Why General Hospital Isn't On Today (November 27 & November 28) & When It Returns

General Hospital won’t air on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, so fans should take note of its return date so that they don’t miss a minute of the exciting action on the beloved soap opera. General Hospital is currently in the midst of several thrilling storylines, including the mystery of who shot Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison), the murder of Professor Henry Dalton (Daniel Goddard), and Carly Spencer’s (Laura Wright) revenge on Jack Brennan (Chris L. McKenna).

Also, the secret of Cesar Faison’s (Anders Hove) final project has been a dark cloud over several characters, especially his daughter, Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), who’s been forced into working on it in exchange for medication that keeps her Huntington’s disease in remission. Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) is close to getting her to trust him enough to tell him who her boss is, but he hasn’t gotten her to confess that information just yet.

In addition, Rocco Falconeri’s (Finn Carr) fate hangs in the balance after he was sent to a juvenile detention center for breaking into Dalton’s lab. However, just as the action on General Hospital is heating up, the show will be taking a mini-hiatus.

Why Isn’t General Hospital On Today & Tomorrow (November 27 & November 28)?

The Thanksgiving Holiday Will Interrupt Its Schedule

General Hospital isn’t on today and tomorrow due to Thanksgiving. On Thursday, November 27, Thanksgiving Day, a repeat episode will air in its usual timeslot. On Friday, November 28, college football will air in its place. This means that the last new episode of the show before Thanksgiving will air on Wednesday, November 26. This has been General Hospital’s usual Thanksgiving week schedule for many years.

When Does General Hospital Return?

General Hospital Will Be Back In December

The Quartermaine family on General Hospital

General Hospital returns with an all-new episode on Monday, December 1. It’ll be fun for fans to see if the Quartermaines manage to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner this year, or if they’ll end up having pizza due to some mishap like they do every year. Whatever happens, General Hospital always pays tribute to its families during its Thanksgiving episodes, which is both heartwarming and nostalgic.

General Hospital has been especially action-packed lately, so a preemption is going to keep fans on the edges of their seats even longer. However, it’s understandable that ABC has the show take a break during the Thanksgiving holiday. With so many unanswered questions, fans will be left to theorize what’s really going on in Port Charles as they gobble their turkey. When General Hospital returns the following week, fans won’t want to miss what happens next.