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General Hospital

General Hospital Intertitle
Alternate titlesGH
Creator(s)Frank and Doris Hursley
Country of originFlag of the United States United States
No. In Motion pictures an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of filmed printed text edited into the midst of (i Frank M Hursley ( November 21 1902 &ndash February 3 1989) and Doris Hursley ( September 29 1898 &ndash May The United States of America —commonly referred to as the  of episodes11,583 (as of June 13, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s)Jill Farren Phelps
Head writer(s)Robert Guza Jr.
DistributorABC
Running time60 minutes
(45 minutes from July 26, 1976 – December 30, 1977)
(30 minutes from April 1, 1963 – July 23, 1976)
Broadcast
Original channelABC , SOAPnet
Premiere dateApril 1, 1963
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IMDb profile
TV.com summary

General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is the longest-running ABC Daytime American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company television network. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "JFP" can also refer to the Journal of Functional Programming. Robert Guza Jr (born 1951) is an American television writer and producer and currently holds the position as Head Writer on the long running ABC Daytime Soap The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American Cable television channel Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC Daytime (ABC-D is a programming block on the ABC Network. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. It is also the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West and Sunset-Gower Studios).

Set in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York, General Hospital debuted on April 1, 1963, the same day that rival network NBC launched its own medical daytime drama, The Doctors. Port Charles New York is the fictional setting of the ABC Daytime Soap operas General Hospital and its now cancelled spin-off Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The Doctors was a Soap opera which aired on NBC from April 1 1963 to December 31 1982 The show originally aired for a half-hour until the network expanded it to the unusual length of 45 minutes in 1976, and then to a full hour in 1978. The serial was created by soap writers Frank and Doris Hursley, a husband-and-wife team. Frank M Hursley ( November 21 1902 &ndash February 3 1989) and Doris Hursley ( September 29 1898 &ndash May

General Hospital is credited for starting several trends in the soap opera genre in the 1980s, most notably that of the fast-paced action-adventure plotlines that were remarkably different from the more traditional domestic and social issues that had been the sole focus of most soap operas during the previous decades. In 2003, when GH was celebrating its 40th anniversary, TV Guide named it "The Greatest Soap Opera of All Time. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming " In addition, GH was also named as one of Time magazine's "Top 100 Television Shows of All Time. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and "

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Show history

Main article: History of General Hospital

Launched in 1963, the show's storylines revolve around the fictional city of Port Charles, New York, and the staff at its General Hospital. History of General Hospital refers to the long-running American Soap opera General Hospital. Port Charles is a daytime Soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2 1997 to October 3 2003. Initially focusing on the romances of the hospital staff, storylines branched out to cover relationships of various families such as the Hardys, the Webbers, the Spencers, the wealthy Quartermaines, and the noble Cassadines. General Hospital popularized the concept of the soap opera supercouple, with Luke and Laura. A supercouple (also known as a power couple or dynamic duo) is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or Luke Spencer and Laura Webber Spencer are Fictional characters and the signature Supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital Their wedding was the most watched event in daytime serial history. Other storylines have followed an action-adventure format, with con artists and mafia bosses, spies and corporate intrigue, and travel to far-off lands, but nearly all stories have some connection to either an injury or illness at the Hospital, or one of the doctors or nurses who work there.

Cast

See also: List of General Hospital cast members
See also: List of General Hospital characters

