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{{Infobox television
| image              = ghnslogo.png
| caption            =
| genre              = [[Soap opera]]
| creator            = [[Robert Guza, Jr.]] <br /> [[Elizabeth Korte]]
| writer             = Robert Guza, Jr. (2007) <br /> Elizabeth Korte (2007) <br /> Sri Rao (2008)
| starring           = [[Sonya Eddy]] <br /> [[Kimberly McCullough]] <br /> [[Jason Thompson (actor)|Jason Thompson]] <br /> [[Billy Dee Williams]]
| country            = United States
| language           = English
| num_seasons        = 2
| num_episodes       = 27
| list_episodes      = 
| executive_producer = [[Jill Farren Phelps]] (2007) <br />[[Lisa de Cazotte]] (2008)
| producer           = 
| runtime            = 45&ndash;48 minutes
| company            = [[American Broadcasting Company|American Broadcasting Companies]]
| network            = [[Soapnet]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|2007|07|12}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|2008|10|21}}
| related            = ''[[General Hospital]]'' 
}}

'''''General Hospital: Night Shift''''', stylized as '''''NIGHTSHIFT''''', is an American [[prime time]] serial that first aired on [[Soapnet]] for a 27-episode run from July 12, 2007, to October 21, 2008.<ref name="TV.com list1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/show/71825/episode_guide.html?season=1&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204222534/http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/show/71825/episode_guide.html?season=1&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-04 |title=General Hospital: Night Shift |publisher=CBS Interactive |work=TV.com }}</ref> A [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of the [[ABC Daytime]] [[soap opera]] ''[[General Hospital]]'',<ref name="SC Feb 2007">[http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/news/2007/0212-nightshift.php "''GH'' Spinoff Planned For SOAPnet." - SoapCentral.com] February 12, 2007.</ref> the show is SOAPnet's first original scripted drama series<ref name="Tired">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Hospital-Staff-Too-10097.aspx |title=Hospital Staff Too Tired to Carry On with ''Night Shift''? |access-date=2008-10-25 |date=August 13, 2007 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092937/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Hospital-Staff-Too-10097.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-05 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="THR 2008-05-27">{{cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/soapnet-renews-night-shift-112614 |title=SoapNet renews ''Night Shift'' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Tired"/>

It was announced in May 2008 that [[Lisa de Cazotte]] would serve as [[Executive producer]] for season two, joined by [[Head writer]] Sri Rao.<ref name="THR 2008-05-27"/><ref name="MultiChannel">Reynolds, Mike. [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6564058.html?desc=topstory "SoapNet Swings Into Second ''Night Shift''." MultiChannel.com] May 25, 2008.</ref> The 14 new episodes of ''Night Shift'' began taping in [[high-definition television|high-definition]] in June 2008, with the series airing Tuesdays at 11 p.m. and premiering on July 22, 2008.<ref name="THR 2008-05-27"/><ref name="MultiChannel"/><ref name="TV.com list2">{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/show/71825/episode_guide.html?season=2&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;1 |title=General Hospital: Night Shift |publisher=CBS Interactive |work=TV.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811214328/http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/show/71825/episode_guide.html?season=2&tag=season_dropdown%3Bdropdown%3B1 |archive-date=2008-08-11 }}</ref> 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."<ref name="THR 2008-05-27"/> The second season finished its run on October 21, 2008.<ref name="TV.com list2"/>

''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.<ref name="SC Feb 2007"/>

Season two of ''Night Shift'' also aired on [[DirecTV]]'s [[The 101 Network]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/news/2538/General_Hospital_Night_Shift_Spoiler_(Sept_30)|title=''General Hospital: Night Shift'' Spoiler (Sept 30) - ''General Hospital'' News|website=[[Soaps.com]]}}</ref>

==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."<ref name="SC Feb 2007"/>  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''."<ref name="SC Feb 2007"/> With the goal "to attract younger viewers to both SOAPnet and ''General Hospital''," characters would be "plucked from ''General Hospital''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s history" and "be mostly {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} younger characters with ties to ''GH''{{'s}} core families."<ref name="SC Feb 2007"/> ''Night Shift''{{'s}} storylines, however, did not directly intersect with those on ''General Hospital''.

