General Hospital celebrated its 60th anniversary with a televised special and a special announcement earlier this year. Steve Burton was returning to the soap he called home after a three-year absence. But is bringing a fan-favorite back enough to save the show from cancellation? Fans are on the edge amid a huge shakeup on the ABC soap. Keep reading to find out more.
General Hospital Turns 60
Daytime soap General Hospital premiered on television in April 1, 1963. ABC marked the huge milestone in 2024 with a prime time special dedicated to the anniversary. Current and former stars of the sudser shared behind-the-scenes stories and more about working on the long-running soap opera.
The special doubled as a way of announcing a huge casting coup. Steve Burton revealed that he was returning to GH in 2024. He was fired from the soap in 2021 after refusing the COVID vaccine. He went on to star on Days Of Our Lives but left after a year, freeing him up to return to Port Charles.
With such a huge return of a fan-favorite, why do some fans think the show is on the verge of cancellation?
Soap Fans On Edge As Cancellation Looms?
Despite Steve Burton’s return, ratings for ABC’s last remaining soap continue to decline. The sudser fired head writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor in January 2024. They promoted writers Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte to co-head writers.
However, just a few months later, another major shakeup rocked the soap. It was announced earlier this week that Patrick Mulcahey was no longer a head writer, leaving the position solely to Elizabeth Korte.
General Hospital fans took to Twitter to react to the surprising development and most agreed that it wasn’t a good sign. In fact,, some fans are now afraid the show is heading for cancellation.
Check out some of the comments on Twitter:
- Patrick wasn’t the problem. it’s the EP Frank V that needs to go!
- Bad move. Korte and the EP are still there, so the poor storytelling will continue. They didn’t even give Patrick a chance to turn things around.
- I dont know. Not much of a shake up if the room reverts back to essentially what it was before PM arrived and sources of the previous problems still exists in the room
- This show is doomed
What do you think about the second writing change this year?
