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General Hospital
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Network ABC, SOAPnet
Creator(s) Frank Hursley, Doris Hursley
Executive Producer(s) Jill Farren Phelps
Head Writer Robert Guza Jr.
Michele Val Jean
Mary Sue Price
Susan Wald
Distributor ABC
Running time 60 minutes
(30 minutes from 1963 to 1976; 45 minutes 1976-1977)
Premiere date April 1, 1963
Alternate titles GH
U.S. daytime soap operas
currently on the air:
All My Children
As the World Turns
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of our Lives
General Hospital
Guiding Light
One Life to Live
Passions
The Young and the Restless
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General Hospital is the longest-running daytime American soap opera on the American Broadcasting Company television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera 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 (often merely GH to its fans) debuted on April 1, 1963, the same day that rival network NBC launched its own medical soap opera, The Doctors. 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.

General Hospital is credited for starting several trends in the soap opera genre in the 1980s, most notably that of the supercouple and 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 the show celebrated its 40th anniversary, TV Guide named it "The Greatest Soap Opera Of All Time."

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[edit] Show History

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

This section mainly deals with offscreen goings on. For a more detailed look at the show's storylines, please refer to History Of General Hospital

[edit] The Early Years (1963-1969)

The first stories were mainly set at a hospital in Port Charles, a fictional New York town, and revolved around manly Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino) and his friend, Nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin). Steve was Chief of Internal Medicine on the hospital's seventh floor and dedicated his life to healing and caring for the sick, ably assisted by Nurse Jessie. Jessie's turbulent marriage to the much-younger Dr. Phil Brewer (originally portrayed by Roy Thinnes; lastly by Martin West) was the center of many early storylines. Over the years, Phil became renowned for his philandering, with Jessie constantly forgiving her errant husband for his affairs. The seemingly never-ending cycle of separation and reconciliation between the two finally ended in 1974, when Dr. Phil Brewer was murdered.

Another nurse, Lucille March (Lucille Wall), brought her sister, flight attendant Audrey March (Rachel Ames) to town; slowly but surely, she romanced Dr. Hardy, eventually marrying him three times. While there was no overt tension, Jessie was disappointed as there had always been an air of sexual tension between her and Steve. It was never acted upon, as they remained close friends until Jessie (and actress Emily McLaughlin) died in 1991. Steve Hardy himself died five years later when his portrayer, John Beradino, died in 1996.

[edit] Facing Cancellation (1970-1977)

The show was glacially paced and low-rated in the earlier years, except for one relatively high-rated and fast-paced plot in 1971. In this storyline, Audrey was accused of murdering her son's babysitter and General Hospital was briefly elevated to the number one position, beating longtime ratings giant As the World Turns. However, the success was short-lived. Due to relatively easygoing choices in storyline, the show almost always lost out to rival medical soap The Doctors, which was considered by many to be more daring. Although TIME magazine noted that the acting performances were decent, an article on the soap genre, in 1976, panned General Hospital's minimal budget for settings and props,"calling it "not unlike a high school production," and noted that the serial's only saving grace was in the form of Dr. Lesley Williams (Denise Alexander).

Faced with cancellation threats in 1978, ABC executives brought on Gloria Monty as Executive Producer. Monty had much experience in the genre from directing The Secret Storm for years. Under her tutelage, and the headwriting stints of Douglas Marland (who created longtime staples the Quartermaine family and Bobbie Spencer and Luke Spencer) and Pat Falken Smith, General Hospital bounced back from the brink and subsequently became the highest-rated American soap opera from 1979 to 1988. Monty stayed as Executive Producer until 1987, only to return briefly from 1991 to 1992, in a widely panned tenure during which she was accused of no longer being in touch with the daytime audience. Monty was replaced with the equally controversial Wendy Riche.

[edit] The Golden Age (1978-1989)

Luke and Laura, still from General Hospital.