General Hospital has made a name for itself for bringing back fan favorites, sometimes decades after their original appearance. This is a list of General Hospital cast members. Cast Current cast members Recurring cast members Comings and goings This is a list of major characters that appear (or have appeared on the ABC Soap opera General Hospital. Over the years, such performers as Jane Elliot, Vanessa Marcil, David Lewis, Kin Shriner, Genie Francis, Anthony Geary, Jack Wagner, Tyler Christopher, Tristan Rogers, Emma Samms, Finola Hughes, Kimberly McCullough, Rick Springfield, and Sarah Brown have returned to the show. Jane Elliot (born January 17, 1947, New York New York) is an Emmy award-winning American actress. Vanessa Marcil (born October 15, 1968) is an American Actress known for her roles in the long-running Soap opera General David Lewis ( October 19, 1916 – December 11, 2000) was an American Actor, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Kin Shriner (born December 6, 1953) is an American Actor, best known for playing Scott Baldwin on both daytime serials General Hospital Genie Francis (born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 in Englewood New Jersey, USA is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Anthony Geary (born May 29 1947 in Coalville Utah) is an American Actor. Jack Wagner may refer to Jack Wagner (screenwriter (1891&ndash1965 Jack Wagner (announcer (1925&ndash1995 an announcer for Disney Tyler Christopher (born Tyler Christopher Baker on November 11 1972 in Joliet Illinois, U Tristan Rogers (born June 3 1946 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian - American Actor. Emma Samms (born Emma Samuelson on 28 August 1960 is a British Television Actress. Finola Hughes (born 29 October, 1960 in London) is an English actress and Author of Irish and Italian Kimberly Anne McCullough (born March 5, 1978) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress dancer and director Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter Sarah Joy Brown (born February 18, 1975) is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Carly Corinthos on the American Several current storylines involve characters that are the fictional children of older characters, and the actors who played the original characters are sometimes brought back to play the parents or grandparents.

As one example, Kimberly McCullough was the child actress who in the 1980s played Robin Scorpio, the daughter of jet-setting spies Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). Kimberly Anne McCullough (born March 5, 1978) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress dancer and director Dr Robin Scorpio (born Soltini) is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera General Hospital and a main Protaganist Robert Xavier Scorpio is a Fictional character on the popular ABC Soap opera General Hospital. Tristan Rogers (born June 3 1946 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian - American Actor. Anna Devane (previously Scorpio, Lavery, and Hayward) is a Fictional character on the ABC soap operas General Hospital Finola Hughes (born 29 October, 1960 in London) is an English actress and Author of Irish and Italian In October 2005, McCullough returned to her role, this time as a grown-up Robin who had finished medical school and was now working at General Hospital. Her storyline was interwoven with that of Dr. Noah Drake, who was played by rock star Rick Springfield for four episodes, after an absence since 1983. Dr Noah Drake is a Fictional character on the popular ABC Soap opera, General Hospital. Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian American Songwriter The return proved popular, and he is now on recurring status. Noah's return also allowed for a new character, his son Dr. Patrick Drake (played by Jason Thompson), who has a striking resemblance to Springfield. Dr Patrick Drake is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera General Hospital and a main Protaganist in both seasons Jason Craig Thompson is a Canadian Actor born November 20, 1976 in St

Another major return occurred on January 27, 2006, when the presumed dead Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) returned to Port Charles. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Xavier Scorpio is a Fictional character on the popular ABC Soap opera General Hospital. Tristan Rogers (born June 3 1946 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian - American Actor. His beloved wife Holly Sutton Scorpio (played by Emma Samms) also returned in February 2006. Holly Sutton is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, General Hospital. Emma Samms (born Emma Samuelson on 28 August 1960 is a British Television Actress.

John Ingle, who played Edward Quartermaine, left his role at Days of our Lives to return to General Hospital. John Ingle (born May 7, 1928) is an American Actor known for his role as evil patriarch Edward Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama Edward Quartermaine is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, General Hospital. Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United After a contract dispute, he was briefly replaced by Jed Allan in 2004, but Allan was not as popular with the fans (stating that he was the "wrong Edward" for the tribute to Lila Quartermaine and her portrayer, Anna Lee), and Ingle returned to the role in April 2006. Jed Allan (born Jed Allan Brown on March 1, 1937) is an American Actor.

One of the biggest announcements was in June 2006, when it was learned that Genie Francis would return to the role of Laura Spencer. Genie Francis (born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 in Englewood New Jersey, USA is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Laura Spencer (née Webber; previously Baldwin and Cassadine) is a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, Francis returned to the show for six weeks, for the 25th celebration of Luke and Laura's wedding. Luke Spencer and Laura Webber Spencer are Fictional characters and the signature Supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital She started on October 26, with Laura being brought out of a catatonic state with an experimental medicine. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Catatonic is a syndrome of psychic and motoric-disturbances In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association On November 16, Luke and Laura remarried, and a few weeks later Francis again departed. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published The storyline explained this by saying that Laura's medicine was only temporary, as she would return to Shadybrook back into a catatonic state on November 22, though she still remains a presence in the show. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Laura charged her daughter, Lulu Spencer (Julie Marie Berman), with trying to prove Laura's innocence of killing Rick Webber. Lesley Lu "Lulu" Spencer is a Fictional character (born on-screen August 8, 1994, Sorased to age 17 in 2005 on the ABC Julie Marie Berman (born on November 3, 1983 in Los Angeles California) is an Emmy -nominated American actress Rick Webber was a Fictional character on the ABC Soap opera, General Hospital.

