Days of our Lives

What's coming up on DOOL today? A struggle at the Brady homestead and it's Roman to the rescue all over Salem, today! Is it good to see Roman more? How do you feel about the kidnapping storyline coming to an end? Are you as happy as we are?

These are the "DAYS" of my week for September 8-11: This was a short week for DOOL, and was very balanced with humour, melancholy and excitement. Overall, I enjoyed the week but still find myself missing Jarlena. It’s a grieving process that’ll take time to get over! Poor Bradianna. First, le...

Here's what you can expect to see on today's show! Sami opening up to dear old dad and Rafe's confrontation! Rafe's getting closer to the truth. Do you think he will be the one to tell all?

These are the "Days" of my week for August 31- September 4: What a great week on the show! Before we get to that, I wanted to congratulate the Emmy winners, because yes, shockingly enough, DOOL brought home a few Emmys this year! Darin Brooks (ex-Max) and Tamara Braun (ex-Ava) both no longer...

There's a nu-Arianna in Salem and Soaps.com is wondering what your thoughts are on the recast. Felisha Terrell originated the role as Arianna Hernandez and suddenly, she was let go and replaced with Lindsay Hartley, who used to play Eric Martsolf's (Brady Black) love interest, Theresa Lo...

Last night at the 2009 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Days of Our Lives enjoyed themselves as they took home a few Emmys. Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress and the award was given to Tamara Braun, who you remember played disturbed Ava V...

This week, Stefano and Nicole are working to stop a letter from making its way into the wrong hands, or perhaps anybody's hands! Will Dr. Baker's letter get out anyway? Who do you think will read it?

There's a lot of excitement in Salem this week. Will Lucas take Kate's advice and take Chloe off life support? What will Rafe and Sami do when they find dearly departed Dick? Is Brady making the right decision by making out with Ari, after a swim? What are your thoughts about the week's events...

These are the "Days" of my week for August 24-28: This week was pretty fast paced, but a little depressing. I can't think of anybody in Salem who is actually happy this week. Everyone's got this dark cloud hanging over them, and it's not easy to watch. Mia/Will/Chad: Mia’s a girl torn between he...

Teaser for today's show! Lucas has a warning for Will about Mia and Dr. Baker's call to Nicole could be her undoing. Check it out! Is Rafe the one you want to learn all about the baby switch and spill all?

California Raisins Announces Partnership with Days Of Our Lives & Alison Sweeney. Soaps.com has learned that California Raisins Announces Partnership with Days Of Our Lives and Alison Sweeney to raise awareness about Feeding America’s childhood hunger proposals, including the...

EJ has a surprise for Nicole, a honeymoon in the Caribbean, but worried about Dr. Baker interfering, Nicole has other plans for her and her hubby. Will Dr. Baker bring her down before a honeymoon takes place?

Originally posted June 12: Update with return to Salem date. According to TV Guide Magazine, Crystal Chappell (Olivia, Guiding Light) is heading back Salem, once Guiding Light goes off the air in September. Crystal signed a deal with DOOL to return as the popular Carly Manning (Katerina v...

These are the "Days" of my week for August 17-21: This week gave us a lot of clues for a few storylines. Rafe’s getting closer to the truth, and could possibly be the one to figure out Nicole’s secret or at least a part of it. It seems to me that our dear Dr. Baker will be dearly departed Baker, soon, a...

Nicole's starting to panic. Watch how she tells Stefano that there's no way she's going down alone if she's going down at all! Nicole's pretty confident she could take Stefano down with her but we all know better! How would you like to see the truth come out?

Tomorrow, DOOL kicks things up a notch when Hope gets a call from Brenda, with the drop off information. Will Ciara make it out alive? Things are heating up, but would you just rather have Ciara home safe and sound and out of these types of storylines?

These are the "DAYS" of my week for August 10-14: Things were a little slower paced for us last week and early this week I didn't see much of a change. We've been hearing about Bo's visions of Ciara since May, waiting for this story to take off already, and 'SLAM!' the end of the week put us right i...

