General Hospital (UK TV series) productions to fill in the extended schedules. Among the first of these shows, which were aimed at giving advertisers access to housewives, were the long-running rural soap "Emmerdale Farm" (YTV) and the twice-weekly medical drama "General Hospital". Set in a fictional Midlands town, the series followed the romantic and professional lives of its doctors and nurses. While the location and the characters names had been changed, in most other respects "General Hospital" was almost identical to its predecessor, "Emergency – Ward 10", a deliberate attempt to recreate its success. In 1975, after 270 twice-weekly episodes, "General Hospital" was given a
What If... (web series) What If... (web series) What If... is an American web series that acts as a crossover among three ABC soap operas, "General Hospital", "All My Children" and "One Life to Live". The ten-part series was originally streamed on ABC.com from July 12 to August 30, 2010. It won a Daytime Emmy Award for New Approaches - Daytime Entertainment. ABC announced that a web series would crossover their three soap operas in June 2010. The first episode was made available on ABC.com on July 12, 2010. "One Life to Live" executive producer Frank Valentini directed the ten-part series. "What If..." revolved