It was then later revealed that Scott Baldwin (who has returned to the show) was actually the one guilty of killing Rick Webber. However, Lulu has yet to announce it in fear of destroying her father when he realizes that he caused Laura's catatonia when he told her that she killed Rick Webber.

Another major announcement was in December 2007, when it was learned that Sarah Brown (ex-Carly) would return to the show as a member of the Zacchara crime family, Claudia Zacchara. Sarah Joy Brown (born February 18, 1975) is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Carly Corinthos on the American This is a list of major characters that appear (or have appeared on the ABC Soap opera General Hospital. She began airing on January 31, 2008. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Also, for Robin Scorpio's recent pregnancy storyline, Finola Hughes has returned as Robin's globe-trotting mama, Anna Devane, horrified at the fact that she is a soon-to-be grandma(the G-word). Finola Hughes (born 29 October, 1960 in London) is an English actress and Author of Irish and Italian Although it is simply a visit, the GH writing team is trying to keep her on longer than planned.

In May 2008 it was announced that Rick Springfield will be reprising his role of Dr. Noah Drake for three months.

Budget

As of January 2007, the show has a 1. 35 million dollar weekly budget or 270,000 per episode budget.

Title sequence

Since the series' debut in 1963, General Hospital has had only five opening title sequences and theme songs. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals

During 1963-1967, the ABC announcer says "GENERAL HOSPITAL. . . brought to you by [product name]", when the show moved to color in 1967, until circa early 1970s, announcer Ed Chandler would say, "GENERAL HOSPITAL in color". During the end of each scene just seconds before commercial break, Chandler would say "We'll return to GENERAL HOSPITAL in just a moment"; that announcement was phased out in the early 1970s. During 1973 to 1976, Chandler would simply say "General Hospital".

For the closing sequence, Chandler's original line from late 1963-circa 1970s was, "This is Ed Chandler inviting you to tune in tomorrow (Monday) and every weekday for GENERAL HOSPITAL". It was changed during circa 1973, to "This is Ed Chandler inviting you to tune in every day, Monday through Friday for GENERAL HOSPITAL. " This spiel was used until July 1976. Since 1976, the only show announcements are the daily sponsor tags by ABC staff announcers ("General Hospital, brought to you by. . . "), that until the late 1990s immediately preceded the title at the end of the opening sequence. Currently, these announcements are done on network bumpers after the first scene. Mid-program breaks featured no voiceover announcements from 1976-1996, but from 1996-1999 had various GH cast members saying "General Hospital will continue in just a moment. " Also, from late 1996 to September 1999, various cast members (but most often Ingo Rademacher) would introduce next-episode previews off camera. Ingo Rademacher (born April 22, 1971, in Iserlohn-Letmathe, West Germany; raised in Australia) is a television actor Since the fall of 1999, mid-bumpers and previews have been done on network graphics.


April 1, 1963 - November 22, 1963		Original Black and White

In the early episodes of 1963, General Hospital used a scene of doctors and nurses in the hospital, which then freezes and turns into a negative image, with the title appearing in the Craw Clarendon Condensed font (which remained the same until 1993). Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Accompanying this was a delightful, rather expansive piano piece by Kip Walton.


November 25, 1963 - April 11, 1975		The Definitive First Decade & Transition to Color

Around late 1963 to 1975 after the prologue, the background faded to black, with "GENERAL HOSPITAL" in the Craw Clarendon Condensed font. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A revised version of the original theme, also by Kip Walton, came into place at that time. When the show moved to color in October 1967, the background changed to blue; it was used the same for the closing sequence. The closing had carded credits on most days, with a scrolling long crawl with full cast on Fridays, all in the same font as the title, and against the black, then blue backgrounds. This package was used until circa 1975.