== Cast ==

=== Main ===
* [[Kimberly McCullough]] as Dr. [[Robin Scorpio]]
* [[Jason Thompson (actor)|Jason Thompson]] as Dr. [[Patrick Drake]]
* [[Sonya Eddy]] as [[Epiphany Johnson]]
* [[Billy Dee Williams]] as [[Toussaint Dubois (GH Night Shift)|Toussaint Dubois]]
* [[Amin Nazemzadeh|Dominic Rains]] (season 1) and [[Ethan Rains]] (season 2)<ref name="SOD"/> as Dr. [[Leo Julian]]
* [[Bradford Anderson]] as [[Damien Spinelli]] (season 1)
* [[Amanda Baker (actress)|Amanda Baker]] as [[Jolene Crowell]] (season 1)
* [[Nazanin Boniadi]] as [[Leyla Mir]] (season 1)
* [[Steve Burton (actor)|Steve Burton]] as [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]] (season 1)
* [[Kent King]] as Dr. [[Lainey Winters]] (season 1)
* Ron Melendez as Dr. [[Andy Archer (GH Night Shift)|Andy Archer]] (season 1)
* [[Minae Noji]] as Dr. [[Kelly Lee (General Hospital)|Kelly Lee]] (season 1)
* [[Regina Thompson|Angel Wainwright]] as [[Regina Thompson]] (season 1)
* [[Azita Ghanizada]] as Dr. [[Saira Batra]] (season 2)<ref name="SOD">{{cite web |url=http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ |title=Breaking News: Casting the ''Night Shift'' |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718101550/http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking |date=July 8, 2008 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2008}}</ref>
* Adam Grimes as Dr. [[Kyle Julian]] (season 2)<ref name="SOD"/>
* [[Tristan Rogers]] as [[Robert Scorpio]] (season 2)<ref name="TV Guide Rogers">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Tristan-Rogers-General/800041800 |title=Soaps News: Tristan Rogers Checks Back into ''GH'' |access-date=2008-10-08 |author=Logan, Michael |date=June 18, 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904214205/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Tristan-Rogers-General/800041800 |archive-date=September 4, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Antonio Sabàto, Jr.]] as [[Jagger Cates]] (season 2)<ref name="TV Guide Sabato">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Antonio-Sabato-Jr/800041781 |title=Soap News: Antonio Sabato, Jr. Working the ''GH Night Shift'' |access-date=2008-10-08 |author=Whalen, J.R. |date=June 17, 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003141211/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Soaps-News/Antonio-Sabato-Jr/800041781 |archive-date=2008-10-03 }}</ref>
* [[Carrie Southworth]] as Dr. [[Claire Simpson (GH Night Shift)|Claire Simpson]] (season 2)<ref name="SOAPnet.com 2008-7-16">{{cite web |last=Coleridge |first=Daniel R. |url=http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_8389/category_shows |title=''Night Shift''{{'}}s Model MD |publisher=[[Soapnet]] |date=July 16, 2008 |access-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804202044/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_8389/category_shows |archive-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Guest ===
* [[John J. York]] as [[Mac Scorpio]]<ref name="Soaps.com #213">{{cite web |url=http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/news/2639/General_Hospital_Night_Shift_Spoilers_For_October_ |title=''General Hospital: Night Shift'' Spoilers For October 14, 2008! |website=[[Soaps.com]] |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=October 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703181516/http://www.soaps.com/generalhospital/news/2639/General_Hospital_Night_Shift_Spoilers_For_October_ |archive-date=July 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Season one====
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor || Character
|-
|Adrian Alvarado || [[Cruz Rodriguez]]
|-
|[[Danny Arroyo]] || Pablo Garcia
|-
|[[Brandon Barash]] || [[Johnny Zacchara]]
|-
|[[Julie Marie Berman]] || [[Lulu Spencer]]
|-
|[[Maurice Benard]] || [[Sonny Corinthos]]
|-
|[[Wendy Braun]] || [[Iris Sneed]]
|-
|[[Dylan Cash]] || [[Michael Corinthos]]
|-
|Kiko Ellsworth || [[List of General Hospital characters#J|Stan Johnson]] 
|-
|[[James Franco]] || [[Franco (General Hospital)|Franco]]
|-
|[[Richard Gant]] || [[Russell Ford (GH)|Dr. Russell Ford]]
|-
|[[Jason Gerhardt]] || [[Coop Barrett]]
|-
|[[Rick Hearst]] || [[Ric Lansing]]
|-
|[[Rebecca Herbst]] || [[Elizabeth Webber]]
|-
|George Juarez || [[Morgan Corinthos]]
|-
|Iris and Ivy Kaim || [[Molly Lansing|Molly Lansing-Davis]]
|-
|[[Alla Korot]] || [[Stacey Sloan]]
|-
|[[Lindze Letherman]] || [[Georgie Jones]]
|-
|Kali Rodriguez || [[Kristina Davis]]
|-
|[[Graham Shiels]] || [[Cody Paul]]
|-
|[[Gregory Siff]] || Bobby Duncan
|-
|[[Kirsten Storms]] || [[Maxie Jones]]
|-
|[[Roy Vongtama]] || Dr. Boyd
|-
|[[Bruce Weitz]] || [[Anthony Zacchara]]
|}

