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The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.

14 Seasons
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episode image Thursday September 28, 2017
6.6/10 (9 votes)

#1 Thursday September 28, 2017

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Andre and Kate set new ground rules for their fake marriage; Abigail gets ready at the church with Jennifer and J.J.; Paul asks John and Marlena for advice about his vows; a mysterious figure escapes from Bayview.

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#2 Wednesday September 27, 2017

S53:E3

Andre throws Chad an unusual bachelor party; Kayla and Hope confide in one another about their respective relationships; Justin gives Abigail good news; Paul gets propositioned at his bachelor party.

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When Julie Olson is arrested for stealing a fur coat from a department store as a bid for attention from her parents, Addie and Ben, she gives her last name as Horton: the last name of her grandparents, Tom and Alice.

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At the police station, young Julie Olson is given a gentle lecture by Dr. Horton, her grandfather. Her Uncle Mickey, a lawyer, is more harsh. At the Hortons, Marie enjoys time with her fiancé, Tony, when he has a strange dizzy spell.

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#21 Episode 59

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Tony pulls up as Bo, Roman & Gene are going through his trash continued. Chris & Sandy seated for dinner by Dave. Larry calls Hope. Larry kisses Gwen. Bo reminisces about Hope's 18th Birthday. Hope is on the phone with Doug as Larry shows up, he is coming to dinner tomorrow night.

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#22 Episode 81

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Gwen is exercising as Larry shows up with Chinese food. Pete & Tess in the park talking about their father having pneumonia. Hope & Diane run into each other. Bo & Gene talk, Diane stops Bo as he is leaving. . Diane later relays this information to Larry Welch. Larry hatches a plan to get Megan and her father, Maxwell Hathaway to return to Salem. Bo has memories of Hope’s 18th Birthday, when Hope shows up at his door. Hope apologizes to Bo for mentioning morning sickness to Diane, as it was none of her business if Diane is pregnant or not. Hope leaves but lingers outside Bo's door, he opens the door and she wishes him happiness. Bo touches her face but they are interrupted by Gene. Hope goes to see Larry and tells him she needs a hug, he says you saw Bo today, didn't you? Larry tells Hope that he loves her and he will make her forget about Bo

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#23 Episode 151

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New Orleans on location storyline begins. Max & Megan arrive first. Bo goes to Horton’s to see Hope before leaving for NO. Someone is watching them and Alice confronts the man. Pete & Melissa see each other at Shenanigan's, he tells her he saw her kissing some guy. Tom gives Blanche the key to the safe deposit box that Harold gave to him before he died. Pete reunites with Speed on the docks and he tries talking Pete into getting a dancing job at the ladies night club. In New Orleans, Bo is contacted by Hope on the wrist radio, she tells him to go to Jackson Square. When Bo arrives there, he is surprised & happy to see Hope.

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#24 Episode 233

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urvivors arrive at the airport with much fanfare. Larry waits for Hope with roses. Hope finds out Larry won the election and she publicly denounces him and announces she loves Bo Brady and Bo is upset over her announcement. Caroline notices the 2nd phone in Kim’s bedroom. Shawn wants to have an Irish wake for Roman. Anna finds out Alex sold Anna DiMera Designs, he asks Gwen to get it back. Bo tells Marlena he left Roman’s body on the beach and she spases. A distraught Bo rides off on his motorcycle.

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#25 Episode 1

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Madison wakes up realizing what she and Brady did last night. Victor tells Maggie that nobody is unable to make it due to the storm, asks if she wants to postpone the ceremony. Melanie asks Daniel if he's concerned that Jennifer and Jack are doing more then skiing. Brady admits to Madison…

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#26 Episode 142

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Lexie attempts to convince E.J. to resign as Mayor and encourage Abe as his replacement. As much as E.J. loves Lexie, he cannot give in to her wish. E.J. admits to Lexie that he is not Stefano's biological son and Stefano has basically disowned him. Sami finds Will at the DiMera mansion and they are able to start mending fences. Jack and Jennifer celebrate their anniversary and new engagement with Abby. Cameron runs into them at the town square and Jack and Jennifer are surprised when he tells them he is Lexie's brother. Later, Jack gets information from a source that E.J. wants to run for governor but do it secretly.

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#27 Episode 145

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Lucas takes the gun he finds Will with and puts it into the Brady Pub safe after he tells Sami about what happened they return and find that the gun is gone. Kate gets the divorce papers from Stefano that say that he is enacting a non-compete clause so Kate won't be able to work for MadWorld. E.J. confronts Stefano and shoots rounds off into the wall. Abe is the next to confront Stefano. Later Will, Hope, Bo, John, Kate, and Marlena all take their turn at Stefano. Stefano is able to talk all of them to their senses or so he thinks. Someone returns as Stefano sits in his chair and shoots him.

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#28 Episode 146

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The residents of Salem begin to hear the news that Stefano has been shot and killed. Roman is investigating the case and tells Bo and Hope that they are suspects and not allowed to work the case. The gun used to shoot Stefano is left at the scene and Bo and Hope say they have never seen it. The gun ends up coming back registered to Abe but there are several sets of fingerprints on the gun. Turns out that each of people that confronted Stefano returned to the house and ended up touching the gun. Lexie is devastated when she hears the news even though Abe tries to keep it from her.

