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EXCLUSIVE: GH’s Adrian Anchondo Previews Marco’s Involvement in ‘Who Shot Drew?’
When the action picks-up this week on ABC’s General Hospital, Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) will be back in the story, and we haven’t seen him since two major crimes were committed in Port Charles: Judge Heran was murdered and thrown into the pier, and Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) was shot twice in the back in an attempt on his life.
After all, things really kicked into high gear when Marco ran to Drew to tell him that Judge Heran accepted a $1 million bribe to rule in Michael’s favor at the custody hearing for Amelia and Wiley. Marco wanted to pin everything on Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), who in his mind is the responsible party for the death of his mother, Natalia Rogers-Ramirez (Eva LaRue). Problem is when his dad, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) found out what he did, he shouted as his son that he ruined all of his plans to bring Sonny down. Next thing you know, the judge is dead and Drew has been shot.
General Hospital newcomer, Adrian Anchondo chatted with Michael Fairman during an exclusive conversation now on the Michael Fairman Channel, where he discusses not only his current storyline, but his co-stars including his on-screen love interest, Van Hanis (Lucas), the exited Eva LaRue, Carlo Rota and more. In addition, Adrian teases what’s to come and what fans should be on the lookout for as the suspect list grows and grows for who wanted Drew dead (although nobody could blame anyone for doing).
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Anchodo spoke on why Marco spilled to Drew that Judge Heran was bribed and his alter-ego’s true reasons behind it, “I think it’s that that built-up rage and that built-up pain. He couldn’t wait for his father to make a business decision. He wanted him to act from his heart, the way he acted from his heart when Marco came out to him, you know, accepting him and loving him right away. I think that Marco is questioning, ‘Where are you?’ That’s why Marco creams, “I don’t care about those piers. That’s not what we’re talking about here. I thought we were on the same page about what this punishment (for Sonny) has to come from.” I think, in the end all that mattered was that Sonny was punished and hurt. Marco just wants the healing process to speed up faster. I don’t know if Marco is going to realize that a lot of this pain might be coming from his own guilt.”
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Coming up, might Marco use his legal expertise to further bring down Sonny, or someone else related to the ‘Who Shot Drew?’ attempted murder case? Anchondo teased, “I think that you will start to see some interesting relationships form because of Marco’s work and because of his emotions and his relationship with his father.”
While the jury is out on how Marco’s moral compass will be comprised, if at all, by his next actions, Adrian suggested, “I think (viewers will feel) some annoyance, maybe. I think that like many of the characters, you’re going to question motives, and you’re going to question their intelligence and what their intentions are. (When I found out) I thought, ‘Oh, this is an interesting twist! Where is this going to go?’ I’m also really excited about this explosion between father (Sidwell) and son (Marco). I think it could be the start of an unraveling of a relationship.”
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Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) is already in the hot seat for his disdain for Drew, and for benefitting if the Judge could never admit she took a bribe. Some believe Michael or Sonny might be framed for this act.
Anchondo weighed-in on how Marco views Michael, “I think that Marco might actually relate a little bit to Michael. Not only just being a son of someone who’s ‘horrible,’ but I think that, Marco probably sees Michael as someone who is just doing the best they can with the hand that they were dealt.”
According to Anchondo, fan response has been swift. They want Marco to be a good guy! “I was at the General Hospital Fan Club Event recently, and the fans said, ‘Please don’t turn bad,” recalled Adrian. “Everyone wants Marco to be really good. I think the interesting thing about soaps is that there’s a little bit of good and bad in everyone. I saw online someone say online, ‘a hero and a villain’s origin story is pretty much the same.’ They all start off that they were hurt by someone. They were an orphan, or the system brought them down, or something was taken away from them, and they grew up in poverty, whatever it might be. But what makes the hero or the villain is how they choose to respond to their stresses and to their pain. And in any moment, someone who is a hero could be a villain, and someone who’s a villain could be a hero in the same. In that same week Marco was lashing out, he also rescued Kristina (Kate Mansi) from the fire at Charlie’s.”
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Viewers have yet to seen where Marco was the night Judge Heran was found dead in the pier and Drew was shot. With this being Adrian’s first soap opera whodunnit storyline, he summed it up best, adding, “I think everyone’s ties make them a suspect on this show, which makes it so much fun.It’s like a never-ending Clue.”
Watch our full interview with Adrian Anchondo below now on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Then weigh-in, after reading and watching what Adrian had to say, how do you think he will become involved in the ‘Who Shot Drew’ storyline? Do you think he could wind up a suspect? Could his father point the finger at his own son? Might he represent someone who is need of legal trouble and mess up their counsel or do them right? Will he continue to target Sonny, or help bring down his criminal father, Sidwell? Share your theories via the comment section below.
Great interview! You have succeeded 100% Marxo is adorable… and iI always look forward to your scenes. You could butter toast and it would a great scene.
I just wish whoever shot Drew should have put a couple more rounds in him. I don’t want Drew to recover
I love Marco and wish he had more choices for lovers other than drippy Lucas. If Lucas were still played by Ryan Carnes, the heat would be off the charts!
I hope Ricky Martin does make an appearance as Adrian suggested in the interview. What a hot love triangle that would be !!
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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