Tomorrow on DOOL, EJ and Lexi have a heart to heart while Nicole panics about Dr. Baker's reappearance. Should Stefano give in and give Dr. Baker the hundred grand he wants or should he hold out and risk Sami learning the truth about Grace and Sydney?

Here's a little teaser video clip for you! Sami cries on her son's shoulder tomorrow, after a pretty bad upset. Meanwhile, EJ and Nicole get cozy. Watch! Thoughts on what's going to happen on tomorrow's show? Will has had to grow up pretty quickly and Sami must be thankful to have him!

Soaps.com knows that there are those who can't view each episode of Days of Our Lives, due to work or other daily commitments. Sure, some of you can DVR or TiVo your episodes, but those who reside in USA and who miss your stories, can watch the show on NBC each day, now that NBC has started airing f...

Originally posted June 16: Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Wally Kurth, (ex-Sam Hutchins As the World Turns, ex-Ned Ashton General Hospital) is returning to Salem as Justin Kiriakis, who was last seen in Salem in 1991. Fans speculated whether or not he'd reprise his role as the Kiriak...

Sneak peek into next week on DOOL. That mystery man who has been stalking Ciara turns up once again to kidnap her. Watch as Hope tries to keep it together during a time of panic. How do you feel about this storyline? Are these storylines involving children helpful to remind you to keep an eye out f...

A little teaser for fans for DOOL Monday. Arianna interrupts Nicole and Sami, but before she does, do you wonder if Nicole almost spilled the beans? What are your thoughts on Nicole and Sami's so called "truce?"

This week didn’t really hold my interest, even though there was a lot going on. Ever get the feeling that you’re missing something? That’s how I’ve been feeling these last two weeks, watching. This week had a theme. “If you’re smart, you’ll stay away from me.” Classic soap line. I’ve never heard...

New evidence could destroy Rafe and Sami for good next week, so what is it? Watch this weekly video clip promo on Soaps.com!

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These are the "Days" of my week for July 27-31: The big news this week is that not only did I report that Louise Sorel would be returning to Salem to play one of my favourite villainesses, Vivian Alamain, but following news earlier in June that Crystal Chappell is returning as Carly Manning,...

Come Monday, Sami will react to Chloe and Daniel's affair, and of course she'll take Lucas' side! Watch a video clip preview of Monday's episode on Soaps.com!

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Louise took the time to chat with Soaps.com from her home in New York, Wednesday July 29 about her return to Daytime, her thoughts on her past in soaps and the future of soaps. Soaps.com: "Are you going to be traveling back and forth to California for DAYS?" Louise: "Well, I will be out in Califor...

Earlier today, Crystal Chappell (Carly Manning) replied to an inquiring fan on her Twitter account that her husband, and DOOL cast member, Michael Sabatino, would be popping up on the show. To quote her: "Michael will indeed pop up on DOOL." For those of you who don’t know, Sabatino will res...

This week, after Sami badgers him, Rafe finally comes clean. Sort of! He lets Sami know about the horrible accident that took Emily's life, but is there more? Thoughts on the clip? Are you glad Rafe finally came clean? Do you think that his lack of trust for Sami means he doesn't love her or tha...

Things are getting tense down at the Salem PD for Daniel, Hope, Bo and Abe. Things are much the same at the hospital between Victor and Kate. Will he reveal all? Did you enjoy this clip? Are you hoping this storyline will end soon or are you waiting for Vivian's return!

Soaps.com Exclusive! Days Of Our Lives Molly Burnett and Casey Deidrick are dating! Soaps.com recently had an opportunity to chat with Molly Burnett (Melanie Layton) and Casey Deidrick (Chad Peterson), about what it's like dating while working on Days of Our Lives. This adorable couple d...

