In huge, and possibly devastating, Soap Opera news, the sands of the hourglass have run out for Days of Our Lives on NBC. But Peacock turned the hourglass around and will start it all over again on September 12th, according to Josef Adalian at Vulture.
That means, for the first time in 73 years, the network will not be airing a Daytime Drama, and that is devastating news for the genre that will only see three shows left on ABC and CBS. But, who knows, maybe DOOL will find a new audience on the streaming service.
So what prompted the move for the series, which has one more year left on its contract? “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.
ABC cancelled All My Children and One Life to Live for some talk shows that are no longer on the air. So, I am not sure how well another news program will do. However, it is a lot cheaper to produce than a Soap.
So, their decision could make sense if it wasn’t such a nail in the coffin for the Soaps.
I just hope that NBC and Peacock made this decision because the two Days limited series events that aired on Peacock did so well that they think the mothership will do just as well.
I am rooting for Days to succeed on its new home because I grew up watching it. And it is all about me.
Peacock is giving us another week-long Days of our Lives event on July 11th. And this time on Beyond Salem, Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) are going to reunite.
But how is that going to happen if they killed off Bo’s character when Reckell said that he was leaving the Soap Opera? Is he going to do a Stefano Dimera and come back to life? It looks like that is not the case from this trailer. Instead, Bo will communicate to his Fancy Face from the great beyond.
While Bo has traveled the furthest, he is not the only one who has left the comfort of Salem. According to the synopsis: In an epic, action-packed tale that spans the entire globe, from Monte Carlo to Hong Kong, beloved characters from Days of our Lives once again go “Beyond Salem!” as they trade the comforts of home for an adventure of a lifetime! Supercouple Steve and Kayla make a surprise visit to their children in Seattle, while private eye John Black travels to San Francisco to see his son, Paul. Meanwhile, new parents Ben and Ciara drop anchor in Montreal – where they are greeted by a much-missed Hope! Over the course of five thrilling episodes, heartwarming family reunions take a dangerous turn as a mysterious adversary wreaks havoc on their lives.
I can’t wait to see who the mysterious adversary is going to be. Who do you think it is?
Before Oprah Winfrey saved All My Children on OWN channel, she made a guest appearance on the Soap Opera. How sweet was the 27-year-old making her network TV debut back in 1981?
Last month, Peacock announced that they were another season of Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem. If that is not good enough for you, then the news that Bo is going to do a Stefano Dimera should get your sand flowing.
In other words, Peter Reckell is going to reprise his role for the first time since 2015, and he will be joined by his Soap Opera lover Kristian Alfonso as Hope, who left the Daytime Drama in 2020.
Anyways, now that we know that one of Soap’s greatest couples is reuniting, we want to see them together again. Today, the actress shared a photo of her TV husband walking to the set, and it is hotter than any of their scenes together. Not in a sexual way, but it definitely got me all excited! Especially because they both still look as good as they did when they started playing a couple back in 1983. Can you believe it has almost been 40 years? It doesn’t show on them.
Peacock has renewed Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem for a second season, and they are bringing in the big guns. And when I say big guns, I mean the big guns. How big? Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso are reprising their roles as Bo and Hope for the limited series, which will air from July 11th through July 15th.
Alfonso departed the show in 2020 and made it sound like she would never return. I guess she should have taken a note from her co-star and Soap Opera husband, who said never say never.
The action-packed new season will follow the fan-favorite couple as they travel the globe from Monte Carlo to Hong Kong. Along the way, they will reunite with Dr. Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), John Black (Drake Hogestyn), Patch (Stephen Nichols), and Kayla (Mary Beth Evans).
Executive Producer Ken Corday said, “Being able to build off of the storylines from Days of our Lives to create another exciting series for the audience brings myself, the Corday Productions team, and the cast so much joy. I cannot wait for the fans to see what we have in store next!”
He is not the only one. I can’t wait to see Bo back on my television again because we have been missing him.
