"Essential, Historical" GH Added to SOAPnet's Sunday

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"Essential, Historical" GH Added to SOAPnet's Sunday

SOAPnet's Sunday schedule revamp, effective Oct. 14, finds the One Life to Live marathon moved to noon to 5 pm/ET, where it will be followed by the General Hospital marathon. Then, from 10 pm to midnight, the cabler will offer up "Relax & Relapse," a new programming block offering up what is described as "essential, historical" GH episodes featuring "pivotal characters and key episodes." Asked to elaborate, a SOAPnet rep cites the train crash, Brenda's return, and other memorable episodes that, more likely than not, will have relevance to a current GH storyline.

The Days of our Lives marathon then follows, from midnight to 5 am.

Posted by TV Guide Staff

[NeoAngelicLiz]

Thank God for that....I always miss the entire GH marathon since I work from 12 to 8 on Sundays...at least this way I can catch repeats of Thursdays an Cliffhanger Fridays!

[Josh]

Oh good Lord! See I could watch GH on SoapNet, but their hard-on for them is sickening! GH airs their marathon twice a weekend as it is now anyway...Saturday at midnight and then again Sunday, but I do like that OLTL is being moved up in the schedule that makes me happy! But yeah, boo for all the GH-centric cramp!

[JackPeyton]

from a buisness standpoint, pimping GH out is logical. It is the #1 soap on ABC, and most likely Soapnet. Why wouldnt they?

but yeah, it is obvious they favor GH.

It would be better if they used this 2hr block as like Classic Soaps ... show 2 eppys of shows not on soapnet. something like that. old old old eppys from current soaps.

[a2sassy]

This weekend they are showing two Brenda eppys. One with Sonny and one with Jax.

[beachbum]

GH must be a ratings winner on Soap net and from a business standpoint they should do this.

[baller]

Ok, do you think we could get some Nurses' Balls with this new thing? THAT would make it worth it

[RuAsRuAnAu]

I couldn't agree more, JackPeyton. GH is ABC's #1 daytime show, and I'm pretty sure it is SOAPnet's most watched program. That equates to $$$. Can AMC or OLTL compete?

ABC/Disney has every right to favor GH over AMC & OLTL. They run a business, and to stay afloat they need to earn profits. You think The City will bring in increased revenue? Texas? If CBS had their own version of SOAPnet, you bet your last penny that Y&R would take up a lot of the schedule.

[AddictedToSoaps]

Night Shift is/was, but if you're looking at the actual soaps, then GH probably is.

[d_wsb]

i'm all for the classic shows!

brenda! brenda! brenda! << i love those ones

chasin jason etc.. but

they need to do newer specials.