On June 6, 2011, ABC finally announced (after months of rumors) that it had signed a deal with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric to host a new daily syndicated talk show, and that said show would replace veteran soap opera “General Hospital” in the 3:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT/CT timeslot. While initially the decision brought fear to soap opera fans, who only two months prior learned that ABC Daytime’s two other veteran soaps (“All My Children” and “One Life to Live”) would be replaced by two new food and lifestyle centered talk shows (“The Chew” and “The Revolution”). Now nearly a year since the announcement, it looks like Katie Couric may just be the lifesaver “General Hospital” desperately needs.

Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati, who took over the reigns as ABC’s new executive producer and head writer for “General Hospital,” are now on the world wide web courtesy of Twitter, the social networking media giant.

“General Hospital” is the only soap opera left on the ABC Daytime schedule and is also the longest running dramatic series in the networks history. Unfortunately, the soap is facing the same cancellation danger that its former network counterparts (“All My Children” and “One Life to Live”) faced just over a year ago before ABC officially announced the two would go off the air in a press release. Before any decision on the future of “GH” is ultimately made, the drama series is showing an uptick in key demos and viewership.

“General Hospital” DVR Alerts for the Week of March 12, 2012.

Ratings Report for the Week of February 20-24, 2012

Ratings Report for the Week of February 13-17, 2012

Ratings Report for the Week of February 6-10, 2012

“General Hospital” DVR Alerts for the Week of February 20, 2012.

Ratings Report for the Week of January 30 – February 3, 2012

A look at what’s happening on “General Hospital” during the week of February 13, 2012.

“General Hospital” DVR Alerts for the Week of February 13, 2012.

“General Hospital” Episode Recap – Friday, February 3, 2012.

A look at what’s happening on “General Hospital” during the week of February 6, 2012.

“General Hospital” Episode Recap – Thursday, February 2, 2012.

Ratings Report for the Week of January 23-27, 2012

“General Hospital” makes some additions to the writing staff.

“General Hospital” DVR Alerts for the Week of February 6, 2012.

“General Hospital” Episode Recap – Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

“General Hospital” Episode Recap – Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

“General Hospital” Episode Recap – Monday, January 30, 2012.