April 14, 1975 - March 31, 1993		The Speeding Ambulance

The exterior shot of the hospital in the opening and ending credits is the General Hospital of the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, located just east of Downtown Los Angeles. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) This shot was used from circa 1975 to 1993, and remained relatively unchanged between those years. The sequence's theme song was led prominently by George Wright's piano theme from no later than April 1975 until July 23, 1976, with the ambulance entering the hospital, then the show's title zooms towards us. Then, on July 26, 1976, the theme music was changed to Autumn Breeze by Jack Urbont, with the horns throughout the opening sequence (the 1975 opening sequence remains the same, and the lettering of the show's title was smaller). It is one of the longest running soap opera theme/visuals in history, with only the 1970-1990 theme/visuals of All My Children and Days of our Lives' 1972-93 package ahead of it. All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United The sequence was used until the last episode of General Hospital with the Autumn Breeze theme aired on March 31, 1993. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

The closing credits during this long era were done over nearly the same exterior of the LA County-USC, the main difference here being a blue-sky/cloud visual, as opposed to the opening having a clear, sunny sky. Occasionally a closer pan of the hospital was used, but it became more common in the early 1980s and was used almost exclusively from 1983 until 1993. The Craw Clarendon Condensed credits continued the tradition of carding dayplayers one at a time on most days, with the actors' name on top, the "as" on the middle line and character name below. On Fridays or during special storylines, a long crawl credits format also remained. Copyright notice first appeared at the end of all episodes in 1980. With the major ending sequence modernization in 1983, the end credits became smaller, the carded dayplayer setup now used the long-crawl formatting with the actors' name followed by periods, with character below, and the copyright notice used a new font combo to finally include "All Rights Reserved" below it.


April 1, 1993 - August 27, 2004		Faces of the Heart

Wendy Riche made her most visible change as she decided to retire the long-running 1976 opening in favor of something new. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dave Koz ( March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist. Because they look and sound similar Koz often draws comparisons to another well-known Wendy Riche is a critically-acclaimed American television producer The new opening, Faces Of The Heart by Dave Koz, debuted at the beginning of the first episode on April 1, 1993 that marked General Hospital's thirtieth anniversary. Dave Koz ( March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist. Because they look and sound similar Koz often draws comparisons to another well-known Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The theme begins with a heartbeat rhythm played on a bass guitar as we dissolve to a shot of an ambulance. That, in turn, dissolves into a tinted, letterboxed view of the exterior of the LA County-USC Medical Center. This is followed by a series of video headshots of all the contract cast members, either solo or in pairs, against a black background. After every few clips, there is an action clip from the show. At the end of the sequence, we go back to the letterboxed, tinted hospital exterior and the title of the show in Goudy Bold type. For the 32nd Anniversary week in April 1995, the theme was remixed with a longer version with a reprise at the end, also the cast montage had a major update, which several cast members received new footage and new Puerto Rico actions scenes were added. On April 1, 2003, the show's 40th anniversary, the characters’ first names were added to the opening. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

For awhile, the end credits remained in the same Craw Clarendon Condensed type used in past years. Now, however, the long crawl was done over stills from that day's episode. The "beauty shot" stills continued in the fall of 1993 when the end credit font was changed to match the typeface of the new General Hospital logo. From March 1996 to September 1999, each end credit segment was done in smaller lettering on a separate card for each still. The separate card setup is still used in the end titles shown on SoapNet rebroadcasts, but the credits are done over a shot of the hospital.


August 30, 2004 - Present		Sirens

During the May 2004 sweeps, ABC Daytime began a significant re-branding process. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ABC Daytime (ABC-D is a programming block on the ABC Network. New graphics and new promotional bumpers were created, and the visuals in the new promos were incorporated into new openings that were unveiled on all three ABC soaps in subsequent weeks. On August 30, 2004, GH unveiled a new opening that incorporated many of the character visuals used in a new set of ABC Daytime promos and bumpers that debuted in May 2004. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The nods to the show’s past seem quite minimal in this new opening as we get only an extremely brief glimpse of an ambulance and an almost equally brief upward pan of the hospital exterior. This new opening sequence ends with a shot of the male cast members clad in tuxedos and posing against a white background, with Anthony Geary walking out of the shot, followed by the title of the show. Anthony Geary (born May 29 1947 in Coalville Utah) is an American Actor. The title appears in white letters in a single line across the screen against a black background, which is framed by letterboxing.

