Days of Our Lives (also stylized as
Days of our Lives; often abbreviated to
DOOL or
Days) is an American
daytime soap opera broadcast on the
NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It rebroadcast same-day episodes on
SOAPnet weeknights at 8 and 10 p.m. (ET/PT) until the network's closure in 2013. Since August 24, 2015,
Pop currently airs same-day episodes of the soap as part of their primetime lineup. The series was created by husband-and-wife team
Ted Corday and
Betty Corday.
Irna Phillips was a story editor for
Days of Our Lives and many of the show's earliest storylines were written by
William J. Bell. In January 2014, the show was renewed through September 2016.