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Donna Mills Reveals Some More Intel On Her General Hospital Character Of Madeline Reeves!
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The highly anticipated debut of Donna Mills on General Hospital happened on last Friday’s episode of General Hospital and continued today on the ABC soap opera.
The Knots Landing favorite, who GH head writer Ron Carlivati and executive producer Frank Valentini, sought after to play the role of Madeline Reeves who is the mother of never-before-seen or yet to be seen, Nina comes to Port Charles and wants to get her hands on all of Nina’s fortune! She believes Nina’s hubby, Silas (Michael Easton) administered the drugs that put Nina into a coma 20 years ago, and so does Madeline’s son, Nathan West (Ryan Paevey)! Yup, that’s right!
Donna Mills spoke with TV Guide Magazine’s Michael Logan to give some insight into her new character and some of the back-story, and what to look for during her, for now, two month story arc!
Mills related on Madeline’s story: “As I read the scripts, I keep going, ‘Really? Really?’ Madeline believes Silas married Nina for her money and family name. He didn’t want a wife, he wanted a scholarship fund. Now he’s a successful doctor and doesn’t need the money.”
But as we have come to find out, Madeline wants the moolah,and Mills added: “She is feeling kind of paranoid. Her husband died and left her and her son absolutely nothing. All the money went to Nina. So now it’s Madeline’s mission to get Silas to give up that inheritance.”
As for Madeleine’s son. Nathan, Mills revealed: “She’s very happy that Nathan has chosen to avenge his sister and that he’s trying to pin it on Silas, but she doesn’t like that he became a cop in order to do it. Madeline considers police work a very lowly, undignified profession. It’s so beneath her stature! She’s very complicated. Very screwed up. And I can’t wait to unravel the mystery as to why her husband left her without a cent.”
So what do you think of the storyline that brings Donna Mills to the Port Charles canvas? Are you looking forward to seeing how this plays out? Let us know!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly Fears Escalating Tensions Between Sonny and Josslyn: ‘I’ve Already Lost One Kid Because of That Man. I Won’t Lose Another’
On the Thursday, November 12 episode of General Hospital, as battles line are drawn by Carly’s (Laura Wright) ex-husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), she realizes things are about to get a whole lot worse, and she expressed her fears to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart).
After Sonny came to see Carly to get her daughter to back off of him; especially when Josslyn lit into him in front of nuAvery (Ayla Bullington), Carly is terrified that Sonny could retaliate against Josslyn. Realizing, Josslyn is in danger, Carly won’t sit by and let anything happen to her. She tells Valentin, “I’ve already lost one kid because of that man. I won’t lose another.”
Viewers won’t soon forget the devastation Carly felt when Morgan (Bryan Craig) died in a car bomb explosion back in 2016 because of Sonny’s dealings in the mob in a complex story involving Julian (William deVry) and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker).
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SONNY IS READY FOR WAR
Meanwhile in the aftermath of his visit with Carly, Sonny told his brother Ric what went down when Josslyn disrespected him in front of his own daughter and hurt Avery. Since Josslyn already make it known that she no longer considers herself part of Sonny’s family, he’s decided to treat her accordingly.
Sonnys first step in payback is to take away her support system at JJE by approaching Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) again, but this time in a much less-friendly way.
Ric points out that this would go against every move Sonny made as a legitimate businessman in Port Charles and would mean he’s back in the mob? Sonny doubles down, saying Josslyn changed the game when she involved Avery. While he showed concern of how bad Carly would feel over all this year, he said he is ready to finish what Josslyn started.
At the Metro Court, Ava (Maura West) is listening to Avery explain what happened between Sonny and Josslyn and how much she hates Josslyn right now, which Ava seems to be OK with.
WILL JOSSLYN’S WORLD BLOW UP ON HER?
Speaking of Josslyn, she is on the pier still after her talk with Hudson and still crying over her confrontation with Sonny and Avery overhearing it, and what she told her sister. Lucas comes across her at the pier while out for his run.