Main crew members

Executive producers and head writers


Main article: List of General Hospital crew

Executive producers

Head writers

Awards

Daytime Emmys

2008 Pre-nominations list

Outstanding Lead Actor: Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, and Anthony Geary Outstanding Lead Actress: Nancy Lee Grahn, Megan Ward, and Laura Wright Outstanding Supporting Actor: Bradford Anderson, Rick Hearst, and Sebastian Roche Supporting Actress: Rebecca Herbst, Carolyn Hennesy, and Kimberly McCullough Outstanding Younger Actor: Dylan Cash and Josh Duhon Outstanding Younger Actress: Julie Marie Berman and Kirsten Storms

Winners: Drama series and acting categories

•Drama Series: 1981, 1984 (Gloria Monty), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 (Wendy Riche), 2005, 2006 (Jill Farren Phelps). Patricia Falken Smith ( January 21 1926 &ndash May 19 2001) was a Television writer, most famous for her stints as Head writer Margaret DePriest is an American daytime serial Writer. She began her career as an actress both onstage and on television Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas Eileen Pollock and Robert Mason Pollock are married American television Screenwriters and producers best known as writers on the long-running 1980s series Eileen Pollock and Robert Mason Pollock are married American television Screenwriters and producers best known as writers on the long-running 1980s series Richard Holland or Richard de Holande (fl 1450 Scottish writer author of the Buke of the Howlat, was secretary or Chaplain to Archibald Frank M Hursley ( November 21 1902 &ndash February 3 1989) and Doris Hursley ( September 29 1898 &ndash May Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Steve Burton may refer to Steve Burton (actor Steve Burton (footballer born 1982 from Kingston-upon-Hull Yorkshire England Tyler Christopher (born Tyler Christopher Baker on November 11 1972 in Joliet Illinois, U Anthony Geary (born May 29 1947 in Coalville Utah) is an American Actor. Nancy Lee Grahn (born April 28, 1958 in Skokie Illinois) is an American actress who has starred in such soap operas as Megan Marie Ward (born September 24, 1969 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress best known for her numerous credits in Laura Wright (born Laura Sisk on September 11 1970 in Clinton Maryland) is an American actress. Bradford William Anderson (born September 21 1979) is an American Actor best known for his role as the young hacker criminal Rick Hearst (born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965 in Howard Beach New York, U } Sebastian Roché (born August 4, 1964) is a French Actor. Biography Roché was born in Paris, France Rebecca Herbst (born May 12, 1977 in Encino, California) is an American Actress, best known for playing nurse Carolyn Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American Actress known for a recurring role on the television program Dawson's Creek and Kimberly Anne McCullough (born March 5, 1978) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress dancer and director Dylan Cash (born November 30, 1994) is an American Child actor known for his contract role as Michael Corinthos on ABC's Josh Duhon (born August 27 1984) is an American Actor. He was born Joshua Wilson Duhon in McKinney Texas and stands 6' Julie Marie Berman (born on November 3, 1983 in Los Angeles California) is an Emmy -nominated American actress Kirsten Renee Storms (born April 8 1984 in Orlando Florida) is an American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Belle" Black Gloria Monty ( August 12, 1921 - March 30, 2006) was an American TV producer working primarily in the field of daytime Wendy Riche is a critically-acclaimed American television producer "JFP" can also refer to the Journal of Functional Programming.

•Lead Actor: Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer) 1982, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006; Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) 2003

•Lead Actress: Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) 1991;

•Supporting Actor: Peter Hansen (Lee Baldwin) 1979; David Lewis (Edward Quartermaine) 1982; Gerald Anthony (Marco Dane) 1993; Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) 1998; Stuart Damon (Alan Quartermaine) 1999; Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing) 2004, 2007

•Supporting Actress: Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) 1981; Rena Sofer (Lois Cerullo) 1995; Sarah Brown (Carly Benson) 2000; Vanessa Marcil (Brenda Barrett), 2003; Natalia Livingston (Emily Quartermaine), 2005; Genie Francis (Laura Spencer), 2007

•Younger Actor: Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer) 1995, 1998, 1999; Jacob Young (Lucky Spencer) 2002; Chad Brannon (Zander Smith) 2004

