- Network: ABC
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Summary:
General Hospital, the Emmy Award-Winning drama series hailed by critics as the 'The Greatest Soap Opera of All Time', recently celebrated 45 years of broadcasting.
The tradition of passion, intrigue, and adventure takes place in the fictional town of Port Charles, set in upstate New York. The glamour and excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in this familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves, and fortunes of beloved, well-known faces. And, as always, love and danger continue to abound whether on the docks, in the ER, at brownstones, or trespassing on Quartermaine property with contemporary storylines and unforgettable characters.
In the past several years, General Hospital has been praised by national organizations for elevating the public awareness of several important social issues. It has received three SHINE awards for its continued contribution to the awareness of sexual responsibility. The Ryan White Foundation presented its 1996 Ryan's Angels Award to "General Hospital" for the moving and thorough examination of HIV/AIDS through the characters of Robin, Stone, and the Nurses' Ball. The show was further honored by the American Red Cross for its HIV/AIDS-related storylines. Several other prestigious awards have been bestowed upon "General Hospital" for confronting sexual child abuse, organ donation, and other social issues as well.
The program inspired Port Charles, the spin-off series that premiered in June 1997, and ended October 2003. In 2007 the 3rd spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift premiered which revolves around the interns and the doctors working the night shift at the hospital. GH has had lots of movie and tv stars (and those in the making) over the years such as Demi Moore, Jack Wagner, Vanessa Marcil, Elizabeth Taylor, Ricky Martin, Rick Springfield, John Stamos, among others, as well as other soap opera stars.
General Hospital is the longest-running dramatic serial on the ABC Network, and is the longest-running daytime drama produced on the West Coast. In May of 2000, General Hospital made Daytime Emmy history as the only Daytime drama to ever receive the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama series a record seven times, marking the show's fifth win in six years (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000). It had also garnered the Emmy Award as Outstanding Daytime Drama Series in 1980-81 and 1983-84. In the 40th Anniversary Special Edition of TV Guide, General Hospital was hailed as the...
Details
| Network: | ABC |
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| Genre(s): | Drama, Soap |
| Seasons: | 61, 60, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55, 54, 53, 52, 52, 51, 51, 50, 50, 49, 49, 48, 48, 47, 47, 46, 46, 45, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Robin Christopher | Skye Chandler-Quartermaine |
| Robin Christopher | Skye Chandler-Quartermaine |
| Maurice Benard | Sonny Corinthos Jr. |
| Maurice Benard | Sonny Corinthos Jr. |
| Jane Elliot | Tracy Quartermaine |
| Rick Hearst | Ric Lansing |
| Rick Hearst | Ric Lansing (2002-) |
| Greg Vaughan | Lucky Spencer |
| Greg Vaughan | Lucky Spencer Jr. |
| Kirsten Storms | Maxie Jones |
| Kirsten Storms | Maxie Jones (2005-) |
| Kirsten Storms | Maxie Jones (2005-) |
| John Ingle | Edward Quartermaine |
| Ted King | Lorenzo Alcazar |
| Sarah Brown | Claudia Zacchara |
| Megan Ward | Kate Howard |
| Megan Ward | Kate Howard (2007-) |
| Nancy Lee Grahn | Alexis Davis |
| Nancy Lee Grahn | Alexis Davis (1997-) |
| Julie Berman | Lulu Spencer |
| Julie Berman | Lulu Spencer (2005-) |
| Jacklyn Zeman | Bobbie Spencer |
| Scott Clifton | Dillon Quartermaine |
| Tyler Christopher | Nikolas Cassadine |
| Tyler Christopher | Nikolas Cassadine (#1) (1996-1999; 2003-) / Connor Bishop (2004-2005) |
| Stuart Damon | Dr. Alan Quartermaine |
| Steve Burton | Jason Morgan |
| Steve Burton | Jason Morgan (1991-2000; 2001; 2002-) |
| Kent Masters King | Dr. Lainey Winters |
| Kent Masters King | Lainey Winters |
| Rebecca Herbst | Elizabeth Webber |
| Rebecca Herbst | Elizabeth Webber Spencer |
| Leslie Charleson | Dr. Monica Quartermaine |
| Leslie Charleson | Monica Bard Quartermaine |
| Kimberly McCullough | Dr. Robin Scorpio |
| Kimberly McCullough | Robin Scorpio |
| Kelly Monaco | Sam McCall |
| Kelly Monaco | Sam McCall (2003-) |
| John J. York | Mac Scorpio |
| John J. York | Mac Scorpio (1991-) / James Meadows (1997-1998) |
| Laura Wright | Carly Jacks |
| Laura Wright | Carly Jacks |
| Laura Wright | Carly Jacks |
| Jason Thompson | Dr. Patrick Drake |
| Josh Duhon | Logan Hayes |
| Josh Duhon | Logan Hayes (2007-) |
| Ingo Rademacher | Jasper Jacks |
| Ingo Rademacher | Jax Jacks |
| Ingo Rademacher | Jax Jacks |
| Ingo Rademacher | Jax Jacks |
| Dylan Cash | Michael Corinthos |
| Dylan Cash | Michael Corinthos III (2005-) |
| Dylan Cash | Michael Corinthos III (2005-) |
| Jason Gerhardt | Cooper Barrett |
| Jason Gerhardt | Cooper Barrett (2007-) |
| Brandon Barash | Johnny Zacchara |
| Bradford Anderson | Damian Spinelli |
| Bradford Anderson | Damien Spinelli (2007-) |
| Bradford Anderson | Damien Spinelli (2007-) |
| Lindze Letherman | Georgie Jones |
| Lindze Letherman | Georgie Jones (2002-) |
| Anthony Geary | Luke Spencer |
| Natalia Livingston | Emily Bowen Quartermaine (#2) (2003-) |
| Natalia Livingston | Emily Quartermaine |
| Natalia Livingston | Emily Quartermaine |
| Sebastian Roché | Jerry Jacks |
| Sebastian Roché | Jerry Jacks (#2) (2007-) |
| Angel M. Wainwright | Regina Thompson |
| Nazanin Boniadi | Leyla Mir |
| Claire Coffee | Nadine Crowell |
| Sonya Eddy | Epiphany Johnson |
| Jason Thompson (II) | Dr. Patrick Drake |
| Jason Thompson (II) | Patrick Drake |
