General Hospital

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daytime drama television soap opera

General Hospital is a long-running American daytime television soap opera known for its dramatic storylines, complex characters, and numerous Daytime Emmy Awards.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	daytime drama → television soap opera →
broadcastFormat	daytime television →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Frank and Doris Hursley →
distributionFormat	broadcast television →
executiveProducer	Frank Valentini →
fictionalSettingType	hospital →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles, California →
firstAired	1963-04-01 →
formatFeature	ensemble cast → intersecting story arcs →
genre	medical drama → soap opera →
hasSpinOff	General Hospital: Night Shift → Port Charles →
hasWonAward	Daytime Emmy Award → Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series →
laterDefinedSetting	Port Charles, New York (fictional) →
medium	television →
networkAffiliation	American Broadcasting Company →
notableCharacter	Alan Quartermaine → Anna Devane → Bobbie Spencer → Carly Corinthos → Jason Morgan → Laura Webber → Luke Spencer → Monica Quartermaine → Sonny Corinthos →
notableFamily	Cassadine family → Quartermaine family → Spencer family →
notableLocationInSeries	General Hospital (fictional hospital) →
notableRecognition	one of the longest-running American soap operas → one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the United States →
notableStoryline	Ice Princess storyline → Luke and Laura wedding → Sonny Corinthos mob storylines →
originalLanguage	English →
originallySetIn	a general hospital in an unnamed city →
originalNetwork	ABC →
producedFor	ABC Daytime programming block →
productionCompany	ABC Daytime →
releaseSchedule	weekdays →
setIn	Port Charles →
targetAudience	daytime television viewers →
typicalEpisodeRuntime	60 minutes with commercials →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
General Hospital ("General Hospital: Night Shift") →	hasSpinOff
General Hospital ("General Hospital (fictional hospital)") →	notableLocationInSeries
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series →	notableProgramAssociated
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series →	notableWinner
Michael Learned →	notableWork