General Hospital Today, Sept. 7, 2026: ABC Replays the Luke Spencer Tribute

Short version: there is no new General Hospital today. ABC is filling the 2 p.m. ET hour with an encore of the February 20, 2026 episode honoring Anthony Geary, the actor who played Luke Spencer. Port Charles picks back up with a new episode on Tuesday, September 8.

Three things to know

• Today's hour is a repeat, not a pre-emption — GH is still in its normal slot.
• The episode being replayed is the full-hour Luke Spencer tribute from February.
• Tuesday's new episode is Season 2026, Episode 175 — production episode #16040.

Why is ABC replaying this particular episode?

Anthony Geary died on December 14, 2025, at 78, and the show built a standalone hour around Luke's memory rather than folding the loss into an ordinary week. Michael Fairman TV, which reported the rebroadcast, describes Geary as an eight-time Daytime Emmy winner in the role.

Holiday Mondays are where ABC usually parks an encore anyway. Choosing this one turns a scheduling decision into a second chance to see it.

What happens in the tribute episode?

It centers on Lulu, who came out of a four-year coma to news of her father's death and never got to grieve it. Tracy takes her out to do it properly.

Tracy pays off the bartender at the Brown Dog so they can have the place to themselves and drink to Luke. Laura, Sonny, Carly and Elizabeth fill in the rest of the memories.

The hour ends on the pier, with lanterns going out over the water and Lulu catching a glimpse of her father in the fog — a flashback pulled from Geary's 2015 exit.

Which soaps are new on Labor Day 2026?

The reasons a GH hour disappears are not always holidays, and we sorted the rest of them in why isn't General Hospital on today.

Will the encore show up on Hulu tonight?

Hulu carries GH the day after broadcast, so what lands there is whatever ABC aired — today that means the tribute, not a new hour. The February episode is also already in the show's library there.

Missing the day costs you nothing story-wise. Nothing in Port Charles advances on an encore.

Where does the story pick up on Tuesday?

Friday left Anna holding a gun on Britt in the dark on Mount Emerson, and Jason still trying to reach them. Our Friday recap has the full hour, and the week in review covers how it got there.

This week's run — Jason's race to the mountain, and what Trina does with what she learned — is in our September 7-11 spoilers. Tuesday's preview goes up here before air, and the recap follows the episode.

FAQ

Is General Hospital new today, September 7, 2026? No. ABC is airing an encore of the February 20 Anthony Geary tribute at the usual 2 p.m. ET hour.

When is the next new General Hospital? Tuesday, September 8, 2026 — Season 2026, Episode 175, production episode #16040.

What was the original air date of the tribute? February 20, 2026.

Did I miss anything by skipping today? No. Encores do not move the story.

Listings data via TVmaze. Schedule and episode details are from ABC's listings and the daytime trade coverage below. No broadcast screen captures are used here; the clip above is embedded from the show's official YouTube channel.

Sources

• Michael Fairman TV — GH to rebroadcast the Anthony Geary tribute
• Soap Opera Digest — Labor Day 2026 soap schedule
• Soaps.com — what is on for Labor Day
• Soap Opera Digest — recap of the Feb. 20 tribute
• Michael Fairman TV — inside the tribute episode