Days of Our Lives Makes a Streaming Splash: Prepare for an Era-Ending Shift to Peacock!

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Days of Our Lives Makes a Streaming Splash: Prepare for an Era-Ending Shift to Peacock!

2024/02/07 Report

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Melissa Reeves and Matthew Ashford in an episode of "Days Of Our Lives."

One of television's longest-running soap operas will no longer have a home on broadcast TV.

NBC has announced "Days of Our Lives" will stream exclusively on Peacock starting September 12, marking the end of a broadcast run that has spanned more than 14,000 episodes and began when Lyndon B.

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Johnson was president.

New episodes of "Days of Our Lives" will be posted daily on Peacock, the streaming service that is already home to the show's library and spin-off "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem."

"This programming shift benefits both Peacock and NBC and is reflective of our broader strategy to utilize our portfolio to maximize reach and strengthen engagement with viewers," said Mark Lazarus, chairman, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, in a statement.

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