General Hospital fans are livid over an upcoming schedule change. Soap operas have been extremely reliable, even during the WGA strike. Yet, now this one will not air as scheduled a few days during the week and that has caused major issues. Why is it being preempted and what are viewers saying? Read on for more details.
General Hospital Fans Livid Over Schedule Change
It seems like soap operas always air, even on holidays. Yes, they may show old episodes from past holidays for posterity but they are extremely reliable. One of the most predictable soaps is General Hospital which airs Monday through Friday on ABC. However, the long-running show is taking three days off this coming week and fans are not happy. So, what is causing this disruption and what are viewers saying? They started a Reddit thread to express their frustration over the show not airing and they were clearly unhappy.
Per the OP: “This is all due to ABC airing the MLB playoffs.” Hence General Hospital won’t be shown on Tuesday 10/3 through Thursday 10/5. One Redditor immediately chimed in with this: “I’ve watched ABC soaps since 1977 and it doesn’t matter what time GH comes on, it’s going to get interrupted and preempted. If they had it one at 10 in the morning, it would still happen. A few weeks ago they interrupted the last 10 minutes of the show. I was so mad!” Another was just bummed because it was being taken over by sports. Finally, someone thanked the OP for the heads up.
This helps so that others won’t be searching for the show or recording it while at work and then mad when it is not there. As for what to expect for the two episodes airing, here is the description for Monday, 10/2: “Valentin confers with Martin, Kevin shares his theory, and Laura is insistent. Meanwhile, Anna voices her suspicions, and Gladys is in the hot seat.” For Friday, 10/6, it is: “Michael and Willow ponder a decision, Carly is shaken, and Anna makes a request. Meanwhile, Nina shares news with Valentin, and Kristina is filled with anticipation.”
Sadness & Tragedy
The cast of General Hospital has been through a lot lately. John J. York aka Mac Scorpio revealed he was battling cancer. At the same time, former cast member, Billy Miller tragically took his own life. So, it has been a struggle for the cast and now they are coming out of the fog. York revealed that they believe they have found a match so that is the bright side of all of this. As for the fans, it is really hard when they depend on their daily soaps to get them through. Fortunately, it is just three days.
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