I know you didn't mean to, skiman, but thanks a lot for completely turning my great day on its ear and RUINING it, lol.

This is awful.

I'm encouraged, though, by all the support that fans have shown on the "Extra" site.

I've been skimming the page and it seems that the OVERWHELMING majority of the comments seem to be in favor of keeping the show. A considerable number also suggest ditching the "Today" show, lol.

Honestly, four hours? That's what "Today" would expand to, right?

That's ridiculous.

To further complicate matters, why would it be necessary to cancel "Passions?" In my market, the show comes on THREE HOURS after "Today"'s last hour. It makes no sense.

NBC, you should seriously get over yourselves.

No one is going to want to watch a fourth hour of "Today."

Want proof?

"Later Today."

No, it wasn't exactly "Today," but it showed that no one cared to stick around another hour for anything labeled "Today," didn't it?!

The idiocy of this network kills me.

I must agree with some viewers, though: NBC should demand that JER wrap every storyline he has and start new ones, speed the show up and pull a "Hogan" -- which, ironically, 10 years ago, might have been considered pulling a JER!

Walks over to Jsf and extends his hand.... Let's pray

I hope Passions is cancelled ...

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I guess it's that time of the season again.....for Passions cancellation rumours.

It happens every year, so I'm not worrying for now.

The announcement for renewal (or cancellation) should happen in the summer like every year. Until then there's no point of worrying.

Toups, normally I enjoy your optimism, but this time I must intervene.

We usually don't have MAINSTREAM media outlets picking up on these rumors, and they usually don't come from 'insiders' at the net.

Usually it's disgruntled "Another World" fans who enjoy ticking off 'Pash' fans.

So, I am worried. NBC could be this stupid.

People believe that DAYS would hurt if they were the only soap on the air. I don't think that's true. DAYS tops the charts of what NBC usually goes for (or went for) and that is 12-17 girls. I think the show would be fine as the only soap, although I wish they would create a new soap opera, a more serious one, not some cheap crap like Passions.

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I am going to stay positive!

NBC can not be stupid enough to allow this

I've never said this before(and I hope I don't eat my words later) but ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING?!

Who WANTS an Extra Hour of TODAY?! No one is hankering for an extra hour of this show. If the choice was between four hours of TODAY and PASSIONS, I'd renew PASSIONS to it's 20th Anniversiary before I would EVER choose a fourth hour of TODAY. This is just too much of a good thing. And who is gonna stick around for the fourth hour? No doubt NBC's Hollaback Girl, Natalie Morales(who should have gotten Katie's job to begin with, but I love ya Meredith!) and probably Ann Curry(because she has nothing else better to do than read the news in her serious, monotonous tone).

In a perfect world, PASSIONS would be replaced with another soap ASAP! But, since NBC is too chickenshit to spend the money to launch a new soap, I'd rather have PASSIONS stay on the air and annoy the hell out of me with its existence.

DAYS on NBC is DONE(I repeat, DONE!) if PASSIONS is cancelled. Affiliates in bigger markets see daytime soaps(especially low-rated soaps) as a problem. With NBC cancelling PASSIONS, what is to stop the O&O stations from screwing over DAYS by refusing to air it and, instead, using a syndicated NBC Property in it's place(i.e. ELLEN, MEGAN, et. al.). A one soap lineup will be hard to sell to an affiliate alone. And, you're crazy if you think otherwise!

Corday better be shopping for a new home for DAYS.

This news SUCKS. I would usually be happy for ANY PASSIONS cancellation rumors, but for a pointless fourth hour of TODAY?!

May I say "bravo!" to EVERY WORD of your flipping post, bellcurve!!!

And about the "Today" personalities who would stick around? The estrogen-filled lineup you proposed? It's BASICALLY "Later Today," which FAILIED MISERABLY in, what, 1999?

NBC, you've already tried this, LOSERS.

It didn't work then.

It's not going to work now.

Just move JER.

Make him write.

stick the same guns to him that you clearly did with Corday.

Renew the show but make hefty demands about wrapping up storylines and heck, even say that storylines can't last for longer than (insert time here). YOU'RE the network. TAKE CONTROL of "Passions." FORCE JER TO DO THIS SHOW JUSTICE.

HAVE BALLS, NBC!

You're a WHIMP if you pull this rumored easy-way-out.

Is that what you want to be?

Huh?

WHIMP?

WHIMPY, WHIMP, WHIMP, WHIMP?

WHIMP!!!$@#$@#$@#$@#$!#%$#^%^%^$%t^%^^^%^

Walks over to Jsf and extends his hand.... Let's pray

Takes Rick's hand, holds it tight.

"Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name..."

I am going to stay positive!

NBC can not be stupid enough to allow this

One would hope...it's just that stupid 'insider' that's bothering me.

And must I draw a freakin' banner for NBC to see?

REMEMBER "LATER TODAY," YOU IDIOTS?!!!!

It's pretty much the SAME THING.

The idea ALREADY FAILED.

For the record: I was a longtime AW fan, but I merely switched to ATWT when AW ended. I think if NBC hadn't pissed off that AW contingent, PSSN's ratings might have been a bit higher. I know of a lot of people who refused to watch for that reason. Whatever, I guess.

I wonder what the soap's rating would have been like had it been programmed at 3pm.

