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NBC Daytime

NBC Daytime was the daytime programming block of NBC. It historically featured many soap operas, game shows, and talk shows. Its main competitors were CBS Daytime (Paramount) and ABC Daytime (Disney).

Game shows were removed from NBC Daytime's lineup in 1994 and soap operas were largely dropped between the 1980s and the 1990s. By the 2000s, NBC Daytime had been reduced to only two shows: Days of Our Lives and Passions.

Passions was moved to DirecTV's now-defunct 101 Network in 2007. With Days of Our Lives being the only remaining daytime program on the network's schedule, the NBC Daytime branding was phased out entirely. In 2022, the network ultimately announced that Days of Our Lives would move exclusively to streaming on NBCUniversal's Peacock, and be replaced by an NBC News-produced news program. This resulted in the ending of traditional daytime programming on NBC and the turning over of daytime network controlled programming to NBC’s news division.

Former shows on NBC Daytime

Soap operas

NBC has aired more than 30 soap operas for nearly 75 years. As of 2022, NBC no longer programs soap operas.

Game shows

NBC ended its game show block in 1991. They briefly revived the format with three game shows in the 1993–94 season but has not returned since. Some of NBC's local stations now program daytime game shows in their station-controlled blocks via syndication. All network-based game shows since 1993 have been weekly or semi-weekly primetime game shows.

Talk, informational, variety, and magazine shows

  • America Alive! (1978–1979)
  • The Arlene Francis Show (1957–1958)
  • Ask Washington (1954)
  • The Betty White Show (1954)
  • The Bill Goodwin Show (1951–1952)
  • The Bob Smith Show (1954)
  • Breakfast in Hollywood (1954)
  • Breakfast Party (1952)
  • Bride and Groom (1953–1954, 1957–1958)
  • The Bunch (1952)
  • Close-Up (1957–1958)
  • A Closer Look with Faith Daniels (1991–1993)
  • Club 60 (1957–1958)
  • The Court of Human Relations (1959)
  • Cover to Cover (1991)
  • Dave and Charley (1952)
  • The David Letterman Show (1980)
  • Dinah's Place (1970–1974)
  • Dr. Dean (1992–1993)
  • The Ernie Kovacs Show (1955–1956)
  • Glamour Girl (1953–1954)
  • A Guest in Your House (1951)
  • Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
  • Hollywood Today with Sheilah Graham (1955)
  • Home (1954–1957)
  • It's a Problem (1952)
  • It's Time for Ernie (1951)
  • The Jane Whitney Show (1994)
  • John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993)
  • The Johnny Dugan Show (1952)
  • The Kate Smith Hour (1950–1954)
  • Kovacs on the Corner (1952)
  • Later Today (1999–2000)
  • Leeza (1993–1999)
  • Life With Linkletter (1969–1970)
  • The Marsha Warfield Show (1990–1992)
  • Matinee in New York (1952)
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1963)
  • NBC Bandstand (1956)
  • One on One with John Tesh (1991)
  • The Other Side (1994–1995)
  • Parent's Time (1955)
  • The Pat Boone Show (1966–1967)
  • The Ransom Sherman Show (1950–1951)
  • The Regis Philbin Show (1981–1982)
  • Ruth Lyons 50 Club (1951–1952)
  • The Search for Beauty (1955)
  • Straw Hat Matinee (1951)
  • The Swift Home Service Club (1947–1948)
  • Take My Advice (1976)
  • Ted Mack Matinee (1955)
  • The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1955–1956)
  • Trialwatch (1991)
  • Welcome Travelers (1952–1954)
  • The World at Home (1955)

Executives

Head of writer development

  • Madeline David (1975–1979)
  • Linda Line (1979–1987)

Proposed series

  • Coming of Age: created by Bill Bell Jr.
  • Days of Our Lives spin-offs
  • House of Hope (Spinoff of The Doctors; passed over in favor of Somerset)

See also

References

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