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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. Will General Hospital survive to see a 58th season for the 2020-21 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, William deVry, Chad Duell, Michael Easton, Genie Francis, Max Gail, Nancy Lee Grahn, Briana Nicole Henry, Rebecca Herbst, Roger Howarth, Finola Hughes, William Lipton, Katelyn MacMullen, Sofia Mattsson, Eden McCoy, Kelly Monaco, Wes Ramsey, Emme Rylan, Kirsten Storms, Josh Swickard, 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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Note: The ratings for the week of January 27th aren’t included because there were major preemptions due to the impeachment trial.
Note: ABC ran out of original episodes with week 35 due to the COVID-19 production shutdown. New episodes resumed with week 46.
For comparisons: The 2018-19 season of General Hospital averaged a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 2.30 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?
Love this show I’m 65 and I’ve been watching this for many years please keep it going
Eagerly awaiting new episodes of General Hospital. I would really miss it if is ever cancelled.
I enjoy General Hospital and follow the episodes DAILY . I am very eager to get back
to the exciting story line pre. & mid. covid-19 interruption.
When is the new season of General Hospital going to be starting. Surely after 40 years it’s not going to stop in the middle of a custody trail. Please let me know when it is starting again. Thank you. Rose MacGougan
I want it renewed please I can’t live without my General Hospital.
I have been watching General Hospital for 40 years. I will be devastated if it is cancelled.
I have watched GH for almost 40 years. They are like FB friends. Don’t see them in person, but totally miss them when they’re gone. I admire the writers for addressing social issues is ways that help people change, instead of change the channel.
I would be interested in how the current shows rate. Revisiting the Nurse’s Ball and older story lines is like watching an old favorite Movie.
I hope that your stats also include that the northeast shows where continually interrupted by Government officials during the Covid 19, for updates.
I love GH keep it on been watching for 40 years. It gets boring sometimes, but the gets great again. Don’t take it off the air it will be like losing part of my family. Also addicted. Thanks leave it on.
I love general hospital I have watched ABC soaps since I was little with my great grandmother. I was really disappointed when all my children and one life to live went off the air. Please I’m not ready to loose general hospital too. I always taped it when I worked and would watch in the evenings and weekends I love the soaps.
I agree with you Melanie. I have watched GH for 40 years and was so upset when OLTL and AMC went off the year. I’m still hoping they will bring them back
I do agree. I feel like I would be loosing a member of my family.
Definitely RENEW, been watching since the beginning’❤️
New episodes please. Been watch since i was a child.
Please renew General Hospital. We don’t need another stupid talk show or game show. We don’t need anymore changes in this world. We need something constant in our lives. We need General Hospital. Thank you.
I love General Hospital, been watching before Luck and Laura. Bring it back!!
Hard to judge the ratings when a lot of states were not able to watch at normal times – like Ohio because the governor was on every day- should rethink this! Been watching for over 35 years
I’ve been watching this for over 50 years please bring it back!!!
I’ve been watching this show over 50 years!! Please bring it back!!!