DVR Alert! Why General Hospital won't air today

DVR Alert! In recognition of Independence Day celebrations, ABC will not be airing a new episode of General Hospital on Friday, July 4th, 2025. Instead, viewers will be treated to an encore presentation of the November 27, 2024 episode.

Here's what happened on General Hospital

Ric badgers Kristina, Sasha is pregnant, Lucky and Elizabeth go after Cyrus, and Lulu finds her way home on General Hospital | Image: ABC |I

A lot has happened in the seven months following that episode. Stepping back to that day, Sasha just found out she was pregnant. Since then, baby Daisy has gone from a secret existence and secret daddy to now being the toast of the Corinthos, Quartermaine, and Scorpio families. And, now, she might be the youngest person ever to have a stalker.

Gio still loved playing the violin and was preparing to play the national anthem at the PCU-Llanview football game when Kai was still QB1. Chase and Lulu were at the blissful beginning of their baby-making journey, but an ominous look on Brook Lynn’s face indicated it would not really be her first baby. The pain from the exhausting journey to Gio’s parentage reveal continues to be felt by all involved and, at the rate Brook Lynn is going, it might take another seven months before Gio will even talk to her.

While Lucky and Elizabeth were on Cyrus’ trail and discovering how much time he’d been spending with Lulu and other patients at Turning Woods, they also discovered Lulu was awake and on the loose. Cyrus was eventually unalived by the now up and coming superspy, Josslyn, and no one seemed to care to find out if he was really dead and, if so, who killed him. Maybe Brennan had him hidden next to Austin Gaitlin Holt’s body. After a few small adventures and a failed marriage proposal, Lucky decided to leave Port Chuck and take an excited Aiden (who apparently has been bred to have low expectations of his father) for a summer adventure.

Lulu had recently broken out from Turning Woods where she’d awakened from her coma only days earlier. She received the best surprise she could ask for when she ran into Rocco after sneaking into the Quartermaine’s and went on to make the world’s most miraculous recovery from a coma AND kidney surgery. In no time, she was scouring Port Charles and crossing the globe to find Charlotte, stumbling into Gio’s parentage along the way. Now, she’s just been hit by Brook Lynn’s vengeance and will be tasked with explaining Rocco’s less-than-ideal origin story to him. It may help him feel better to know Charlotte’s origin story is, at least, as messed up as his though.

The excruciatingly painful trial of Ava was in full swing. Ric spent the day gleefully proving there was no low too low when it came to defending Ava and hurting Kristina. Ava, Natalia, and Molly also took the stand. Since then, Ric and Ava have managed to find new lows by stoking the meanest sister fight of the century, blackmailing Alexis, and extorting Ace’s trust. Their lack of moral compass made them compatible, but their love affair is now one dragonberry juice away from crumbling.

Where will the next seven months take the good and not-so-good citizens of Port Charles? So many questions and so many possibilities, but only time will tell so stay tuned!

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