General Hospital
Evan Hofer Opens Up on His Final Days as GH’s Dex, “Saying Goodbye to Everyone, I Knew, Was Going to Rip My Heart Out”
General Hospital fans were in for a shock when on yesterday’s Friday, December 13th episode of the ABC daytime drama series, PDPD officer, Dex Heller (Evan Hofer) went into cardiac arrest and died. Dex suffered what appeared to be the same fate as Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) and from the looks of it, all signs point to the culprit being Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober).
The moment ended an almost three-year run of popular actor, Evan Hofer, in the role which saw the character go from working for mob boss Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) to entering the police academy program, and remaining the love interest of Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy).
In a video interview with TV Insider on his departure from GH, Hofer shared some of the things he is most proud of, and some of the things he will take with him from his soap experience and what he will miss the most. The young actor also described the emotional moment of his exit was when the cast and crew found out that he was leaving the show.
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Evan explained, “I didn’t tell anybody, so a lot of the crew found out on my second to last day, ’cause we filmed my death my second to last day. People were coming up to me, like, ‘What’s going on?’ and I was like, ‘Don’t worry about it; we’ll talk on Monday.’ I kind of wanted to kick the can down the road. I love everyone there so much and so saying goodbye to everyone, I knew, was going to rip my heart out.”
On his last day, Evan’s mom was there, and he recalled that it, “Was so wonderful. The crew threw me a party, a going away thing. My mom brought cookies for everybody. It was super beautiful and just great to be able to express that love for everyone there for making that a home for me for the past three years.”
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Hofer also said he would be open to another soap role pending the circumstances, if one of the four other soaps (B&B, Beyond the Gates, DAYS, Y&R) came knocking. He confirmed his interested by sharing, “If the right role and the right story came along, absolutely.”
So, where would you like to see Evan Hofer show up next? Could you see him another one of your favorite soaps? Share your thoughts on his departure from General Hospital via the comment section below.
He is not only very talented, he has a lot of class. I feel we will definitely see him again somewhere soon
He could go the Hallmark movie route, though I would like him on Y and R to stir up the youth generation – maybe a slightly older guy for Faith (Reylynn is 21 years old), or the MIA Mattie (Lily’s daughter) in California. Evan is 27 years old.
Summer needs a new love though her portrayer Allison is 34 years old. Even Camryn/Mariah is also actually 34 years old.
There is a huge age/generational gap missing on Y and R – the twenty something young adults. And again, it is called the YOUNG and the Restless. Not the Corporate and Greedy.
I call them, The Old and Still Hoping.
I like that:)
Hoping that Y&R wakes up, and gets romantically driven again, thus the twenty somethings. My son is 19 and his GF is adorable, and their love is super sweet. I fell in love with Guiding Light when Beth and Philip and Mindy and Rick all went to NYC. I get that many of the viewers of soaps are of the older generation, and “still hoping”, but there needs to be a youthful energy to instigate that hope, and love, and joy. Unfortunately I am not finding any of the current soaps to be providing hope and love and joy. They used to be an escape but now they all are just not fun at all.
PCPD*
I want Dex to have a twin brother show up in Port Charles on GH and he stays on the show. OR…Y&R.
Dex never talks about his family, like something is not quite right there ? It really would be So-ooo very cool if a twin could come to GH looking for Dex and it would make a wonderful story line for them to go with and build on. Just saying!!! ❤️
GH is the only soap I watch, but I’m sure he’ll land somewhere else soon.
Glad they are replacing Dex for Lucky for his
Port Charles detective or cop.
Sorry you feel like that. Loser Lucky can’t compare to Dex
So disgusted that killed yet another major character . What is going on?????
Dex was definitely not a “major” character.
I loved his character and his relationship and love for Jos, what is the reason for him leaving , have not read a why he left show??
He appears to be a genuinely nice person and has shown true class with this exit. Wish him all the best!
GH screwed up once again. So many others could have been let go instead of him. Now I hear Ava is leaving also.
She’s not.
Mike, GH is not shocking anyone, they are annoying the F*ck out of us with their out of control writers, this show is not being writen by anyone who cares for the show, no writer would let go of so many people and not care that the audience is hating the content they are putting out. Send Drew packing and stop killing off characters. what a horrible year for GH.
Too many deaths or disappear characters lately. Finn, Sam, Dec etc
I watch a lot of “Cop” shows, wouldn’t mind seeing him on Chicago P.D or S.W.A.T., now Blue Bloods, the best has been cancelled, hope to see a good new show.
Blue Bloods series finale aired this past Friday. CBS did not renew it.
How about this is all a nightmare and he comes back to GH?
Frank v made a horrible mistake in letting evan hofer leave GH. He was so worthwhile and do many stories about him will remain a mystery
Frank is.lrtting real talent ho and bringing back has been. So sad. I will stop watching GH after 60 years. Tired of seeing it go downhill. As far as Evan goes wherever he lands, I will watch him.
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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