NBC Daytime
NBC Daytime is the schedule for the NBC television network's daytime television programming which consists of morning news program Today and soap opera Days of our Lives. However the branding "NBC Daytime" has not been used by the network since the 2007 discontinuation of Passions, and is titled as such here for heritage purposes and to provide a consistent naming pattern for the daytime articles for American television networks.
Schedule
NOTE: All times Eastern (ET); Today is listed as local time and universally starts at 7am in all time zones, tape delayed in all but the Eastern Time Zone.)
- The 7-9am portion of Today must be carried at that time by all NBC stations. But the rest of the schedule is flexible. Network affiliates reserve the right to air the 9-11am block of Today to end as late as 1pm and can choose to air their local and syndicated programming any time between 9am-1pm. Days of Our Lives can be delayed as late as 3pm, as long as the second Today block is carried at some time, either in one two-hour segment or two one-hour segments. Some stations also do not carry the fourth hour entirely due to local factors or their own scheduling purposes.
- The fourth hour of Today also repeats at 2:07am-3:07am ET (varies according to local scheduling) weekday early mornings as part of the network's overnight lineup. This began in September 2011 as a replacement for the canceled Poker After Dark, though some stations also pre-empt this airing.
Current programs
News
Soap opera
- Debut: November 8, 1965
- Replaced program: Moment of Truth
- Creators: Ted Corday & Betty Corday
- Production company: Sony Pictures Television
- Producing team: Ken Corday (Lifetime Executive Producer), Janet Spellman-Rider, Sheryl Herman, Noel Maxam, Mary-Kelly Weir
- Head Writers: Marlene Clark Poulter & Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr.
- Writing team: Rick Draughon, John S. Newman, Michelle Poteet Lisanti, Fran Myers, Richard Culliton, Jeanne Marie Ford, Lisa Seidman, David Cherrill
- Directing team: Herb Stein, Phil Sogard, Albert Alarr, Grant A. Johnson, Noel Maxam
- Cast: Kristian Alfonso, Matthew Ashford, Camilla Banus, Sarah Brown, Molly Burnett, Christie Clark, Shawn Christian, Casey Jon Deidrick, Bren Foster, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Renee Jones, Lauren Koslow, Kate Mansi, Eric Martsolf, Joseph Mascolo, Chandler Massey, Peggy McCay, Patrick Muldoon, Peter Reckell, Melissa Reeves, James Reynolds, Suzanne Rogers, James Scott, Alison Sweeney, Josh Taylor, Arianne Zuker
Former shows on NBC Daytime
Soap operas
Game shows
NBC ended its game show block in 1991. It briefly revived the format with three game shows in the 1993–94 season but has since not returned. NBC now programs no games, affiliates get games via syndication.
- All Star Secrets (1979)
- Baffle (1973–1974)
- Battlestars/The New Battlestars (1981–1982 , 1983)
- Blockbusters (1980–1982 and 1987)
- Caesars Challenge (1993–1994) daytime
- Card Sharks (1978–1981 daytime, also aired on CBS and syndication)
- Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1976) daytime
- Chain Reaction (1980 daytime, also aired on USA from 1986–1991 , currently on GSN)
- Concentration (1958–1973), moved to syndication and revived as Classic Concentration (1987–1991)
- Dream House (1983–1984)
- Eye Guess (1966–1969)
- Family Secrets (1993)
- 50 Grand Slam (1976)
- Go! (1983–1984)
- The Gong Show (1976–1978)
- High Rollers (1974–1976; 1978–1980 daytime)
- Hit Man! (1983)
- The Hollywood Squares (1966–1980 daytime and 1968 primetime)
- Hot Potato (1984)
- It Takes Two (1969–1970)
- Jeopardy! (1964–1975 and 1978–1979 daytime, moved to syndication)
- Knockout (1977–1978)
- Las Vegas Gambit (1980–1981 daytime, previously aired on CBS from 1972–1976 known as "Gambit")
- Let's Make a Deal (1967 and 2003 primetime; 1963–1968 and 1990–1991 daytime, also aired on ABC and later to CBS)
- The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975–1976)
- The Match Game (1962–1969, later to CBS)
- The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
- Mindreaders (1979–1980)
- Name That Tune (1974–1975; 1977 daytime, also aired on its weekly syndication)
- Password Plus (1979–1982)
- The Price Is Right (1956–1963 daytime, then to ABC, and later to CBS)
- Queen for a Day (1956–1960)
- Sale of the Century (1969–1973 and 1983–1989)
- Scattergories (1993)
- Scrabble (1984–1990, 1993)
- Stumpers! (1976)
- Super Password (1984–1989)
- Three on a Match (1971–1974)
- Tic Tac Dough (1956–1959 daytime and primetime, then to CBS and later to syndication)
- Time Machine (1985)
- To Tell The Truth (1990–1991)
- Twenty-One (1956–1958)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975–1989 and 1991 daytime; also on CBS and in syndication)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1987–1989)
- Winning Streak (1974–1975)
- Wordplay (1986–1987)
- You Don't Say! (1963–1969; also on ABC)
- Your Number's Up (1985)
Talk/Magazine Shows
Executives
| Name |
Title |
Years |
Notes |
| Brian Frons |
Vice President of Daytime Programming |
1983-1991 |
Under his leadership of NBC Daytime, he created several new game shows such as Dream House, GO!, Hit Man, Hot Potato, The Match Game - Hollywood Squares Hour, Time Machine, Your Number's Up, and Wordplay - all were canceled due to low ratings and neither did not last after just one season. The only two that would make it pass season 1 or more is Super Password (1984-1989) and Scrabble (1984-1993) and canceled two long running game shows that had been at NBC for years: Sale of The Century (1969-1989) and Wheel Of Fortune (1975-1989). He also added anew soap opera Santa Barbara (1984-1983). He also canceled Search For Tomorrow in December 1986, after it was on NBC for 4 years. Frons previously work for Serach For Tomorrow, while working as the head for CBS Daytime. Frons appeared as god on Santa Barbara in a dream sequence involving Mason Capwell (Lane Davies). He helped Santa Barbara garner three daytime emmys for best drama series and created the short-lived soap Generations (1989-1991). |
| John Rohrbeck |
Vice President of Daytime Programming |
1991-1996 |
Gave Another World another shot to improve ratings and offered them an extention on their contract and instead first, Generations was canceled in 1991 and then Santa Barbara, 2 year later in 1993. |
| Don Ohlmeyer |
Vice President of Daytime Programming |
1996-1999 |
Created soap opera Sunset Beach (1997-1999), canceled Another World and replaced it with Passions (1999-2008) in June/July of 1999. |
| Jeff Zucker |
Vice President of Daytime Programming |
2000-present |
Canceled the soap Passions and went to Direct Tv's 101 Channel in 2007. A year later Passions was canceled. Made a statement about Days Of Our Lives in 2007: Days of our Lives would most likely not "continue past 2009". Well he was proven wrong by Executive Producer Ken Corday when the soap had an increase in viewership and ratings, making DAYS the only drama to be a profitable asset to the daytime line up. Days Of Our Lives is also the last soap opera that is currently on NBC. |
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