Amid the respective issues that the characters of the longest American daytime soap opera “General Hospital” on ABC have to deal with, one of the most followed plot as of late is the underhand maneuverings of Nikolas, played by Tyler Christopher, to wrest control of ELQ Industries, and eventually the hospital.
In the recent episodes of “General Hospital” last week, it was revealed that it was Rosalie, played by Linda Elena Tovar, who has been playing the spy for her still unknown boss who has been siphoning off shares of ELQ and take over the company, details Enstarz.
Sam, played by Kelly Monaco and Jake, portrayed by Billy Miller, are close to finding out who Rosalie is working for. While Jake initially thought that Sam and Tracy, played by Jane Elliott, were the ones selling Michael out in what he terms as ELQ scam, they all eventually found out about Rosalie being the insider of the person perpetrating the underhand tactic. Michael is now hell-bent on wanting to find out who the mastermind is.
Their subsequent covert work on Rosalie proved helpful as they now know that her boss is a male as a result of Sam planting a bug on her phone. They also know that the still unidentified man behind the scam know them all.
Now, they are hatching up a plan to flush out who Rosalie’s boss is which will become the focal point of the next few episodes of “General Hospital” which will give fans another dose of excitement that they can really look forward to.
Their efforts are obviously time-bound since Nikolas himself is also making his final push to wrest control of the company legally by trying to lure Dillon, played by Robert Palmer Watkins, to sell his half a percent share of the company in return for huge investment in Nikolas’ production company, which Dillon seems interested in taking.
Longest daytime television drama
“General Hospital” is the longest-running American soap opera in production as listed in the Guinness World Records. It is also the third longest-running drama in television in American history, next only to “Guiding Light” and “As the World Turns.” As a matter of fact, the show aired its 13,000th episode on February 24, 2014 and it is still running to this day.
The show premiered on ABC television network on April 1, 1963 and still continues up to this day. It marked its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2013.
“General Hospital” officially became the oldest American soap opera on September 17, 2010 when “As the World Turns” ended.
It is one of the four most widely-followed daytime soap operas in American television these days including “The Young and the Restless,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and “Days of Our Lives.”
“General Hospital” is actually placing third in the TV ratings game next to “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.”
Most daytime Emmy awards
Apart from being the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history, “General Hospital” also holds the record for the most number of daytime Emmy awards for Outstanding Drama Series with 11 victories.