Passions is an American television
soap opera created by writer
James E. Reilly. Produced by
NBC Studios, the series debuted July 5, 1999, on
NBC (replacing
Another World), and its final airdate on that network was September 7, 2007. The
direct broadcast satellite service
DirecTV picked up the series with new episodes airing on DirecTV-exclusive channel
The 101 starting September 17, 2007.
In December 2007, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for the series,
and the studio was unable to sell the show elsewhere.
The final episode aired on DirecTV on August 7, 2008.
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Passions follows the various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of
Harmony, a fictional
New England hamlet. Storylines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families — the
African American Russells,
Caucasian Cranes and
Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish
Lopez-Fitzgeralds — as well as the
supernatural including town witch
Tabitha Lenox.
During its NBC run,
Passions ran for 60 minutes every weekday (excluding some holidays). After the move to DirecTV, the schedule was shortened to four days a week (Monday through Thursday) plus weekend marathon encores, then later three days a week (Monday through Wednesday) starting in January 2008 until the finale. The series was also available via online paid subscription from NBC within the United States
and on the paid cable
Super Channel in Canada.
