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 it since it started in Black and white. Please bring it back as you can.
Please come back. Your missed
PLEASE CONTINUE w/our ONLY REMAINING soap opera on ABC! PLEASE!
LOVE General Hospital!! Please have it return. Record it everyday and then watch at convenient time. Through the pandemic news conferences I have been watching via Hulu. Now going through withdrawal. 🙁
General hospital is great, love it! Can’t wait for it to come back with the new episodes!!!
I was intrigued by the new doctor and potential love interest for Alexis. Taped every show. Watch on YouTube daily. Now that their relationship has gone south, I am heartbroken and 99% may not continue to watch anymore. I am not interested in the show unless you keep Neil and Alexis together. I do love Sonny, Jason & Laura. I do not like Carly, Maxie or Lulu and I cannot stand Wes Ramsey. I have worked at Harbor-UCLA Hospital for 38 years. My co-workers plan to pull the plug as well.
LOVE GENERAL HOSPITAL!!
The cast is remarkable, waiting for your return!
Please renew…
I want to see it renewed
Myself and my mother in law have watched General Hospital since you have aired I even watched it with my mom as a child . We take our break from our busy day to sit and watch the show, so please stay in and we want to move forward with out reruns . We don’t know what to do from 2:00 to 3:00 without our favorite show . We won’t know where the show left off with when you do come back. We LOVE GENERAL Hospital Please let me know when the show comes back from where it left off.… Read more »
Do not cancel General Hospital Please
I WILL BE ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS IF GENERAL HOSPITAL IS CANCELED!!! FOR WHAT REASON???? PLEASE DON’T CANCEL GENERAL HOSPITAL!!! AND THIS IS COMING FROM MYSELF AND SO MANY OTHER WOMEN AND MEN IN MY HUGE FAMILY, THEIR FAMILIES, MY FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AND I AM PRETTY CERTAIN THAT I AM SPEAKING FOR ALL THE OTHERS THAT ARE ABLE TO LEAVE COMMENTS IN HERE!!! MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD EVEN! THERE IS A REASON THAT GH HAS BEEN ON AIR FOR SOOO MANY YEARS!!! PLEASE DON’T LET THIS FANTASTIC STORY GO OFF THE AIR!!!
Please don’t cancel GH I’ve been watching on and off since I was a kid… however this lull in programming “reruns of old nurses balls” makes me turn the channel.
Please don’t cancel GH! Already so many soaps are gone. I love GH! The acting is excellent. We don’t need anymore talk shows. Please let us have the few soaps left!
I have been watching and DVRing forever. Please keep it going!!
Oh heck yes love general hospital hope to see it back on the air soon