“Days of Our Lives” has been airing on NBC for more than 55 years.
“DOOL” has changed a lot over the decades.
Of course, one of the biggest changes that the show has ever undergone is the episode length.

However, that wasn’t always the case.
In fact, when the soap opera premiered in 1965, the episodes were only 30 minutes long.
The change to an hour-long show didn’t occur until ten years later in 1975.

That it’s more involved and that the scenes play better," she said.