General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL PROMO: Brando’s Not The Only Victim of The ‘Hook’
This week on ABC’s General Hospital, the residents of Port Charles wonder, where will the killer dubbed the ‘Hook’ strike next?
Here’s what we know. Last week, from all appearances the ‘Hook’ killed Oz Haggerty at the docks. Now in the latest promo, a body bag is wheeled away by paramedics from the scene of the crime.
Meanwhile, friends and loved one gather to mourn and say goodbye to Brando Corbin (Johnny Wactor). Previously, following her attack, Diane (Carolyn Hennesy) identified the ‘Hook’ to be a woman.
With Esme Prince (Avery Pohl) lurking and back in town, it certainly makes her a prime suspect and making her look quite suspicious that she could be the serial killer! But is she?
Watch the preview for the action on this week’s GH below.
At this point, who would you place the smart money on that will turn out to be the ‘hook’ serial killer? Comment below.
It really needs to be Esme. I understand that we all love Avery Kristen Pohl but I am so tired of cockamamie made up out of thin air (and worse) endings to murder mysteries on soaps. She is the only logical solution to these murders and if they try to foist some ridiculous murderer on us with some dopey reason for having done it…. just don’t! (and it better not be Rory!).
It won’t be Esme. She’s signed a three-year contract, so unless the show becomes General Hospital: Pentonville, it’s going to have to turn out to be someone else.
Actually, I don’t love Avery Pohl, she’s a good actress, however, by no means is she brilliant like the powerhouses such as Maura West, Genie Francis and Fiona Hughes. And, Esme is NOT the ‘Hook’ serial killer.
She is a YOUNG actress. Give her time and she will be in the same company of those three veteran actresses you mentioned.
Where is Monica? The character has not appeared for months.
According to Nancy Lee Grahn, Leslie Charleson had a fall early in the year. There’s been no updates in the past few months. They had a recast for one episode back in February but have removed Monica from story pending LC’s recovery.
She’s very missed on the canvas. Here’s hoping we get to see her on screen in time for Thanksgiving pizza.
Thank all that’s unholy that Portia – a doctor, not a cop – finally figured out the obvious. The hookings are about Trina, NOT Sonny!
The hooking of Oz, who had nothing at all to do with Sonny was what finally clued her in, but it really should have been considered all along. Brando being the accidental 2nd victim (and first fatality) is what threw them off. What is NOT realistic here, is that neither Curtis or Jordan (both “seasoned” detective types) ever questioned whether Brando was the intended victim until now…. and they finally realize that Joss was the intended target that night.
Now all they need to do is arrive at the obvious conclusion for who their suspect is…. a woman who has a vendetta against Trina. And that’s a short list……
Only thing shocking is that Ava did NOT clue in yet. When she jumped in that elevator with a horrified look on her face, I thought she might have pieced it together.
Well, it looks like it isn’t Esme, but who is it then? Someone with an endless supply of the poison used on the hook. Probably someone out of left field as was mentioned before, which will make for a very unsatisfying and disappointing result.
Esme is not the hook killer. They want us to think that. I think it’s Sasha. Wild theory but definitely dramatic.
Sasha was in Charlie’s when Brando was attacked. It’s not her.
Why have tptb closed off the docks where the hook has been attacking? Or at least have law enforcement patrolling the docks 24/7? And why would any intelligent person go walking there anyway?
Rose…I really do proof read my emails. But correction to above…”Why “haven’t” the tptb closed off the docks, etc.”
I Think it’s Nell and she is not dead.
Nelle is certainly capable of being a psycho serial killer. But she doesn’t fit the list of victims, so far. Maybe she would have gone after Joss…. who was the intended second target. But why would she go after Ava or Diane? And she didn’t even know that other dude… Oz or whatever his name was.
There have been no hookings since Esme’s been locked up in Castle Cassadine. Could be a coincidence… but she’s the logical suspect with a connection to all of the victims. Only other person who fits that pattern is Rory… and since Diane was sure the hooker was a woman, that lets Rory off the hook (no pun intended)…. unless he’s a secret cross dresser or something.
Wouldn’t be the first cross-dressing killer on GH, if that were the case, but you would have to go all the way back to the “Left Handed Boy” storyline for that one.
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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