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“Days of our Lives” to move the hourglass to Peacock

Shocking news.
Watch DOOL lose 75% of its viewership on Peacock and then get canceled altogether in 2023.
Most people delay daytime programming to watch at a later time anyway. Now they can watch any episode whenever they want.

Dumb move NBC. Soap viewership is high in the 55+ age group and they don't want to pay another fee to watch a soap.
Soap fans are loyal fans. One of the grandkids will show grandma how to sign up.
 
Most people delay daytime programming to watch at a later time anyway. Now they can watch any episode whenever they want.


Soap fans are loyal fans. One of the grandkids will show grandma how to sign up.
They are loyal and have varying degrees of tech ability. My in-laws could figure that out relatively easily if they wanted to watch a soap. My loyal-to-Y&R-to-the-end mom would not, no matter how many times it was demonstrated. We could sign her up, but not a chance she would ever, ever know how to find it. My dad would have figured it out fine for her theoretically, but once he was gone, her ability to manage technology was effectively gone as well.


But of course neither would be valuable to advertisers, regardless. If they drive some sign ups great, but there’s no way in heck this ia lasting long as a streaming soap.
 
They are loyal and have varying degrees of tech ability. My in-laws could figure that out relatively easily if they wanted to watch a soap. My loyal-to-Y&R-to-the-end mom would not, no matter how many times it was demonstrated. We could sign her up, but not a chance she would ever, ever know how to find it.
I tried buying my mother an iPad to get her used to surfing and streaming. It went into a drawer and instead her TV was on 24/7 on Food Network or MeTV.
My dad would have figured it out fine for her theoretically, but once he was gone, her ability to manage technology was effectively gone as well.
My dad used to spend a lot of time on line and even to an extent, wrote a little code. His problem was clicking on fake Microsoft warning links. It got to the point where I just setup MS RDP so I could remote-in and fix what he'd done without having to go over at all hours.
But of course neither would be valuable to advertisers, regardless. If they drive some sign ups great, but there’s no way in heck this ia lasting long as a streaming soap.
TV is different than radio, in that there are plenty of drug, cruise lines, adult diapers, and mobility products targeting a more senior audience. Agencies still want to reach that demo sweet spot of adults 25-54, but there's definitely a market for reaching the oldsters.
 
There’s a market, but it’s not nearly so valuable to be trying to hock Depends and Colonial Penn, and the like. That was a big issue Price is Right had when moving on from Barker. They still have some of course, but the mix today is reflective of a better demo mix.

Peacock may sustain the show a bit on those ads, but I don’t believe for a moment this is anything more than running out the contract. If they shed enough of the oldsters, that advertising block is understandably going to be paying less. Can they get enough of a mix to make the first daily streaming-only soap opera a success? I can’t see it. If they do, more power to em and I’ll own being dead wrong, of course. But this still looks to me like a dump with an attempt to not lose quite as much.
 
As long as not in prime, NBC doesn't control what affiliates run in daytime hours.
As far as I know, they aren't supposed to control it at all. At a TV station where I worked, I remember the Traffic Director having to sign up for each and every CBS show (are you clearing/are you not).
 
As far as I know, they aren't supposed to control it at all. At a TV station where I worked, I remember the Traffic Director having to sign up for each and every CBS show (are you clearing/are you not).
Not talking about logs or the Traffic department. Affiliates are different than O&O's when it comes to negotiating what gets carried during daytime.
 
March Madness used to cause daytime pre-emptions on just two days: the first Thursday and Friday of the tournament. All the other games in the NCAA tournament have been scheduled for prime time or on weekends. I can't remember a time when that wasn't the case.
IIRC most of the mid-day games now air on TBS/TNT/TruTV specifically to avoid CBS pre-empting daytime programs and the affiliates' early evening news.

Wimbledon has been on ESPN for a decade, so it hasn't pre-empted "Days" recently.

In fact, I can't think of any sporting events that are regularly scheduled for weekdays on broadcast networks.
 
