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Disney/ABC TV President Craig Erwich On ‘General Hospital’s’ Future: “It’s a Show We’re Proud Of … We Remain Deeply Committed”

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Over the weekend, Disney Television Group President, Craig Erwich, the man in charge of content for ABC, Hulu Originals, Freeform and Disney Branded Television, spoke to members of the media at the ABC TCA (Television Critics Association) Winter Press Tour 2024.

After addressing questions on many shows on the current and incoming ABC/Disney line-up, he also spoke to members of the press after he was up on-stage.

Sharing his thoughts on the performance and future of ABC’s longest running series, General Hospital, which has been celebrating its 60th year on the air, Erwich told Soap Hub, that the soap opera is, “absolutely a tremendous pride for us.”

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Speaking on its big six decades on the network, Erwich added, “The show’s been on for 60 years. That is a remarkable achievement. And the great thing about General Hospital is that it’s on daily. It’s an opportunity for us to delight, entertain, and surprise people on a daily basis.”

Since fans are always concerned for the future of the current three network soaps still on the air, GH, B&B and Y&R and former network soap Days of our Lives, which has moved to Peacock in recent years, the Disney TV President offered some very encouraging words that indicate that GH is going nowhere.

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Erwich expressed: “We’re very committed to the show. You saw the way that we celebrated the 60th (with the special General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling). We do that because it’s a show we’re very proud of. We remain deeply committed to General Hospital.”

So, are you encouraged by Erwich’s words that GH remains a consistent series for them, and that they remain behind the series as it moves forward into its 61st season and beyond?

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They’re proud of this show? SMH. Just rename it “The Laura Wright Hour” and be done with it.

You are right. Why is it this way?Hope new writers change this.

Encouraging to hear that General Hospital will remain on the network. There were rumors of All My Children having a prime time show, loyal fans are still hoping that it’s true.

That project is dead, sorry 🙁

Great news!

And let’s all hope that all people who post comments here are happy with this news.

Haha I’m dying laughing! You could make the most perfect soap and support it and soap fans would still bitch. It’s what they do best, the never happy viewers as we call them!

If Craig and Disney truly support the show they wouldn’t have outsourced marketing & promos, the show would actually get promoted and someone in a high power position needs to tell ABC News to stop interrupting daily/weekly. There’s a reason ratings are down so much and it’s because abc pretends the show doesn’t exist. Soaps in 2024 get snickers from most networks in today’s world. It’s very sad because if they supported it more, they’d be the winners, making more money, my guess is abc will cancel gh by 2026.

You’re on Jimmy. I will take you up on your bet! 2026..got a month or just anytime 2026?

Been watching since 1978… and for years, and years, people have said it wouldn’t be on next year.

Of course, this is excluding what happens to the US come this November, and any natural disasters hitting California and washing away the studio… but other than those 2 caveats.. your bet is on !

No. When they say words like committed it’s never good.

Nice to hear the Disney Entertainment President with praise for GH, and like I’ve thought for a long time, the show isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Everyone thinks they know better, and has all the answers, until you hear from the people that actually make the decisions.

I’m sure this still won’t shut up the miserable people out there that are always commenting, almost gleefully hoping to see GH get canceled, with their always negative comments, looking to shovel dirt on the show. Even now, here and elsewhere, they’re trying to spin positive remarks from the ABC President as somehow a negative. The shtick is really tiresome at this point. But that’s social media in general these days, unfortunately. A giant cesspool of negativity.

Splendid!!..
Being a former loyal DOOL fan I was thoroughly disgusted when NBC moved it to Peacock.
(What a schmuck move.. however it’s NBC so what do ya expect.. lol)
Anyway.. when NBC played that card I had to bail.
(Just not down with NBC referring to their subscribers as “Peacockers”.. plus will never pay for the privilege of enjoying standard free network programming either.
NBC/Peacock can kick rocks.)
Switched to General Hospital and found out it is actually far better than DOOL in every respect!!..
Had I been aware of GH’s superiority I would’ve ditched DOOL years ago!!..
ABC should be proud of “General Hospital”.. it’s top notch programming.
As the old adage goes.. ” If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.”
As for General Hospital.. stay tuned America.. the best is yet to come.

