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Devon Ogden Shares, “I Loved Joining the Cast of General Hospital, Catch My Scenes This Week”
This week on ABC’s General Hospital, Finn (Michael Easton) is drinking again and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) seems to possibly catch him with someone else in the latest promo for the series.
Now comes word that Devon Ogden, who previously appeared on the ABC’s country music soap, Nashville, the smash hit drama, This Is Us and BET+’s Sistas, will play the the short-term role of Barb in scenes opposite Michael Easton’s Finn.
Taking to her Instagram Story, Devon announced the news herself, saying “Back on the screen. I loved joining the cast of General Hospital. Catch my scenes this week.”
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When not acting, Ogden is a luxury real estate agent based in Los Angeles. Soap Opera Digest revealed that Barb and Finn will definitely be in each other orbit. Is Barb the potential one-night stand for Finn further putting distance or breaking up he and Elizabeth once and for all?
Share your theories via the comment section below. Now check out the teaser from GH for the action in Port Charles for the week of June 3-7.
Whatever gets Elizabeth away from Finn for good works for me. Pair her with John/Jagger or anyone more dynamic.
I don’t mind Elizabeth and Finn together as much as some people, but I love the idea of her and Jagger together. I think they could be an interesting couple.
I feel the same but my sympathy lies with Finn. He needs to get away from the boring, condescending, patronizing, judgmental, cold fish aka
Elizabeth. She gave him about as much compassion on the loss of his father as one would give a flea. Yet she had the nerve to accuse him of overstepping her “boundaries” when she stalked herself, burned down Franco’s studio, clobbered Chase over the head, while Finn never once judged her or was harsh with her, but slept on her couch to offer protection and took care of her boys when she committed herself. Ugh; he can do so much better…I’m hoping Michael Easton isn’t leaving and they give him a loving relationship. I’d actually love to see him back with Alexis; they have actual chemistry and get each other. It’s not the one-way street it always is with Liz.
Agree, wholeheartedly!
Thanks Violet. 😉 I honestly don’t know how anyone could prefer Liz over Finn. He’s the epitome of goodness, of compassion, and he’s stood by her side through every trauma, from her grief over Franco, to her breakdown, to her feelings about seeing her parents, and all she’s done is pushed him away. And now when he needs her most, she’s clutching her pearls while giving that Liz scowl, and ordering, not gently suggesting, but ordering him to get to a meeting, and then completely ignores his grief & goes straight to “Violet just lost her grandfather.”
I liked Liz back in the day; haven’t really liked her much in years. I’d hate to see her leave just because I’m used to her being there, like a comfy couch that doesn’t add much to the scene but adds a sense of familiarity. We’re losing too many vets so I like her presence, I just don’t like her. lol
U cant forget she even killed his wife. Yeah, fin’s wife, she killed her when she was little.
Elizabeth did not kill Reiko. She did push her causing injury, but Reiko died from the disease Finn was unable to save her from.
She didn’t kill her directly, nor would she ever mean to, but wound up needing a blood transfusion which is how they said the got Blackwoods Syndrom which she died from.
Ugh; can’t edit here. Reiko needed a blood transfusion from the injuries she sustained when Liz pushed her down the stairs, which is how Reiko contracted the disease that killed her.
That whole storyline sucked and should have gotten the writers fired. After all that Liz went through, it was all to boost the Finn character and destroy Jeff Webber. If I remeber right she had repressed memory of finding Finn’s wife in bed with her dad, they argue and she falls down a flight of stairs. It happened when Liz was like 15yrs old. Her mother did something to make her forget the incident happened, then they send her off to live with Audry, while they run off to wherever and abandoned their daughter. How much older is Finn and his wife if she was cheating on him with Liz’s dad when she was 15. Plus Finn could also have fathered Chase after his one night stand with his dad’s wife. You want to blame someone for that convoluted story, blame Frank and the writers.
Becky did a great job with the poorly written material, but she deserves better than being Finn’s sidekick.