Last February, Soaps.com did a "Where are they now? piece on Vivian and Ivan (Sorel and G'Vera). We have been hoping that the piece would generate interest amongst fans and that the show would give some thought to re-hiring Louise Sorel and Ivan G'Vera (Ivan Marais) as additions to Salem and...

These are the "Days” of my week for July 20-24: This week had a really slow and boring build up before giving us a great cliffhanger. When the show is slow like this, I start pining for past characters and reminisce about the good old ‘Days’. I’ll start missing Jack and Jennifer, Julie and Doug,...

At Daniel's insistence, Brady goes to Chloe to plead with her to hang in there. Do you think Chloe will wake up or go toward the light as Kate would like her to?

Onscreen duo back together! Ex-Passions star, Lindsay Hartley, who portrayed Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, sister of Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald has reportedly been hired by Days of Our Lives to take over the role of Arianna Hernandez, currently played by Felisha Terrell. Soap Opera Digest s...

Fans have been asking if Kevin Spirtas is reprising his role as Dr. Craig Wesley, so Soaps.com did a little sleuthing and were told by his talent agent that indeed, Spirtas will be returning briefly to Salem. The handsome doctor will be on hand to help his daughter Chloe, whose health is deteri...

Eric Winter has stolen the hearts of Days of Our Lives fans since he played Rex Brady in 2005. He went on to play in a handful of popular Primetime series such as "Wildfire," "Brother & Sisters," before becoming Colton Graham, in "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." Since the...

Stefano and Nicole have their little secrets and EJ finally starts wondering about them. Check out what happens this Monday! Thoughts? Do you like Stefano and Nicole working together? Isn't it delicious?

These are the "Days" of my week for July 13 - 17: It's been a busy week and a busy day today, so we'll get right to it! Chris: I don’t really want to talk about Kate this week as there is nothing new to discuss but her assistant, Chris was cute all darned week long! He’s getting some good one liners a...

People are talking about the men of Salem, discussing their pecs, their boxers, their taste in women and even their hairstyles. Recently, we saw a change with the character of Philip. Jay Kenneth Johnson's usual slicked back hair seemed to go well with his job, his mafia-type persona and th...

Care for a little sneak peek at what's going on in Salem at the park tomorrow? Find out what Nicole and Sami get up to by watching this clip. Any thoughts? Is this something you want to see or something you'd rather do without?

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Originally posted May 15: Roark Critchlow, ex-Dr. Mike Horton, is filming "Mending Fences," a made for TV movie on the Hallmark Channel, to be released July 15 2009. He'll be playing Robert, in the two hour movie, which is about a Los Angeles journalist who visits her mother in her home town,...

Rafe unloads his luggage at the townhouse, such as a horrible painting of dogs playing poker, and something small and gold that would fit on a girl's ring finger. Is it for Sami? Wasn't this a great clip? Stay tuned tomorrow for the episode and remember, our recap of this show will be up at midn...

Rafe has always shown himself to be a decent man and this week is no different. He is the one solely responsible for getting Will and Sami reunited, when he has a little talk with her son. Watch! Could whatever it is he's hiding about really be so bad, when he does so much good?

Boy does Nicole have Sami snowed. In this video, which is a teaser of what's to come this week, Sami gives thanks to her enemy. You won't believe what is declared... What are your thoughts about this? We know it'll only make things that much worse when the truth comes out!

These are the "Days" of my week for July 6-10: I swore I didn’t want to hear his name anymore for a while, let alone be the one mentioning it, because I was feeling the media attention was overkill, but we lost a day this week of DOOL, due to the Michael Jackson memorial, and fans were not happy! A...

Can't wait until tomorrow to see what happens next on DOOL? Can't wait for my update to show up online at midnight EST tonight? Check out this teaser. It's all about Stephanie and Philip and the aftermath of their break-up. Do you think they'll get back together? Leave Soaps.com a comment. We'r...

These are the “Days” of my week from June 29 – July 3: This was a three day week, due to Wimbledon finals, which air Thursday and Friday, so my blog is up earlier than the norm. Strangely, I’ve still a lot to say! Maybe after you read you’ll have a lot to say, too. Nicole’s guilt: This week, Nicole br...

