Last season, once again, ABC didn’t announce if General Hospital would return for another year. They haven’t cancelled the show either so, as long as it stays on the air, perhaps no news is good news. Will GH survive to see a 56th season (2018-19)? How will it do in the ratings? Stay tuned.
Debuting on April 1st of 1963, General Hospital revolves around the loves, lives, and deaths of the people of Port Charles, New York. The current season’s cast includes Vinessa Antoine, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Matt Cohen, William deVry, Chad Duell, Michael Easton, Hayley Erin, Genie Francis, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Roger Howarth, Finola Hughes, Chloe Lanier, Lisa LoCicero, Billy Miller, Kelly Monaco, Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Paevey, Emme Rylan, Michelle Stafford, Kirsten Storms, Donnell Turner, Robert Palmer Watkins, Maura West, Laura Wright, and Dominic Zamprogna.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available. You can see how the ratings for the four soap operas compare here.
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Note: ABC aired reruns on August 29, 30, and 31. The lower ratings for those airings were included in the demo average for the week of August 27 so we are omitting it so as not to throw off the season average.
For comparisons: The 2016-17 season of General Hospital averaged a 0.66 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 2.55 million total viewers.
Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.
What do you think? Do you still like General Hospital TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for additional seasons?
It is time for gh to go they will continue to lose viewership soap fans are loyal so they continue to tune in even if they are given trash to watch. If they aren’t going to change then I’ve changed my viewing. Getting rid of Sam and Drew big mistake.
The show should have listened to Drew and Sam fans. The largest drops happened when they made the bonehead move of splitting them up and refusing to even let the actors work together. I have no sympathy for this sinking ship.
I love GH!! I would be so lost if it were cancelled!! Please don’t leave!!
My favorite daytime show! Must be renewed.
Are you kidding me? This show is amazing. Moms daughters and grandmothers watch this show, we love it and talk about the episode. This past year has been one of the best with topics that are relevant and important. My teenage daughter has been watching with me more now. Please don’t cancel this show! For the viewers it’s not just a show, it’s a time in the day to relax and brings me back to my high school years. In this crazy world we need legacy shows to give us comfort.
On 8/1/18, I replied here to a fellow commentator and this is what I wrote: “I totally agree with you and I have the same question, WHEN IS IT GOING TO END? I’m tried of the story line with/between the characters of Carly and Nelle too. Lately, some of General Hospital story lines, has been dragging on and on, predictable (it look like they are repeating story lines) and etc. ABC, did some of the good writers leave General Hospital? If yes, please try to get them back, I would be truly saddened for this show, that I have been… Read more »
I’m glad to see boring and scheming Nell leave but I want Michael to learn that his baby is alive! PLEASE Don’t cancel GH!!
I grew up watching General Hospital with my Mother, Grandmother, older Sister and Family. Now I have daughters of my own who watches it with us. Even though lately we haven’t been watching it as much as we use too; it’s because of some of the story lines, which has become very predictable; like today’s episode-7/31/18. I/we really would hate to see this show get canceled.
I’ve been watching GH since the 70s, and like many here, miss All My Children and One Life to Live horribly!! I can’t imagine if GH were to be gone too. The ratings are based on 18-49 age group, well I’m 51 now. What are the ratings for 50 and over? I don’t even care if you use it for little commercials like Aveeno or whoever is sponsoring the next Nurse’s Ball, which I look forward to every year to spotlight the incredible talent we never knew our characters possessed. It’s my constant, the one thing I get to look… Read more »
PLEASE DON’T ever think of canceling General Hospital!!! Been watching it since 1964!!!
Loved All My Children & One Life to Live TOO, but the rotten network canceled them to put on some dumb cooking/talk shows!!! What the heck were they thinking? Those shows were like visiting family & friends & they killed them off!
I always loved General Hospital. Was so amazed when finally they brought life to Jason Morgan as they got Billy Miller on board to play that part. For 3 glorious years that character actually had feelings. It was the only time I heard that character say no to Sonny in not wanting to work for him anymore. I loved that side of him which no one ever seen in Steve Burton’s version. I miss Billy Miller as Jason and wish they would give that character back to him where it truly belongs. That’s where the best in JaSam comes to… Read more »
Please, Please, Please, Please A million times please don’t take off my very favorite show! I’ve been watching it since it first came on in 1963.
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Yes, please, please please please 1000000 times please renew General Hospital. It’s one of the few TV shows that’s left I truly enjoy watching.
YES, please renew. I love GH. Daytime TV would be wrong without it.
I have watched GH since 1975 as, a young boy never missed any.. GH needs, a new, producer n writers who know, how to write, a soap opera.. Have, 3 story’s going n not everyone involved n more drama,more intrigue n suspense.. Frank Valentino tried but he’s going off viewers comments on Twitter.. He has failed.. Please ABC give him an ultimatum fix it or he’s, fired.. I believe if genie Francis, Laura has a major storyline.. N Susan lucci comes in as Erica Kane.. N Nelle I’d murdered in a, who dunnit..Jason is handled right.. The show can be… Read more »
Sorry a, who dunnit murder mystery for Nelle
I have been watching General Hospital for a, long time ,since the early sixties. I have always loved the show morned the death of the actors when they died in real life . General Hospital has always been centered around the hospital, the doctors and nurses their families the people that headed the hospital and their family and crazy people who try to infiltrate the hospital and do awful the things. The one storyline that I did not like was when you bought old old Jason back. after centering the shows storyline around new jason. You gave him a new… Read more »
I agree. You took the other soaps from us, please don’t take this one as well!