when will general hospital be back on

General Hospital will return to air new episodes on ABC starting Thursday, October 2, 2025, but this depends on the outcome of the Major League Baseball National League Wild Card Series game on Wednesday, October 1. If the game extends to a third match on Thursday due to the series being tied, the show will be preempted again on October 2 and will return on Friday, October 3, 2025, for sure. At least one new episode is guaranteed to air on Friday regardless of the baseball games.