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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?
I have been watching GH since I was 11 years old…and that was a very long time ago. It’s interesting that the ratings only choose the ratings for women 18-49 years old. I was in the Air Force overseas, and I watched the show with all men during my lunch hour. I record this every day–and when it was pre-empted during the impeachment hearings–or during the COVID19 updates–it’s like withdrawal to me. This is my family. I look forward to watching every day after I get home from work (and now–after I stop teleworking since I’m quarantined). GH has been… Read more »
It’s so strange I just posted my comment and I find yours to be so similar. I agree with everything you said (except for not being in the service). And I too am blown away by now they’re handling Mike’s Alzheimer’s. And I find they deal with all kinds of issues like being a burn victim, mental illness, addiction and alcoholism,And on and on
Been watching GH since the very first episode. Please do not take the show off because of the pandemic. It is not the fault of many people’s favorite soap opera. Please do not cancel General Hospital. Please.
I love this show, I am not by any means a person who has watched since it started but my mother and sister have been watching for a very very long time and I started watching about 5 years ago and I absolutly love the show and the actors who betray the people of Port Charles. It is what helps keep me sane during this pandemic to have something I love to watch and take a break everyday to see. Before this virus I still wat had daily but now with all this pandemic and quarantine it helps to have… Read more »
Don’t stop GH. But stop filming the kids interaction . Boring.
Don’t cancel general hospital. ABC soaps were the best. We’ve already list All my children and one life to live. Don’t take this one to. It’s really just now getting good again.
Do not cancel General Hospital. It is the best soap on tv. Look forward to watching it every day.
Please don’t take General Hospital off the air I have been watching it since 1979 when I was four with my grandmother but I’m not able to watch because I’m working I DVR it to watch later I go to all the fan events ,I feel like with all the flashbacks it may be coming to an end
can we find out when the snake will be off the show there is a number of us not liking the shock value? Love the show and have been watching it from early 1970
General Hospital is the one show that can consistently keep me grounded and give me solace when I’ve had a bad day. When I am stressed and feeling all alone, watching GH always helps to make things better. I know it is just a TV show, but over the years, the characters have become the next best thing to family…something I no longer have. So, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don’t take this show away from me…not now…not ever.
I share your sentiments! So much! Wow…your comments nearly mirror mine. So many of us feel like the characters are our “family”–especially when we are isolated from everyone.
Would really miss it
General Hospital. I started watching with my grandma when I was 8 yrs old. Im 61 yr old. So for 53 yrs. Ive watched General Hospital. My grandma lived to be 94 yrs old. And has been gone over 30 yr. But each time I watch General Hospital, I feel she is there watching it with me.. So if it is ever canceled. I will loss my grandma all over again… Plus my granddaughters watch General Hospital with me now too.. A family tradition in the making..lol.. But I’m sure there is others whom watch this soap for many other… Read more »
Love GH – been watching since the beginning. Would hate to see it end. Great stories & wonderful actors.
General Hospital has had its ups and downs with story lines over the years, but it still is the best !! The characters and actors are so ingrained with us that we do not want them to go away.!! At this time with the virus, old friends are comforting. I love GH!
Please don’t cancel General Hospital. I’ve been watching it since 1968. I look forward to watching it everyday and seeing all of my favorite characters.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Don’t cancel General Hospital. I am 71 years old and I have watched GH from the first day. When I was working I recorded it to watch at night. I. Love. General. Hospital!
I love General Hospital but hate the storyline about michael marrying willow. Please don’t let this happen.