====Season two====
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor || Character
|-
|[[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]]<ref name="Allen">{{cite web |last=Coleridge |first=Daniel R. |url=http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_11284/category_shows |title=''Night Shift'': Meet Kyle's New BF! |publisher=SOAPnet.com |date=August 20, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016053026/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_11284/category_shows |archive-date=2008-10-16 }}</ref><ref name="TV Guide 2008-08-20">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Romance-Prescribed-GH-10081.aspx |title=Romance Prescribed for ''GH: Night Shift''s Gay Kyle |access-date=2008-10-17 |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=August 20, 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703181222/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Romance-Prescribed-GH-10081.aspx |archive-date=2009-07-03 }}</ref> || Eric Whitlow
|-
|[[Cameron Boyce]]<ref name="NYTimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E3D91638F931A2575BC0A96E9C8B63|title=What's On Tonight 'General Hospital Night Shift'|date=August 12, 2008|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> || Michael "Stone" Cates Jr.
|-
|[[Leslie Charleson]] || [[Monica Quartermaine|Dr. Monica Quartermaine]]
|-
|[[Anthony Geary]]<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/><ref name="Finale 2">{{cite web |last=Coleridge |first=Daniel R. |url=http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_13350/category_shows/page_1 |title=''Night Shift'' Season Finale Preview |publisher=SOAPnet.com |date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029153751/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_13350/category_shows/page_1 |archive-date=2008-10-29 }}</ref><ref name="TV Guide 2008-09-18">{{cite web |last=Logan |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Logan (journalist) |date=September 18, 2008 |title=''Night Shift'' Finale Prescribes Big ''GH'' Reunion |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url=http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Night-Shift-Finale-17406.aspx |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016055022/http://www.tvguide.com/soaps/Night-Shift-Finale-17406.aspx |archive-date=October 16, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="TV Guide 2008-10-08">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/Soaps/General-Hospital-preview-20014.aspx |title=Inside ''Night Shift'''s Emotional ''GH'' Reunion |access-date=2008-10-17 |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=October 8, 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011033620/http://www.tvguide.com/Soaps/General-Hospital-preview-20014.aspx |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> || [[Luke Spencer]]
|-
|[[Finola Hughes]]<ref name="Finola">{{cite web |url=http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_10950/category_shows |title=Finola Hughes Joins ''Night Shift'' |access-date=2008-10-17 |last=Coleridge |first=Daniel R. |date=August 14, 2008 |publisher=SOAPnet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016053012/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/article/path-articleNum_10950/category_shows |archive-date=2008-10-16 }}</ref> || [[Anna Devane]]
|-
|[[Kathleen Noone]]<ref name="tv.com">[http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/brothers-andamp-sisters/episode/1229723/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;9 ''GH: Night Shift'' #2.10, "Brothers & Sisters" - TV.com] Retrieved September 24, 2008.</ref> || Patricia Julian
|-
|[[John Reilly (actor, born 1934)|John Reilly]]<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/><ref name="Finale 2"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-09-18"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-10-08"/> || [[Sean Donely]]
|-
|[[Sharon Wyatt]]<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/><ref name="Finale 2"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-09-18"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-10-08"/> || [[Tiffany Hill]]
|-
|}

