Passions is an awar-winningAmerican television soap opera created by veteran writer James E. Reilly. The series debuted on NBC July 5, 1999 (replacing Another World), and its last airdate on NBC was September 7, 2007. DirecTV then picked up the series with new episodes airing on DirecTV-exclusive channel The 101 starting September 17, 2007. However, DirecTV has decided to not renew its contract for the series with NBC and NBC was unable to find a new home for the show. The final episode is scheduled to air August 11, 2008.