(courtesy GH Facebook)
As has become the norm, ABC didn’t announce if General Hospital had been renewed for another year but the show wasn’t cancelled either. They just kept it on the air. The network did cancel The Chew (which replaced All My Children in 2011) so they could expand the Good Morning America brand with GMA Day. Clearly, the ABC execs aren’t afraid to shake up the status quo again. Will General Hospital survive to see a 57th season for the 2019-20 broadcast season? 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 Maurice Benard, Tamara Braun, Steve Burton, Matt Cohen, William deVry, Chad Duell, Michael Easton, Hayley Erin, Genie Francis, Nancy Lee Grahn, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Briana Nicole Henry, Rebecca Herbst, Roger Howarth, Finola Hughes, Lisa LoCicero, Eden McCoy, Billy Miller, Kelly Monaco, Emme Rylan, Michelle Stafford, Kirsten Storms, Donnell Turner, Maura West, and Laura Wright.
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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For comparisons: The 2017-18 season of General Hospital averaged a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 2.56 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?
I still watch & like General Hospital. On days I can’t watch, which are few, I’ll watch it the next day on Demand. Please don’t cancel it, it’s the best show in the afternoon!!
Please don’t cancel General Hospital. Do they count Hulu subscribers? The only reason I had Hulu 6 years ,is General Hospital
Please don’t cancel. It’s my favorite. All my children, poof gone,one life to live,poof gone
General hospital is my favorite of all time.
Please keep it on
I would be very mad and sad.
Who cares what ages watch or
Dont watch. I love the story lines,cast,I grew
Up watching with my Grandmother
5 yrs old and now I’m 56
Please leave on
Love my GH!! I never watch it at the time it is on. I record it & watch it every night. I’ve watched it for 40 yrs, and would be crushed if it ever cancels. I’m certain the ratings are never accurate, being so many people record it.
It’s a shame they don’t take into account those over age 49 in their statistics, like everyone else doesn’t matter. I think they would find a lot of people in their 50’s watch it too, and the advertisers could market to them. Many people watch it because it takes their minds off the daily grind. It also does not involve politics, but at the same time deals with modern problems in society. If they take GH off, I’ll never watch ABC again. I watched All My Children and One Life to Live for years, and was very disappointed when they… Read more »
Please do not take off General Hospital. I’m a longtime fan of General Hospital Luke and Laura getting married separated in trouble back together separated and now all the new stuff going on please please please do not cancel General Hospital. I’ve watched it ever since before I head kids and now I have two kids one is 40 and 1 is 38 please do not cancel I would be lost without it I’m 64 years old and I recorded every single day I’m sure there are a lot of other people who are my age that look forward to… Read more »