== Episodes ==
{{Series overview
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| link1      = #Season 1 (2007)
| episodes1  = 13
| start1     = {{Start date|2007|7|12}}
| end1       = {{End date|2007|10|4}}

| color2     = #000000
| link2      = #Season 2 (2008)
| episodes2  = 14
| start2     = {{Start date|2008|7|22}}
| end2       = {{End date|2008|10|21}}
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=== Season 1 (2007) ===
{{Episode table |background=#8B0000 |overall=5 |season= |title=26 |writer=26 |director=22 |airdate=17 |episodes=

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |EpisodeNumber2=1
 |Title=Frayed Anatomies
 |WrittenBy=[[Robert Guza, Jr.]] & [[Elizabeth Korte]]
 |DirectedBy=[[Owen Renfroe]]
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|7|12}}
 |ShortSummary=After treating an indigent patient against hospital policy, Robin and Patrick have been assigned the night shift at General Hospital. An accidental shooting sends Jason and Spinelli to the hospital. Patrick is injured in an explosion and admitted to General Hospital as a patient. Maxie and Coop are caught in a compromising position and Robin is inspired by a pregnant patient.
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |EpisodeNumber2=2
 |Title=Skin Deep
 |WrittenBy= Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Michele Val Jean]]
 |DirectedBy= [[William Ludel]]
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|7|19}}
 |ShortSummary= Jason learns valuable lessons from Toussaint; Epiphany is upset by the news that her son is a catalyst for a strike; Russell laments a recent streak of bad luck at the hospital; and Leo almost commits a career-threatening blunder.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |EpisodeNumber2=3
 |Title=Paternity Ward
 |WrittenBy= Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Karen Harris (writer)|Karen Harris]]
 |DirectedBy= William Ludel
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|7|26}}
 |ShortSummary= Jason spends time with his son when Elizabeth is needed in surgery; Patrick confronts his past while treating a troubled teen; Stan changes his opinion of Toussaint; Cody goes to extremes to get his medication; Andy's methods produce dangerous results in the operating room. 
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=4
 |EpisodeNumber2=4
 |Title=Keep the Change
 |WrittenBy= Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Garin Wolf]]
 |DirectedBy= William Ludel
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|8|2}}
 |ShortSummary=A patient's death attracts the unwanted attention of the police; Stan takes the lead in a strike by hospital workers; revelations about Toussaint's past prompt an outburst from Epiphany; Stacey's difficult pregnancy hits home for Robin and Patrick.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=5
 |EpisodeNumber2=5
 |Title=Bed, Bath and Be Gone
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Meg Bennett]]
 |DirectedBy=Owen Renfroe
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|8|9}}
 |ShortSummary=Kelly draws Pablo's ire; Patrick and Robin are surprised by the change in a patient's condition; Maxie's infection takes a turn for the worse; and Andy is dubious of a patient's illness.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=6
 |EpisodeNumber2=6
 |Title=Love's Labors
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Kate Hall (soap opera writer)|Kate Hall]]
 |DirectedBy=[[Scott McKinsey]]
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|8|16}}
 |ShortSummary= Stacey gets trapped in an elevator on her way to an emergency C-section, and Stan and Toussaint scramble to repair it. Elsewhere, Leyla's decision has different consequences for two patients.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=7
