As we all know by now, Global is cancelling Passions in September. It has no plans to continue to air the show when it moves to DirecTV.

This means we have to help our soap find a new Canadian network!!

Go to http://www.nbc.com/Footer/Contact_Us/ and click the drop-down menu and select Passions. Please email NBC and demand that they find a new Canadian broadcaster for Passions. Make it clear that we are a hugely loyal, dedicated fanbase, and Passions will lose us if we can no longer watch our show.

Please do what you can to support Passions! We don't want to miss it when it continues on DirecTV...remember, DirecTV isn't offered in Canada, so if Passions is not sold to another Canadian network, we will have to resort to torrents and stealing satellite signals to see our show.

Please email NBC now!! http://www.nbc.com/Footer/Contact_Us/

the NBC television network will not be able to help you get a new canadian distributor for the show. The broadcast network doesn't share in the revenus of foreign broadcasts. The owners and production company do. And NBC Universal and NBC TV are not the same. And they're not going to force someone in Canada to broadcast the show.

If you are wanting Passions to air in Canada, you will need to focus on potential Canadian distributors. Like CTV. Or Chum Television. Or some cable outlet. You need to get someone up here interested enough to pick up the show.

Edited May 3, 200718 yr by Drew

Ok, help me, Drew!!

I emailed ChumTV and asked them to consider Passions for one of its stations, such as CityTV, Space, or MuchMusic.

What other networks should we try to get Passions on?

CTV originally had it, but traded it with Global for General Hospital. I wouldn't think they'd be interested in it again. It doesn't seem to fit with their daytime B&B and GH block.

I would think your best bet would be Chum, paired with AMC and OLTL on the NewNet/A Channel local stations.

I'm working on Chum, and I encourage ALL CANADIAN FANS to email [email protected] and suggest PASSIONS as a series they should pick up.

How about Showcase? According to Bubbles from TPB they don't take the swears out.

Glabal seems the best bet. If they don't pick it up, it's done in Canada.

I don't see CHUM taking it, especially soon when it will be owned by CTVglobemedia which runs CTV. CTV did air it after AW went off but traded it with Global for GH since Global had a monopoloy on daytime in Canada. At one point Global aired Y&R, DOOL and GH; after the CTV deal in exchange for PSNS, they were able to pick up ATWT and GL for its second channel, CH but ATWT moved to Global immediately after it won the 2001 emmy.

Anyway, Showcase doesn't really have the budget, even for PSNS. Also, Showcase is a specialty channel so the ratings will be significantly lower that Global.

How about Showcase? According to Bubbles from TPB they don't take the swears out.

Showcase is the second tier free-porn channel.

Despite Muchmusic going all MTV-like since my junior high days, I seriously doubt it'll ever pick up Passions. I think Global would be the show's best bet. But considering that it's airing three other soaps (Days, ATWT, and Y&R), I don't think they'll feel a great if they dump Passions for good.

Well, if CHUM takes porn, they'll take PSNS. The acting is just as good! Try there!!

Spiritual Junkie, Mr. Brightside, Global is dumping Passions. That's why I've launched this campaign in the first place, because Passions needs a new home in Canada!

RionPassions, I know. So basically that means that Passions is done in Canada. I just can't think of any other station that would want to pick them up at this point.

RionPassions, I know. So basically that means that Passions is done in Canada. I just can't think of any other station that would want to pick them up at this point.

That's a bad attitude. We have to do everything in our power to save our favourite show! If you're not with us, you're against us.

Haha...yeah, I suppose it is. I don't necessarily want Passions done in Canada but I can't say I care one way or the other. I was thinking that maybe CH could pick the show up since they already air GL (and Y&R in some cities) but someone just said they're going to be owned by CTV now?

Are we sure that Global is cancelling Passions?

SpiritualJunkie, CH is owned by Global, its the CHUM channels that are going to be owned by CTVglobemedia (CTV). Here's the Canadian broadcasting media breakdown:

CBC (owned by the government): no soaps except for British imports like "Coronation Street".

CTV (owned by CTVglobemedia): B&B and GH. Used to air AW until its cancellation in '99. AW was Canada's #1 soap until its cancellation it was very big in the 70s/80s. Had PSNS until 2000.

Global (owned by CanWest Global): ATWT and day aheads of Y&R, DOOL and PSNS in most markets.

CH (owned by CanWest Global): GL but does air "same day" Y&R in the West market.

CityTV/A-Channel (owned by CHUM; CTVgm has placed a bid to purchase CHUM Ltd but is waiting approval. In event of purchase, CTVgm is said to keep CityTV and sell the A-Channels): AMC and OLTL...they've been airing AMC a lot longer than OLTL, OLTL was picked up after it won the emmy for best show a few years ago.

Also we do have a channel called NTV from the east which is known as "Canada's Superstation"...despite the horrible graphics, it does offer day aheads of Y&R and DOOL earlier in the day and they also air Passions. They mostly run the Global daytime programming with the excpetion of ATWT...but I bet when PSNS leaves, they'll fill the slot with ATWT since its the same timeslot.

Port Charles appears to be the only modern soap to not be simulcast on a Canadian network. Sunset Beach would air on CH in 90s with ATWT (before the move to Global after the CH purchase and emmy win).

So to recap:

CBC: Corontation Street

CTV: Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital

Global: Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives, As The World Turns, Passions

CH: Guiding Light (w/ Y&R in west)

CHUM: All My Children, One Life To Live