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'General Hospital' Stays, 'The Revolution' Goes

Soap fans and stars celebrate the news on Twitter, 'GMA' to expand

By TVDeeva Deanna Barnert Apr 11, 2012 4:42PM

Soap opera fans have been targeting "The Revolution" as a means to save "General Hospital," and even Katie Couric took a stand against having that show as a lead-in for her upcoming ABC talk show, launching this fall. Now, it looks like they're getting what they wanted. Word comes that "General Hospital" will stick around and "Good Morning America" will launch an afternoon summer show, while "The Revolution" is getting the proverbial ax. Needless to say, "General Hospital" fans and stars are doing the happy dance on Twitter.


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Since "The Revolution" took over the "One Life to Live" time slot, the transformational talk show hasn't managed to build a following. Soap fans feared ABC would stick by the show, in spite of its paltry ratings, and cancel "General Hospital," but MSN TV has confirmed the big news broken by Deadline.


"The Revolution" will go off the air the first week of July. And then, on July 9, "GMA" will continue its campaign to take down "Today" by launching a summer series, currently titled "GMA in the Afternoon." The new show will be lighter in fare than its namesake and will feature members of the "GMA" morning crew, as well as some new faces, according to Deadline.


The idea seems to be that "GMA in the Afternoon" will serve as temporary filler, until "Kate" premieres Sept. 10. But if it performs, it's hard to believe ABC will let it go.


The "General Hospital" Twitter Party

 

In the meantime, "General Hospital" is safe and will survive to see its 50th anniversary next April, which has fans and castmembers spinning on Twitter. Here are a few of the posts:

Maurice Benard: "I just heard we're going to keep going. What can you say about Frank, Ron, the crew and everybody at General Hospital? Im just so damn proud" and "I also wanna thank the audience, which means the fans, for turning this around because the bottom line is ratings"

Laura Wright: "Wooo hooo Hell Yeah!!! GH Stays!!!! Thanks so much to @valentinifrank @carlivatiron. And all the fans!!!!! #GH rocks!"

Steve Burton: "Much luv to the fans for keeping #GH Alive. Congrats to all."

Nancy Lee Grahan: "One year renewal! Thank you ABC, GH fans, and @valentinifrank and @carlivatiron. What a difference! Upward! ... @MauriceBenardMB we left too early today. They're all whooping it up on set right now! xoxo"

Bradford Anderson: "Congrats to all! And thanks to our incredible viewers!!"

"One Life to Live" veteran Farah Fath may have put it best: "ABC cancels OLTL replacement The Revulsion. mm-hmm... It's hard to even muster up an 'We told you so.' smh. #DUHHHH!!!!!! Congrats to General Hospital cast and crew! A soap renewal in 2012 is nothing short of victorious."

"General Hospital" and "The Revolution" air weekdays on ABC.
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Someone
Apr 11, 2012 7:29PM
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Ah, if only they would admit their stupidity and put the soaps back where they belong...unfortunate​ly, it will probably never happen.
MAZ100
Apr 11, 2012 7:34PM
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Hooray for GH.. We a least saved one soap on ABC...  So Happy we did not lose another soap opera on ABC....   Two were enough..    It is awful that One Life to live had to be cancel for a show that everyone knew was not going to work.  ABC will never learn to listen to the fans and what the public want to see..   Now that Revolution is finally gone..IT IS FINALLY TIME TO BRING BACK ONE LIFE TO LIVE.........
Oltl fan296
Apr 11, 2012 8:34PM
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I was really unhappy when they cancelled OLTL.  It was my favorite soap on ABC.  I'm glad GH will be getting another year but I won't be happy with ABC unless they bring back OLTL.

 

There are way too many shows like The Chew and The Revolution and I wouldn't watch any of them.  Those kind of show bore me to tears.

have better things to do
Apr 11, 2012 8:27PM
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From day 1, the Revolution was horrid and so is the The Chew.  Same old crap that is basically a rip off of the Home and Garden channel on the cable network.   I miss the days of watching mindless soap operas that alowed a little escape throughout the day.

macarther
Apr 11, 2012 8:58PM
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I'm thrilled that GH will go on, especially since they have been trying to incorporate OLTL characters.  I miss OLTL EVERYDAY.  I still can't believe ABC cancelled it.   They lost soooo many viewers.  Admit to the mistake and put OLTL back on the air.   It would go a long way with all the longtime viewers in regaining their faith in ABC daytime.   Win back the viewers that left .  Shock us ABC.  Do what the fans are begging for.
outof business
Apr 11, 2012 8:47PM
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Ohh thank goodness The Revolution is going..bring back OLTL ..and GH is the best soap glad i have that to watch ..Love all the actors on GH . I been watching it from day one and when i worked my vcr taped every show. My friends in military were stationed in Okinawa and we taped it daily for them sent the tapes and the whole base got together to watch them..lol..isn't that a riot..so ABC listen to the fans..

 

Munchkin311
Apr 11, 2012 11:03PM
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I want One Life to Live back.  I was a loyal viewer and don't watch ABC daytime anymore.  Get a hint!  We are the viewers and we don't want the garbage you are replacing our much loved stories and actors and actresses with.  ONTL!!!!!!!!!Bring it back!
KENNY CHESNEY IS MY HERO
Apr 11, 2012 9:36PM
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OK ABC, now do you see how much he soaps are loved???   NOW maybe you will smarten up AND BRING BACK ONE LIFE TO LIVE!!!!!

