General Hospital
‘General Hospital’ Preemption Schedule Due to ABC Coverage of Major League Baseball Playoffs Between Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres
General Hospital fans have been clamoring for the tune-in info of just how episodes previously scheduled to run the week of September 29-October 3rd might be affected by the beginning of the annual Major League Baseball playoff wildcard games. With Disney owning both ESPN and ABC, one of the playoff series this week landed, as per usual, in the afternoon schedule on the broadcast network.
That series is the Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres and the two teams will meet in games that start at 3pm ET/2pm CT in a best two out of three series, to move on to the next round of the National League Playoffs. This marks the first time these two teams have met in post-season play since 1984.
The current schedules has Cubs vs. Padres airing on ABC on Tuesday, September 30 and Wednesday, October 1, with the Thursday, October 2 game to be determined if the series goes a third game. That decision will be known after the result of Wednesday’s game.
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So, what does that mean for GH? Today’s Monday, September 29th episode will air as usual. Thursday’s October 2nd episode is currently slanted to air (pending if there is a game three in the NL playoff series) and Friday’s October 3rd episode of GH will air.
ABC executive, Nathan Varni also posted on X, “Due to MLB daytime games this week, new episodes of #gh will air Monday, Thursday & Friday. Thursday is tentative based on Wed’s game results. Sorry for the interruptions, have a great week!”
Below are the official revised date for these GH spoilers happening later this week:
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
Sonny makes a new connection. Carly is interrogated. Ava has great timing. Elizabeth confronts Britt. Tracy makes a vow.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Monica’s will is read, with dramatic consequences. Drew is on the warpath. Britt is thrown. Josslyn returns to town. Isaiah seeks out Portia.
So, how do you feel about GH being preempted by ABC’s coverage of the NL division playoffs between the Cubs and the Padres? Seems to be unfortunately happening during a pivotal week of episodes, but thank God, it didn’t occur last week during the tribute to Leslie Charleson and Monica Quartermaine. And, if you are a Chicago or San Diego fan, excited for the games? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Sports have completely taken over the major television networks. Not a fan at all. Find another place and time for sports!
I agree put sports on a sports channel
I totally agree Ellen. I’m not a sports fan either. There are dozens, yes dozens, of sports channels on my TV service. ESPN and FOX appear to have several spots each. I click past all of them. There is no reason why sports cannot air on the many, many, many sports channels available.
100% agree, this is why they have ESPN!!!
They constantly interrupt General Hospital for news and sports like we care! They have news that starts at 4:00!
I’m done with ABC! 1st Kimmel and now the constant interruptions of General Hospital. I don’t need it, they are traitors anyway! Go suck Trump’s dick!
I was kind of with you until that last remark. Really???
What?
Fridays episode kept getting interrupted by news PST time zone which is ridiculous since they could have waited until after gh was over or better yet wait till world news is on!!
Again!!!!!Why is General Hospital always interrupted? Everything else can be moved around or canceled too! Wow just not right! I’m missing General Hospital now for baseball!!!! Only State of Emergencies should reschedule or interrupt shows! With all these sports channels they can’t be used?!?! And other time slots can’t be used?♀️♀️ Amazing!
100%.. ABC is Ridiculous with the interruptions ALWAYS during General Hospital Airtime!! VERY AGGRAVATING
Hate it. Why is GH always interrupted or preempted? How many ESPN channels are there anyway? Whi does it have to be on regular network?
The shows are being preempted for two days and ESPN is already airing other games.
Ugh! ESPN. Sports. This is a no-brainer! And if the game starts at 3, why pre-empt your 2:00 programming. Does each game really need a one-hour pre-game show?
It’s not that simple…
GH airs in different time slots across the nation (i.e. 3pm in NYC). Plus, you have the west coast markets, some of which air it at 1pm (which is 4pm ET).
No reason for this. Definitely not with all the sports outlets there are for viewing. And airing this in the afternoon when sports fans mostly have 9-5 jobs? How did they come up with decision?
Excellent questions James R. You’d think the sports teams would want there games to air during the time when most fan would be able to view them.
And just when I enjoyed Jane Elliot and Erika Slezak sparring amazingly, now we have to wait til Friday. Bummer. But what a great performance by both!!!
This article is an example of why I HATE most sports!!!!! To me, the following 3 exceptions: Bowling (which is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE sport), the New Orleans Saints (my mom was originally from New Orleans…and I have relatives and a few lifelong friends who live in, around and near the New Orleans area) and an occasional hockey game. Other sports…I have NO USE for…AT ALL!!!!! N-O!!!!!
This is baloney! Soaps always get pre-empted because the networks don’t see them as important as other programing. Shameful!
