Fans tuning in to ABC’s General Hospital on January 20 were met with breaking news coverage instead of a new episode, prompting frustration across social media. The network has since confirmed when viewers an expect the preempted episode to air.
ABC executive Nathan Varni addressed the interruption on X (formerly Twitter), confirming that the January 20 episode of General Hospital was preempted nationwide due to ongoing news coverage. According to Varni, the episode is now scheduled to air on January 21, 2026.
Heads up, #GH fans ?Due to ongoing live news coverage, today’s episode will now air tomorrow.Our Canadian viewers will see an encore tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/tAckxcmAPO
— Nathan Varni (@nathanvarni) January 20, 2026The episode aired as scheduled in Canada on January 20. Canadian viewers will see the series preempted on January 21 instead, allowing the broadcast schedule to remain aligned with ABC’s U.S. airing.
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Fans shared their frustration on social media that the episodes wouldn’t just be placed on Hulu/ABC.com for viewing tonight. One user wrote, “Can yall put it on Hulu for us tonight? Us viewers had to sit through this man for 40 minutes already. Yall need to put this on Hulu to rectify this for us please”
A second user adding, “So annoying! Why can't they wait until the evening news. This was not newsworthy! Leave our soaps on!” and a third sharing, “Stream it tonight on Hulu and air it again tomorrow. It finally got interesting”
But not everyone would prefer a streaming option, as one user explained, “Please don't assume that everyone would like that option. I'm part of that audience and that would not make me happy. Sorry.”
When the episode airs, General Hospital viewers can expect Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) to spring into action. Elsewhere in Port Charles, Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) is asked out on a date with Britt (Kelly Thiebaud). Ava Jerome (Maura West) listens as Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) confides in her. Chase (Josh Swickard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) have a tense encounter and Callum (Andrew Hawkes) issues his latest orders.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and streams weeknights on Hulu.
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