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
Indian soap opera track record of winning cases and setting helpless innocent victims free, but not at the cost of upholding the truth and "C.I.D.," follows a team of detectives belonging to the Crime Investigation Department in Mumbai. The protagonist of the show is Shivaji Satam. "C.I.D." is the longest-running TV series in India. Daytime soap opera were popular during the 2000s with shows like "Kumkum", "Bhabhi", "Chithi", "Kolangal", and "Metti Oli". During the 2010s as more women began working they fell out of favor of the general public. Today there are no daytime soap operas on any mainstream channel. Currently the four