I too agree GH is always getting preempted.
GH should not be pre-empted for sports, especially pre-game show.
If someone wanted to watch the games they could do so on ESPN. Leave my soap alone!
No worse than Jeopardy being pre-empted for the damn Patriots
Kathleen…I remember that. And the moment that Jeopardy got pre-empted for the Patriots…I (from there) decided to catch up on some housework…which is so unlike me. LOL
Don’t like sports interrupting my soaps, especially General hospital
Hate in interruption, put on other stations
Im not happy with that. Its on ESPN, let them go with it. Dont care about baseball
Should be on a sport channel only ! I really wonder how many people will be actually watching it live. And if the game starts at 3 eastern time ( which I am) why isn’t it on at 2 its normal time? Hope the game is over Wednesday!!!
The Networks have dozens of Sports channels. I see no reason for a ballgame or any other sports to interrupt regular programming use one of your own sports channel’s. Unless the real reason is ABC gets paid extra for showing the sport.
I’m so sick of our soap operas getting interrupted!!!!!! Especially GH. Especially now with all the excitement going on. I don’t want to watch Baseball. Pick another channel please!!!
I love how passionate soap fans can be. Viewers shouldn’t be mad at ABC for airing the games (only 2-3 days). We should be mad that a plan wasn’t in place to handle these pre-planned preemptions properly. It wasn’t until soap fans (over the weekend) noticed changes to their recording schedule and pointed it out on sites like this that ABC finally made an announcement.
As there’s been no national GH preemptions for quite a while, Varni, Valentini and crew could have structured Monday’s episode with a cliffhanger. Then, a brief announcement from a GH star saying they are taking a brief break for the playoffs.
Finally, GH has a baseball connection all the way back to day 1. John Beradino (the Dr Steve Hardy) played for three major league teams in the 1940s and 50s.
Not happy.
You have no problem removing general hospital for baseball for the killing. I’m not sure where it was but you had that on the news. 3:00 4:00 5:00 is 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 5 hours of one story. Now we’re doing baseball. Is there not any other show that can be removed for an hour an hour and a half or could you put it on at a later date? Not everybody wants to see these games
I’m with ya Barbara!!
I HATE that they have to start talking about “breaking news” at 3:00 too. Sometimes it’s NOT EVEN BREAKING NEWS!! Then then talk about it for the WHOLE hour PLUS 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00!
Talk about beating a DEAD HORSE!! I HAVE ABC!!!!!
All those news programs are the decision of your local station. ABC has no influence. The local stations (aka affiliates) have hours of programming to fill between ABC programming. Many affiliates take the cheap way out and fill it with repetitive news programming. Others may air syndicated talk or game shows like Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.
F**K the MLB playoffs during the day!!! Only care if it’s the Phillies in our area! ABC SUCKS
ABC is constantly interrupting General hospital w/ special reports when you know darn well their going to repeat the same thing at 4:00 news. Now the playoffs?? ABC is really pissing me off!!! Thinking of banning ABC!!!
Just once I’d like to see general hospital interrupt the news and sports.
Why do you have sports stations if you are not going to play a sport on the station?? Most people who are home during the day want to watch their daily drama not a baseball game
Who in Hell’s name made the decision to play baseball in the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week anyway? Guess they wouldn’t want to do that on the weekends because it’s football season, but why not play baseball in prime time? ABC has one actual hour each of non-dragonshit programming on Tuesday and Wednesday and all reruns scheduled for Thursday, so it would have been easy to play the games in prime time and then air those shows after the game. Nobody’s going to give a cherub’s pink little ass if “Dancing With Nobody You Ever Heard Of” or “The Geriatric Horndog” got preempted for a week.
There are other games running in prime time. Blame the MLB scheduling gods! 4 sets of best-of-three playoffs that they deem HAVE to be played on the same day. These could easily have been staggered, cutting the pre-emption necessities in half, but oh, well.
It’s the one show I look forward to every day. Gives me a chance to get away from the news. Very sorry every time they preempt GH for a high speed chase, election, sports, etc..If you think about it avid soap fans are not necessarily avid sports fans.
I’m a fan of both
I agree, especially when your not showing it in my area and the games don’t even start till 3 and GH IS AT 2!!
Someone would be preempted in the afternoon, so how about as a trade off- carry the daytime emmys.
Keep sports on sports channels, news on news channels, and let us enjoy our soaps.
They do this every year. Baseball belongs on ESPN. I want my GH! It gets pre-empted or interrupted entirely too much. Enough already.
The last non-scheduled preemption of GH was in early January for President Carter’s funeral. It’s been a good run.
