General Hospital’s Daytime Emmy Win Rewrites History, Toppling Three Long-Standing Records

General Hospital just ran the table at the Daytime Emmys. For a show that premiered in 1963 and is still churning out new episodes 62 seasons later, that is both ridiculous and kind of perfect.

Quick refresher: GH is the longest-running American daytime soap. It lives in the fictional Port Charles, New York, and has spent decades mixing hospital drama with big social issues — HIV/AIDS, mental health, sexual assault, addiction — while building a fanbase that sticks around through every recast and twist. It marked its 60th anniversary in 2023, blew past 15,000 episodes, and has a trophy case to match.

Three records. One night.

At the 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards on October 17, 2025, ABC’s General Hospital broke three separate records. Here’s how it happened, and why it’s a big deal even by soap standards.

1) Most Outstanding Drama Series wins ever: now at 18

GH took home Outstanding Daytime Drama Series again, pushing its all-time total in the category to 18 — the most of any soap. For context, its current-season competition in 2024–2025 looks like this: Days of Our Lives (Season 60, now on Peacock) and The Young and the Restless (Season 52 on CBS). GH is in Season 62 and still eating their lunch when it counts.

If you’re keeping score, the years GH has won Outstanding Drama are: 1981, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024, and now 2025. That 2025 win extends its own record.

2) Biggest haul of the night — and biggest single-year haul in GH history

This was the sweep. GH walked in with 16 nominations and left with 7 wins — more than any other show this year and the most trophies GH has ever collected in one ceremony. The funny part: The Young and the Restless actually led the field with 19 nominations, while Days of Our Lives had 13. GH didn’t care. It just kept winning.

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Here’s what GH won at the 52nd Daytime Emmys:

• Outstanding Daytime Drama Series — General Hospital
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series — Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis)
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series — Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer)
• Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series — General Hospital
• Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series — General Hospital
• Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series — Alley Mills (Heather Webber)
• Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Jacqueline Lopez (Blaze)

3) Oldest show to go back-to-back at the top

After more than 62 seasons on the air, GH became the longest-running series ever to win Outstanding Drama Series in back-to-back years, taking the top prize in both 2024 and 2025. That back-to-back combined with the 18 total wins is a flex you rarely see this deep into a run.

So what now?

There’s no official renewal announcement yet, but come on — a juggernaut that just set three records is not tapping out. In the meantime, GH is streaming on Hulu in the U.S., and you can rewatch the 52nd Daytime Emmys on The Emmys apps or at watch.TheEmmys.tv.