Days of our Lives New Archives: 2003

Here are some of the news stories posted on soapcentral.com during 2003 that focus on Days of our Lives or past and present DAYS performers. To read any of the articles listed below, simply click on the appropriate link.


To access articles from other years or to review articles with similar themes, please see the News Archive links below this text to access a specific year. Or to view a listing of all years for which news stories are available, simply click here.

January 2003 DAYS names new head writer The recently-seated head writing team of Peter Brash and Paula Cwickly has been removed from their posts as the show's top scribes.

February 2003 Third time's the charm for NBC soap event After two failed attempts to hold a celebration for soap opera fans on its own, NBC has announced plans to again have a soap opera fan gathering. This time, however, the peacock network has found a partner in the Spanish-language channel Telemundo

February 2003 Bjorlin exit has Darbo, Spirtas leaving too Days of our Lives will be losing an entire family later this spring as three performers will soon be cut from the cast.

February 2003 Lisa Rinna rumored to be joining PC There is talk that Port Charles' twelfth and yet-unnamed book will feature the return of a popular character - but not the popular actress who previously played the part. And involved in the rumors is a former Days of our Lives actress.

April 2003 Davidson to take maternity leave Former Days of our Lives star Eileen Davidson (ex-Kristen Banks) will be absent from the The Young and the Restless canvas later this spring.

April 2003 Cedeno, Brandon written off by DAYS Heartthrob Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker) will be leaving Days of our Lives later this year.

April 2003 Philip is back -- Johnson is not Though the ideal performer for the role is out of the running, DAYS will be re-introducing Philip Kiriakis to the canvas later this spring.

April 2003 Nichols returning to General Hospital After over a year break from General Hospital, Stephen Nichols will return to the GH canvas this spring, thereby squashing rumors of his impending addition to the ATWT cast.

May 2003 DAYS renewed for another five years For weeks -- possibly months -- the fate of Days of our Lives was said to be hanging in the balance as NBC executive and Corday Productions, the owners of Days of our Lives, engaged in talks about the show's future. Days of our Lives was up for renewal and talks between the two sides reportedly did not go well.

July 2003 Reynolds released from DAYS soapcentral.com has learned that long-time Days of our Lives star James Reynolds (Abe Carver) has been released from the show. The actor's exit, which will come later this summer, has yet to be confirmed by the show.

August 2003 Davidson returns from maternity leave Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) will return this month to The Young and the Restless following a several month-long maternity leave.

August 2003 Matthew Ashford fired -- again Though unconfirmed by the show, soapcentral.com has learned that Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux) has been fired from Days of our Lives.

September 2003 Don't believe it: Hogestyn isn't going anywhere In another example of how you can't always believe what you read, an Internet rumor that circulated earlier this month has caused great concern at the Days of Our Live studios.

October 2003 Thorpe out in latest DAYS cast cut Alexis Thorpe (Cassie DiMera; ex-Rianna Miner, Y&R) has confirmed that she will be exiting Days of our Lives later this fall.

October 2003 Penghlis' Tony will once again be killed off Days of our Lives' Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera), an actor who saw his character make a surprising rise from the dead last year, will once again have to bid farewell to his character.

October 2003 Flannery re-signs with B&B, but exit still possible Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester), who won a Daytime Emmy in 1975 for her work as DAYS' Laura Horton, has ended the speculation surrounding her future with CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress recently extended her contract with the show.

November 2003 Former DAYS star Ashford moves to Llanview Veteran daytime actor Matthew Ashford (ex-Jack Deveraux, Days of our Lives) will join the cast of One Life to Live next month in the recurring role of Dr. Stephen Haver.

November 2003 Taylor to Exit DAYS, but Roman's future uncertain The latest victim of Days of our Lives' cost-cutting measures is Josh Taylor (Roman Brady). Taylor will tape his final scenes next month.

December 2003 Taylor's Roman out in the New Year Days of our Lives head writer James E Reilly has now confirmed how and when Josh Taylor (Roman Brady) will exit the show.

December 2003 DAYS serial killer to be revealed in '04 For several months, a serial killer has been stalking the residents of Salem. Abe Carver was the first victim felled by the killer... and nine more townspeople will meet with an untimely demise before the killer is caught. But hold on tight Days of our Lives fans - the identity of the killer will soon be revealed.

December 2003 Zuker target of false firing rumor Overzealous Days of our Lives fans have again created incorrect stories regarding a popular performer's future with the show, Arianne Zuker (Nicole Walker) has not been let go, according to a show spokesperson.

December 2003 DAYS to air on cable soap channel SOAPnet, the Disney-owned 24 hour cable soap channel, has acquired the rights to broadcast same-day episodes of the NBC soap Days of our Lives. DAYS will become the first non-ABC to appear on the network.

Related Information

2000 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2000. 2001 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2001. 2002 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2002. 2003 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2003. 2004 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2004. 2005 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2005. 2006 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2006. 2007 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2007. 2008 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2008. 2009 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2009. 2010 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2010. 2011 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2011. 2012 Stories: Read over articles posted during 2012. More Archived News: Review more past DAYS news headlines. News and More: Return to soapcentral.com's DAYS FrontPage.