| General Hospital: Night Shift | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Robert Guza, Jr. Elizabeth Korte |
| Written by | Robert Guza, Jr. (2007) Elizabeth Korte (2007) Sri Rao (2008) |
| Starring | Sonya Eddy Kimberly McCullough Jason Thompson Billy Dee Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jill Farren Phelps (2007) Lisa de Cazotte (2008) |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company | American Broadcasting Companies |
| Original release | |
| Network | Soapnet |
| Release | July 12, 2007 – October 21, 2008 |
| Related | |
| General Hospital | |
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General Hospital: Night Shift, stylized as NIGHTSHIFT, is an American prime time serial that first aired on Soapnet for a 27-episode run from July 12, 2007, to October 21, 2008.[1] A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital,[2] the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series[3] and follows the nighttime adventures of familiar and new characters around the hospital. As of March 2008, the first season of the series was "SOAPnet's most watched series ever," with ABC Daytime and SOAPnet President Brian Frons noting that Night Shift drew more than 1 million new viewers to the channel during its first season.[4] With its reruns gaining higher ratings than those of General Hospital on SOAPnet, a second season was expected, though Frons noted that the same crew producing two shows had taken its toll.[3]
It was announced in May 2008 that Lisa de Cazotte would serve as Executive producer for season two, joined by Head writer Sri Rao.[4][5] The 14 new episodes of Night Shift began taping in high-definition in June 2008, with the series airing Tuesdays at 11 p.m. and premiering on July 22, 2008.[4][5][6] SOAPnet said the second season "will feature new and returning characters as well as the return of 'legacy' characters from GH. In addition, the continuity between story lines on Night Shift and GH will match."[4] The second season finished its run on October 21, 2008.[6]
Night Shift is the second spin-off series for General Hospital, the first being the 30-minute daytime serial Port Charles, which ran on ABC from June 1997 to October 2003.[2]
Season two of Night Shift also aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network in 2008.[7]
- ^ "General Hospital: Night Shift". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
- ^ a b "GH Spinoff Planned For SOAPnet." - SoapCentral.com February 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Hospital Staff Too Tired to Carry On with Night Shift?". TV Guide. TVGuide.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ a b c d Nordyke, Kimberly (May 27, 2008). "SoapNet renews Night Shift". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Mike. "SoapNet Swings Into Second Night Shift." MultiChannel.com May 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "General Hospital: Night Shift". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2008-08-11.
- ^ "General Hospital: Night Shift Spoiler (Sept 30) - General Hospital News". Soaps.com.