The Biz: Could General Hospital Proceed to Primetime?

General Hospital There might be existence after daytime for ABC's last remaining cleaning soap opera, General Hospital, which will probably obtain the ax later this season to create room for Katie Couric's new syndicated talk show. One scenario being talked about has got the drama ongoing like a short-run prime-time summer time series, much like The spanish language-language networks' telenovelas, states an ABC insider. Even when the price of production bending within the typical cleaning soap budget (around $200,000 per episode), a night time version of GH would be affordable to have an original scripted show. Meanwhile, GH is attempting to push away cancellation with the addition of several faves in the now departed One Existence to reside - Kassie DePaiva, Roger Howarth, Michael Easton and Kristen Alderson brings their figures to Port Charles. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!