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NBC dropping Days Of Our Lives, moving it to Peacock

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Ccook:
On September 12, NBC will replace Days on their over-the-air affiliates with NBC News Daily, a show likely similar to ABC's GMA: What You Need to Know.

More about it here.

SeaBreeze341:
Not counting news programming, but the end of Days results in the end of daytime network programming for NBC.  In terms of network daytime, there are over a half dozen shows remaining.  7 to be exact (5 on CBS, 2 on ABC).

DOOL moving to Peacock is not shocking at all.  It’s a little bit sad, but times change & things are different.  It’s been trending that way for the past several years, maybe over a decade.  I can’t speak for other affiliates, but mine has transitioned to local news, meaning more local news than before.  No more gameshows and soaps, and rather than a ton of SYN programming, they’ve added hours of local news (stretching to 60 minutes in the noon hour), and then starting at 4:00 EST (instead of 5:00).

It is what it is.  I’m usually watching ESPN, FS1, TWC during the day anyway.  It’s just the changing times.  More cable channels than before was the story not too long ago, and now a lot of streaming options.  There really isn’t a need to have a lot of (network) programming during the day, and I’m okay with that.  Who knows if and when the networks are done in the future, or cease to exist.  The primetime slate is still alright, so I’d be surprised if CBS, ABC, NBC (and even PBS) are extinct this time 2 years from now.

One thing’s for sure: CBS is dominating the daytime slate.  So they should be fine for a long time

pannoni1:
And then there were three (The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital). Although there are some streaming soap services online, the fact that there isn't much of a market for classic soaps compared to other genres still shows how dim the market for traditional soap operas are. Many younger people think that wrestling or scripted reality competitions is what a soap today should be. But just like ABC's All My Children and One Life To Live when they moved to online streaming in 2011, I don't think is will last more than a couple years, even though streaming is much more established nowadays compared to back then when most soap fans were traditional, OTA or basic cable subscribers. It's also partly why classic soaps haven't really come online since their quality is consistently low and slow-paced, with similar domestic events like weddings, holidays, births, deaths, and funerals being the only real episodes of importance.

That said, the traditional networks have not won too many Emmys for their primetime programming in many years, so I fear that primetime will probably devolve into programming more similar to daytime in its classic days, with game shows, b-grade sitcoms, reboots, and of course the continuance of reality shows. And just like radio with news/talk, daytime mainly lives in those two broadcast forms nowadays, but even then, the cable news channels still grab a lot more ratings. I'd rather watch CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, or FOX News, or better yet, the numerous classic cable channels like Me TV or BUZZR.

PimpinJC:
Wow.  Honestly thought ABC would’ve been the first network to exit daytime programming, seeing as how they were also the 1st network to axe their game show format.

Wonder how this will eventually effect the other daytime shows.  May eventually open up everything else on daytime going to paid services some years from now.


--- Quote from: SeaBreeze341 on August 04, 2022, 10:25:38 AM ---The primetime slate is still alright, so I’d be surprised if CBS, ABC, NBC (and even PBS) are extinct this time 2 years from now.

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Keep in mind, sports are a huge deal for all the networks, and there’s licensing rights in place from the NFL through at least 2033, so we’re probably safe at least until then.  Folks still need the news, too.  I know digital news is becoming more common, but a lot of the baby boomer generation still doesn’t utilize technology to the same extent as younger folks.  Maybe when the boomer generation dies off, we may see the end of broadcast TV, but I can’t see it happening before then.

Is there any kind of government regulation where folks need to be able to access free TV (or at least free readily available information)?  I’m thinking back to 2009, when folks were issued those free converter box coupons from the government when analog TV was shutting down.

Regardless, I can’t see NBC TV proper going away until they at least hit their 100 year milestone, which won’t be until 2026.

imhomerjay:
“Not counting news” doesn’t really fly. That’s where we are today for NBC and just because it’s news does not make it “not” network daytime. They didn’t exit the business. They’re programming what works for them. I get soaps and games and traditional talk are mainstays from over the years, but now news is just as legitimate a genre for the networks.

As for Days, it’s a dead show walking. This may mitigate some lost costs based on contractual commitments, but it’s being banished to quietly run out the clock.

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