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General Hospital Spoilers: ABC Makes Risky Move, Airs New Episode On Thanksgiving

General Hospital (GH) spoilers suggest that ABC will make a risky move. They plan to air a new episode on Thanksgiving Day. Fans say this decision is a bad idea. Keep reading to get the latest details.

GH Spoilers: ABC Airs New Episode On Thanksgiving

According to the General Hospital spoilers, ABC is moving forward with its plans to air a new episode on Thanksgiving Day. Fans think it’s a bad idea since most people are spending time with family, friends, and loved ones on the holiday.

Meanwhile, other people will be watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show, or the countless football games airing that day.

The user Soapsfan1995 posted on the SoapCentral.com Message Boards: “GH will actually air a new episode on a holiday. Kinda surprising for GH to put a new episode on Thanksgiving next week.”

The original poster argued that it was a risky move since the ratings would dip. Most people will be watching the big Detroit Lions game on ABC’s competing network FOX. Most others will be eating dinner with their families.

“The episode itself is the yearly Thanksgiving episode, which shouldn’t have little effect on current storylines as most holiday episodes do,” the fan noted.

General Hospital Spoilers: ABC’s Risky Move

The General Hospital spoilers reveal ABC’s risky move. Fans took to the thread to speculate whether it was a good idea or not. Even though it’s a holiday episode, it shouldn’t have any effect on the ratings and current storyline.

“It’ll just be the same old thing they air every year – Frankly, I’m bored to death with their stupid pizza of turkey fiasco year after year,” one fan wrote.

“I record it anyway. Rarely, do I watch GH live so it shouldn’t affect ratings too much if everyone has it set to record as usual,” another user noted.

The General Hospital spoilers suggest that the show has a history of airing Thanksgiving episodes. Most of them are silly fluff. Fans recalled some of their favorite episodes. One loved the episode from 1989, while another noted the 1996 episode featured the characters having various dreams and nightmares.

The reason why they’re airing a new episode on this day is that they’re still trying to get caught up on episodes. There was also a new episode on Labor Day. There were several preemptions that pushed most of their storylines back.

What are your thoughts on ABC airing a new episode of General Hospital on Thanksgiving Day? Does this surprise you? Do you agree that it’s a risky move? Sound off below in the comment section.

As always, check back for more General Hospital spoilers, news, and updates.

Chanel D. Adams: Chanel Adams is a reality TV addict. She's been writing about entertainment and pop culture since 2006-07. When she's not writing about television, she reflects on early aughts culture on Substack.

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  • I think they should air a new episode of GH on Thanksgiving Day. Traditionally Thanksgiving is a family oriented show, and I believe that many fans will welcome a new episode in spite of all the family dinners and sports games on T.V. Everybody doesn't have a family to be with on big holidays and believe it or not some people don't even like football. So GH should go for it.

  • I watched the Thanksgiving Day episode & I really enjoyed it!I don’t follow football & I was pleasantly surprised that it aired before Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you from a long time fan who celebrated her 85th birthday yesterday. I love GH !! Wishing you all
    a beautiful Holiday Season❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️