‘General Hospital’ News: GH Soap Ratings Down Since July – Michael Easton’s Exit The Cause?

“General Hospital” fans were not pleased when news revealed over the summer that Michael Easton was exiting the ABC soap opera, and his character Dr. Silas Clay was going to be killed off.  Rumors floated around the internet for weeks after Silas’s death that it was another one of GH’s “fake deaths” and it would only be a matter of time before Easton was back on our TV screens.  But, Easton sadly hopped on social media and let his dedicated fans know that was not the case – and he really had been fired.

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Disgruntled “General Hospital” fans let it be known on social media that they were not impressed with TPTB for killing off Silas Clay – and some even created petitions begging for the actor to be reinstated, or threatening to not watch the daytime drama any more.  According to this week’s edition of GLOBE Magazine, the ABC soap opera is down roughly 140,000 viewers since Easton’s exit – so it looks like his fans may have made good on their threats.  Or, it also could just be a coincidence.

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GLOBE Magazine’s sources seem to think that the ratings drop is directly associated with Silas Clay’s exit.  The insider dished to the tabloid, “Just months before he was axed Michael was named the No. 1 ABC soap actor in a viewers’ poll – he was just as shocked as anyone that they kicked him to the curb.  It’s only a matter of time before they ask him to come back.  His popularity was evident, and they have seen the error in their ways.” 

What do you think “GH” fans? Could the ratings drop be related to Michael Easton being fired?  Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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