remove season 1 just as the mothership is moving over. Errol, can you confirm if the episodes are leaving soon? 

 

 

Thanks for the heads up, I would not have noticed the "13 Days Left" if you hadn't mentioned it.  I had to look closely at the picture you attached to see it.

I just checked mine, and then I had to look closely at my screen to verify. I have the paid premium plus version (ad-free premium) and mine also says that Season 1 has 13 days left.

Oh brother! This one is for the elderly fans who aren't tech- savvy. 

 

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Tony Moore of all people?😂😂😂. Lord these promos for moving to peacock are just horrendous!

 

I like the one with Billy and the Hayeses. 🤷‍♂️ 

And the Tony Moore one isn't a show-produced promo -- it's a Dishin' Days interview they did during a press event that the show held. 

Camila Banus saying with a straight face that the same great stories/writing would continue was so disappointing.

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8 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Camila Banus saying with a straight face that the same great stories/writing would continue was so disappointing.

“Fans” would say now: BUT they won an award for writting recently 

🤣🤣🤣

 

7 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.  Seems odd they'd remove season 1 just as the mothership is moving over. Errol, can you confirm if the episodes are leaving soon? 

 

This better not be true.

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Tony Moore of all people?😂😂😂. Lord these promos for moving to peacock are just horrendous!

 

Remember, don't call him an ass kisser 😂😂