As for the show itself, I wonder what a new headwriter could do with it. JER as creative consultant (I know, I know, an oxymoron), perhaps?

One would hope...it's just that stupid 'insider' that's bothering me.

And must I draw a freakin' banner for NBC to see?

REMEMBER "LATER TODAY," YOU IDIOTS?!!!!

It's pretty much the SAME THING.

The idea ALREADY FAILED.

Not to mention a FOURTH hour? I could see an optional hour for the affiliates, but the NBC station here airs Rachael Ray at 10. I doubt they'd want to move it to the afternoon, although I think it'd be perfect 4pm competition for Oprah.

I have been watching Passions since it's very first episode that aired on July 5, 1999. I watch this show daily.

I am very shocked that there are some people in this thread that are happy that Passions could be cancelled just because they don't like the storylines.

Passions cancellation means that NBC is giving up on the soap opera genre. They are not adding a brand new soap. They are cancelling a soap to make room for a fourth hour to their daily morning show (NBC's Today).

Passions possible cancellation is also not good news for "Days of Our Lives" fans. It's been said many times by former NBC Daytime vice-president Sheraton Kalouria that you can't have a soap block with just one soap. This means that "Days" could eventually get cancelled when it's current contract runs out.

I don't know why NBC is adding yet another hour to the Today show. This just only upset affiliates who would rather have that hour for syndicated shows that bring in more money. It's bad enough that they have three hours of their morning show when ABC and CBS are still at two hours for their morning shows.

One would hope...it's just that stupid 'insider' that's bothering me.

And must I draw a freakin' banner for NBC to see?

REMEMBER "LATER TODAY," YOU IDIOTS?!!!!

It's pretty much the SAME THING.

The idea ALREADY FAILED.

I remember that show...with Florence Henderson...aka Dr. Flo!

What I don't understand is why would they need to cancel Passions which comes on at 2pm for a show that would run from 9am-10am.

Probably something about afffiliates and the number of hours network programming that airs.

I'm just still trying to figure out who would want to watch TODAY at that late of an hour? I guess if NBC cancels DAYS, they will add a fifth hour of TODAY. Isn't this was MSNBC was created for?

I hope NBC goes the Dumont way if/when they get rid of all their soaps. NBC without DAYS is pointless television. In daytime and primetime.

Ugh, this won't be good news for Days. A one soap lineup? We're screwed! The only hope is that the fourth hour of "Today" will be a flop and NBC will bring on a new soap pretty quickly. Otherwise, Days is probably screeeeewed.

Unless NBC plans on developing telenovelas for daytime or syndication(and I HIGHLY doubt it, given the lackluster numbers for MyNetworkTV), the network will probably give that hour back to the affiliates if Fourth-Hour TODAY flops.

I wonder if there is a clause in DAYS's contract that states if PASSIONS is cancelled, then DAYS could be at any time? If PASSIONS is cancelled, I don't see the affiliates wanting to air DAYS when they can fill the hour with JERRY SPRINGER, MAURY, or sitcom reruns(which, in their opinion, is more profitable and stable as a lineup). The affiliates will not want to air DAYS until its contract is up in March of 2008(or whenever its up). If they have the slightest feeling NBC is washing their hands of soaps, they will refuse to air DAYS.

SUNSET BEACH, anyone?! Even after AW was cancelled and BEACH was granted the reprieve, NBC affiliates(and, I believe some of them were O&O's) dropped BEACH shortly after PASSIONS aired, because instead of looking for a BEACH replacement mid-season(which is tough on affiliates because there is hardly ever any syndicated programming that is launched mid-season), they decided to replace it immediately. I bet anything the network put out feelers to the affiliates to let them know that they may need to seek a replacement for BEACH, which led to the massive affiliate-dropping the show.

NBC proved how evil it was in 1999. I wouldn't put it past them at ALL.

Start up your letter-writing campaigns ASAP.

Frons will salivate over acquiring DAYS for ABC, but the key to a successful network jump is that audiences have to know you moved. If they don't, odds are you're screwed. DAYS's future may not be as bleak depending on if the show jumps networks(and I believe it can happen, as long as Corday relenquishes control of the show to Frons, and odds are, he may/may not).

And about the "Today" personalities who would stick around? The estrogen-filled lineup you proposed? It's BASICALLY "Later Today," which FAILIED MISERABLY in, what, 1999?

NBC, you've already tried this, LOSERS.

It didn't work then.

It's not going to work now.

YEP! Agreed 1000%.

I bet they move Meredith to the Fourth Hour for a VIEW or REGIS AND KELLY ripoff show(since R&K would be the competition in the Eastern Time Zone. In the Central, THE VIEW would be the fourth-hour competiton).

I can't sleep AT ALL. I'm much too worked up over this.

I seriously think these idiots are forgetting about "Later Today." It's the SAME THING, people!!!

I honestly can not see what The Today Show could possibly fill four hours with every day unless they incorporate Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator for an entire half hour every day.

Still, I can't say I'm surprised that Passions might be getting the axe. The numbers aren't the best, the writing in the last year-2 years has been its worst and even at its best, Passions gets criticized.

So if the day has finally come, I will be sad, but not surprised. JER for some reason can harness the show's amazing potential and run with it. Instead he sees the two roads diverged in the narrow wood and decides to go off and make his own road through thorny bushes and poison ivy.