When Douglas Marland objected to a planned storyline that had called for the virtuous Lesley Webber to cheat on her husband with David Hamilton, Marland was challenged to come up with an even better idea. As a result, Lesley rejected David's advances and the enraged suitor began sleeping with her sixteen-year-old daughter Laura Webber (Genie Francis) instead. This torrid affair culminated in Laura killing her older lover after discovering that he was only using her to get back at her mother. This storyline was successful and as a result, Laura became a major focus of the show. Laura's subsequent storyline, a love triangle involving her, Scotty Baldwin, and Bobbie Spencer, was also a success, but soon the success of both stories would be overshadowed by a phenomenon that very few expected, when Laura crossed paths with Bobbie's brother Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary).

The supercouple pairing of Luke and Laura would eventually become the most popular storyline in GH's history, and possibly soap opera history as well. Their wedding on November 16, 1981 was watched by over 30 million people, making it the highest-rated episode of a soap opera in television history. They were so popular even movie star Elizabeth Taylor wanted in on the action, she guest-starred as Helena Cassadine and adorned People Weekly magazine with Anthony Geary. Luke and Laura's relationship was not without some controversy, as Luke had raped Laura in 1979. Laura was traumatized and went to counseling, but after her popularity with Luke flourished, she claimed the rape was "seduction." In 1998 the issue was revisited and Laura finally admitted to herself that Luke had raped her.

The show has also created other supercouple pairings in the form of Robert Scorpio and Holly Sutton (Tristan Rogers and Emma Samms) as well as Duke Lavery and Anna Devane (Ian Buchanan and Finola Hughes), and Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings (Jack Wagner and Kristina Wagner). The show's focus began to drift away from the original hospital setting onto a series of action/adventure plots, most of which were highly successful with the show's audience.

During this period, General Hospital also became known to feature plots that have been widely considered preposterous. For example, the town of Port Charles was going to be placed under a deep freeze by maniacal Mikkos Cassadine; luckily, Luke and Laura saved the town just in time. Several years later Robin Scorpio (Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane's daughter) befriended Casey Rogers, an alien from the planet Lumina.

The series also launched the media career of fitness instuctor Richard Simmons, who frequently appeared as himself.

[edit] A Time of Transition and the Second Golden Age (1990-1999)

In the 1990s, the show entered a transitional phase as the action/adventure storylines of the 1980s became less popular. During this period, the show lost major stars such as Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) and Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio), and the much-heralded return of Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer's identical cousin Bill Eckert in 1991 was seen as a failure.

Eventually, in 1993, Anthony Geary would reprise his famous role of Luke Spencer, along with Genie Francis who reprised her role as Luke's wife Laura Spencer. Along with the reprisal of Luke and Laura came the addition of their ten year old son, Lucky Spencer, played by newcomer Jonathan Jackson. In 1994, Anthony Geary and Genie Francis were invited to appear on an episode of Roseanne, as Luke and Laura. The couple would race through her house 'on the run', as Roseanne was a huge fan of General Hospital. In return, (Roseanne Arnold) and her then husband, (Tom Arnold) were invited to a storyline on General Hospital. Roseanne portraying Jennifer Smith, Luke's ex-love interest and daughter of Frank Smith.

The return of Luke and Laura marked the beginning of a creative renaissance for the show. Through the efforts of executive producer Wendy Riche and headwriter Claire Labine, the show gained critical acclaim for its sensitive handling of social issues, most notable of which were the heart transplant storyline which involved the death of eight-year-old BJ Jones (daughter of Dr. Tony Jones and nurse Bobbie Spencer) in a bus crash and the subsequent donation of her heart to her dying cousin Maxie Jones. Shortly afterwards, Dr. Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson) began a long battle with breast cancer, which led to her adopting Emily Bowen, a young girl who had been orphaned when her mother died of breast cancer.

General Hospital was also praised for yet another storyline in the form of the beautiful but tragic love story of teenagers Stone Cates (Michael Sutton) and Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough). After a struggle that lasted throughout most of 1995, Stone died from AIDS at the age of 19 and his death was followed by storylines in which 17 year old Robin had to deal with being HIV-positive as a result of her and Stone's relationship. The storyline got Sutton an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor and won MccCullogh an Outstanding Younger Actress Emmy.