Max leaves Salem - it's official. While it has felt as though he's been gone for weeks, we're going to be treated to a tearful, loving goodbye with his family. It's never easy to let go of a main player and it's been great having Darin Brooks in the role as Max Brady. What are your thoughts on his sen...

These are the "DAYS" of my week for June 22-29: I missed a few of the shows so had to write my thoughts based on some of Rolla’s great updates! It appears to have been a good week, leading us into two more storylines and pushing Kate’s storyline to the forefront. Let’s start with them, this week!...

It's been a long time since we've seen Matthew Ashford's (Jack Deveraux) character in Salem, but Matthew has kept himself busy and is about to take part in a July showing of "Guys and Dolls!" From July 21 through 26, fans can catch Matthew starring in the California Musical Theatre's showi...

These are the "DAYS" of my week from June 15-19: Where to start? Let’s just dig right in this week, shall we? Bad news first, so to speak? I’m now officially tired of EJ/Sami/Nicole/Rafe storyline altogether, so am ready for the younger crew. I’m really enjoying seeing the newer actors and h...

Wimbledon or Days of Our Lives? What's your choice? Any serious Days of Our Lives lover will agree that DOOL wins hands down, over tennis, but they may be cranky to learn that Thursday July 2 and Friday July 3, Wimbledon semi-finals will be pre-empting the goings on in Salem. For two entire da...

Speculation has been going around the boards that Arianne Zuker (Nicole) has been sporting a baby bump. Soaps.com contacted Ari’s publicist, who declined comment, a few weeks ago, making us assume the speculation was correct! Ken Corday spilled the baby news that Kyle Lowder (Rick Forre...

Calling all Skaters! If you love skateboarding but are also a fan of Peter Reckell’s, (Bo Brady, DOOL) now is your chance to mix the two and watch Reckell in a Primetime movie. Soaps.com has learned that Reckell plays Dan Reynolds in Chris Zamoscianyk’s new skateboarding movie, "Street Dre...

This week, Sami is having a hard enough time coming to terms with Grace's death, but now is faced with a custody battle with Johnny, when EJ blames her for his losing his daughter. He claims she'll never know what's going to hit her. Should Sami hand Johnny over to EJ, or should she get full custo...

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The lack of attractive maternity wear for expecting women has always been a thorn in women's side, for years. Just because one is with child, shouldn't mean they turn from fabulous to frumpy. Shapeless dresses that made a gal look "cute," lined the mother-to-be's closet once upon a time, bu...

Considering the Hortons are far and few between these days, we’re happy to report that our account about the possibility of Nick Stabile joining Days of Our Lives as a Horton has come to pass. Stabile played Mark on the now defunct "Sunset Beach," if you recall and Fox Crane on Passions in mor...

These are the "DAYS" of my week for June 8-12: The week started out depressing and devastating for more than one character. Daniel/Danloe... and her husband: First of all, I know you're all wondering how Chloe can be so angry for Lucas for keeping Sami's secret from him, but she's only human, an...

As you’re all aware, Alison Sweeney hosts The Biggest Loser, in addition to playing Sami Brady on DOOL. Every few weeks she posts a blog on NBC to keep her fans posted on what the actress has been up to with the reality show, with her two children and once in a while, we catch her discussing DOOL. T...

Been wondering who sings those great songs that you have heard on DOOL these past seven years? Jd Webb, an award winning singer/songwriter and producer, writes all those songs you’ve been hearing and loving on the show. Though there are many wonderful songs that Jd wrote for the show that f...

Grace dies this week, from bacterial Meningitis, causing Sami to finally come clean with EJ and let him know he was the father of Grace. (Though he's not.) How do you think EJ will take this new found knowledge and how do you think he'll react to this life altering secret? Will he go for custody o...