There’s a market, but it’s not nearly so valuable to be trying to hock Depends and Colonial Penn, and the like. That was a big issue Price is Right had when moving on from Barker. They still have some of course, but the mix today is reflective of a better demo mix.

Peacock may sustain the show a bit on those ads, but I don’t believe for a moment this is anything more than running out the contract. If they shed enough of the oldsters, that advertising block is understandably going to be paying less. Can they get enough of a mix to make the first daily streaming-only soap opera a success? I can’t see it. If they do, more power to em and I’ll own being dead wrong, of course. But this still looks to me like a dump with an attempt to not lose quite as much.
They always had to go on hiatus so NBC and Corday productions could ink a new deal which they inked a new 2 year contract through September 2023. This is simply NBC playing dirty and just sweep the carpet underneath them as they all knew that it be on NBC through September 2023. Viewers were shocked but even the cast and crew were shocked that they did that since they had a contract for two years.
 
That article was published in 2007.
 
TV is different than radio, in that there are plenty of drug, cruise lines, adult diapers, and mobility products targeting a more senior audience. Agencies still want to reach that demo sweet spot of adults 25-54, but there's definitely a market for reaching the oldsters.
That is a good point. There are lots of products and services that cater to those well over 55. But they do not buy local media for that... they buy the AARP magazine and a slew of channels still showing "Leave it to Beaver".

So while they are not a valuable audience to local radio, seniors are a very profitable audience for target-specific national media.
 
But of course neither would be valuable to advertisers, regardless. If they drive some sign ups great, but there’s no way in heck this ia lasting long as a streaming soap.
But there are plenty of accounts that want national TV (and other such media) to reach seniors. while network TV targets 18-49, there is a whole subset of accounts that go for over-50, over-60 and beyond viewers. But they don't buy local media... radio, local TV stations, local print and the like. They also don't spend a lot on new media to reach seniors... not because seniors are non-users but because delivery is inefficient.
 
They pay crap. Been there, done that. Hence “valuable.” Those Colonial Penn and similar accounts pay, yes. But they’re somewhere near the bottom of the barrel. And the affiliates are saddled with garbage avails that hurt their bottom line as well. Given a choice between something that does better in 49 and under and something that skews older, that isn’t a hard choice.
 
Forgive my ignorance but when you say networks target ages 18-49... I suppose you mean they targer mostly on-demand viewers or something like that. I can't imagine the 18-25 crowd actually sitting down in front of the TV to watch a CBS sitcom. And this comes from someone who is well in supposed target age of the networks.
 
Remember that there are affiliated NBC stations and Owned and Operated NBC stations. O&O's are required to run programming as decided by the main office. Affiliates are required to carry certain shows to remain as an affilliate, but have more leeway in dayparts like daytime.
KNSD airs Wheel and Jeopardy instead of a 7PM newscast but I feel I do want the station or any other station to clear Access Hollywood at some point.
 
KNSD airs Wheel and Jeopardy instead of a 7PM newscast but I feel I do want the station or any other station to clear Access Hollywood at some point.
I take it that you are here somewhere in the San Diego area. If so, KNSD airs Access Hollywood right after Days Of Our Lives in the afternoon. Well, pretty soon, it will be after that news show replacement.

Wow, that's still hard to believe...Days leaving the NBC schedule after 57 years.
 
KNSD airs Wheel and Jeopardy instead of a 7PM newscast but I feel I do want the station or any other station to clear Access Hollywood at some point.
Also, you won't see a 7pm newscast on KNSD unless they lose the rights to air Wheel and Jeopardy.. Those are 2 of TV's most successful syndicated programs. They bring a large built-in audience for NBC prime time.that begins at 8pm. I'm sure their competition would love the chance to grab up those shows.
 
I take it that you are here somewhere in the San Diego area. If so, KNSD airs Access Hollywood right after Days Of Our Lives in the afternoon. Well, pretty soon, it will be after that news show replacement.

Wow, that's still hard to believe...Days leaving the NBC schedule after 57 years.
That's the hour long Access Live, I meant willing to fill the former Ellen slot at 2pm after Kelly Clarkson moved to 3pm.
 
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