•Younger Actress: Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio) 1989, 1996; Sarah Brown (Carly Benson) 1997, 1998;

Other categories

Directors Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

Ratings/scheduling history

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During the 1960s, General Hospital earned decent ratings against the likes of To Tell the Truth and The Secret Storm on CBS, but there was a decline as the 1970s came, especially when NBC's Another World became highly popular; for two years, it also faced CBS' The Price is Right, already a major hit. To Tell the Truth is an American Television Game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson - Todman The Secret Storm was a Soap opera which aired on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Widely Known Facts The Price Is Right is an American Television Game show that is currently owned by the FremantleMedia After continued mediocrity in the Nielsen ratings, ABC was prepared to cancel General Hospital, but decided to give it a second chance when it expanded the show to a full hour, from an experimental 45 minutes. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. However, the expansion came with an ultimatum to the producers that they had six months to improve the show's ratings. Gloria Monty was hired as executive producer, and on her first day, she spent an extra $100,000 re-taping four episodes. Gloria Monty ( August 12, 1921 - March 30, 2006) was an American TV producer working primarily in the field of daytime A miracle occurred and thanks to Monty, the show became the most watched daytime drama by 1979, marking a rare instance of a daytime serial's comeback from near-extinction. During the wedding of Luke and Laura Spencer on November 16, 1981, about 30 million people tuned in to watch them exchange vows and be cursed by Elizabeth Taylor's Helena Cassadine (later played by Constance Towers). Luke Spencer and Laura Webber Spencer are Fictional characters and the signature Supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Helena Cassadine is a Fictional character on the American Soap opera General Hospital. Constance Towers (born 20 May 1933) is an American Singer and Actress.

From 1979 to 1988, General Hospital remained number one in the ratings, competing against two low-rated soaps on NBC -- Texas and Santa Barbara -- and the long-running Guiding Light (GL) over on CBS (although, it should be noted, that for a brief period in the middle of 1984, Guiding Light experienced a renaissance and became the #1 soap, dethroning General Hospital from the top ratings spot, thanks to well-regarded storylines written by then-GL head writer Pam Long). The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Texas (sometimes called Another World in Texas and later Texas The New Generation) was a daytime Soap opera which aired on NBC from Santa Barbara was an American decade long and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in United States on NBC Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975 or simply GL) is an Emmy award winning American Television CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Pamela K Long is an American actress and Writer, most known for her stints writing the CBS Daytime Soap opera Guiding Light For the most part, however, General Hospital continued to triumph, even after the departure of popular actors Anthony Geary and Genie Francis in the mid-1980s. Anthony Geary (born May 29 1947 in Coalville Utah) is an American Actor. Genie Francis (born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 in Englewood New Jersey, USA is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Although The Young and the Restless took General Hospital's place as the highest-rated serial in 1989, General Hospital continued to maintain excellent ratings. The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26

Daytime History: Highest Rated Week (November 16 - November 20, 1981) (Household Ratings- Nielsen Media Research)

Position/SerialHousehold Rating(Time Slot) NetworkMillions of Viewers
1/General Hospital16. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 0(3-4pm) ABC30
2/All My Children10. 2(1-2pm) ABC13. 9
3/One Life To Live10. 2(2-3pm) ABC13. 7
4/Guiding Light7. 9(3-4pm) CBS8. 3

1995 Daytime Serial Ratings

Position/SerialAvg. Millions of Viewers (Per Episode)
1/The Young And The Restless7. 155
3/General Hospital5. 343

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Cultural impact

The popularity of General Hospital has caused it be parodied or referred to in other mainstream programs. For example, in the early 1960s, some episodes of GH were featured as "shorts" during the fourth season of the parody show Mystery Science Theater 3000. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced GH was also parodied/homaged in the song General Hospi-Tale by The Afternoon Delights, and in the film Tootsie, which took place among the cast and crew of a fictional soap opera program. The Afternoon Delights was a Boston -based vocal studio Quartet, including Rebecca Hall Janet Powell Robalee Barnes and Suzanne Boucher Tootsie is a 1982 Comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile Actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to In the FOX medical drama House, Dr. House enjoys General Hospital and watches it constantly. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 Gregory House, MD, is a Fictional character and Protagonist of the American Medical drama House. In the season three episode, Half-Wit, House hides his blood test results under the name, "Luke N. " Half-Wit " is the fifteenth episode of the third season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on March 6, 2007 Laura", referencing GH's legendary supercouple.

