After 55 years, Days Of Our Lives seems to be on its last legs

The world of daytime television might be about to dramatically change, with TV Line reporting that the entire cast of Days Of Our Lives has been released from their contracts, seemingly indicating that the long-running soap’s days are numbered. By the end of November, when production wraps on the show’s 55th year, it will have banked enough episodes to last through next summer, but it still remains to be seen what will happen after that. TV Line explains that Corday Productions, which handles the actors’ contracts, will have to offer new ones if NBC and Sony Pictures Television decide to keep the show around (which they’ve haven’t yet), and if that does happen, it’ll have an opportunity to save a bunch of money by offering “take-it-or-leave” contracts at a “reduced rate.”