Problems began to arise again around 1994 and 1995, when the show lost more than a million viewers. All the soaps lost ground at this time, but particular scrutiny was placed upon General Hospital for the succession of grim stories involving BJ, Monica, and Stone. As a result, they dropped plans to give Audrey Hardy Alzheimer's Disease. However, the show remained popular and a long-rumored spinoff (which was tentatively titled GH2) materialized in 1997 into the half-hour soap Port Charles.

From 1993 to 1997 the show produced what many consider the last major supercouple (in terms of popularity) on daytime television, in the form of mobster Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil). The hot couple's passion and heartbreak kept viewers glued to every episode like Luke and Laura did a decade before. Later, Brenda's relationship with corporate raider Jasper "Jax" Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) gave General Hospitalone of the hottest love triangle in the show's history. However, the departure of Vanessa Marcil in 1998 dealt the creative team at General Hospital a major blow.

The last major storyline of the 1990s occurred in 1998, with the revisit of Luke Spencer's (Anthony Geary) long ago rape of his now-wife Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). Headwriter Robert Guza Jr. decided that Luke and his son Lucky Spencer (Jonathan Jackson) needed to have a major wedge driven between them, and out of this came the idea that Lucky would find out that his father had raped his mother. The storyline also featured what many consider the last great young love story on the show; in the form of Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst). Lucky found Elizabeth, a victim of rape, in the park, and their close friendship eventually blossomed into a pure, powerful romance. They were known on the net as L&L2, in a homage to Lucky's parents. Lucky wanted nothing to do with his parents when his half-brother, Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher), revealed the rape. The ensuing storyline won Daytime Emmys for Jackson, Geary, the writers, the directors, and the show. The nine-minute monologue Luke deliverers to Lucky telling him about the night of the rape, without commercial interruption, is considered one of the greatest moments in soap opera history.

Robert Guza Jr., a former GH script writer, returned and became headwriter in 1996, and zeroed in on the mob and the popularity of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). Guza came and went several times during December 1997 through December 2000, then returned for good on June 13, 2002. Riche left in early 2001 and was replaced by Jill Farren Phelps.

[edit] The New Millennium (2000-Present)

At the beginning of the new millennium, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) would gain a new love interest in the form of Carly Benson (Sarah Brown) after previous efforts to pair him up after the departure of his longtime love interest Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil) who supposedly died in 1998, failed. The popularity of the Sonny and Carly coupling remained even after Carly's original portrayer, Sarah Brown left the show in 2001 and was replaced by Tamara Braun. Eventually though, the enormous amount of airtime that the duo (along with those in their immediate circle) received only served to polarize the audience. In particular, criticism was leveled at the amount of airtime that was devoted to the various mob storylines that these characters were involved in.

GH aired its 10,000th episode on April 17, 2002, with an episode that revolved around the show's only longest running cast member, Audrey Hardy (Rachel Ames), celebrating her 10,000th shift as a nurse at the hospital. The episode was notable for showcasing much of GH's long history in a series of clips and montages, but shortly afterwards, the show would soon be accused of forgetting its history and veteran characters.

Trouble had been brewing for quite some time (due to the increasing amount of focus on Sonny and the mob), but it really became apparent after the abrupt departure of Genie Francis (Laura Spencer) in 2002 under controversial circumstances, the re-writing of history that angered many viewers to faciliate Ms. Francis's exit. However, ratings remained stable after Francis' departure and even climbed because Vanessa Marcil returned as Brenda Barrett in a five-month stint which lasted into the early months of 2003.

In 2002, after more than 35 years, Rachel Ames, who played Audrey Hardy, was taken off contract and removed from the opening credits, angering many longtime viewers. Around the same time, Brad Maule (Tony Jones) and Shell Kepler (Amy Vining) were also taken off contract. In 2004 Anna Lee was moved to recurring status after 25 years as Lila Quartermaine (Lee died soon after and some fans held the show responsible). At the same time, John Ingle, who had played Lila's husband, was fired from the show after landing the role of Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives, and he was replaced by Jed Allan. Kin Shriner was also let go, despite the fact that he had been with the show on and off since 1977. Other characters, such as Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) and Felicia Jones (Kristina Wagner) became little more than extras, in spite of their years of popularity with fans.

