‘General Hospital’ Storylines Leaving Fans Underwhelmed, Ratings Take A Nosedive: GH The Next Major Soap To Get Cancelled?

General Hospital better hope that their story arc that bids farewell to Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer draws in a lot of viewers, otherwise, the show will be in danger of getting cancelled. After many successful years on the air, it seems that the writers over at General Hospital are losing their touch, or fans are just tired of the daytime soap opera. According to Soap Opera network and TV By The Numbers, the total viewers of General Hospital has been hitting an all time low, and is decreasing each and every week.

The show has been earning extremely low numbers and for the last 10 weeks, women between the ages of 18-49, the key demographic for General Hospital, has hit an all time low. As a whole, the show is down 256,000 viewers compared to this time last year, and those numbers are not something that will just be ignored.

Of course, the show’s story lines have not been super interesting, and the story lines they have been focusing on have been dragged out for far too long. Hopefully, the writers at General Hospital are taking note that fans are not interested in the story lines that they are developing and work on something else. It is important to monitor fan feedback, and if they do not make adjustments soon, it seems like the show will be cancelled.

ABC, the network that airs General Hospital, has cancelled two famous daytime soap operas, One Life To Live and All My Children, due to declining ratings, so it is not farfetched to assume that ABC will pull the plug on General Hospital if necessary.

As of now, there have been no decisions made on the fate of General Hospital, but these ratings are surely going to be noticed by programmers at ABC.

If you could send one message to the writers and producers at General Hospital, what would it be? Which story lines should they ditch all together, and what arc should they develop? Let us know in the comments below, and let’s hope that someone at General Hospital listens to what the fans want.