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Passions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. Specific concerns may be found on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.(October 2007) For other uses, see Passion. Passions Creator(s) James E. Reilly Senior cast member(s) Galen Gering Lindsay Hartley Liza Huber James Hyde Ben Masters Juliet Mills Tracey Ross Eva Tamargo Kim Johnston Ulrich McKenzie Westmore No. of episodes NBC: 2,075 DirecTV: 063 (January 4, 2008)[1] Production Executive producer(s) Lisa de Cazotte Head writer(s) James E. Reilly Running time 60 minutes with commercials, roughly 37 minutes without commercials Broadcast Original channel NBC (1999-2007) DirecTV (2007-2008) Premiere date July 5, 1999 (NBC) September 17, 2007 (DirecTV) Passions is an American television soap opera created by James E. Reilly. It debuted on NBC on July 5, 1999 (replacing Another World), and its final airdate on NBC was September 7, 2007. The series began airing new episodes on DirecTV-exclusive channel The 101 on September 17, 2007.[2] The show follows the various romantic and supernatural adventures of the residents of Harmony, a fictional New England hamlet. Originally Passions centered largely around horror-oriented themes, but now routinely uses drama and comedy instead. Though plagued since its inception by low overall Nielsen Ratings, Passions has historically been top-rated in key demographics.[3] The series was not renewed by NBC for a full ninth season in 2007 as a result of the network's decision to extend its morning news and talk show Today to a fourth hour.[4] Satellite provider DirecTV soon picked up the series, and began airing new episodes on its original-programming channel The 101 in September 2007.[5] The series runs Monday to Thursday at 2 pm ET/11 am PT, with repeats airing on the weekends. As announced in May 2007, most principal cast members had been signed for the series' continuing season on DirecTV.[6] On July 3, 2007 is was reported that new Canadian premium television service SuperChannel will air Passions in Canada when the channel launches in October 2007.[7] DirecTV also announced on September 27, 2007 that Passions will be made available online at NBC.com for a monthly fee.[8] In early December 2007, Variety, and various stars of the show[9][10] confirmed that DirecTV has decided not to renew the show for a tenth season. The cast and crew have gone into an extended holiday hiatus during January, and will resume filming in February. Production will continue until March 28, 2008 and new episodes of Passions will air throughout August 2008. The show will also be reduced from four episodes per week to three. According to Variety Passions may find a new home on Oxygen Television or even as an Internet-based sudser.