 |EpisodeNumber2=7
 |Title=Mother's Day
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=Scott McKinsey
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|8|23}}
 |ShortSummary=The staff reacts to the fate of Stacey and her baby; Toussaint makes a shocking discovery about the cause of the elevator jam; Patrick helps Leo with a trauma case.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=8
 |EpisodeNumber2=8
 |Title=Employee of the Month
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr., Elizabeth Korte & [[Michael Conforti]]
 |DirectedBy=Owen Renfroe
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|8|30}}
 |ShortSummary=The staff is preoccupied with the recent string of nefarious deeds; Patrick struggles to support Robin in her hour of need; Maxie's condition brings up bad memories for Leo; Russell tries to keep the hospital running amid rumors of a possible takeover; Epiphany holds on to a mysterious package.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=9
 |EpisodeNumber2=9
 |Title=Gutter Ball
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=Owen Renfroe
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2007|9|6}}
 |ShortSummary=Insurance complications may prevent a necessary surgery for Lainey's father; Robin makes progress in her efforts to adopt Stacey's baby; Toussaint's mysterious past is disclosed by Epiphany; Jolene plots her next move.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=10
 |EpisodeNumber2=10
 |Title=Falling Star
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=Scott McKinsey
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|9|13}}
 |ShortSummary=Robin faces a new obstacle in her plans to adopt Stacey's baby; Lovell suggests that Jolene's next victim be a doctor; Regina's low self-esteem begins to interfere with her work.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=11
 |EpisodeNumber2=11
 |Title=Fools in Love
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=William Ludel
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|9|20}}
 |ShortSummary=Andy and Kelly desperately try to counsel one another on their addictions; Lainey struggles to deal with her father's condition; Patrick comes clean about his fling with Leyla to Robin, who must face up to the fact that Stacey's daughter is going home with the baby's father; Toussaint learns the results of his latest test.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=12
 |EpisodeNumber2=12
 |Title=What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=Owen Renfroe
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|9|27}}
 |ShortSummary=A police investigation into the death of Lainey's father yields an unlikely suspect; Epiphany surprises Toussaint with some unexpected visitors before his difficult surgery; Lovell urges Jolene to find another victim; the clandestine romance between Patrick and Leyla continues.
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=13
 |EpisodeNumber2=13
 |Title=Time Served
 |WrittenBy=Robert Guza, Jr. & Elizabeth Korte
 |DirectedBy=Scott McKinsey
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|10|4}}
 |ShortSummary=In the first-season finale, Spinelli's sleuthing abilities help Jason stop Jolene from completing her final assignment. Meanwhile, a gunfight erupts in the ER between rival gangs, putting the staff and patients in mortal danger.
 |LineColor=8B0000
}}
}}

===Season 2 (2008)===
{{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall=5 |season= |title=26 |writer=26 |director=22 |airdate=17 |episodes=

