Days Of Our Lives Preempted For Winter Olympics 2022 – Schedule Here!

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that the NBC soap will be preempted for the Winter Olympics. Fans weren’t sure if it would air or not due to COVID-19. However, NBC paid billions to air the sporting competition. Find out when the soap will go on hiatus and when new episodes will return. Plus, here are the possible cliffhangers to expect.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – Preempted For Winter Olympics

Every year, the Winter Olympics takes over NBC. It means many shows are moved to other slots or paused until the sporting competition is over. However, due to COVID-19 picking up speed again, fans weren’t sure if the Olympics would even air in 2022 or not. It is confirmed that the Winter Olympics 2022 will air, which means no Salem shenanigans for more than two weeks.

DOOL Spoilers – Preemption Dates Announced

DOOL spoilers reveal that the Winter Olympics begin airing on NBC on Friday, February 4, 2022. The soap will not resume airing new episodes until Monday, February 21, 2022. That’s a total of 11 episodes and just over two weeks’ worth of programming. In the month of February, viewers will only get to see the NBC soap for a total of nine episodes.

Days of Our Lives Spoilers – Prioritizing Sports

Even though some viewers enjoy watching the Winter Olympics, others don’t see why it is prioritized over soaps. Well, NBC has been airing the sporting event since the late 80s and that’s not going to change anytime soon. The network holds the rights to air the Olympics until 2032.

As for what makes the Olympics such a big deal for the network, that’s because of money. A massive number of people tune in to watch the Olympics each year. Companies pay millions to advertise during the annual event. Plus, NBC paid over $7 billion to be able to broadcast the event until 2032.

DOOL Spoilers – Cliffhangers And Speculation

Days of Our Lives spoilers reveal that there will be some cliffhangers. Even though that can be frustrating, it just gives fans more time to speculate on what will happen next. Likely cliffhangers include Abigail DiMera (Marci Miller) fighting Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) on the island. Sarah Horton’s (Linsey Godfrey) hostage story will be on everyone’s mind.

Plus, there is the whole Johnny DiMera aka “JoDevil” (Carson Boatman) storyline. Tripp Johnson (Lucas Adams) has big plans for the future, which could be a proposal. However, Allie Horton (Lindsay Arnold) might feel too guilty about sleeping with Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) to say yes to marriage.

Then, there are the futures of Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) and Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun). Meanwhile, will Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) go to prison, or can Shawn Brady (Martha Madison) clear his name?

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