Lucky Spencer is coming back to “General Hospital.”
The ABC soap is fighting a ratings spiral this spring and summer, down to 1.9 million viewers two weeks ago.
Jonathan Jackson is returning after a decade away. Jackson is the original actor who played Lucky, the son of Luke and Laura, decades ago. Jackson has come and gone since then, playing the part from 1993 to 1999, and 2009 to 3011, with a stint on the hit nighttime show, “Nashville.”
At the soap he won five Emmy Awards, in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2012.
Producer Frank Valentini had promised a big male star from the past was returning, and he’s come through. The return of Lucky could give the ratings a boost as the character is connected to everyone in Port Charles.
“General Hospital” has suffered from the pandemic, the writer’s strike, changing head writers, and the losses of several actors to illnesses. This seems like a Hail Mary pass to get viewers back. Let’s hope it works.