Explaining how badly she feels for what she said about Sonny to Avery, Lucas says that eventually Avery will discover the truth about Sonny. He explains to Josslyn that even though Avery hates her now, she will come to realize that what she said about her father was the truth, and that Josslyn was not lying to her at all.
So, what do you think about Sonny ready to play dirty to take down Josslyn? How will Carly ensure her daughter does not wind up dead? Who do you think is in the right here? Is Josslyn’s vendetta against Sonny justified, at the cost of the relationships with her family? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
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.
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Can’t wait to watch this story unravel, love Donna Mills.
I have to disagree. Nothing against the actress, but why would I care about any more new characters that come on, especially when they are here as part of a story that revolves around other new characters. All the while Sean Kanan’s AJ is gone. Do the majority of GH fans really want Donna Mills as madeline along with Silas and Nathan and in no time Nina taking front and center? Characters with no ties at all to GH history?
If the show thinks it needs Donna Mills, why isn’t she a Quartermaine relative, or a Spencer or somebody with ties to the show so that core GH characters could be incorporated? Because it’s not GH anymore. How may actors will be on to support Silas’s story and how much of the show is already devoted to it? And really, who cares? And what is Kelly Monaco’s role in this? She’s a mother who neglects her kid so she can scream Silas is innocent every five minutes and take short breaks to bang I a guy who looks like her father. She’s a GH vet who is part of Silas’s story, doing his bidding.
With AJ gone and the message that Quartermaine’s are too, and with the terribly unprofessional twitter rants of the head writer, I’m just about done with GH.
Donna so far has signed for only a 2 month story arc…but i like her!!! I love the mystery surrounding Silas…i am disappointed A.J. is gone…he and Carly had great chemistry and wouldve been great as the next Alan and Monica…
Even if you don’t quit watching GH, would you consider making room for DAYS?
long story
Loving Donna Mills from the first moment. That voice still gives me the tingles! Not sure how I feel about the plausibility of Nathan being Madeline’s son and becoming a cop to avenge his sister, but it’s a soap and I’ll go with it.
I really hate her so much she is a ugly bitch. Nathan is so lucky he is so happy about his own mom obrerght I know she is bitch but she had a nice heart about her own son
I think once Nathan, Sam and Silas find out that Mr. Reeves left everything to Nina, mama Reeves will become the more reasonable suspect in what happen to Nina and the murder of the pharmacist.
I thought the same thing, or she found Nina who had actually attempted suicide, and decided to frame Silas for Nina’s attempted murder.
It would have been nice if this story involved one single character that we care about. This regime is going off the rails with newbies, stunt casting, mobsters, and psychos. .. Cartini clearly has no interest whatsoever in writing the General Hospital we know and love. It is saddening and maddening, because they have broken every promise they made when they took over.
It is the lazy way because writing stories that involve crime families, criminals, mad scientists and the like has the drama built in, there is no need for creative thinking. Weaving compelling dramas based in real life and real life issues requires imagination and skill to bring to life fully fleshed out characters with real motivations and to do all this in an entertaining way, which is becoming a lost art in general, but in soaps most of all.
This is why blew it with AJ and the Q’s– the whole infighting over the estate could have been a gold mine of quality with the right writers, but in their hands it ended up being about relish, which became the butt of many of jokes for late comedians and the Soup. It is rather sad, but it seems there is an audience who likes this type of comic book form of drama, and I like it for a bit, but a steady diet of it is getting rather hard to take.
Britains Coronation Street is a lot like you describe: character driven drama that is more realisticly based on real life than our American soaps…the British have the imagination and skill that is sorely lacking in our shows!!! Coronation Street is now my favorite soap!!!
