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''General Hospital: Night Shift'' is an American prime time serial that first aired on Soapnet for a 13-episode run from July 12, 2007 to October 4, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=General Hospital: Night Shift )〕 A spin-off of the ABC Daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'',〔("''GH'' Spinoff Planned For SOAPnet." - SoapCentral.com ) February 12, 2007.〕 the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series 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. 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.〔 It was announced in May 2008 that Lisa de Cazotte would serve as Executive producer for season two, joined by Head writer Sri Rao.〔〔Reynolds, Mike. ("SoapNet Swings Into Second ''Night Shift''." MultiChannel.com ) May 25, 2008.〕 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.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=General Hospital: Night Shift )〕 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." 〔 The second season finished its run on October 21, 2008.〔 ''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.〔 Season 2 also aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=General Hospital: Night Shift Spoiler (Sept 30) - General Hospital News - Soaps.com )〕 ==Overview== Prior to its premiere, SOAPnet had announced that ''Night Shift'' would "delve deeper into the relationships, friendships and medical cases seen at the hospital."〔 It was noted that unlike ''General Hospital'' itself, the stories on ''Night Shift'' would be "self-contained and wrap up during each weekly one-hour episode," as well as being "understandable to viewers who do not watch ''General Hospital''."〔 With the goal "to attract younger viewers to both SOAPnet and ''General Hospital''," characters would be "plucked from ''General Hospital'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「General Hospital: Night Shift」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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