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 NBCU's Peacock, and be replaced by an NBC News-produced news program.

Soap operas
NBC has aired more than 30 soap operas for nearly 75 years. As of 2022, NBC no longer programs its daytime line-up with traditional programming. The remaining network controlled daytime hours are programmed by NBC’s news division.


 * Another World (1964–1999)
 * Ben Jerrod (1963)
 * The Bennetts (1953)
 * Bright Promise (1969–1972)
 * Concerning Miss Marlowe (1954–1955)
 * A Date With Life (1955–1956)
 * Days of Our Lives (1965–2022)
 * The Doctors (1963–1982)
 * Fairmeadows USA (1951–1952)
 * First Love (1954–1955)
 * From These Roots (1958–1961)
 * Generations (1989–1991)
 * Golden Windows (1954–1955)
 * The Greatest Gift (1954–1955)
 * Hawkins Falls (1951–1955)
 * Hidden Faces (1968–1969)
 * The House on High Street (1959–1960)
 * How to Survive a Marriage (1974–1975)
 * Kitty Foyle (1958)
 * Lovers and Friends (1977–1978)
 * Miss Susan (1951)
 * Modern Romances (1954–1958)
 * Moment of Truth (1964–1965)
 * Morning Star (1965–1966)
 * One Man's Family (1954)
 * Our Five Daughters (1962)
 * Paradise Bay (1965–1966)
 * Passions (1999–2007)
 * Return to Peyton Place (1972–1974)
 * Santa Barbara (1984–1993)
 * Search for Tomorrow (1982–1986; previously on CBS 1951–1982)
 * Somerset (1970–1976)
 * Sunset Beach (1997–1999)
 * Texas (1980–1982)
 * These Are My Children (1949)
 * Three Steps to Heaven (1953–1954)
 * A Time to Live (1954)
 * Today is Ours (1958)
 * Way of the World (1955)
 * Young Doctor Malone (1958–1963)

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. NBC now programs no game shows. Some of NBC's local stations now get their game shows via syndication. All network-based game shows since 1993 have been weekly or semi-weekly primetime game shows.


 * All Star Secrets (1979)
 * Baffle (1973–1974)
 * Battlestars/The New Battlestars (1981–1982, 1983)
 * The Big Payoff (1951–1953)
 * Blank Check (1975)
 * Blockbusters (1980–1982, 1987)
 * Break the Bank (1953)
 * Caesars Challenge (1993–1994)
 * Call My Bluff (1965)
 * Card Sharks (1978–1981; later aired on CBS from 1986–1989; revived by ABC for primetime in 2019)
 * Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974–1976)
 * Chain Letter (1966)
 * Chain Reaction (1980; later aired on USA from 1986 to 1991; aired on GSN intermittently between 2007 and 2016)
 * Charge Account (1960–1962)
 * Concentration (1958–1973; 1987–1991 as Classic Concentration)
 * County Fair (1958–1959)
 * Dough Re Mi (1958–1960)
 * Dream House (1983–1984)
 * Eye Guess (1966–1969)
 * Family Secrets (1993)
 * Fantasy (1982–1983)
 * Feather Your Nest (1954–1956)
 * 50 Grand Slam (1976)
 * Fractured Phrases (1965)
 * The Fun Factory (1976)
 * Go! (1983–1984)
 * The Gong Show (1976–1978; revived by ABC for primetime in 2017)
 * Haggis Baggis (1958–1959)
 * High Rollers (1974–1976, 1978–1980)
 * Hit Man (1983)
 * The Hollywood Squares (1966–1980; later aired in syndication from 1986–1989 and from 1998–2004)
 * Hot Potato (1984)
 * I'll Bet (1965)
 * It Could Be You (1956–1961)
 * It Pays to Be Married (1955)
 * It Takes Two (1969–1970)
 * It's Anybody's Guess (1977)
 * It's in the Bag (1952)
 * Jackpot (1974–1975; later aired on USA from 1985–1988)
 * Jeopardy! (1964–1975 and 1978–1979; currently airs in syndication)
 * Just Men! (1983)
 * Knockout (1977–1978)
 * Las Vegas Gambit (1980–1981)
 * Ladies Choice (1953)
 * Let's Make a Deal (1963–1968 and 1990–1991; primetime version aired in 2003; currently airs on CBS)
 * Let's Play Post Office (1965–1966)
 * Letters to Laugh-In (1969)
 * Lucky Partners (1958)
 * The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975–1976)
 * The Match Game (1962–1969; later aired under a different format on CBS from 1973–1979 and on ABC in 1990–91; revived by ABC for primetime in 2016 as Match Game)
 * The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (1983–1984)
 * Memory Game (1971)
 * Mindreaders (1979–1980)
 * Missing Links (1963–1964)
 * Name That Tune (1974–1975; 1977)
 * Name Droppers (1969)
 * On Your Account (1953)
 * Password Plus (1979–1982)
 * People Will Talk (1963)
 * Personality (1967–1969)
 * Play Your Hunch (1959–1963)
 * The Price Is Right (1956–1963; not to be confused with the current version, which premiered in 1972)
 * Queen for a Day (1956–1960)
 * The Ralph Edwards Show (1952)
 * Reach for the Stars (1967)
 * Remember this Date (1950–1951)
 * Sale of the Century (1969–1973, 1983–1989; revival aired in 2007–2008)
 * Say When!! (1961–1965)
 * Scattergories (1993)
 * Scrabble (1984–1990, 1993)
 * Showdown (1966)
 * Shoot for the Stars (1977)
 * Snap Judgment (1967–1969)
 * Split Personality (1959–1960)
 * Stumpers! (1976)
 * Super Password (1984–1989)
 * Three for the Money (1975)
 * Three on a Match (1971–1974)
 * Tic-Tac-Dough (1956–1959; later aired on CBS and in syndication from 1978–1986)
 * Time Machine (1985)
 * To Say the Least (1977–1978)
 * To Tell the Truth (1990–1991; revived by ABC for primetime in 2016)
 * Treasure Hunt (1957–1959)
 * Truth or Consequences (1956–1965)
 * Twenty-One (1956–1958; revived by NBC for primetime in 2000)
 * What's This Song? (1964–1965)
 * Wheel of Fortune (1975–1989, 1991; currently airs in syndication)
 * The Who, What, or Where Game (1969–1974)
 * Win, Lose or Draw (1987–1989)
 * Winner Take All (1952)
 * Winning Streak (1974–1975)
 * The Wizard of Odds (1973–1974)
 * Word for Word (1963–1964)
 * Wordplay (1986–1987)
 * Words and Music (1970–1971)
 * You Don't Say! (1963–1969)
 * Your First Impression (1962–1964)
 * Your Number's Up (1985)
 * You're Putting Me On (1969)

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; in syndication and CBS from 1965–1986)
 * 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)
 * Real Life (1996–1997)
 * 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)