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GH’s Cameron Mathison Confirms “Drew Isn’t Going Anywhere” After ‘Beat The Bridge’ Game Show Host Gig Revealed
Fans were curious following the news that General Hospital’s Cameron Mathison is the host of the upcoming Game Show Network show, Beat The Bridge, debuting this June, and what that means for his Port Charles alter-ego of Drew Cain.
Yesterday, following the reveal, Cameron took to his Instagram and shared: “I’ve been waiting to share this for a while! This summer I’ll be hosting Beat The Bridge on Game Show Network. So excited for you all to see it and so grateful to be a part of the GSN family 🙏 🥳🍾”
In addition, Cameron also took a moment to address the rumors that if he is hosting the game show that means he is either departing the ABC daytime drama series, or taking a leave of absence.
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Turns out, Mathison taped the game show episodes already and quite some time ago. In his Instagram post, he expressed, “Got some questions about how this affects General Hospital… it doesn’t! I already shot Beat The Bridge last year so Drew isn’t going anywhere:)”
As previously reported in Beat The Bridge, an enormous interactive bridge dares players to cross by stepping on the right answers to challenging trivia questions. During the game play, each steps forward and puts money in the team’s bank, with bonus money for each successful crossing. However, the team gets to keep the money only if it can “beat the bridge” by returning one of its players back across before time expires.
So, are you glad to hear that Cameron is staying put at GH? With Drew staying on the canvas and broken up with Carly, who would you like to see the character romantically paired with? Comment below.
Well, that’s a disappointment. I will give the new head writers some time to see how they reset Drew. Hope Mathison is up to the task.
My thoughts exactly.
After this week, so far, it appears he and Nina are headed for a pairing.
The now Drew and Nina belong together. I thought that Drew and the ex commissioner would be good together but not now. Sam needs to get off high horse. Can’t wait til Nina finds out Ava is trying to get Sonny back lol.
Too bad. I was hoping he was leaving GH.
Terrible actor and a “Great American Family” actor to boot!!
Disappointed he isn’t; if the actor wants a pay check & support from fans of show, he needs to look at his acting effort. Social media doesn’t call him “Drewfus” without a reason.
This is disappointing.
Boring character who has no chemistry with anyone.
Darn.
<<not going anywhere>>
Too bad. 🙁
His one-note performance and “nails-on-the-chalkboard” voice are oh so wrong for this character. He tries so hard (too hard!) but it goes nowhere.
I like Cameron but as for Drew, I could take him or leave him. I never was excited about that character.
I’m actually glad to hear that. There is not one thing “Drew” about him but that’s for two reasons: Billy Mille was a hard act to follow. He just brought a feeling, a warmth to the character that was hard to compete with. And even though “Drew” wasn’t a legacy character nor played by a GH vet, a recast just didn’t fit right from the beginning. And that’s not Cameron’s fault, nor is the fact that the writers wrote the character completely differently. There was not one personality trait that was “Drew’s.” So not that I’ve accepted that, and they’ve broken him away from Carly, and his character is not pretending to be warm, sweet, fair-minded, Drew, his character is more interesting to me. I can’t stand him because I think he’s a bastard, but I find the character more interesting. So, I’m interested to see what they do with Drew. Match him with Nina? Jordan? Will he remain a bastard or will he bond with Jason, etc. I think there’s more story to be told with him….
I can’t stand that there’s no edit option. Okay; I meant that it’s not Cameron’s fault that he sucks as “Drew.” Two reasons: Billy Miller was a hard act to follow AND the writers wrote the character completely differently than when Billy played Drew. There was nothing Drew-like about the character when Cameron took over the role.
It is his acting chops that counts, I’ve watch him on many programs & it’s the same a good actor can make any type of role seem exciting, Billy miller played same role & I loved it
For God’s sake, he isn’t one of my favorites but there are a lot worse and just because we aren’t crazy about him on GH doesn’t mean he isn’t liked nor a good actor on other shows.. It’s not fair to be comparing him to Billy Miller whom I can’t see with Carly or Nina but Cameron seems to go well with both women, if necessary. Just give the guy a break, I’m sure he’s doing his best given whom he has to play opposite. Poor guy, looks like Nina will be his next romance.
I agree. Actors are people. I would love to see the people who dislike an actor, acting themselves and recieving contrast criticism for there daily work.
Yay I’m so happy he’s staying live him great actor ..♥️♥️
Oh God. It almost sounds like a threat rather than assurance.
Don’t like Drew. Love CM but not as Drew. He’d better in the mystery series.
I don’t dislike Cameron, actually met him once and he was a really nice guy. But he’s just been dull as dish water as Drew, I’m sorry to say. At least the Drew character that exists now. And I put that on the previous head writers. When he debuted as Drew and he was being held captive by Victor, and was using his military training to try and break out, that Drew was actually interesting.
So as OG Steve mentioned, I’m hoping Mulcahey and Korte can reset the character and bring back more of the way he was when CM first came on the show, and when Billy Miller played him.
Drew is boring like watching paint dry, he never change his demeanor, same on all his shows
Just looking at Cameron’s photo above, and how nice he looked, compared to all that icky hair he’s growing all over his face now. Guess they want him to look the way he’s been acting lately.
Did you see the episode where he rips off his shirt in front of Nina… he is built !
Drew and Nina? I call it “Deranged Syndrome”.
Plus—Carly and agent-what’s-his-name—Ewwww and gross all around.
The above should read “Derangement Syndrome”….
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I thought Nina and Sonny , as a couple, was a “nutty” idea—Now, ye gods have gone completely coconuts.
Drew needs to stay away from nina. And do ever make love nina near again. I do not see on the show
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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