{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=14
 |EpisodeNumber2=1
 |Title=Crash
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Yolonda Lawrence
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|7|22}}
 |ShortSummary=In the second season premiere, a car crashes into the ER with fatal results and expectant parents Dr. Patrick Drake and Dr. Robin Scorpio are at odds. New interns Claire and Kyle deal with the unpleasant Dr. Leo Julian, and Jagger Cates returns to Port Charles with his son Stone. <br />Guest starring [[Richard Gant]] as Dr. Russell Ford.
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=15
 |EpisodeNumber2=2
 |Title=Other People's Children
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Tamar Laddy
 |DirectedBy=[[Peter Brinckerhoff]]
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|7|29}}
 |ShortSummary=Robin uncovers more than she bargains for as she helps a sick child. She soon clashes with Jagger over Stone's unusual behavior as the source of Leo and Kyle's conflict is revealed.
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=16
 |EpisodeNumber2=3
 |Title=Fallen from the Sky
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & [[Tracey Thomson]]
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|8|5}}
 |ShortSummary=A new trauma patient turns out to be Robin's father Robert Scorpio. Claire and Kyle disagree about their living arrangements as Leo and Saira dance around their attraction, while Epiphany and Toussaint discuss their relationship.<br />This episode marks the first appearance in the series of [[Tristan Rogers]] as [[Robert Scorpio]].
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=17
 |EpisodeNumber2=4
 |Title=We'll Always Have Paris 
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Michele Val Jean
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|8|12}}
 |ShortSummary=
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=18
 |EpisodeNumber2=5
 |Title=Family Values   
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao, Alex Hinton & Andy Wombwell
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|8|19}}
 |ShortSummary=
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=19
 |EpisodeNumber2=6
 |Title=Playing With Fire  
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Tamar Laddy
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|8|26}}
 |ShortSummary=
 |LineColor=000000
}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=20
 |EpisodeNumber2=7
 |Title=Listen to My Heart  
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & [[Karen Harris (writer)|Karen Harris]]
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|9|2}}
 |ShortSummary=Guest starring [[John J. York]] as [[Mac Scorpio]]. [[Billy Dee Williams]] does not appear in this episode.
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=21
 |EpisodeNumber2=8
 |Title=Pay It Forward
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Emily Branden
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|9|9}}
 |ShortSummary=
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 |EpisodeNumber2=9
 |Title=About a Dad  
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Emily Branden
 |DirectedBy=[[Phideaux Xavier]]<ref>[http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/about-a-dad/episode/1228208/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;8 ''GH: Night Shift'' #2.08, "About a Dad" - TV.com] Retrieved September 24, 2008.</ref>
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 |EpisodeNumber=23
 |EpisodeNumber2=10
 |Title= Brothers & Sisters
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & [[Michael J. Cinquemani]]
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|9|23}}
 |ShortSummary=Leo and Kyle's mother appears to visit her sons as Claire's secret eats at her.<br />Guest starring [[Kathleen Noone]] as Patricia Julian,<ref name="tv.com">[http://www.tv.com/general-hospital-night-shift/brothers-andamp-sisters/episode/1229723/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;9 ''GH: Night Shift'' #2.10, "Brothers & Sisters" - TV.com] Retrieved September 24, 2008.</ref> [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] as Eric Whitlow<ref name="Allen"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-08-20"/> and [[Christine Elise|Christine Elise McCarthy]] as Eric’s sister Sylvia.
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=24
 |EpisodeNumber2=11
 |Title= Love/Hate
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & Christiana Miller
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|9|30}}
