FIRST EPISODES...FIRST AIRDATES

Listed below are the episode numbers that each contract "Days" actor joined the show.

Suzanne Rogers (Maggie).........# 1946 8/20/73 (returned: # 9834, 6/14/04)
Deidre Hall (Marlena)................# 2667 6/21/76 (returned: # 11680, 9/26/11)
James Reynolds (Abe)..............# 4051 10/29/81 (returned: # 9822, 5/26/04)
Joseph Mascolo (Stefano).........# 4106 1/18/82 (returned: # 10883, 8/5/08)
Peggy McCay (Caroline)...........# 4381 2/7/83 (returned: # 9855, 7/15/04)
Kristian Alfonso (Hope).............# 4429 4/14/83 (returned: # 7276, 5/6/94)
Melissa Reeves (Jennifer).........# 5073 10/9/85 (returned: # 11459, 11/12/10)
Drake Hogestyn (John).............# 5148 1/24/86 (returned: # 11680, 9/26/11)
Alison Sweeney (Sami)...........# 6945 1/22/93
Bryan Dattilo (Lucas)..............# 7004 4/15/93 (returned: # 11789, 2/29/12)
Eileen Davidson (Kristen)........# 7025 5/17/93 (returmed: # 11937, 10/11/12)
Lauren Koslow (Kate).............# 7704 1/25/96
Josh Taylor (Roman)..............# 8083 7/18/97 (returned: # 9821, 5/25/04)
Arianne Zucker (Nicole)..........# 8240 2/27/98 (returned: # 10796, 4/2/08)
James Scott (E.J.).................# 10325 5/30/06
Blake Berris (Nick)................# 10438 11/7/06 (returned: # 11905, 8/27/12)
Shawn Christian (Daniel)........# 10775 3/4/08
Galen Gering (Rafe)...............# 10945 10/31/08
Eric Martsolf (Brady)..............# 10954 11/13/08
Casey Deidrick (Chad)...........# 11107 6/19/09
Chandler Massey (Will)..........# 11262 2/1/10
Camila Banus (Gabi)..............# 11431 10/4/10
Kate Mansi (Abigail)...............# 11536 3/2/11
Freddie Smith (Sonny)............# 11616 6/23/11
Greg Vaughan (Eric)...............# 11960  11/13/12
Nathan Owens (Cameron).......# 11986  12/24/12
Casey Moss (J.J.)..................# 12079   5/6/13
*(Return dates in parentheses).

COMPLETE CONTRACT STATUS

The following is a contract status report of all actors on contract. Note, these are the dates that the actors are contracted to the show. However, "Days" can decide to release them after every 13-week cycle. Information is based on when the actors signed contracts (most run for 4 years originally) and from soap magazines which list renewals. Note: all information may not be totally accurate due to lengths/renewals which go unreported.

Kristian Alfonso (Hope): April 2014
Camila Banus (Gabi): July 2014
Blake Berris (Nick): May 2013
Shawn Christian (Daniel): February 2014
Bryan Dattilo (Lucas): December 2013
Eileen Davidson (Kristen): July 2014
Casey Deidrick (Chad): May 2014
Galen Gering (Rafe): September 2013
Deidre Hall (Marlena): July 2013
Drake Hogestyn (John): July 2013
Lauren Koslow (Kate): January 2014
Kate Mansi (Abigail): December 2014
Eric Martsolf (Brady): October 2013
Joseph Mascolo (Stefano): July 2013
Chandler Massey (Will): December 2013
Peggy McCay (Caroline): December 2013
Casey Moss (J.J.): January 2017
Nathan Owens (Cameron): September 2016
Melissa Reeves (Jennifer): September 2013
James Reynolds (Abe): January 2014
Suzanne Rogers (Maggie): June 2013
James Scott (E.J.): May 2014
Freddie Smith (Sonny): April 2015
Alison Sweeney (Sami): December 2013
Josh Taylor (Roman): June 2013
Greg Vaughan (Eric): August 2016
Arianne Zucker (Nicole): March 2014