Days of Our Lives fans were stunned when NBC released an official statement saying Ron Carlivati was out at the NBC soap opera.  According to reports, DOOL has already hired two new writers to replace Carlivati.

The Salem soap has been flirting with cancellation for a few years now, is Ron Carlivati’s exit a last-ditch attempt to save Days?  Here’s what we know so far, keep reading for all the details.

Shocking Days Of Our Lives Exit

On Friday July 19, Ken Corday released an official statement introducing their new head writers.

Here’s what the Days of Our Lives press release stated, “We look forward to approaching our 60th Anniversary next year with Paula and Jeanne Marie at the helm and fresh, exciting stories that we know the fans will embrace. 

We wish Ron nothing but the best and thank him for his dedication and the respect he has shown to me, the cast, and the show’s legacy.”

Ron Carlivati was hired as the Days Of Our Lives head-writer in 2017  Corday and the crew had high hopes, but instead the series took some strange and supernatural turns.

Ratings continued to drop and eventually DOOL was dropped from the network’s daytime schedule and is now only available to be streamed online.  A lot of fans blame Carlivati for the show’s downward spiral, it sounds like TPTB might too.

Ron Carlivati Has Left The Building

Ken Corday’s statement really says it all.  “Fresh, exciting stories that we know the fans will embrace” makes it seem like he and Ron were not seeing eye to eye on storylines and the directions the characters were being taken in.

According to reports, Ron Carlivati’s scenes will continue airing until April 2025.  Then, we will begin seeing what the new writing team has in store for Salem.

Do you think Ron Carlivati’s exit from Days of Our Lives will improve the soap or hurt it more?  Let us know what you think in the comments below and keep checking back here on Celebrating The Soaps for more DOOL spoilers and news.

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