Days of Our Lives

How it earned its rating

• CriticsWeak

  Panned by critics

• AudiencesBelow par

  6.2 out of 10

• AwardsVery strong

  Won 29 Emmys: Daytime Emmy Awards: Days of Our Lives, Daytime Emmy Awards: Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton), Daytime Emmy Awards: James Reynolds (Abe Carver), Daytime Emmy Awards: Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) and 25 more. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials. Plus 10 other awards.

• Reach & staying powerStrong

  Ran for 46 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

• Buzz & cultural impactVery strong

  About 698K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 40 is the high point.

1. 
   Season 11965 · 16 episodes · 9.8 out of 10
   Friday
2. –
   Season 191983 · 258 episodes
   Not rated yet
3. –
   Season 201984 · 258 episodes
   Not rated yet
4. –
   Season 211985 · 257 episodes
   Not rated yet
5. –
   Season 221986 · 256 episodes
   Not rated yet
6. –
   Season 231987 · 258 episodes
   Not rated yet
7. –
   Season 241988 · 258 episodes
   Not rated yet
8. –
   Season 251989 · 257 episodes
   Not rated yet
9. –
   Season 261990 · 254 episodes
   Not rated yet
10. –
    Season 271991 · 259 episodes
    Not rated yet
11. –
    Season 281992 · 178 episodes
    Not rated yet
12. –
    Season 291993 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
13. –
    Season 301994 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
14. –
    Season 311995 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
15. –
    Season 321996 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
16. –
    Season 331997 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
17. –
    Season 341998 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
18. –
    Season 351999 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
19. –
    Season 362000 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
20. –
    Season 372001 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
21. –
    Season 382002 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
22. –
    Season 392003 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
23. 
    Season 402004 · 259 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
24. –
    Season 412005 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
25. –
    Season 422006 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
26. –
    Season 432007 · 258 episodes
    Not rated yet
27. –
    Season 442008 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
28. –
    Season 452009 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet
29. –
    Season 462010 · 186 episodes
    Not rated yet
30. 
    Season 472011 · 246 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
31. –
    Season 482012 · 252 episodes
    Not rated yet
32. –
    Season 492013 · 255 episodes
    Not rated yet
33. –
    Season 502014 · 254 episodes
    Not rated yet
34. 
    Season 512015 · 240 episodes · 6.5 out of 10
    Weeknight
35. 
    Season 522016 · 257 episodes · 1.9 out of 10
    Monday
36. 
    Season 532017 · 253 episodes · 1.9 out of 10
    Monday
37. 
    Season 542018 · 254 episodes · 2.0 out of 10
    Monday
38. –
    Season 552019 · 254 episodes
    Not rated yet
39. 
    Season 562020 · 242 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
40. 
    Season 572021 · 243 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
41. –
    Season 582022 · 245 episodes
    Not rated yet
42. 
    Season 592023 · 260 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
43. –
    Season 602024 · 260 episodes
    Not rated yet
44. 
    Season 612025 · 260 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
45. 
    Season 622026 · 101 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
46. –
    Season 632027 · 1 episode
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Irna Phillips, Ted Corday, Betty Corday, Allan Chase

• Daniel FeuerriegelEJ DiMera
• Carson BoatmanJohnny DiMera
• Raven BowensChanel DiMera
• Sydney MalakehSydney DiMera
• Maggie CarneyRita Lesley
• Deidre HallDr. Marlena Evans
• Eric MartsolfBrady Black
• Leo HowardTate Black
• Lorelei Olivia MoteRachel Black
• Stacy HaidukKristen DiMera