Sheridan later adopts the name Diana after a boating accident that results in amnesia. Sheridan also has a similar accident in the same Paris tunnel, and speaks to a "guardian Angel Diana" who urges her to fight to survive, which drew considerable controversy. In the early days of the show, Passions heroine Sheridan Crane is identified as a close friend of Diana, Princess of Wales soon Sheridan recalls speaking to Diana on the phone immediately prior to the 1997 car accident in which Diana was killed. With Passions, Reilly was able to start with a blank slate and no pre-existing fan base to please. Marlena Evans being possessed by Satan that drew new viewers, but also tended to alienate stalwart fans. 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. Passions debuted in 1999 with major fanfare. ![]() Due to the decline of the soap opera format, as of 2016, Passions is the last new daytime soap opera to debut on a broadcast TV network. The final episode aired on DirecTV on August 7, 2008. In December 2007, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for the series, and the studio was unable to sell the show elsewhere. The show aired its final NBC episode on September 7, 2007, with new episodes continuing on DirectTV's 101 Network starting September 17, 2007. NBC canceled Passions in January 2007, and the series was subsequently picked up by direct-broadcast satellite service DirecTV. Story-lines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families - the African American Russells, white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds - as well as the supernatural, including town witch Tabitha Lenox and her doll-come-to life, Timmy. Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony. Passions is an American Soap opera which aired on NBC from Jto Septemand on The 101 Network from Septemto August 7, 2008.
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