Air on ESPN not ABC
UPDATE:
The third game on Thursday is needed so GH will return to the schedule on Friday.
It’s stinks abc always interrupts general hospital why do we bother to have sport Chanel’s and not use them.
Thank God it’s finally Friday and GH is back!!! These last three days have felt like three years. Please, no more afternoon baseball, ABC.
Unfortunately it’s all about the ad revenue$ sports events generate.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Serena Sets Her Sights on Michael; Jason’s Emotional Exit from the Mob
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, new and old motivations come into play with dangerous consequences. According to the just released GH video spoilers video for the week of August 3-7, a bailiff calls out, “All rise!”
Now it’s Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) vs. Curtis (Donnell Turner), as the surgeon is suing the owner of the Savoy for assault that ruined is ability to operate. At the end of the day, which of these men has enough evidence against the other? Portia (Brook Kerr) is by Isaiah’s side, while Jordan (Tanisha Harper) is with Curtis.
Next, Lucy (Lynn Herring) has a plan to get the controlling shares of Deception away from Michael (Rory Gibson). She wants her daughter, Serena (Kelly Kruger) to seduce Michael. She tells her, “Pick out your most seductive suit.” Soon, we see Serena in her bathing suit at the Metro Court face to face with Michael.
Later, there is a small baggie containing three blue pills. Nina (Cynthia Watros) ask Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), “What did you do?” We also see Michael asking the same thing of Jacinda (Paige Herschell). Leading into this week, viewers know that Willow doesn’t want the former escort anywhere near her children, Amelia and Wiley. Is this how she stops her, or is Jacinda up to old tricks and wants to frame Willow? Remember when Jacindsa drugged Drew (Cameron Mathison)? Stay tuned.
Finally, in the pick-up from last Friday’s cliffhanger, an emotional Jason (Steve Burton) continues to tell Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he cannot work for him anymore. Sonny ask, “So that’s it? You’re Out?” We fade to black.
Take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
Jason makes a sacrifice for Danny. Elizabeth becomes privy to a secret. Carly is touched. Valentin has a warning for Nina. Josslyn cautions Brennan.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
Brook Lynn and Chase celebrate a milestone. Trina gets an earful. Carly’s plan backfires. Curtis is skeptical. Michael is anxious about his family’s’ future.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
Sonny wants answers. Ava is struck with inspiration. Curtis’ trial begins. Brook Lynn wrestles with a big decision. Lucy and Serena scheme.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
Sonny makes a stunning announcement. Serena makes her move. Willow faces a new threat. Isaiah takes the stand. Lucy questions Laura.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Josslyn is taken aback. Ava courts a new ally. Jordan and Anna catch up. Isaiah vents to Lucas and Elizabeth. Michael questions Jacinda.
Check out the latest ABC promo for General Hospital entitled, “What Did You Do?” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think GH is about to pair Serena with Michael? Is it curtains for Jacinda? Can anyone stop Willow once and for all, or make her pay for her crimes? What will Jason do without Sonny and the mob? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
General Hospital
Vincent Pastore of ‘Sopranos’ Fame and ‘General Hospital’s’ Maximus Giambetti Dies at 80
Vincent Pastore, best known for his memorable role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos has passed away.
The veteran actor was found dead on August 1st in his home in the Bronx, New York. Pastore was 80-years-old. The cause of death is yet to be determined.
As well as his role on The Sopranos, many soap fans will recall he played multiple smaller roles on the beloved One Life to Live from 1995 and 2004. However, in 2008, he landed the short-term role as Maximus Giambetti on General Hospital.
PASTORE WANTED TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Maximus was the mobster father of Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) bodyguards: Max (Derk Cheetwood) and Milo (Drew Cheetwood)
According to Soap Opera Digest, Pastore told Soaps In Depth back in 2009, after appearing in a SOAPnet promotional campaign as a celebrity fan of General Hospital: “‘I’d love to be on the show. So they called up GH’s casting director (Mark Teschner) and Bobby (Robert Guza Jr. ex-head writer, GH) and they wrote me in!”
Pastore was a huge General Hospital fan from way back, who at one point told producers that he would watch the ABC soap opera while working in bars and nightclubs in the 70s and 80s.
Throughout his decades long career, Pastore appeared in films including: Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way and Men of Respect, The Jerky Boys: The Movie and the 1996 HBO TV movie Gotti.
In TV, besides The Sopranos, Pastore’s credits included: Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, plus the miniseries The Last Don II. Most recently, Vincent was a series regular on Gravesend and guest starred on Yellowjackets.
Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Share your remembrances and condolences for Vincent Pastore on his memorable role on ‘The Sopranos’ and his time on ‘General Hospital’ via the comment section below.
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