‘Days of Our Lives’ Episodes May Run Longer on Peacock
Like sands through the hourglass, your sands may just take a little longer to do whatever it is that sand does when it trickles (drains? falls?) through the hourglass because when Days Of Our Lives moves to Peacock, the show won’t be limited due to commercial time.
Days executive producer Ken Corday told Soap Opera Digest: “You will probably be getting more show content after February of next year because we don’t have to limit the show to 38 minutes with 22 minutes of commercial time.”
He went on to not that “on Peacock, with the [Premium] subscription, you get four minutes of commercial time [per episode], and with the higher [Premium Plus] subscription,” which fetches $9.99/month, “you get no commercial time. So, that’s good.”
Days Of Our Lives is one of the longest-running scripted television programs globally, and it’s been airing since 1965. It takes place in the fictional city of Salem. The daytime drama has aired for 57 years on NBC and now it will be moving to Peacock on September 12.
Another benefit to having DOOL move to Peacock is that viewers will no longer have to DVR episodes to watch after they get off work, nor will their local television affiliate who airs the program cut in to announce breaking news. Longtime soap fans, remember when someone would record over VHS tapes of our favorite stories with something ridiculous like a football game? with Thanks to streaming, there is no danger of that!
You can watch episodes at any time, at your leisure, beginning September 12. All you need is internet access. And your Peacock subscription!
Days of Our Lives, Exclusive Streaming Premiere, Monday, September 12, Peacock
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My daughter subscribes to Peacock, so we use her subscription. Should she drop it, we stop watching. I've been watching since 1984. I don't care what kind of deals they offer. Bad move. GenX and Boomers are your target audience. I don't think many of us are going to follow you to Peacock. I predict a significant drop in viewership. Good luck.
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I think more will go than you know. A lot of ppl are cutting the cable cord & just doing streaming. Maybe we Boomers & Gen X’ers need to learn to do that’s, it’s actually a lot cheaper. Not to mention that they are going to have episodes from the start on Peacock! Also, if Days didn’t go this route, there’s a big possibility it would have been cancelled all together next year when their contract is up. This switch to Peacock was an option that was built into the last Contract by Sony!
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Sorry I won’t be watching on pay TV. I have been watching 46 years.
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Peacock is running a promo for $1.99/mo or $20 for the year
The standard price for Peacock Premium is $5/month (ads, supposedly less than 5 minutes per hour) and Peacock Premium Plus (no ads at all) is $10/month.
Starting on 9/1 and for a limited-time through the end of September, you can sign up for 1 month of Peacock Premium for $2 or 12 months of Peacock Premium for $20. We don’t have live cable anymore and I also noticed that Peacock also shows some things live or quick replay like the Thanksgiving Day parade.
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How long will days of our lives be on peacock
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The sound for days of our lives on peacock is so garbled and bad you can’t understand. I have tried on different days and is the same. In the past there was no problem like that. Will they fix this?
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Sad that I can't watch Days of Our Lives anymore, but on the bright side it frees up 4 + hours a week to watch other shows.
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Makes me sad - some of us can’t afford paid tv. Been watching from the start.
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