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#29 Episode 147

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Roman begins to question various suspects in Stefano's death. Since it is a high profile case, an officer shadows Roman to each suspects questioning. Abe admits that he did see Stefano and threatened him but decided he couldn't kill him and left the gun at the mansion so he wouldn't be tempted. Lexie believes Abe and later tells him that she doesn't want to know who might of killed Stefano if it ends up being someone they know. Roman than questions Kate who doesn't tell the entire truth. Sami runs into E.J. and she can't help but think about herself and position at Countess W.

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#30 Episode 148

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Roman asks Bo, Hope, John and Marlena to take a gun shot residue test and tells them he isn't happy that they all didn't tell the entire truth about returning to the mansion. Sonny isn't happy when he finds out Will used him to follow Stefano's order to tell Rafe about Sami and E.J. and Sonny isn't thrilled when Will attempts to use him again to test Sami. Roman shows up at the coffee shop to question Will and Sami blurts out that Lucas found Will with a gun. The paternity test results come back on Nicole's baby showing that Rafe is the father. Daniel tells Nicole and Rafe that he couldn't allow another child's life to be ruined by the DiMera's.

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#31 Episode 149

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Roman asks Will what happened to the gun Lucas put in the safe at the Pub. Will says that he took it out and took it apart and dumped pieces all around time. Roman has Will take a gun shot residue test and it comes back positive. Roman is forced to arrest his grandson. Gabi has Andrew put a dead rat in her salad that opens in front of Chad and Melanie. Chad and Melanie insist on calling the police. Rafe overhears and demands that Gabi quit modeling. Austin is excited about planning for the baby with Carrie.

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#32 Episode 150

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Will is arrested for killing Stefano. Lucas and Sami worry that the blackmailing will come to light and make Will look even quilter. Jennifer and Jack visit Lexie. Kayla tells Abe that he can talk to her if he needs to.

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#33 Episode 151

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E.J. posts Will's bond which means Will is back under E.J.'s thumb. Roman tells Marlena and John that Will was arrested. Rafe suggests that Carrie represent Will which Sami refuses. Roman decides that he can no longer run the investigation and asks Rafe to take over.

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#34 Episode 152

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Stefano's loved ones gather for his memorial and each takes a moment to say their good-byes. Chad finds out that Will was arrested and confronts him. Gabi tells Andrew that he can't go around doing stalker type things to her unless she tells him revealing that the rat was all Andrew's idea. Andrew sets up a room and looks at a picture of Chad and Gabi. Sami tells Marlena that she thinks E.J. is hiding something from her.

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#35 Episode 153

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Melanie tries to talk Chad down but he just gets angry that Melanie would defend Will. Melanie takes off and is later followed by Andrew. Gabi convinces Chad to wait to call Melanie and apologize. Brady offers to take a drug test after the incident with the MadWorld client. Will wonders if E.J. was the one that killed Stefano.

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#36 Episode 154

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Victor begs for Maggie's forgiveness. Kayla tells Abe and Jennifer that things are probably over for her and Steve. Hope and Bo have a session with Marlena where they discuss what happened in Alamainia with John.

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#37 Episode 155

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Maggie decides to give Victor another chances but insists that they tell Daniel the truth about Victor's role in getting Daniel's parents the eggs. Brady asks Daniel to give him a drug test and explains that he has been on edge. Later, they visit Victor and Maggie. While Brady and Maggie discuss being an addict, Victor warns Daniel about Nicole unaware of Daniel's feelings for her. Abby scores tickets to a Black Eyed Peas concert but Cameron isn't available to leave town. Abby passes off the tickets to a stranger and spends the day with Cameron.

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#38 Episode 156

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Abe arranges for a picnic in Lexie's flower garden. Lexie dies peacefully in Abe's arms. Sami agrees to let Carrie be Will's lawyer but assumes that Carrie knew that Rafe had taken over the investigation and wanted to use Will's case to get close to Rafe. Neil comes forward with an alibi for Will. Andrew kidnaps Melanie.

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#39 Episode 157

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Bo and Hope are watching Theo when he tells them Lexie went to heaven. They rush over to Abe and Lexie's to find that Theo sensed the Lexie has passed. Ghost Lexie encourages Abe that Theo needs him and asks Theo to look after his father. Abe and E.J. put the past behind them to honor Lexie's wish. Neil arrives at the police station and announces that he was with Will at a gay night club the night Stefano was murdered. Roman refuses to believe it but Will tells him that it is true. Gabi tells Andrew that Melanie has taken off and Andrew brings Gabi to his place where Melanie is locked in the basement. Melanie tries to use a hair pin to get out of the room.

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#40 Episode 158

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John and Marlena show up at Abe's after hearing the news about Lexie. While there they get the news that the charges against Will have been dropped. John is surprised by the news that Will is gay but when he sees Will later he tells him how proud he is of him. Melanie nearly escapes when Andrew returns and forces her back into the room. Gabi steers Chad away from contacting Melanie. Celeste insists that Cameron stay away from Abby.

Cast & Chracters

The highest rated episode of Days of Our Lives is "Thursday September 28, 2017" (S53E4) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 9 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Wednesday September 27, 2017" (S53E3) with a rating of 4.40.

This episode received 9 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Thursday September 28, 2017" (S53E4) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 9 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Wednesday September 27, 2017" (S53E3) with a rating of 4.40.

This episode received 9 votes.

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