General Hospital
From The TV IV
| General Hospital | |
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| Premiere | April 1, 1963 |
| Airs | Weekdays at 3:00PM |
| Creator | Frank Hursley and Doris Hursley |
| Network/Provider | ABC (USA)
Citytv (Canada) 10 on-demand (Australia season 63) |
| Style | 60-minute soap opera
45-minute (1976-1977) 30-minute (1963-1976) |
| Company | ABC
Selmur Productions (1963-1967) |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Filming Location | The Prospect Studios, Los Angeles, California |
| Seasons | 64 |
| Episodes | 15,927 (through season 63) |
| Status | Currently airing season 64 |
| Origin | USA |
| Official Site | ABC |
| Official Twitter | @GeneralHospital feed on X |
| Official Instagram | generalhospitalabc gallery on Instagram |
| Official Facebook | generalhospital on Facebook |
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General Hospital is a soap opera that airs on ABC.
On January 4, 2024, a primetime special 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling aired to commemorate the show's sixty years on air with 2.566 million viewers (0.23%/3 18-49 rating/share).
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Cast
For a full listing of cast members, please see the cast listing.
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ||||||
| Season One | April 1, 1963 | March 1964 | — | |||
| Season Two | April 1964 | March 1965 | — | |||
| Season Three | April 1965 | March 1966 | — | |||
| Season Four | April 1966 | March 1967 | — | |||
| Season Five | April 1967 | March 1968 | — | |||
| Season Six | April 1968 | March 1969 | — | |||
| Season Seven | April 1969 | March 1970 | — | |||
| Season Eight | April 1970 | March 1971 | — | |||
| Season Nine | April 1971 | March 1972 | — | |||
| Season Ten | April 1972 | March 1973 | — | |||
| Season Eleven | April 1973 | March 1974 | — | |||
| Season Twelve | April 1974 | March 1975 | — | |||
| Season Thirteen | April 1975 | March 1976 | — | |||
| Season Fourteen | April 1976 | March 1977 | — | |||
| Season Fifteen | April 1977 | March 1978 | — | |||
| Season Sixteen | April 1978 | March 1979 | — | |||
| Season Seventeen | April 1979 | March 1980 | — | |||
| Season Eighteen | April 1980 | March 1981 | — | |||
| Season Nineteen | April 1981 | March 1982 | — | |||
| Season Twenty | April 1982 | March 1983 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-One | April 1983 | March 1984 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Two | April 1984 | March 1985 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Three | April 1985 | March 1986 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Four | April 1986 | March 1987 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Five | April 1987 | March 1988 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Six | April 1988 | March 1989 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Seven | April 1989 | March 1990 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Eight | April 1990 | March 1991 | — | |||
| Season Twenty-Nine | April 1991 | March 1992 | — | |||
| Season Thirty | April 1992 | March 1993 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-One | April 1993 | March 1994 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Two | April 1994 | March 1995 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Three | April 1995 | March 1996 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Four | April 1996 | March 1997 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Five | April 1997 | March 1998 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Six | April 1998 | March 1999 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Seven | April 1999 | March 2000 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Eight | April 2000 | March 2001 | — | |||
| Season Thirty-Nine | April 2001 | March,2002 | — | |||
| Season Forty | April 2002 | March 2003 | — | |||
| Season Forty-One | April 2003 | March 2004 | — | |||
| Season Forty-Two | April 2004 | March 2005 | — | |||
| Season Forty-Three | April 2005 | March 2006 | — | |||
| Season Forty-Four | April 2006 | March 2007 | — | |||
| Season Forty-Five | April 2007 | March 2008 | — | |||
| Season Forty-Six | April 1, 2008 | March 31, 2009 | 251 | |||
| Season Forty-Seven | April 1, 2009 | March 31, 2010 | 251 | |||
| Season Forty-Eight | April 1, 2010 | March 31, 2011 | 248 | |||
| Season Forty-Nine | April 1, 2011 | March 30, 2012 | 254 | |||
| Season Fifty | April 2, 2012 | March 29, 2013 | 248 | |||
| Season Fifty-One | April 1, 2013 | March 3, 2014 | 250 | |||
| Season Fifty-Two | April 1, 2014 | March 30, 2015 | 251 | |||
| Season Fifty-Three | April 1, 2015 | March 31, 2016 | 253 | |||
| Season Fifty-Four | April 1, 2016 | March 31, 2017 | 249 | |||
| Season Fifty-Five | April 3, 2017 | March 30, 2018 | 250 | |||
| Season Fifty-Six | April 2, 2018 | March 29, 2019 | 246 | |||
| Season Fifty-Seven | April 1, 2019 | March 31, 2020 | 243 | |||
| Season Fifty-Eight | April 1, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | 180 | |||
| Season Fifty-Nine | April 1, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | 251 | |||
| Season Sixty | April 1, 2022 | March 31, 2023 | 246 | |||
| Season Sixty-One | April 3, 2023 | March 29, 2024 | 251 | |||
| Season Sixty-Two | April 1, 2024 | March 28, 2025 | 242 | |||
| Season Sixty-Three | March 31, 2025 | March 27, 2026 | 248 | |||
| Season Sixty-Four | March 30, 2026 | — | 153 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
- Characters: A listing of characters in the series
- Crew: A listing of the crew that works on the series
- Domestic ratings:
DVD Releases
There are no DVD releases for this show.
External Sites
| The currently showing U.S. daytime soap operas |
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| The Bay • Beyond the Gates • The Bold and the Beautiful • Days of our Lives • General Hospital • The Young and the Restless |