In 2004, two important but sensationalised storylines took place that many fans had divided opinions on. The first being the Port Charles Hotel Fire, which saw the majority of the cast trapped in a burning inferno during frebruary sweeps. The second involved a masked serial killer terrorising the Quartermaine mansion for five episodes. The serial killer storyline took place while the Olympic Games were screening on rival channel NBC and was widely seen as an attempt to lure NBC soap fans who were not interested in the Olympics to watch General Hospital, particular as the serial killer storyline on General Hospital lampooned the recent serial killer storyline that had taken place on rival NBC soap Days of Our Lives.

2005 would end up being a year of change for General Hospital. After Tamara Braun left the series, the role of Carly was recast with former One Life to Live star, Jennifer Bransford. This move was not met well by fans. In May 2005, Kristina Wagner opted to leave the role of Felicia Jones because of scheduling conflicts with producers. She was replaced with former Another World star Sandra Ferguson. Maxie Jones was also recast with former Days of our Lives star Kirsten Storms taking over for Robyn Richards. These changes, as well as a succession of violent storylines that included Emily's rape by Connor and young Michael Corinthos apparently murdering his own father sent the ratings falling, so more changes were made. Just as she was becoming more popular with viewers, Jennifer Bransford was let go and replaced by former Guiding Light actress Laura Wright.

November sweeps saw a train wreck storyline and Reese Marshall (Kari Wuhrer) was the only major character to die in this storyline. Wuhrer, a relative newcomer to the show, having only joined in February 2005, was let go due to lacking storyline between stars Maurice Benard and Rick Hearst. Wuhrer later decided to sue for discrimination, claiming that her pregnancy was the cause of her dismissal. On a brighter note, the popular Kimberly McCullough returned as Robin Scorpio, and a guest appearance by former star Rick Springfield as Dr Noah Drake, quickly turned into a recurring role. The show later attempted its first gay storyline as Lucas Jones, played by Ben Hogestyn began to come out to his friends and family.

The train wreck storyline was followed three months later in February 2006, by a quarantine storyline where Port Charles fell victim to a mutated strain of encephalitis. The epidemic claimed the lives of long term characters, Dr Tony Jones Brad Maule and Courtney Matthews Alicia Leigh Willis before a cure was found. Sam's brother Danny also died in the episdemic, which led to Sam McCall learning that Alexis Davis was her biological mother, a storyline that has had numerous repercussions throughout most of the year.

General Hospital also returned to its roots as a series of medical storylines were incorporated into the drama, such as Sonny Corinthos' bipolar disorder, Patrick Drake's HIV scare, Lucky Spencer's pill addiction, Lulu Spencer's abortion and Alexis Davis' Lung Cancer. However the mob storylines that have dominated General Hospital for the past decade are also still very much of the drama. In addition to this, the producers continued to bring back several fan favourites back to show, as detailed below.

In the next coming days Lulu and Spinelli (the computer geek that Jason and Sam caught) will be held captave by Alcazars men. When Lulu figures that his men plans on killing them. Sonny and Jason's men hear screaming coming from the warehouse where Lulu and Spinelli are at and against Sonny's advice goes over there. When he gets there Lulu mistakenly hits him with a bottle. Spinelli escapes but Lulu stays with Jason until he wakes up. Ric lets Sam get out on bail so that she will bring him to Jason.

[edit] The Return of Fan Favorites

GH has made a name for itself for bringing back fan favorites. During the years, such performers as Jane Elliot, David Lewis, Kin Shriner, Genie Francis, Anthony Geary, Jack Wagner, Maurice Benard, Kimberly McCullough, and Steve Burton have returned to the show.