Spinoffs

The success of the long-running soap opera has spawned one daytime spinoff in the U.S., a primetime spinoff in the U.K., and a primetime spinoff in the U.S.

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General Hospital (UK TV series) (1972-1979), which did not feature any characters from the American show, but was modeled after its format. General Hospital was a British daytime Soap opera produced by ATV which ran on ITV from 1972 to 1979 It started as a half-hour program broadcast in the afternoons, which was unusual for UK serials that normally aired in primetime. In 1975 it was expanded to an hour-long format and moved to Friday evenings.

Port Charles

Port Charles (1997-2003) was a daytime drama that initially featured interns in a competitive medical school program, and was known for having more action actually in the hospital than General Hospital itself. Port Charles is a daytime Soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2 1997 to October 3 2003. Port Charles is a daytime Soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2 1997 to October 3 2003. As the show evolved, it tended more towards gothic intrigue, including supernatural elements such as vampires and life after death. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Life After Death (Originally titled "Life After Death'Till Death Do Us Part" is the Grammy -nominated second album by East Coast rapper It also switched formats from an open-ended daytime serial, to 13-week story arcs known as "books", similar to Spanish telenovelas. A telenovela is a limited-run Television serial Melodrama of the type made famous in Latin America.

General Hospital: Night Shift

General Hospital: Night Shift (2007) is the second American primetime spinoff of a daytime drama (the first being Our Private World, a spinoff of As the World Turns). General Hospital Night Shift is an American Prime time serial that first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12 2007 to October General Hospital Night Shift is an American Prime time serial that first aired on SOAPnet for a 13-episode run from July 12 2007 to October Our Private World is an American serial It was the first prime-time spin-off from a daytime soap (the number one daytime soap opera at the time As the As the World Turns ( ATWT) is an American television Soap opera that airs each weekday on CBS. It aired from July 12, 2007 - October 4, 2007 on SOAPnet, a cable channel. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. SOAPnet (stylized from 2000 to 2002 as SoapNet) is an American Cable television channel According to a SOAPnet spokesperson, Night Shift "will delve deeper into the relationships, friendships and medical cases seen at the hospital. " During the months leading up to Night Shift's debut, it was stated several times that GH and Night Shift's storylines would be separate, such as Steve Burton's Jason was in police custody on GH, but was not on NS. Steve Burton may refer to Steve Burton (actor Steve Burton (footballer born 1982 from Kingston-upon-Hull Yorkshire England Jason Morgan (Born Quartermaine) is a Fictional character and the current main Protagonist on the ABC Soap opera, General However, after Night Shift aired its season 1 finale, most NS storylines were mentioned on GH.

ABC Daytime and SOAPnet President Brian Frons announced during a December 2007 interview with TV Guide's Michael Logan that there will be a second season of Night Shift. Brian Frons is an American television executive who holds a Master of Science degree inCommunications from Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the However, "Frons says he won't repeat the mistakes of Season 1, when plots didn't sync up with those on the mother ship. (Maxie, dying on one show, was a very busy slut on the other. ) Frons admits the spin-off 'put a big strain on the GH team. ' He'll bring in a new set of writers and producers to handle Season 2. "

Several characters specifically created for Night Shift either debuted on GH, or later made the move. These include the following:

Boniadi became a contracted cast member on GH in October 2007. Amanda Baker (born December 22, 1979 in Mount Pleasant South Carolina) is an American Actress. Nazanin Boniadi ( Persian: نازنین بنیادی pronounced Naa-za-neen Bon-yaadi) born May 22 1980 in Tehran, Iran is a British Leyla Mir is a Fictional character that premiered on the SOAPnet drama series General Hospital Night Shift, and has crossed over into Dominic Rains (born Amin Nazemzadeh on 1 March 1982 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian - American Actor Cody Paul is a Fictional character on the SOAPnet drama series General Hospital Night Shift. Cody Paul is a Fictional character on the SOAPnet drama series General Hospital Night Shift. Nazanin Boniadi ( Persian: نازنین بنیادی pronounced Naa-za-neen Bon-yaadi) born May 22 1980 in Tehran, Iran is a British

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