On the heels of “Days of our Lives” replacing the head writing team of Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. with a new head writing team consisting of Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell, TV Guide’s Stephen Battaglio is reporting that part of the deal NBC signed in order to keep Matt Lauer with the network late last week could include a possible fifth hour of “The Today Show.”
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“Days of our Lives'” premiered November 8, 1965 on NBC.
The series currently airs exclusively on Peacock, with all-new episodes released weekday mornings at 6:00 a.m. ET.
Ratings Report for the Week of March 26-30, 2012
The “One Life To Live” invasion continues at “General Hospital” as the show has makes changes to its writing staff.
With news of Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell’s ascension to the top of the “Days of our Lives” writing team after the NBC daytime soap let go Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr., less than a year after the two were hired to replace Dena Higley, Soap Opera Digest in its newest issue (issue dated April 16, 2012) is reporting that Tomlin and Whitesell has added the multiple Emmy award winning talents of veteran writer Lorraine Broderick to its new regime.
Earlier today Soap Opera Network broke the story that NBC’s “Days of our Lives” has decided to end its relationship with co-head writers Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. The female half of the dynamic team has now spoken out against the decision by revealing that the two weren’t given enough of a chance to develop the soap to where they wanted it to go thanks to network interference.
Soap Opera Network has learned that Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. were fired and replaced by Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell.
Renee Jones has made one of the most daring decisions of her life. The “Days of our Lives” actress has decided to quit acting and leave the NBC daytime soap after a 20-year career that has spawned one of the longest and most successful pairings in daytime with her character Lexie Carver and James Reynolds’ Abe Carver.
“Days of our Lives” Weekly Promo for the Week of April 2, 2012.
Ratings Report for the Week of March 19-23, 2012
Although the likelihood was expected thanks to the loss of long-time soaps “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” in 2011 and 2012, which were preceded by the departures of “Guiding Light” and “As The World Turns” in 2009 and 2010, news broke on Thursday, March 22 that after 22 years in publication Soap Opera Weekly would end its successful run as one of the premier soap opera magazines. The final decision to end the mag was just one of many blows the soap opera industry has felt in as many years. Soap Opera Network takes a by the numbers look at Weekly and how its readership levels helped lead to its ultimate demise.
Ratings Report for the Week of March 12-16, 2012
Ratings Report for the Week of March 5-9 2012
Two more long time “General Hospital” writers leave.
Ratings Report for the Week of February 27 – March 2, 2012
On Tuesday, March 6, a presidential press conference took place and was carried live by NBC and other broadcasters. The press conference resulted in the preemption of “Days of our Lives,” which pushes all episodes of the drama series back by one day.
Ratings Report for the Week of February 20-24, 2012
Ratings Report for the Week of February 13-17, 2012
Ratings Report for the Week of February 6-10, 2012
Ratings Report for the Week of January 30 – February 3, 2012
Ratings Report for the Week of January 23-27, 2012