Shortland Street

*Shortland Street*
Shortland Street
Genre	Medical drama; Soap opera
Created by	Jason Daniel
Directed by	Lauren Porteous; Mana Epiha; Emmett Skilton; Curtis Vowell; Mia Blake; Jacqueline Nairn; Ian Hughes; Ghazaleh Golbakhsh; Geoffrey Cawthorn
Starring	(Ensemble)
Theme music composer	Graham Bollard
Composers	Graham Bollard (1992–2019); Sam Watson (2019–2023); William Philipson (2023 – current)
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	33
No. of episodes	7,869 (as of 1 March 2024)
Production
Executive producers	Don Reynolds; Alan Coleman; Tim Sanders; Caterina De Nave; Rachel Lang; Tony Holden; Simon Bennett; John Barnett;
Producers	Caterina De Nave (1992); Brian Lennane (1992–1993); Tony Holden (1994–1995); Gavin Srawhan (1995–1996); Alan Coleman (1995); Judith Trye (1996–1997); Lisa Page (2000–2001); Harriet Crampton (2001–2005); Katie Wolfe (2005); Jason Daniel (2005–2008); Steven Zanoski (2009–2013); Simon Bennett (1997–2000, 2013–2016); Maxine Fleming (2016–2018, 2022–); Oliver Driver (2019–);
Production locations	8 Tolich Pl, Lincoln North, Auckland 0610 New Zealand
Editors	Anna Benedikter; Matthew Allison
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companies	South Pacific Pictures; Grundy Television (1992–2006); Fremantle Australia (2006–present)
Original release
Network	TVNZ 2
Release	25 May 1992 –; present

Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 7,700 episodes and 31 years, and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand.

The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week, and received mixed reviews on its premiere. After its launch, it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year's worth of episodes in advance. TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show's rating had picked up, and it now has "long-term public enthusiasm". Today, it is one of New Zealand's highest-rated shows, frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research's top 5 programmes of the week, achieving an average linear daily reach of 345,000 viewers (in the year up to June 2021) and is TVNZ's "most streamed show".

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