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| Passions | |
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| Genre | Soap opera Fantasy drama Comedy drama |
| Created by | James E. Reilly |
| Written by | James E. Reilly (Head writer) |
| Starring | Passions cast list |
| Theme music composer | John Henry Kreitler |
| Opening theme | "Breathe" by Jane French |
| Ending theme | "Breathe" (instrumental) by Jane French |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 2,231[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lisa de Cazotte |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Outpost Farm Productions NBC Studios (1999–2004) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2008) Universal Media Studios (2007–2008) DirecTV Original Entertainment (2007–2008) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 5, 1999 – September 7, 2007 |
| Network | The 101 Network |
| Release | September 17, 2007 – August 7, 2008 |
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Passions is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, Passions follows the lives, loves and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony, a small town in New England with many secrets.
Storylines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families: the African-American Russells, the white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds. The series also features supernatural elements, which focus mainly on town witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills) and her doll-come-to-life, Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans).
NBC cancelled Passions on January 16, 2007.[2] The series was subsequently picked up by DirecTV. The series aired its final episode on NBC on September 7, 2007, with new episodes continuing on DirectTV's 101 Network starting on September 17.[3] In December 2007, just months after picking up the series, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for Passions, and the studio was subsequently unable to sell the series elsewhere.[4][5][6][7] The final episode was broadcast in August 2008.[8] As of 2024, Passions is the last daytime television soap opera created for American network television.[9][10]
- ^ "Passions episode recaps". NBC.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "NBC cancels 'Passions'". Variety.com. 17 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "NBC'S Passions to work its magic on DIRECTV viewers with all new episodes beginning September 17". NBC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
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tvseriesfinalewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Adalian, Josef (2008-03-31). "NBC squashes Passions chances". Variety. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Passions: After 10 Years, the Supernatural Soap Ends, part one". 9 August 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "The Early Life and History of Soap Operas". Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Alexander, Brenda (2020-02-20). "'Passions:' An Update On The Stars From Of The Lopez-Fitzgerald Family Of The Soap Opera". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-03-11.