You don’t “relish” it! LOL
I hope she has some screen time with Leslie C., both played sisters on Love Is A Many Splendored Thing…Maddie could be Monicas estranged sister or something…Nathans father could still be Victor Cassidine…tie these people to the vets…especially to Monica who will eventually have less airtime now that A.J. is leaving…reveal Silas’s lookalike brother as the person responsible for Ninas coma or did Maddie try to knock off her own daughter for the money? Not sure if i want her trying to kill her own daughter for money unless Nina had a terminal illness and it was a mercy killing or Nina really triedto commit suicide…hopefully its Silas’s brother…but there is enough killing and attempted murders as it is which would be ok if this was The Edge Of Night!!!
Donna Mills only signed on for a two month story arc according to tv guides Micheal Logan…so i could be rightl..Madeline tried to kill her own daughter for the money but tptb hints they like her to stay longer and maybe William Devane as her allegedly dead husband…another one i suggested…hopefully if Donna stays it was Stephan Clay who tried to kill Nina!!!
I’m not understanding why in God’s name Silas has not brought up the possibility of it having been his brother who wrote and picked up the Rx. I hadn’t gotten around to watching again then, but my daughter has been watching all along and said they could pass for twins.
Well Brenda, soaps seem to like to dumbdown their characters…enough said!!!
Looking forward to this arc…Donna Mills is still smoking HOT!
get rid of Ava and make Donna Mills permanent.
Great idea!
I Love the character of “Ava” and Maura West. I say keep them both and place them in scenes with one another.
Ava is a much more interesting character than DM is playing any day.
I enjoy Maura West’s Ava also. The problem for me is that she has committed murder. Not to mention the shooting of Olivia. I need to see people who do unspeakable things receive their punishment for such and not have them get away with it (ala Franco). Her crimes need to be discovered and she needs to be sent off to jail (like Johnny Z), regardless of the fact that she has been a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale cast.
@Carol She’s been there two days! Do you know something we don’t?
They are killing off all the Q family, they were the heart of GH they were fun with all the in fighting.
This story line is all about revenge. We want Franco to be more fun and turn out to be a Q.
Loving Donna Mills as always!!
In two days she has out-acted every actor on that show. Maybe this mediocre bunch will learn from her. Just pissed that she came on and foiled my plan of giving up GH.
Watched Friday (not yet Monday), and was frankly underwhelmed by Donna Mills. Was not a “Knots Landing” fan, to be honest, but she just seemed too understated for me. Made Michael Easton (the David Duchovny of daytime) seem like Laurence Olivier. Get this girl som 5 Hour Energy!
a little shaky in the acting, yeah? I’m hoping she perks up 😉 This storyline isn’t all that exciting in itself.
Donna Mills has just begun, the best is yet to come..
It needs to build..
She has been on screen for about 15 minutes..
Soap stuff is not instant and Donna Mills will become vivid, I’m sure ….
(waiting for it 🙂
I know soap stuff isn’t instant, I’ve watched for 35 years. I’m just saying ….. I wasn’t terribly Impressed by her first appearance but hoping she starts to fit into the canvas. I’m not a fan of stunt casting usually but I do like Donna Mills as an actress and loved her as Abby on Knots Landing!
I absolutely adore Donna Mills, from her playing Abby Ewing on Knots Landing-one of the best primetime dramas. I am so happy that she agreed to come to Port Charles. Donna will definitely “up” the interest of this lagging storyline. I find Silas more interesting without boring, monotone, (always in black and white and boots) Sam. I find Sam very, very boring. Let’s bring some excitement to this storyline.
This could all be SO much more satisfying if James Nathan Reeves only THINKS his mother’s maiden name was West, when that was actually her first husband’s name. Her real maiden name is Bard, making her Monica’s estranged sister. Madeline escaped their poverty-stricken background by marrying wealthy Dr. West, only she left him for even richer Mr. Reeves, who ended up leaving her broke. Now, decades later and desperate, Madeline’s history with Silas has brought her to Port Charles, where she discovers her estranged sister has become one of the last-standing members of the Quartermaine family, not quite as wealthy as the Reeves, but significant enough for Madeline to mooch off of, placing her in contention with Tracy. But after all these years, not seeing Madeline since the 60s, can Monica forgive her sister’s abandonment of her and let her back into her life? Monica might just be vulnerable enough… if she loses AJ in the next few weeks.