 |ShortSummary=Guest starring [[Finola Hughes]] as [[Anna Devane]]<ref name="Finola"/> and [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] as Eric Whitlow.<ref name="Allen"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-08-20"/>
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 |EpisodeNumber=25
 |EpisodeNumber2=12
 |Title= Truth and Consequences
 |WrittenBy= Sri Rao & Michael J. Cinquemani
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|7}}
 |ShortSummary=Guest starring [[Finola Hughes]] as [[Anna Devane]],<ref name="Finola"/> [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] as Eric Whitlow<ref name="Allen"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-08-20"/> and [[Leslie Charleson]] as [[Monica Quartermaine|Dr. Monica Quartermaine]].
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=26
 |EpisodeNumber2=13
 |Title= Past and Presence ~ Part 1<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/>
 |WrittenBy=Sri Rao & [[Karen Harris (writer)|Karen Harris]]
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|14}}<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/>
 |ShortSummary=A comatose and dying Robert envisions a visit by old friends and loved ones as he loses his will to live.<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/><br />Guest starring [[Finola Hughes]] as [[Anna Devane]],<ref name="Finola"/> [[Anthony Geary]] as [[Luke Spencer]], [[John Reilly (actor, born 1934)|John Reilly]] as [[Sean Donely]], [[Sharon Wyatt]] as [[Tiffany Hill]],<ref name="Finale 2"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-09-18"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-10-08"/> [[John J. York]] as [[Mac Scorpio]]<ref name="Soaps.com #213"/> and [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] as Eric Whitlow.<ref name="Allen"/><ref name="TV Guide 2008-08-20"/>
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 |EpisodeNumber=27
 |EpisodeNumber2=14
 |Title= Past and Presence ~ Part 2
 |WrittenBy= Sri Rao 
 |DirectedBy=Peter Brinckerhoff
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|10|21}}
 |ShortSummary=In an episode [[Michael Logan (journalist)|Michael Logan]] of ''[[TV Guide]]'' says "ends with some mature, uneasy twists,"<ref name="TV Guide 2903">{{cite journal|last=Logan |first=Michael |date=October 17, 2008 |title=Logan Rave: Sweet Sounds on the ''Night Shift'' |journal=[[TV Guide]] |volume=56 |issue=42 |pages=64 |publisher=TVGuide.com |url=http://www.tvguide.com/Soaps/GH-Night-Shift-26711.aspx |access-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021053632/http://www.tvguide.com/Soaps/GH-Night-Shift-26711.aspx |archive-date=October 21, 2008 }}</ref> the aftermath of the explosion outside the hospital plays out as Robert's fate is revealed.<br />Guest starring [[Finola Hughes]] as [[Anna Devane]]<ref name="Finola"/> and [[Leslie Charleson]] as [[Monica Quartermaine|Dr. Monica Quartermaine]].
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==Ratings history==
[[Image:Ghnightshift002.png|right|thumb|175px|''General Hospital: Night Shift'' stars, 2007. ''From left-right'': [[Patrick Drake|Dr. Patrick Drake]] ([[Jason Thompson (actor)|Jason Thompson]]), [[Robin Scorpio|Dr. Robin Scorpio]] ([[Kimberly McCullough]]), and [[Jason Morgan (General Hospital)|Jason Morgan]] ([[Steve Burton (actor)|Steve Burton]]).]]
The premiere episode of ''Night Shift'' ranked as the SOAPnet's "most viewed telecast ever" with total viewers and in its target [[demographics|demographic]], women age 18–49.<ref name="B&C 2007">Becker, Anne. [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6460336.html "SOAPnet's ''Night Shift'' Premiere Breaks Ratings Records." ''Broadcasting & Cable''.] July 13, 2007.</ref> The show was also SOAPnet's most watched premiere with those groups and with women 18–34.<ref name="B&C 2007"/> According to [[Nielsen Media Research]], the series averaged 1 million total viewers, "posting 63% audience growth over its lead-in," and ranking as "the second most viewed cable program for the hour with women 18-49."<ref name="B&C 2007"/> ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' notes the significance of this fact considering "only 64 million homes carry the network, compared to the 94 million that carry [[USA Network|USA]], the top network in the demo that night."<ref name="B&C 2007"/> ''Night Shift'' doubled SOAPnet's time-period viewership from 2006 in total viewers and the women 18-49 demographic.<ref name="THR 2008-05-27"/> The series averaged 833,000 viewers (and 381,000 among women 18–49) during its first season.<ref name="MultiChannel"/>

