General Hospital is getting a new timeslot -- but only in eight of the nation's largest television markets. The change will take place later this summer.
There are some major changes ahead for ABC's daytime lineup in the weeks ahead. ABC has confirmed that in several key markets General Hospital is headed back to the timeslot it held for more than 25 years -- 3pm Eastern/2pm Pacific.
that Katie failed to provide a strong lead-in for affiliates' early evening news programs. It will also be easier for those stations to find new programming for General Hospital's current timeslot than Katie's 3pm timeslot. The push to move General Hospital to a new time reportedly originated from the ABC affiliates and not the network itself. The network did, however, have to grant the affiliates permission to make the change.
Ironically, just two years, GH was evicted from its longtime timeslot when ABC launched Couric's syndicated talk show. Couric's show was canceled after just two seasons.--->The time change will take effect in the coming weeks. ABC is expected to make a formal announcement later this month.
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