General Hospital: Summary
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- Airs Next:ABC at Weekdays 3:00 PM (60 min.)
- Status:Returning Series
- Premiered:April 1, 1963
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 "All-Time Best Daytime Soap."
General Hospital was created by Frank and Doris Hursley. General Hospital currently airs Monday-Friday (3:00-4:00 p.m., ET; & 2:00-3:00 p.m., PT) on the ABC Television Network. GH also reruns current episodes at 10pm, 3am, and 10am-as well as a weekend marathon on SOAPnet, the 24 hour Soap Opera Network. 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...
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Sonny finds out that Olivia and moves quickly to rescue her from the coffee house. Sasha tells her boss that the retaliation is going smoothly and assures him that that girl who called the police is being taken care of. Sasha's men wait outside Sam's apartment waiting for Maxie to leave so they can jump her. Epiphany notices that Elizabeth is still reeling after her night with Jason that didn't happen. Patrick prepares to take Robin home, but is nervous about something happening so he's extra cautious, Epiphany is glad that he'll finally be out of her hair. Maxie asks Sam if there's anything between her and Jason, Sam says that he only did to get her away from Jerry before the freighter exploded. Carly tells Jax that she's contesting the divorce, Diane then begins to tell Jax the reason he was a terrible husband. Lucky comes in and Maxie learns that he and Sam never broke and was together all along. Jason arrives and sees that Sonny managed to get Olivia out of the burning building. Nadine runs into Nikolas in the park, saving her a trip to Wyndermere saying to keep him from being deported and that she'll marry him. Johnny tells Claudia to stay out his business when it comes to Lulu, Claudia then threatens to tell everybody the truth about what really happened to Logan that night. Nikolas is flattered that Nadine would consider marrying him, but she's willing to go through with it. Robin sees that Patrick is being careful as she sees that he's driving way under the speed limit. Jason tells Sonny that he's not going to fight back against the retalation. Kate tells Carly that she and Sonny are over and that he's all hers, she then gets a call from Epiphany saying that Olivia is being treated for smoke inhalation. Jason instructs Spinelli to do some research on those Russian tattoos and who's doing this, and then instructs Cody to take them down. Maxie is attacked in the park. Sonny tells Olivia that she shouldn't lie to her son about her condition. Kate overhears Sonny and Olivia talking in her hospital room. Spinelli finds Maxie unconscious in the park after she was attacked by thugs.
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Awards gala for the pre-primetime set also recognizes Tyra, Rachael Ray.
- 06/23/08 12:46 PM
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Soap cleans up with four awards.
- 05/01/06 3:17 PM
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After a five-year absence, Kimberly McCullough will return to General Hospital in a reprisal of her role as Robin Scorpio.
- 08/26/05 5:27 PM
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- Corey YoungWalt Benson (1987-1989)
- David GrohD.L. Brock (1983-1985)
- David LewisEdward Quartermaine (#1) (1978-1989; 1991-1993)
- John IngleEdward Quartermaine (#2) (1993-2004; 2006-)
- Demi MooreJackie Templeton (1982-1983) (photos)
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I have NEVER and would never of even thought about watching a soap opera. And the only reason I even gave this one a shot is because I saw that John J. York was in it. I watch it and...Where the hell is he??!!! So... ...Continue »
- The Bottom Line: "Guilty pleasure"08/28/08 10:39am | report abuse
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General Hospital, a daytime soap opera airing on Abc at 3:00 pm and Soap net at 10:00 pm. Whether the soap's story lines are about Mob boss Sonny and his ex wife Carly with jax. Or The very rich Quartermaines, it has the reputation that abc loves. ...Continue »
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The tradition of passion, intrigue, and adventure takes place in the town of Port Charles. The excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in this familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves, and well-known faces. ...Continue »
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