I didn’t say anything about Rebecca Herbst as an actress; my comments are about LIZ. And everything we talk about in reference to stories and characters is of course attributed to the writers whether we like or don’t like the character and/or a story since it’s all a creation of the writers minds! And what I said was Finn stood by her through it all; so whether you think the story was convoluted or not, it doesn’t change the fact that Finn, as a character, is a very good man. He’s a good soul. He’s attentive, loving, and supportive. And she’s not. She’s judgmental. She has conditions all the time. There is no excuse for her lack of compassion, her lack of barely any emotion at Gregory’s death, nor her lack of love & support toward Finn at the loss of his father. He wasn’t even drunk when she walked in. He wasn’t out of control. The “normal” reaction was the one Alexis, Chase, and Brook Lynn gave. Support, sympathy, love, and shared grief. Liz’s reaction was as I said, judgmental, as if she was saving Violet from an abusive father who she must take from him, on the heels of his father’s death. It was vile.
As I said, I haven’t liked Liz in years. I find her to be boring. She was boring with AJ, boring with Franco, and now boring with Finn. I know that fans of certain characters who don’t like how the character is being written or think the actor is being attacked, like to use that phrase, “propped up for.” No; Liz’s story was not to “prop up” Finn. It was just the story. And Finn, didn’t cross her “boundaries” as all the Liz fans claimed incessantly on X aka Twitter. He was a loving, attentive, man concerned for the woman he loved. She was scared, she was being stalked, her life could have been in danger and the lives of her sons. In real life, if a person in a relationship with someone who was going through all of what Liz was going through just stepped away or didn’t care, he or she wouldn’t be worth the time of day. But instead, all the “I am woman” viewers were like, “how ‘dare’ Finn help her. How “dare” he not respect her boundaries.” It was annoying and hilarious to read.
I don’t care about the Liz stalking herself story; I almost forgot it. Was it riveting or compelling? No; it sucked. But a lot of the stories do which is why the search for new writers seems endless. What I DO know is that Liz is never portrayed as a loving romantic partner; not like Willow for Michael or Nina for Sonny or Brook Lynn for Chase or Sasha for Brando, Sam for Dante, Portia for Curtis, Molly for TJ, even Blaze for Kristina, etc. Those couples flirt, they admire each other, they confide in each other, support each other. Liz reminds me more of Joss in relationships; she gives ultimatums. The man has to walk on eggshells or they’re out. Joss wasn’t there for Cam when Franco died; she was too busy telling him he better not blame Jason or he could see himself to the door. And Liz? She was too busy ordering Finn to get to a meeting without stopping to show an iota of love and compassion for the devastation he felt over the loss of his father. And then Finn apologized to her! That was the epitome of “are you freaking kidding me?” that I felt toward the writers. It was like hearing Nina apologize to Carly for the 1000th time and Carly rolling her eyes as if to say, “You again? Yes; I know you were wrong. I’m never wrong. We know that. Now run along…”
Why not Jack Brennan, He’s Dynamic
Jack seems to be earmarked for Carly. Run Jack, while you can.
I think no one had better chemistry with Finn than Hayden. I wish GH could/would bring Hayden back.
Finn and Elizabeth together is like watching paint dry.
Everyone will hate me for this, but that’s how I feel about Chase and Brooklyn. I like each one separately, but not together. I see no fire, not even a spark, sorry, guys.
I agree 100%
What happened with the eccentric guy who when he arrived at GH Finn was accompanied by his bearded dragon service lizard, Roxy? This is not a guy to run around and have affairs.
Totally out of character – but whatever breaks Finn and Liz up I guess.
I feel like Finn and Elizabeth fit. Both boring on the personality side of things. Being safe all the time, considering everyone else over them as a couple. Needs to be switched up or spunked up. And what is it with all this facel hair on these men, they look so old with the stables. It’s like the forgot how to shave. And Ava needs to come clean with sunny about meds. Hasn’t she learned anything from Nina. Been a fan of GH 50 years
I read some nasty comments about Elizabeth and you people saying it couldn’t be more wrong. She went there as soon as possible and she was thinking about Violet as well. He was so cruel to her, it put me in shock. Anyone who would tap a tree for syrup (new aphrodisiac?) as foreplay really has a good and patient heart. Elizabeth is one of the most sympathetic, empathetic person on the show. Finn got rid of her like nothing, she was willing to help and would have been there for him. She needs someone who will make her feel alive and bring out that side of her. I love the actor, but let Finn go, Liz. He wanted her, he got her and trashed her. I feel bad for his loss and even relapsing but she deserves a flirtatious, steamy man.
You did very well as I was not fond of you after Elizabeth burst in.. your words were very mean spirited.. so great acting in the role. Love to see you on again. Lol
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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