General Hospital

General Hospital

General Hospital is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour serial, its running time was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and again to a full hour on January 16, 1978. Set in a hospital in the city of Port Charles, New York, General Hospital originally starred John Beradino and Emily McLaughlin; both actors stayed with the show until their deaths in 1996 and 1991, respectively. They were joined a year later by Rachel Ames who made her most recent appearance in 2015. The show is taped at the Prospect Studios in Los Angeles, California. General Hospital was the second soap to air on ABC after the short-lived Road to Reality. In 1964, a sister soap was created for General Hospital, The Young Marrieds; it ran for two years and was canceled because of low ratings.

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• Entity:  Television

• Genre:  Soap Opera
• Created by:  Frank & Doris Hursley
• Written by:  Elizabeth Korte And, Chris Van Etten
• Starring:  Present Cast, Past Cast
• Theme music composer:  Jack Urbont, Paul Glass, Steve Hopkins
• Country of origin:  United States
• Original language(s):  English
• No. of episodes:  16,000
• Executive producer(s):  Frank Valentini (2012–Present), (And Others)
• Location(s):  The Prospect Studios, Los Angeles, California
• Camera setup:  Multi-Camera
• Running time:  30 Minutes (1963–1976), 45 Minutes (1976–1978), 60 Minutes (1978–Present)
• Production company(s):  Selmur Productions (1963–1968), American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (Since 1968)
• Original network:  Abc
• Related shows:  General Hospital: Night Shift, Port Charles, The Young Marrieds, All My Children, The City, Loving, One Life To Live, Ryan's Hope, What If...
• Wikidata description:  American Television Soap Opera
• Wikidata label:  General Hospital
• Wikidata aliases:  General Hospital, Gh

• Related Topics:  General Hospital Category, Daytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Drama Series Winners, Television Series By Selmur Productions, Television Series About Organized Crime, American Television Soap Operas, Television Series By Disney–Abc Domestic Television, 2000S American Drama Television Series