Here is a look at the breakdown of what makes up each episode of "Days of Our Lives" for the 58 minutes, 20 seconds that it is on each day. As you can see below, if you are watching live, it's best to take a quick break after act three (3:32 break) and act five (3:02 break).
EPISODE BREAKDOWN
ACT TEASER
Opening Title.....................:32
Commercial Position # 1...2:03
ACT ONE
Commercial Position # 2...2:03
NBC Promo.........................:30
ACT TWO
Commercial Position # 3....2:03
ACT THREE
Commercial Position # 4...2:03
Hour Glass Insert................:12
Local Station Break..........1:27
ACT FOUR
Commercial Position # 5...2:03
ACT FIVE
Commercial Position # 6...2:32
NBC Promo.........................:30
ACT SIX
Commercial Position # 7...2:03
ACT SEVEN
Next Episode Preview.........:20
Credits.................................:30
Corday/Sony Logos.............:05
TOTALS
New Episode content.......................39 minutes, 24 seconds
Commercial content.........................17 minutes, 17 seconds
Title/Insert/Preview/Credits/Logos.......1 minute, 39 seconds
COMBINED TOTAL............................58 minutes, 20 seconds