General Hospital just earned itself a place in the Guinness Book Of World Records. It might have premiered almost a decade after Guiding Light did, but the ABC drama series has officially surpassed the CBS soap by becoming the longest-running American scripted TV drama. Guiding Light ran from June 1952 to September 2009 while General Hospital has been on the air since April 1, 1963.
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In recently published promotional material for the show, ABC is celebrating the show’s monumental accomplishment by adding the words ‘TVs Longest-Running Drama’ about the show’s logo. Additionally, the words ‘Love, Family, Legacy’ have also been added to the key art to let viewers know what they can come to expect from the daily weekday soap.
Technically speaking though, General Hospital is America’s longest-running drama series but it’s not actually the longest drama series overall. That particular honor goes to ITV’s Coronation Street which has been on the air since December 9, 1960. In fact, they just celebrated their 60th anniversary just a few months ago.
Not only are we going to celebrate General Hospital’s historic accomplishment, but we’re also going to take a deep-dive into some of the soap’s most obscure secrets and behind-the-scenes facts. This is the video all of you General Hospital diehards have been waiting for.
General Hospital Just Secured a Guinness World Record
Original Author: Produced by Facts Verse and published on 24/02/2021 Source