Ironically, General Hospital has been in one of it’s worst toilet spirals from November 2021 until just recently. They’re starting to pull out of it, thank all that’s unholy!

As challenging as some of the recent period has been, do you honestly think it was worse than end of the Carlivati era? Fluke and Denise DeMuccio were quite painful. Worse than Garin Wolf’s lady in white and Robin’s declining HIV?

And there’s your answer… “Fluke” was so horrible, it got ReRon fired. Garin Wolf was a fill in to begin with, but his storylines were so awful, some of them were thrown overboard immediately. “the lady in white” got shanked by her own alleged mother, Helena, and ReRon decided he would blow Robin up in a lab, rather than kill her off slowly. Not saying i cared for how that was done – especially considering he threw “Starr Manning” in our faces at the same time (as if to say, “hey, sorrry about killing off your legacy kid! Hope you like mine better” ) But at least lab bombings can be undone…. eventually.

Ultimately the worst damage Garin Wolf did was to the Spencer family. Lucky was never allowed to recover from what Wolf did to him – turning him into a pill-popping crybaby who abandoned his family on Xmas eve. Yeah, sure he brought Jake home from Cassadine island, but where was Lucky when his father allegedly “died”, or when Aunt Bobbie actually died, and why hasn’t he visited his vegetable sister even once?

I had actually purged the “Denise DiMuccio” thing from my unholy mind, thanks for the reminder of that moronic story.

Your analysis in this case is spot on.

Hey, I liked Denise DeMuccio and if I remember right, so did Morgan, a lot!

Oh Violet – while you are one of my favorite nonagenarians, I do get a chuckle out of your likes and dislikes. Liking Denise DeMuccio and disliking Tracy Quartermaine is a clear example.

Ha ! Often I wonder if not an Centenarian

Steve, I knew from the very beginning that it was Ava posing as Denise. I don’t know why there was so many doubts and I found her absolutely delightful and funny. I’m starting to like Tracy a little more by the way she treats Gregory, has always liked Finn, loves “her little grandson” and tolerates Lois, a lot more than I ever could.

There are no toilets in hell.

How do you know?

Of course we have toilets. Sometimes they don’t work very well… but it IS Hell, after all. Try finding a decent plumber down here!

I didn’t watch Days, but to say it’s a “schmuck move” is just ignorant. TV is a business. It was leaving NBC. They chose to put it on Peacock. Next stop is cancelation. That’s the way it works…

I truly hope it’s staying around for many years to come but the emotional abuse of Nina is not “entertaining” nor is the fatal disease of the month thing they’ve had going on for a few years now. FFS; reverse the Gregory Chase story! Throwing away a great character played by a great actor for tears, melodrama, and to break viewers hearts in the name of “bringing awareness to viewers” is not soapy escapism and cray, cray, over-the-top,stories this genre is known for. People need to get their information from actual medical sources; not a soap. GH needs to lighten up!

Emotional abuse of Nina? Cry me a river

Granted she’s a fine actress, anyone who knew her as Annie Duttin will testify to that but this Nina is like a burr under a horses saddle. You just want to rip it off and get rid of the pain , and now with Valentins help, she’ll become even worse.

I’m holding out until the very end that they’ve made the wrong diagnosis and it will turn out to just be something that mimics this horrible ALS desease, and as much as it seems a lot of fans are down on Finn, if anyone can solve it, it will be him.

Very happy to hear this. I watched this with my grandmother took a break as an adult because I worked, but when I married and later took a part time job I was able to raise my kids and begin watching again. No retired at 75 it’s still my favorite bring memories of my childhood and then to hear my own kids ask me how certain characters are doing on the show. It’s all in our family.

Funny! One day my 26 yr. old great-granddaughter came in while I was watching Phyllis on Y&R and she glanced at the TV and commented, omg, is that bitch still on?

Good talk until they drastically lose money and then canceled.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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