Fan Report on the Annual Peggy McCay Breakfast! What more can a fan ask of their favorite celebrities than to spend a little quality time with them? Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady) hosts an annual breakfast at the lovely Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel in sunny Los Angeles each year. Soaps.com read on...

Fan Blog Report: 2009 DOOL Basketball Game Shari Gamson and Teri Gamson are big fans of DOOL. They’re also lucky enough to be able to meet their favorite soap stars from time to time at special fan events. Last year, the mother and daughter, along with Soaps.com’s Lori Wilson, took in the Days O...

Because we're fickle soap fans, we do tend to change our minds from time to time about who our favorite couples are. Who our favorite couple was last year or even a few months ago could have changed. Soaps.com is polling DOOL fans to find out who their fave couple is right now!

Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe) and Eric Martsolf (Brady) will be putting their songbird voices to use as they perform The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America at the Dodgers vs. Phillies game in Los Angeles, California, Saturday June 6 at 1:10 PM. Fans can show up from 11:30 PM - 12:00 PM to meet w...

Molly Burnett exploded into Salem as naughty party girl, Melanie Layton, Max Brady’s long lost sister. Since her debut, she has been in several scrapes, some self-imposed, and we’ve learned that she was abused by the now deceased Trent Robbins. Soaps.com has taken to her since day one while...

Sami is devastated to find Grace having a seizure. She rushes her to University Hospital and Daniel examines her. Sami has concerns Grace may not make it. She's later diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Will Sami tell EJ the truth before it could be too late? For those who cannot view the abov...

These are the "DAYS" of my week from May 25-29: This was the week of surprise confessions. The show was all over the place, and fast paced, yet not a lot really happened. Victor and Stefano’s scenes stood out for me this week and that great pier scene that Bo broke up. Victor showed he has a heart th...

Rachel Melvin, soon to be ex-Chelsea Brady, has garnered another Daytime Emmy Nomination, as we reported last week. Soaps.com caught up with Melvin after the nominations came out and found out that she was at home when she found out about her own nomination. "I had just woke up and sat down to t...

Molly Burnett has been playing Max’s long lost misunderstood sister Melanie Layton since last July and has made quite the impression on the denizens of Salem, as well as fans of Days of Our Lives. I recently had the chance to chat with Molly and found that aside from her frequent giggle, she c...

Darin Brooks (Max Brady) has been busy working with various charities such as Clothes Off Our Backs, and Tag The World, this past year, to name just a few, in addition to portraying the lost hero, Max, on Days of Our Lives. As if he’s not busy enough, last December, Soaps.com had learned he was s...

In part two of Soaps.com’s interview with Rachel Melvin (Chelsea), the actress talks about her favorite storylines on Days and her thoughts on Chelsea’s men: Max, Nick and Daniel! Soaps.com: What was your favorite storyline you were involved in? Rachel: I guess there were two of them beca...

Award time can be anxiety provoking, not just for the actors and actresses who were pre-nominated or nominated for awards, but for those behind the scenes, such as Soaps.com reporters! The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Pre-Nominations came out this morning, around 9:30 am EST, and Soap...

She’s played Chelsea Benson Brady for the past four years, but this spring Rachel Melvin will leave Days of our Lives. As she wraps up her Daytime stint, Rachel took some time out to talk with Soaps.com about her decision to leave the NBC soap and the role she’d like to play next. Soaps.com: After...

These are the “DAYS” of my week from February 23-27: For me, this week had a strange feel to it, starting Tuesday. I think possibly it’s due to the return of characters we’ve not seen since last Tuesday, such as Bo and Hope, Sami and Rafe, which incidentally have not been seen since February 13....

Updated February 26: Lori Wilson (Soaps.com reporter) just got off the phone with Rachel, who says that although she is unsure of exact dates, she will be done taping the last week of March. She believes her last airdate will be some time in late April. The role of Chelsea Brady will not be recas...

