Having been rated No. 1 in 1972, by the mid-1970s, viewers of "General Hospital" felt it to be glacially paced and the show was low-rated. Due to relatively easygoing choices in storyline, the show almost always lost out to rival medical soap "The Doctors" on NBC, which was considered by many to be more daring. "TIME" magazine panned "General Hospital" in 1976, stating, "If malpractice is this dull, it is worth insuring against," noting the serial's saving grace was Dr. Lesley Williams (Denise Alexander). The introduction of actress Leslie Charleson (Monica Webber, later Monica Quartermaine) and actor Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) were also credited with aiding the show's revival.