Claim: Jensen Ackles is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady in Days of Our Lives in 2007.
Evidence: He is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady in Days of Our Lives , which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations , as well as Alec/X5 -494 in Dark Angel and Jason Teague in Smallville.
Days of Our Lives aired its 10,000 th episode on February 21 , 2005 , and its 12,000 th episode aired on January 11 , 2013.
In February 2016 , the soap received a one-year renewal through 2017 , with the option of an additional year by NBC.
It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world , airing nearly every weekday since November 8 , 1965.