==Reception==

===Season one===
In 2007, soap opera critic [[Marlena De Lacroix]] noted the initially high ratings but called the series an "incoherently written and produced mess," going on to declare that "''Night Shift''{{'s}} only redeeming aspect and its real legacy to daytime is its bravura casting. Casting directors [[Mark Teschner]] and Gwen Hillier introduced a group of new actors who are universally talented and interesting. No brainless hunk or hunkette models typically hired en masse."<ref>{{cite web |last=De Lacroix |first=Marlena |author-link=Marlena De Lacroix |url=http://www.jackmyers.com/commentary/savoring-soaps/10576356.html |title=Savoring Soaps: ''General Hospital Night Shift'': Good Night and Good Riddance |publisher=JackMyers.com |date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=2008-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107183900/http://www.jackmyers.com/commentary/savoring-soaps/10576356.html |archive-date=2008-01-07 }}</ref> In 2008, Ed Martin called the first season "a perfectly putrid spin-off of a soap opera that is now a mere shadow of its fantastic former self."<ref name="Martin 2008">{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Ed |url=http://marlenadelacroix.com/?p=154#more-154 |title=''Night Shift 2'' Served Up that Old ''General Hospital'' Magic as its Sublime Second Season Came to an End |publisher=MarlenaDeLacroix.com |date=October 23, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-25}}</ref>

===Season two===
Martin called the second season "a sophomore series that embodied almost everything that was sublime about its mother-ship back in its heyday."<ref name="Martin 2008"/> [[Michael Logan (journalist)|Michael Logan]] of ''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote in October 2008 that although he did not enjoy the premiere episode of season two, "then the show got good. ''Really'' good." He ranked the spin-off above ''General Hospital'' itself, saying "it's indisputably superior to the mob-infested soap that spawned it." Logan added that "This late-night SOAPnet series is refreshingly retro, focusing as ''GH'' once did on the lives of doctors and their patients. (Imagine that!) The pleasures are many, from the frisky interplay of interns Claire and Kyle (she's straight, he's not) to the profoundly moving performances of Finola Hughes and Tristan Rogers as Anna and her cancer-stricken Robert."<ref name="TV Guide 2903"/> Michael Fairman called Rogers' performance "poignant" and noted that "if it could have been in [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] contention this year, it would stand among the best."<ref name="Fairman 2009-07-28">{{cite web |url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/article/articleItem.cfm?cms_article_id=110 |title=The Tristan Rogers Interview: ''General Hospital'' |last=Fairman |first=Michael |date=July 28, 2009 |work=[[Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps]] |access-date=July 28, 2009}}</ref> Rogers himself said of the season, "''Night Shift'' was a wonderful glimpse of what was possible to do with a daytime format and a prime time format, shot in HD, edited like a movie, and essentially brought up to date, which was subtle. It was written by Sri Rao, who really understood the genre. He really got it ... I think this is an issue of what goes on with the daytime soaps. There are not too many people out there now who want to take what history there is, and take it and build on it. I can see why they don’t want to do that, but on the other hand, I don’t think there is much point in changing history for the sake of change. If you have a really good reason to change it then do it, otherwise use it!"<ref name="Fairman 2009-07-28"/> De Lacroix wrote that season two "expertly delivered traditional soap opera in a modern form while reinforcing love as the center  of the medium, instead of devaluing it as so many soaps do today," adding that "All the characters on ''NS2'' were intelligent adults, the way they used to be on soap operas before about a decade ago when most characters were rendered brainless and stupid."<ref>{{cite web |last=De Lacroix |first=Marlena |url=http://marlenadelacroix.com/?p=152 |title=''General Hospital Night Shift 2'': If They Could Bottle This Show, They'd Save Soaps |publisher=MarlenaDeLacroix.com |date=October 22, 2008 |access-date=2008-10-25}}</ref>

==DVD release==
The complete first season of ''Night Shift'' was released on [[DVD]] on February 12, 2008.<ref name="DVD 1">[https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/B000YM6DNW/ ''General Hospital: Night Shift'': The Complete First Season - Amazon.com] Retrieved on February 15, 2009.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080729221512/http://soapnet.go.com/soapnet/show/path-showname_generalhospitalnightshift Official site]
* [http://www.soapcentral.com/ns/ ''GH: Night Shift'' - SoapCentral.com]

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