 

Cme on Soap fans, lets's show our support.   Just an FYI, I have NEVER nor will I EVER Watch the CHEW OR THE REVOLUTION.  I am a die hard soap fan!!!!

 

Congratulations General Hospital for being able to be on the air longer.  I have watched General Hospital since I was 5 years old.  I have been watching it for 35 years now!!!

 

Valerie W
Apr 11, 2012 10:54PM
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Do NOT watch  GMA in the Afternoon.  If it does well it will replace GH next year. I am watching GH to up the ratings. ABC thinks they know what is best for us but looks like they were wrong. They should just give it up and put OLTL back on.
lyric calypso calypso
Apr 11, 2012 8:20PM
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I am glad GH won another year!  ABC ( I call them ALL 'Bout Cancelling), they need to listen more to their fans and loyal watchers of their programs.  I refuse to watch ABC anymore because they always cancel every new series they put out and they don't give them a chance, (I am not talking about Revolution), and then they started messing around with the soaps.  Maybe they should have found new writers if the ratings were going south!  I know that I could have written a lot of the episodes better than what was going on.  But OLTL!  I loved that show the best, and I vowed after they cancelled that show, I was done with ABC,  Sorry GH, but I am glad the fans won this round.  Cheers to Everyone!  Jeers to ABC!!! All 'bout Canceling!  Hope this name takes off, remember that I said it first :)
pjparrothead
Apr 11, 2012 7:56PM
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I am glad they are saving GH, but I haven't watched anything on ABC since they ended OLTL and I won't start until they bring it back.  They completely ignored their audience, giving us another hour of rich, attractive people telling us how easily we can make our lives fabulous.  I'll take fiction over that "version" of reality any day.  Thanks, but you started to listen to your audience a little to late.
Me so Happy
Apr 11, 2012 9:27PM
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I have loved GH since I was a little girl!!  I am so happy that it will be staying on the air.  I love all of the characters they do an excellent job and they have earned their place among daytime television!!!  I hate all of the talk shows and refuse to watch any of them.  YAY go GH 4 ever!!! 
Tucson Jo
Apr 11, 2012 10:37PM
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Do NOT watch  GMA in the Afternoon.  If it does well it will replace GH next year.   I have started watching "Days" =NBC  and Young and Restless = CBS.  I want to save this genre.  It's all about $$ and these corporate B_____d's could care less about  viewers.  All this other programming is so much cheaper.   I have seen so many fantastic actors doing commercials and not just soap actors.   So very sad.  Thanks  Snooki and all your intellectual friends for putting the degradation of our culture on the fast track!

 

Thank you Frank Valenti and Ron Carlivati  for a fantastic job on breathing fresh air into GH.

Monique Lang
Apr 11, 2012 10:29PM
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I am a big supporter of soap operas. ABC should have never gotten rid of All My Childrennor One Life to live. I whole heartedly support General Hospital. I am a big fan.

Monique B. Lang-Cooke

 

Tucson Jo
Apr 11, 2012 10:06PM
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Thank you ABC for keeping the faith with General Hospital.  I would have hated to give up my ABC primetime shows.   Tim Gunn I'm sorry, I adore you, but you need to be on Project Runway. 

 

Now BRING BACK OLTL  and once again my world will be A OK.

seliz
Apr 11, 2012 9:17PM
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Yeah for General Hospital! I've been watching over 35 years and would really miss it.  I hate the mindless talk shows.  We all can't afford the high fashion and life styles these people talk about.  Having Heather back will undoubtedly bring back a lot of back stabbing drama - Love it!
Stop the Insanity Now
Apr 11, 2012 6:43PM
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A lot of us who were fans of OLTL are now watching GH and if it's been saved the GH fans have us to thank. From what I've read a lot them don't seem to appreciate the Llanviewites who are moving to PC but unless they stay and more appear then the OLTL fans will disappear and then GH may just go the way of AMC & OLTL! The more Llanviewites the better!
US Granny
Apr 11, 2012 9:53PM
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It's about time ABC made a smart decision regarding their daytime shows! I'm surprised that canceling All My Children and One Life to Live didn't kill ABC daytime. Canceling General Hospital as well would have definitely done ABC in!
I doubt they would ever have the smarts to bring back AMC and/or OLTL but they should cancel The Chew as well. What an awful waste of an hour on TV!

ctheslayer
Apr 11, 2012 10:27PM
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Thank goodness there will be at least one scripted show remaining on daytime on ABC. Sheesh, when I was home from work on Good Friday I found  The Cud and The Regurgitation too annoying to even be on in the background. I hate to sound that cruel but it really is all the rehashed info and segments that is on every other  network.  A little variety in your programming please? Yes, thank you.
cvlhs
Apr 11, 2012 9:44PM
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 I'm so happy, now bring back OLTL with some of the best stars of AMC like Farah Fath.  Love and best of luck to all!!  Still never watched on moment of T he Spew or The Revulsion and never will.  ABC daytime continues to skate on thin ice.  Jesse, Angie, Nora and JR got good roles now lets see the rest of the great stars get their great roles, too.
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