"General Hospital" premiered April 1, 1963 on ABC. The series airs weekdays on ABC. Anytime on Hulu.
In the current issue of TV Guide, on newsstands now, the magazine examines the four remaining daytime soaps consisting of "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" and how FOX's "Empire" may have influenced a push for more diversity in 2015 during love in the afternoon.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 14-18, 2015
After reporting how daytime stacks up when looking at the Adults 18-49 demo as used by primetime advertisers, one has to wonder what daytime looks like in the actual key sales demo of Women 18-49 when it comes to the season-to-date rankings. What's surprising is how poorly "The View" does overall, and how well "General Hospital" is actually doing when factoring in the Live+7* numbers vs. the traditionally reported Live+SD** numbers seen here on Soap Opera Network each week.
As we prepare to publish another week's worth of ratings covering the daytime soaps "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless," we felt it was worth noting the difference between daytime and primetime when it comes to demographics as part of a year-end report.
It was in 1996 when Tori Spelling broke out of her shell as Donna Martin on the popular FOX hit "Beverly Hills, 90210" with the NBC original movie, "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?" As the TV movie approaches its 20th anniversary, Lifetime announced today that it is remaking the classic with a story by "General Hospital's" James Franco (ex-Franco), who will also executive produce.
Former "General Hospital" actress Jaime Ray Newman (ex-Kristina Davis) is heading to A&E's "Bates Motel" for a major recurring role in the upcoming fourth season of the hit series, reports Deadline.
As a result of President Barack Obama addressing the nation for his last press conference of 2015, ABC was forced to pull an original episode of "General Hospital" today, which was all but set to air until Nathan Varni, Manager, Current Series, Scripted, announced plans to pull it citing the importance of the current storyline. The episode will now air on Monday, December 21 and an original episode will air on Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) in place of a previously scheduled encore.
Ratings Report for the Week of December 7-11, 2015
With returning stars Candace Cameron-Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber as D.J. Tanner, Stephanie Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler, respectively, Netflix announced today that all 13 episodes of "Fuller House," the spin-off of the popular ABC sitcom that dominated the late 1980s and early 1990s, will release on Friday, February 26. The streaming service also released the first teaser trailer that brings back plenty of nostalgia for longtime fans.
With a new year on the horizon it's inevitable that you'll be seeing a multitude of best and worst lists covering every facet of the entertainment world, and soaps are no exception. In his Best and Worst of 2015 report, TV Guide's Michael Logan has named CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful" daytime's best soap, praises "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless" for having the best actors and actresses, and calls out some of…
The next time Mayor Janice Lomax surfaces in Port Charles, she'll be played by a new, yet familiar face. Shari Belafonte has been cast in the "General Hospital" role, previously portrayed by Saidah Arrika Ekulona.
Robin's missing dad is heading back to Port Charles. Tristan Rogers returns to "General Hospital" as Robert Scorpio on Thursday, December 17.
Aloha! "General Hospital" alum Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jasper "Jax" Jacks) is returning to "Hawaii Five-0" for a multiple-episode guest spot.
Ratings Report for the Week of November 30 - December 4, 2015
They've been dancing around each other for over a year, but they have to reconcile eventually. Don't they? In anticipation of "General Hospital's" Jason and Sam reunion, here are 5 moments that must happen.
Sebastian Roche is back to torment Robin as "General Hospital's" sexy, super villain Jerry Jacks. The actor, who is returning for a limited run, debuted on the Thursday, December 10 episode.