This also makes Madeline, James/Nathan, and Nina extended family (in-laws) of the Quartermaines, bringing some life back into the family. Tracy might help Madeline scheme to regain control of the Reeves estate if Tracy thinks she can get a piece of it for herself as payment for her help.
LOVE this. BIG TIME.
Thanks! Since Ned has been gone, there hasn’t been a good “Straight man” to play off of the Quartermaines’ mania and Nathan West would fit the bill. There would also be the good plot point of him as a cop with an allegiance to his newfound family who usually operate under their own version of the rules versus the law that he’s been upholding as a cop for years.
It’s sad to think it didn’t occur to Ron Carlivati to go this route, as it wouldn’t just reunite Donna Mills with Leslie Charleson in a substantial way, but would allow Mills to enjoy fun scenes with Jane Elliot, whom Carlivati claims to love so much.
I hate missed opportunities, and this would have been a relatively easy way to both tighten and expand the canvas, and rejuvenate the Quartermaines, even slightly.
I can remember back in the 60s when I was a little kid, I watched the soap opera, Secret Storm. That is the first time I remember seeing Donna Mills. I thought she was so beautiful and so talented.
All these years later, she still looks fabulous. I’m glad she is now a part of GH even if it is only for a few months. Her character does interest me and I’m looking forward to see where this storyline is going.
On another note… even though we were asked to comment on Donna Mills, I can’t NOT comment about Sean Kanan (AJ) leaving. I feel that that idiots at GH really screwed him over….BIG TIME…. so sad he’s out….. 🙁
Wow I love Donna Mills as Madeline, she is a terrific actress. I Hope they offer Donna a contract role, she looks very hot for 73 years old.
You have always been a favorite of mine ever since I first saw those beautiul blue eyes of yours. You, as an actress stand at the top of my list.
p.s.: Keep up the great work on “GH”!!!
Donna Mills is a fantastic, talented actress. I only started watching GH for her.
Ryan Peavey is pretty damn fine too.
I love Donna Mills! She does not need more energy! Many of the actors on this show are constantly yelling, thinking that the more dramatic you are the better actor you are; not at all! Donna Mills gets her point across in subtle ways and I’m very glad she is not yelling and caring on like some of them do on this show.
I was hoping she was going to be the one backing Julian though instead of getting stuck in the Silas storyline. I don’t find him interesting at all. But would have loved to seen Donna act with Julian, Ava, and Sonny. But, maybe they needed her to spice up the Silas storyline, but not happy they placed her there. But, I will watch GH until she leaves!
Donna Mills is a welcome addition, IMO. Would love to see scenes with she & Jane Elliot as conspirators…or rivals for Fluke’s attention?
Also: has anyone thought of/suggested Susan Haskell as Nina? Could throw an interesting wrench into both the Carco AND Silam storylines…
I barely recognized her for all the ghoulish makeup. GH needs a new makeup artist. The older women are looking so much worse for the heavy black eye makeup. And what is with the phony sparkly eyes? Drops? BTW Anthony Geary should lose the makeup too. It’s starting to look like the Night of the Living Dead on that show.
This story line is predictable of soaps of yesteryear! Bring back the stories that made GH a true success! Mob wars, Sonny vs all wannabe mobsters. The new storybook is dated and boring. Stay on topic. Quit veering off subject like, as if you’re competition is still on television! Your writers were doung great, until the other soaps saud goodbye. GH is NOT liable in adhering to ‘soap protocol of the 80’s!”
Always good to see my former Taft high school classmate, Donna Mills.
Our class always watches for her and we share information at our quarterly luncheons.
Donna, you brighten every set you work on. Keep going, we’ll follow you.
Diane