In October 2005, Kimberly McCullough returned to the role of Dr. Robin Scorpio and her return was accepted by fans. Robin quickly got involved in the frontburner storyline, which involved Robin's former lover, mobster Jason Morgan, having severe seizures. To further this storyline, rock star Rick Springfield was asked to return for four episodes. He returned for the role of Dr. Noah Drake, a role he hadn't played since 1983, Springfield eventually agreed to extend his stay and he was put on recurring status. The return of Noah also introduced a new character, his son Dr. Patrick Drake. Patrick's portrayer Jason Thompson has earned incredible success since he joined the show in December 2005.

The biggest return occurred on January 27, 2006, when the presumed dead Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) returned to Port Charles. Ever since Rogers left the show in 1992, their were rumors of his return every year. Rogers agreed to stay for February sweeps and the fan reaction was so big that Rogers joined the cast in April 2006. Although he hasn't signed a contract, Rogers is part of the cast.

One of the most welcomed returns was John Ingle, who left Days of our Lives to return to his role of Quartermaine family patriarch Edward Quartermaine. In 2003, producers of the show announced that Ingle would be bumped to recurring and he was outraged. After several fans wrote in letters, they offered Ingle a new contract, but he declined. In 2004, Jed Allan replaced Ingle. Allan wasn't very successful in the role and in April 2006, Ingle made his return to the show.

Another big return was Emma Samms as Holly Sutton. She returned to the show on February 20 to finish off February sweeps. Samms enjoyed her return so much, she came back again for May sweeps. She has stated she loves to do the show and will agree to do these small stints every few months. During May sweeps, Finola Hughes also returned for a week and than returned again in June 2006.

One of the biggest announcements in recent years occurred in June 2006, when it was announced that Genie Francis would return to the role of Laura Spencer. Francis will have a six-week stint for the 25th celebration of Luke and Laura's wedding. She started airing October 26th. On November 16th, Luke and Laura remarried. Laura's medicine was only temporary, as she would return to Shadybrook back into a catatonic state on November 22nd.

[edit] Title Sequence

Since the series' debut in 1963, General Hospital has had only four opening title sequences.

In the early years in 1963, General Hospital used a scene of doctors and nurses in the hospital, then it freezes and turns into a negative image, then the title appears in the Craw Clarendon Condensed font (which remained the same until 1993). Around late 1963 to 1973 after the prologue, the background faded to black, with "GENERAL HOSPITAL" in the Craw Clarendon Condensed font, but when the show moved to color in August 1967, the background changed to blue, it was used the same for the closing sequence. It was used until circa 1973.

During 1963-1967, the ABC announcer says "GENERAL HOSPITAL...brought to you by [product name]", when the show moved to color in 1967 till circa early 1970s, the announcer would say "GENERAL HOSPITAL in color". During the end of each scene just seconds before commercial break, the announcer would say "We'll return to GENERAL HOSPITAL in just a moment", that announcement phased out in circa early 1970s. During 1973 to 1976, the announcer would simply say "General Hospital". From late 1963-circa 1970s, announcer Ed Chandler would say "This is Ed Chandler inviting you to tune in tomorrow (Monday) and every weekday for GENERAL HOSPITAL", but it was changed during circa 1973 when he says "This is Ed Chandler inviting you to tune in every day, Monday through Friday for GENERAL HOSPITAL", it was used until July 1976.

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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. This shot was used from circa 1973 to 1993, and remained relatively unchanged between those years. The sequence's theme song was led prominently by George Wright's piano theme from circa 1973 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 1973 opening sequence remains the same, and the lettering of the show's title was smaller). This sequence was used until March 31, 1993.

Faces Of The Heart

The General Hospital title card, seen between April 1993 and August 2004.

Wendy Riche made her most visible change as she decided to retire the long-running 1976 opening in favor of something new. The new opening, Faces Of The Heart by Dave Koz, debuted at the beginning of the April 1, 1993 episode that marked GH's thirtieth anniversary. 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. During the 2002-2003 season, the characters’ names were added to the opening.

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. From 1996 to 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.

ABC Daytime Rebranding of 2004 During the May 2004 sweeps, ABC Daytime began a significant re-branding process. 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. 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, followed by the name of the show appearing in white letters straight across the screen against a black background and framed by letterboxing.

