ABC’s “General Hospital” is changing head writers.
Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte are taking over from Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor. New scripts will begin in March.
This year has been tough for “General Hospital.” They lost veteran actors Jackie Zeman and Sonya Eddy. The Writers Guild strike meant scabs had to steer the ship for four months, often running it aground.
“General Hospital” averages 2 million viewers a day, down considerably from the pre pandemic period. Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it doesn’t. Head writers burn themselves out on these shows after turning out more than 250 episodes a year. They often lose the thread of what’s going on, and that’s certainly what happened here.
It may not be a coincidence that “General Hospital” is welcoming back long time actor Steve Burton next month. Burton was fired by ABC and Disney when he refused to be vaccinated during COVID. But there’s no mandate now, and Burton is returning for another round.
