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GENERAL HOSPITAL Gets Preempted; Preview’s Michael Set Ablaze in Fire Screaming for Help

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General Hospital will have a full preemption on Tuesday, January 7th for ABC News coverage of the funeral of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter.  That means, the pickup of what happens to Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) will be seen on tomorrow’s January 8th episode.

As a preview for that episode, GH revealed a sneak peek teaser, which literally shows Michael engulfed in flames during an explosion in Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) penthouse, as Sonny and Jason (Steve Burton) look on in horror.  You hear the screams of Michael calling for help as he is engulfed in flames. Will Jason save Michael? Will Sonny have a heart attack in the process?

Meanwhile, the remainder of this week’s scheduled episodes have all been pushed back one day. Here is the revised GH previews for the week of January 8-10th below.

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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8  

Jason and Sonny rush to action. Nina delivers bad news. Chase opens up to Sasha. Brook Lynn makes a revelation. Portia confides in Isaiah. 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

Sonny wants answers. Anna needs Brennan’s help. Jason makes a request of Lucas. Nina advises Willow. Drew interrupts Carly.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

Ric tries to sway Alexis. Cyrus does some eavesdropping. Willow takes control. Diane and Martin spar. Carly and Sonny lean on each other.

Check out the heartstopping GH video teaser below.  Now let us know, how are we feeling knowing Michael is going to get badly burned, which leaves the door open for a recast, should the series decide to go that route? Comment below.

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EVERYONE DO A DVR CHECK for the rest of the week – MAY SKIP RECORING IF IT THINKS THE SHOW IS A REPEAT !!!

Thanks, found that out last week.

That must be what happened to me. That key show did not record on my DVR, so I missed the episode, and have not been able to find it to watch now.

I’m so glad it’s not being pre-empted for Donald.

Yes they’re preempting a worthless show for the funeral of the second worst president ever next to Let’s Go Brandon. Donald would be a week long tribute or more at least.

Bye Felicia.

Take your misguided post to a political site and leave this site to soap fans.

I agree with you Steve!

Misguided and woefully inaccurate.

The man was a humanitarian! He did more for this country and world after his Presidency than most humans will ever do in their lifetime. Selfless and a role model for many.

Let me put it this way….

Jimmy Carter is the only one of your Presidents in recent memory who did NOT come down to my domain after he left Earth.

And even back in the 1970s, I knew that would be the case.

I shouldn’t admit this, as it’s bad for business. But if more professing “Christians” acted like Jimmy, Hell wouldn’t be so overpopulated.

QUACK!

Adolescent Michael was probably in his gun-shot induced year-long coma when they taught “stop, drop & roll” in health class.

Or he panicked as most would.

Considering he was SORASed from 12 – 17 in that one year coma, I would guess he missed a lot of what would normally be learned in high school

I really like michael I wish he didn’t leave he is one the best actors on the show and for willow to get full custody after sleeping w his uncle is crazy but that’s how real life is so I hope he comes back and stays w Sasha and get gets 50 50 on the other kids but hope Noone else is leaving because I really liked dex and sam so plz GH don’t kill off anymore unless they r just visitors

Does Michael die?

Poor Michael is this going to be like Steven Carrington take the bandages off and it’s the recast?

That’s no doubt the setup. But if Chad comes back, they can always call it a “miraculous recovery”. After all, his face didn’t really get burned much, judging from his appearance in his hospital bed.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS

The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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