

Although originally unsponsored, Phillips would add an engagement and wedding to the plot in order to maximize product tie-ins. Irna Phillips, an actress and staff writer for talk shows on WGN, Chicago, was given the assignment of creating a 15 minute daily show "about a family."The result was Painted Dreams, a story of Mother Moynihan and her unmarried daughter. The Housewife was busy taking care of the home, and would have the radio on as company. Originally broadcast in the evening, the show was moved to daytime on Feb 15, 1932. Interest soon grew and Colgate-Palmolive soon took sponsorship. WGN-AM, Chicago, is credited with the very first soap opera, Clara, Lu, and Em, premiering Jun 16, 1930.The act began as sorority sketch by three friends Louise Starkey (Clara), Isobel Carothers (Lu), and Helen King (Em),at Northwestern University it was popular enough that friends suggested they take it to radio.The trio approached WGN and did the first shows without pay. That left the Housewife, by herself a powerful market force. It was reasoned that Men would be away from home working, and Children either at school or playing. Known as Chapter Two, it also consisted of five daily installments.By 1930 the Networks and the Advertisers recognized the great potential of the Daytime market. Following their success, the second season of Beyond Salem premiered in July this year. A spinoff film, Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas, also aired in December 2021. Beyond Salem, a five-episode spin-off of the flagship soap opera premiered on Peacock in September 2021.

In 2021, Days of Our Lives was renewed for seasons 57 and 58.
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Ken Corday serves as executive producer alongside Albert Alarr with Ron Carlivati heading the writing team.Īfter celebrating its 55th anniversary in 2020, the serial aired its 14,000th episode that December.
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The series was created by husband-and-wife team Ted Corday and Betty Corday and is produced by Corday Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television. However, other households are also highly represented including the Carvers, DiMeras, and Kiriakises. Set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem, the story primarily focuses on the Brady and Horton families. The move also aims to bolster the network daytime offering with an urgent, live programming opportunity for partners and consumers.ĭays of Our Lives is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing almost every weekday since November 1965.

“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,” he said in the press release. He added that it’s a reflection of the network’s broader strategy to utilize its portfolio to maximize reach and strengthen engagement with viewers. Speaking about the broadcasting change, Chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Mark Lazarus said the programming shift benefits both Peacock and NBC. The hour-long program will also be anchored by NBC News’ team of award-winning journalists, like Kate Snow, Aaron Gilchrist, Vicky Nguyen, and Morgan Radford. NBC News Daily is set to air in the timeslot previously occupied by the popular soap opera, promising to provide signature world-class reporting and breaking news coverage in a first-of-its-kind, live in most markets, mid-day news offering. The historic move to Peacock creates the ultimate destination for daytime fans to access the library, new episodes, and the Peacock Original spin-off, Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem in one place.
