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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Cates is on Everyone’s Bad Side; Will He Be Eliminated?
This week on General Hospital, Agent John “Jagger” Cates (Adam J. Harrington) is in hot pursuant to nab Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) and more. The just released promo for the action in Port Charles for the week of July 22-26th shows him putting the screws to several people, and they, in turn, are ready to fight back!
Jason (Steve Burton), who finally turned in the evidence last week to Cates, proving Valentin’s involvement with Pikeman, in order to free him from Cates’ blackmail, is in for a major surprise. Cates tells Jason, “Your days as my informant are far from over.” Jason is fuming mad. He spent two and a half years away from his family while trying to protect Carly (Laura Wright) from RICO violations. Now, what does Cates want him to do?
Meanwhile, Carly is no longer going to sit by and watch Jason’s life be derailed. She confronts Cates saying, “Come and get me.” However, Carly knows John is in possession of an incriminating tape tying her to a mob meeting of the five families.
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Then, it looks like Ava (Maura West) and John are commiserating over their shared hatred of Sonny. Will they hit the sheets? Is Ava using John? Does she also want him out of the way, or will she by the time he double-crosses her … or will they try to take down Sonny together?
In addition, John visits Anna (Finola) wanting to know the whereabouts of Valentin and if she is the reason he got away? Will she continue to shield the man she is in love with from being caught by the Feds? Stay tuned.
Here are this week’s official teasers from GH:
MONDAY, JULY 22
Laura seeks out Anna. Jason’s plans go awry. Ava and Scott strategize. Sonny makes a request of Michael. Diane issues a warning.
UESDAY, JULY 23
Jason updates Anna. John puts pressure on Ava. Ned supports Tracy. Carly meets with Sonny. Kristina and Michael discuss family matters.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
Willow and Nina brainstorm. Kristina and Blaze meet the press. Anna faces off with John. Carly weighs her options. Jason reaches out to Danny.
THURSDAY, JULY 25
John makes a bold move. Anna pursues a hunch. Willow wrestles with her guilt. TJ and Molly make a big decision.
FRIDAY, JULY 26
Jason receives a proposition. Nina drives a hard bargain. Diane seeks out Anna. Sonny is enraged. Kristina is caught off-guard.
Watch Cates at the epicenter of the “All Out War” General Hospital promo below. Now weigh-in: do you think Cates might get murdered and there will be several people who wanted him dead, or do you think he will bring Sonny, Jason and Valentin down? Share your theory via the comment section.
I would like to see Cates stay but I’m not a fan of the Ava pairing. I know there’s a good person in him. He was thoughtful regarding Leo’s autism and when speaking to Olivia. I would like to see more story development for him.
Well, despite having a contract and being part of the last photo shoot, Harrington was not added to the opening credit mix. Pretty much a sign the character isn’t long for Port Charles.
I think it’d be pretty harsh for Sonny or Jason to kill Stone’s brother. As for the character Jagger is today, we’re not really getting to “know” him or care about him. He’s only in scenes where he’s trying to get info on Pikeman or Sonny, or strong arm Jason. There are no Jagger/Scotty scenes where we could get more a personal side to Jagger, there’s no scenes between him and Lois except for when she ran into him & they briefly spoke. I think a pairing between Jagger & Lois could be interesting and fun if they spark up his personality. But I’m not convinced that the show will keep him on; they received too much backlash that Antonio Sabato wasn’t cast, and/or that he was so different in looks from him. The actor isn’t being given a chance for the viewers to like him as Jagger.
Really?!? They received backlash over the washed up AS not being asked back?!? I wouldn’t think anyone would care. I certainly didn’t. This Jagger is so much better! I want him to stick around.
Same viewers who were upset Ingo wasn’t asked back or that Steve was let go for a while.
Frankly.. I’d take Ingo over this version of Jagger any day. I do agree nu-Jagger is not interesting at all and have grown very tired of him…
Ingo’s a no for me. I don’t like him as a human being; I’ve read too many of his social media rants.
As for nuJagger, it’s a shame. He’s a really “strapping” guy. I don’t think I’ve ever used that expression before, lol, but for some reason that came to mind. He’s tall and classically good-looking but his character falls flat. It’s hard to gage his acting chops because he doesn’t have much material to work with.
Sadly, no one has great storylines of late… let’s hope things get going soon
It was Ingo’s own fault that he was not asked back…He burnt bridges by using Disney..End of story….
You’re preaching to the choir. He couldn’t be a bigger jerk if he tried. Totally unhinged. He’s on social media bashing the “libs.” I think that’s they term he used. There’s an emotional immaturity there and a seething anger & resentment. I think the only jobs that’ll come his way will be on right wing media, or if he lucks out and someone like-minded has a project for him. He’s a big risk to take. Way too many actors out there who won’t jump to lawsuits and badmouthing their employees.
Rebecca…I totally agree with what you’re saying. I was never a fan of that Ingo Rademacher dude. To me, he’s not that much of an actor to begin with. Example: A few years ago, I remember how HORRIBLE he was as Thorne Forrester on Bold And Beautiful. To me, he was the WORST Thorne that B&B ever had!!!!! Yikes. I’m not a fan…PERIOD!!!!!
I don’t like this character. I’m sure, inside there is a decent, caring human being, but that part is not being shown, so I in turn hate the way he has been to Carly, Jason, Anna and anyone who can help him get Sonny, which is all he seems interested in, no matter the cost to anyone else. His hatred makes him act like a wild animal, after his prey, and to me , he’s a disgusting and dangerous person, not caring who he hurts, or who gets in his way, as long as gets Sonny. Hopefully, Sonny gets his stuff together in time to put this creature back under the rock he crawled out from. Yes, I’m a Sonny fan, and anyone who feels otherwise, shouldn’t be watching GH, instead of constantly complaining what a terrible person he is, find something without the criminal element. There has always been soaps with unsavory people , as far back as I can remember, some you liked and some you didnt.. I just don’t understand why people keep watching something that they constantly complain about, I don’t think you are being forced or payed to do so.