[edit] Ratings History

Daytime TV ratings: During the 1960s, General Hospital earned decent ratings, but there was a decline as the 1970s came. ABC was ready to cancel the show, but decided to give it a second chance. In 1978, the network told producers that the show had six months to improve ratings. Gloria Monty was hired as executive producer and on her first day, she spent an extra $100,000 re-taping four episodes. A miracle occurred and thanks to Monty, the show became the most watched daytime drama. 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.

Monty received praise for saving the show from cancellation. She is also known for having a great working relationship with many of the actors. Monty was responsible for hiring a list of extremely popular actors, including Anthony Geary, Tristan Rogers, Kimberly McCullough, Emma Samms, Ian Buchanan, and Finola Hughes.

From 1979 to 1988, General Hospital remained number one in the ratings. Despite the departure of popular actors Anthony Geary and Genie Francis in the mid-1980s, the show continued to triumph. In 1989 The Young and the Restless took place as the highest rated soap opera, but General Hospital continued to have good ratings.

[edit] Rumors Of Returning/Joining

[edit] Cast

[edit] Current Cast Members

[edit] Recurring Cast Members

[edit] Comings And Goings

[edit] Deceased Cast Members

[edit] Before They Were Stars

[edit] Celebrity Appreances

[edit] Executive Producers and Head Writers

Executive Producers

Head Writers

[edit] Awards

[edit] Daytime Emmys

[edit] Show

  • 2006 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 2006 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
  • 2006 "Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Drama Series"
  • 2006 "Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Drama Series"
  • 2005 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 2005 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
  • 2004 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
  • 2004 "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Drama Series"
  • 2003 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
  • 2003 "Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series"
  • 2002 "Outstanding Original Song"
  • 2000 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 2000 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
  • 1999 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1999 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
  • 1999 "Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Drama Series"
  • 1999 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
  • 1999 "Outstanding Original Song" TIED with As the World Turns
  • 1998 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
  • 1997 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1996 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1996 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
  • 1995 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1995 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
  • 1995 "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Series"
  • 1984 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1982 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"
  • 1981 "Outstanding Drama Series"
  • 1981 "Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team"

General Hospital ties with As the World Turns and All My Children for the most Daytime Emmys won in a single year with a total of eight, which they won in 1999.

General Hospital holds the record for the most "Outstanding Drama Series" Emmy award wins with a total of nine.

[edit] Individuals

  • 2006 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Anthony Geary
  • 2005 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Natalia Livingston
  • 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Anna Lee
  • 2004 "Lifetime Achievement Award" Rachel Ames
  • 2004 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Anthony Geary
  • 2004 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Rick Hearst
  • 2004 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Chad Brannon
  • 2003 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Maurice Benard
  • 2003 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Vanessa Marcil
  • 2002 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Jacob Young
  • 2000 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Anthony Geary
  • 2000 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Sarah Brown
  • 1999 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Anthony Geary
  • 1999 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Stuart Damon
  • 1999 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Jonathan Jackson
  • 1998 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Steve Burton
  • 1998 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Jonathan Jackson
  • 1998 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Sarah Brown
  • 1997 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Sarah Brown
  • 1996 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Kimberly McCullough
  • 1995 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Rena Sofer
  • 1995 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Jonathan Jackson
  • 1993 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Gerald Anthony
  • 1991 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Finola Hughes
  • 1989 "Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama Series" Kimberly McCullough
  • 1982 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Anthony Geary
  • 1982 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" David Lewis
  • 1981 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Jane Elliot
  • 1979 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Peter Hansen

General Hospital ties with All My Children for the most "Outstanding Lead Actor" Emmy award wins with a total of six

General Hospital holds the record for the most "Outstanding Supporting Actor" Emmy award wins with a total of six

General Hospital ties with Guiding Light for the most "Outstanding Supporting Actress" Emmy award wins with a total of five.

[edit] Directors Guild Of America

  • 1996, 1998, 2002 & 2004 "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials"

[edit] Writers Guild Of America

  • 1995, 1996 & 1998 "Daytime Serials"

[edit] External Links

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