How to watch General Hospital for free? Streaming options explored

General Hospital cast (Image via ABC)
General Hospital cast (Image via ABC)

General Hospital is an ABC soap opera that has been running since April 1, 1963. The daytime show is listed as the longest-running American soap opera in production in the Guinness World Records. It is the second-longest show in American history and the third-longest drama series worldwide after British serials The Archers and Coronation Street.

If viewers wish to watch the soap opera free of cost, they can do so on ABC's official website and through Spectrum. However, these options are location-specific.

Other than this, the show is available to stream on paid platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.

The show holds the highest number of Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series.

New episodes of General Hospital air every Monday to Friday on ABC, which is only accessible to the people living in the U.S.

The tagline of the show on ABC’s official site reads:

“The tradition of passion, intrigue and adventure takes place in the fictional town of Port Charles, in upstate New York.”

Viewers can watch General Hospital for free on ABC's official website

ABC's official website

If the viewers are in the United States of America or the territories that come under the US, they can watch General Hospital directly on the official website of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC.com.

However, viewers can only access the episode after one week of its actual airing date if they want to watch the show without signing in through a service provider.

The viewers will get options of all the service providers that have collaborated with the network, and to watch the newest episode, they need to sign into their account with any given service provider.


Spectrum on demand

Another platform on which viewers can stream the ABC soap opera General Hospital is Spectrum On Demand. However, there are geographical restrictions to access the services by the provider.

Generally, the pricing of the platform varies on the basis of the packages–Spectrum Stream Latino at $24.99 per month, Spectrum TV Choice at $29.99 per month, and Spectrum TV Stream at $39.99 per month.


Paid platforms to watch General Hospital

Hulu

General Hospital is available to watch on Hulu and users can subscribe to the platform for $14.99 per month (with ads package) and $24.99 per month (no ads package).

However, the platform has limited episodes available to watch, which expire and go off the platform after a certain period.


Amazon Prime Video

The viewers in United Kingdom can watch daytime shows on Amazon Prime Video but they need to buy or rent the show separately from the subscription fee of the platform.

Amazon Prime Video has over 10 seasons of the show available. The viewers can buy a single episode in high definition at $2.99 and standard definition at $1.99.

There are also options for the users to watch the show for free by subscribing to the trial packages of these paid platforms, which might give them short-term access based on the individual terms and conditions.


Fans of General Hospital can watch the new episodes of the show on ABC.

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Edited by Prem Deshpande
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