Write Cates off. So tiresome and bring JPS Valentin back now
YES! THIS!!!
NuJagger’s obsession over the imaginary wrongs he imagines Sonny doing to Karen or Stone are a bit much. It’s one thing for an FBI agent to investigate actual crimes, but that’s not what he’s doing. The made up “RICO charges” against Carly – for attending ONE meeting with alleged crime figures, during which no crimes were actually discussed – are even more of a joke.
J. Edgar Hoover can’t believe how dirty this guy is, and he INVENTED dirty FBI agents!
He didn’t imagine the wrongs Sonny did to Karen. Sonny used Karen; he knew she was an aspiring doctor; he convinced her to be a stripper at his club, got her hooked on drugs, slept with her, kept feeding her pills, and when she wanted to leave he tried to draw her back in with more pills.
Yeah, Sonny did some sleazy things with Karen. But that was early on when Sonny was being written as a 13 week disposable character who didn’t even have a last name yet. Once the producers realized what they had with Maurice Benard they quickly changed the character. After that he wasn’t handing out speed to Karen, but helping her get on a different kind of pill… one that would halp with her psychological issues. Most of which had to do with her mother’s pedo boyfriend who had been assaulting her for years.
And this is some 30 years ago, so my Fuzzy Devil Memory isn’t recalling the details, but I seem to remember Jagger and the pre-brain scrambling, dorky sweater wearing Jason teaming up to send the pedo down here to Hell, where my dragons took care of him.
So while they didn’t start on the best note, ultimately Sonny actually saved Karen’s life and helped her get on the healing path that led her to become a doctor. When she died it was because she got hit by a car. A random accident which had absolutely nothing to do with Sonny, who hadn’t been involved in her life at all for many years. And yet Scotty’s been trying to blame Sonny for years, and now NuJagger is doing it.
And I don’t even know why he’s blaming Sonny for his brother Stone’s death. Sonny took care of Stone during a time when most mortals were still afraid to be in the same room with a person who had AIDS. And Jagger abandoned his terminally ill brother and moved to California, so he’s projecting his own guilt there, apparently?
I still say this Jagger recast was about more than merely excluding Antonio Sabato for being a delusional MAGAtt. They didn’t go with a guy who looked like a younger version of Cyrus the Virus for no reason. At first I wasn’t sure if Jagger knew who his father was, but the way his obsession is escalating in recent weeks makes me wonder if he’s known all along and Cyrus (though we haven’t seen him in a while) is feeding these obsessions, since we all know he has his own obsession with Sonny.
How very interesting to hear more than one version of the ” terrible wrongs” Sonny has done to just about everyone in PC. I’ve only “known” Sonny for 14 years and discounting his racketeering, I’ve only seen his mistreatment of Dex , due to his reduced med intake.Granted,the beat -down of Cyrus, that, ” defenseless ,old man” wasn’t pretty, but deservedly so, considering everything he’s done to others, plus this theory you have about him and Jagger. I think Sonny has been given too much credit for his evil doings and never given a break for the good he does, when his brain is working on all cylinders. Even friends like Laura and Anna have deserted him, seems like some viewers aren’t the only one that hold him in disdain, the writers are right up there with them.
If Cates stays – something will have to come out – bad people holding or keeping tabs on Jagger’s son Stone are threatening the kid. Perhaps Stone Jr has been kidnapped (for years not likely). What brings me to this conclusion is that Phone call Cates took outside of Ava’s hotel room. The guy (or gal) on the other line was nasty – he was all Yes siring the guy. As if the other person on the phone was acting like Cates does with Jason. Nasty.
Either that or we will have a “who killed Jagger Cates” on our hands – Jason & Carly become the prime suspects with Sonny.
If Cates has really become this awful horrible incompet
You might be on to something here. It’s really strange that Jagger would spend several months in Port Charles with a teenage autistic son at home. Jagger hasn’t said anything about a wife, so who is taking care of the kid anyway? Kidnapping would answer that question and explain his desperation maybe. Though I doubt that could be his motivation all the way back to when he abducted Jason in November 2021.
I didn’t finish my sentence before the computer took over and this site does not allow editing – thanks for not gramerically policing me.
If Agent Cates has really become this horrible incompetent FBI nincompoop – then he deserves to the the next “Who killed ………” the show could use one of those.
Now with sexy “Jack” having literally become a ghost on paper at both the PCPD and Pentonville – just makes me wonder what he can do to wipe out an FBI audio stream. Hmmm might be better if our sexy “Jack” can mess with that audio enough and make it seem like an AI fake version to put green gooey slime all over Agent Cates face – his tie and his ill fitting suits.
First we need to see some Ava/Jagger action at the Metro Court. Enough kissing on this show. What we need to see: the pent up coupling of Ava and Cates going at it fast and furiously under the Metro-Court sheets. Thinking that a messy murder in Ava’s hotel bed (with blood all over the sheets) might make for good daytime TV. And who would not believe that Sonny shot both of them?
Now if GH is keeping Adam Harrington as Agent Cates – they need to work double-time to make the guy into a needy and sympathetic character. GH needs to quickly produce the guy behind the curtain – Cates boss – with at least a nasty loud sounding voice and equally horrific version of what they will do to his autistic kid.
If we’re lucky he will and put all of us fans out of our misery, I have never cared for this character and I think GH recasting Jagger who was initially Italian I believe with a blonde haired blue eyed Cates was just ridiculous casting. How can Sonny look at him with a straight face?
Please get Cates off our screen as soon as possible
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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