Nick gets sentenced for his crimes this week on Days of Our Lives, which means he and his portrayer, Blake Berris, are leaving the show. While it’s sad news for his fans, Blake was nothing but positive and upbeat when Soaps.com talked with him about his time on Days and his alter ego’s exit. Sinc...

These are the "Days" of my week, for January 5-9: I'd like to call this week "Something has to give." More and more, the show is losing viewers. True, the show finished with pretty good ratings in 2008, but is it only because we're soon to see the last of Jarlena, and fans are all scrambling to wat...

He’s only been taping scenes as Brady Black on Days of our Lives for a couple of weeks now, but when I recently spoke with Eric Martsolf on the phone, he was still able to give me a peek at what’s to come for his character’s return to Salem. Even though he prefaced our interview by saying his story...

Soaps.com previously reported that Joseph Mascolo’s option was not picked up on Days of Our Lives, which means he and Stefano will not be seen in Salem anytime soon. While it’s sad for fans of the dastardly DiMera, the news was even harder to take for the actor. As told to Soap Opera Digest, Masc...

Taking over the popular role of Belle Black on Days of our Lives four years ago, Martha Madison enjoyed non-stop front burner storylines and won the fans over in the process. Her final scenes as the young heroine aired last Monday and she was kind enough to talk to me about leaving the show she...

With Patsy Pease's recent return to Days of Our Lives as Kimberly, it got us to thinking about the other half of the supercouple she was part of in the 80's. As Shane Donovan, Charles Shaughnessy was a regular fixture in Salem from 1984 - 1992 and briefly returned for a stint in 2002. Since leavi...

While he's often referred to, we haven't seen Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives since John Ingle played him in 2006. That's all about to change though, as we've learned Kevin Dobson will take over the role as Salem's go to lawyer beginning April 1st. Last we saw him, the normally conservative...

Teresa W sent Soaps.com such a neat question. A blast from the past, we thought we'd share it with you, along with the answer. Hi! I'm sure you have been asked hundreds of times for the wedding vows of Jack and Jennifer on Days!! Could you please tell me where I can get a copy of them? Thank you so muc...

She was best known for playing Belle's best friend Mimi Lockhart on Days of Our Lives for eight years, but a recent move to Llanview has brought Farah Fath a more mature and seemingly more complex character to play. As Gigi Morasco, Farah portrays a tough single mother who comes to town with a...

After a twenty-five year run, Frank Parker, who portrayed Grandpa Shawn Brady Sr. since 1985, will be exiting Days of Our Lives in a final way. Frank Parker started out in television in the 1970's where he played 'Clifford' on "CHiPS". He played in The Young and the Restless in 1972 and went on t...

On his myspace page, a now ex-writer for Days of Our Lives, Tom Casiello, expresses his pain over his job loss. He tells of the phone call he received that terminated his work on DAYS and shares that his last breakdown was sent in November 1 2007. Shocked and upset about this turn of events, he sh...

With the recent slew of departures from the cast of Days of Our Lives, many people are wondering when the cuts could end. However, with the losses there have also been some gains. Just this past month has brought a handful of faces into Salem. Although they may not all be around to stay, these sma...

Last year Soaps.com's Days of Our Lives section started a wardrobe Q&A. Little did we know it would become so popular! Just one reminder to all: Wardrobe is solely clothing, handbags, footwear and jewelry items. We cannot get you the information on which character used which cell phone...

Who doesn't love a whodunit storyline in the soaps? Apparently most of you do, because you've been sending me mail for weeks asking me to whip up a Whodunit article for you! As we all know, the big question around Salem recently has been, "Who shot EJ?" Some of the characters of Salem wish the...

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We love seeing our favorite stars on-screen but it's even more of a treat for us to see them or talk with them in person. Many actors are generous with their time and with their fans and host several 'Appearance Events'. Don't miss a chance to meet with your favorite daytime actors and actresse...

James Scott (EJ Wells, Days of Our Lives) usually appears to be very private about his life offscreen but in a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, he made it known that this summer in West Minister Abbey in London England, ...