Sunday, July 5, 2026

Daytime Drama Happy Ending: NBC Renews “Days of Our Lives” for 55th Season

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Good news for soap fans: NBC has renewed “Days of our Lives” for a 55th season. Yes, fifty fifth season.

The show has teetered toward cancellation for years. But in the last couple of years, new head writer Ron Carlivati has breathed life back in the series. The ratings are up marginally and not down, which is the main thing.

Now maybe NBC will put some money into the show. “Days of Our Lives” really looks cheap compared to other soaps and to almost any show on television, cable, or your computer. When I last checked it out, their sets were literally made out of cardboard. They could also use some lighting help.

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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