Why is General Hospital preempted today (May 26, 2025)? Explained

The cast of General Hospital (Image via Instagram/@generalhospitalabc)
The cast of General Hospital (Image via Instagram/@generalhospitalabc)

ABC soap opera General Hospital first premiered on April 1, 1963, making it one of the longest-running shows in the history of American daytime television. The show was originally conceptualized by Frank and Doris Hursley. The soap opera is based in Port Charles, upstate New York, and it revolves around the lives of the people working at the hospital.

According to the spoilers for the week of May 26 to 30, 2025, General Hospital will be preempted today (Monday), on May 26, 2025.

Due to the Memorial Day holiday in the United States, there will be no new episode of the show today. Instead, the ABC network will air an encore of the November 26, 2024, episode, in which Lulu returned to Port Charles.


The May 26, 2025, episode of General Hospital has been preempted due to the Memorial Day Holiday

The ABC network, while teasing the spoilers for the week from May 26 to 30, 2025, announced that the channel would be preempting its soap opera for the occasion of a national holiday.

It was revealed that no new episode of the soap opera will air on Monday, May 26, 2025, due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Memorial Day is a Federal holiday in the United States for honoring, mourning, and paying tribute to the U.S. military personnel who lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

The national holiday is usually observed on the last Monday of May, causing a pause in the world of soap operas.

On May 26, 2025, ABC will air an episode of General Hospital from the past storyline. The spoilers of the daytime drama disclosed that the network will be airing an encore of the November 26, 2024 episode.

In this episode from the previous year, viewers can catch a glimpse of the storyline, where Lulu made a return to Port Charles.


Major developments in the storyline of General Hospital

In the recent episode of General Hospital that aired on Friday, May 23, 2025, Brook Lynn, Lois, and Dante were left speechless after Gio's public breakdown.

Gio took to the stage and announced that Brook Lynn and Dante were his biological parents, who never bothered to reclaim him back. Everyone was shocked when he smashed his violin on the Nurses' Ball stage.

Meanwhile, Drew and Willow offered Carly a custody arrangement. However, Carly quickly turned it down. They proposed to Carly that Michael would have the kids every other weekend and for two weeks during the summer.

When they revealed their plan to move to Washington, D.C,. Carly was shocked. Carly refused to back down, making it clear that the custody battle was not over yet.

Elsewhere, Cody confirmed to Dante that Brook Lynn gave birth to his baby a long time ago and that Gio was actually his son.

He talked about the time at the Summer Camp when Brook Lynn got pregnant and decided to keep the baby. Dante was shocked to learn the truth. He said he felt as if his brain was short-circuiting.

Later, in General Hospital, Michael made a surprising appearance at the Nurses' Ball at the end of the show. He left the ballroom by taking Wiley with him.

When the kids finished their group performance, they were excited to see Michael and ran straight into his arms.

Willow and Drew were caught off-guard, and they could not say anything when Michael left the scene with his son.

Also Read: Who plays Gio on General Hospital? Everything to know about the cast behind the character


Fans of General Hospital can watch new episodes of the show on ABC and Hulu.

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