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| Genre | Soap opera |
| 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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 2,331 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lisa de Cazotte |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Outpost Farm Productions NBC Studios (1999–2004) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–2007) Universal Media Studios (2007–2008) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (1999–2007) The 101 Network (2007–2008) |
| Picture format | 4.3 480i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release |
NBC Television July 5, 1999 – September 7, 2007 Direct TV September 17, 2007 – August 7, 2008 |
Passions is an American television soap opera that began airing on NBC on July 5, 1999 and finished its run on The 101 Network on 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. Storylines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families: the African American Russells, the Caucasian Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds. The series also featured supernatural elements, which focuses mainly on town witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills) and her doll-come-to life, Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans).
NBC cancelled Passions in January 2007, and the series was subsequently picked up by direct-broadcast satellite paid subscription television service 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. 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. The final episode was broadcast in August 2008. As of 2016, Passions is the last daytime television soap opera created for American network television.
Passions debuted in 1999 with major fanfare. Creator Reilly had been credited for a large surge in the ratings for Days of Our Lives years before, thanks to innovative storylines like that of heroine Dr. Marlena Evans being possessed by Satan that drew new viewers, but also tended to alienate stalwart fans. With Passions, Reilly was able to start with a blank slate and no pre-existing fan base to please. The series replaced the long-running Proctor & Gamble-produced serial Another World, which ended a 35-year run in June 1999, on NBC's daytime schedule.
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