General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network. It is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, having been taped at The Prospect Studios (formerly ABC Television Center West) and the Sunset-Gower Studios, as well as the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. General Hospital also holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 10 wins.
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. General Hospital originally aired for a half-hour, until the network expanded it to 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.
Show history
Launched in 1963, the show initially focused on the lives of the staff at Port Charles General Hospital. Storylines ultimately branched out to cover the relationships of various Port Charles families. General Hospital popularized the concept of the soap opera supercouple in the with characters Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Their 1981 wedding was the most watched event in daytime serial history.[1] The series also pioneered action-adventure storylines in the 1980s, which helped keep General Hospital as the highest-rated daytime drama from 1979 to 1988.
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