Here is a look at the breakdown of what makes up each episode of
"Days of Our Lives" for the 58 minutes, 11 seconds that it is on
each day.
EPISODE
BREAKDOWN
ACT
TEASER
Opening
Title.....................:17
ACT ONE
Commercial Position #
1...3:00**
ACT TWO
Commercial Position #
2...3:00
NBC Promo.........................:30
ACT
THREE
Commercial Position #
3....2:30
NBC
Promo.........................:06
Local Station
Break..........1:04
NBC Promo........................:16
ACT
FOUR
Commercial Position
# 4...3:30
ACT
FIVE
Commercial Position
# 5...2:30
NBC
Promo.......................1:01
ACT SIX
Commercial Position
# 6...3:00
NBC
Promo.........................:30
ACT
SEVEN
Corday/Sony
Logos.............:05
Credits.................................:30
TOTALS
New Episode
content.......................36
minutes, 22 seconds
Commercial
content.........................20
minutes, 57 seconds
Title/Credits/Logos..............................................52
seconds
COMBINED
TOTAL............................58
minutes, 11 seconds
**Please note: Some episodes include a 5-second
billboard attached at the beginning of Commercial Position # 1 ("Days of Our
Lives" is brought to you...") (This adds 5 seconds to the commercial content and
takes away 5 seconds from "Days" content, making those episodes run 36 minutes,
17 seconds)