Why is days of our lives not on anymore

Television Writer. The network has given a two-season renewal to the daytime drama that will take the show through its 58th season. The pickup comes, as it has a few times in recent years, after extended negotiations with distributor Sony Pictures TV. Days wrapped production on its 56th season in April, having banked enough episodes to run through the summer.

Renewal talks were underway then, with writers already working ahead on stories for the season. Renewal negotiations for Days of Our Lives have taken months in each of the past couple of years, which again was the case in Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

All Rights reserved. Read the full story. Powered by WordPress. Close the menu. And to come back in five to six months, or four to five months—whatever that time frame was—I just thought, 'You know what? It's time to really write a new chapter. In September, Melissa Reeves decided not to return after the show's coronavirus-induced production break. While a decision about a 57th season has not been announced yet, NBC still has a few months to decide.

The show films months in advance, meaning that it can still be renewed without viewers noticing a break. Writers have also reportedly started working on Season 57 in preparation for its potential renewal. Of the four remaining U. Days also has the lowest number viewers of among women aged , a demographic key to advertisers in that time slot.