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GENERAL HOSPITAL Promo: Kristina Opens Her Latest Venture, Sonny Goes Down for the Count, Michael Wants Sasha
This week on General Hospital, pain and suffering take centerstage in the newly released spoiler promo for the ABC daytime drama series.
First, Anna (Finola Hughes) questions Tracy (Jane Elliot) at the PCPD as to the whereabout of Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Michael’s (Chad Duell) children, Amelia and Wiley, as Jason (Steve Burton) is standing by wanting the answers as well, when he thought they were safe with Monica.
Kristina (Kate Mansi) is re-opening Charlie’s Pub with a brand new look and feel and is excited about its debut and that she especially wants to show her dad, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) what she did with the place, only from the looks of it, he is suffering a heartache on the floor and won’t make it to opening night, or will he?
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Meanwhile, in the pick-up to last Friday’s cliffhanger, as Carly (Laura Wright) wants Michael to help the family choose where he should go for medical treatment for his burns (Johns Hopkins or Germany), he utters Sasha’s (Sofia Mattsson) name and wants Carly to go get her or to talk to her. What will Carly do next?
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Check out the January 21st promo from GH below.
Then, let us know, will Sonny land in the hospital? Will Kristina have a successful run at Charlie’s or will she mess that up, as she has other things in her life? Will Sasha be the person who will help Michael more than anyone else in his time of need, and will Carly learn Sasha is pregnant with Michael’s child? Weigh-in on your theories via the comment section.
Tracy vs. everyone is going to be glorious, but I am over the Carly/Sonny overflow. And the re-design of Charlie’s looks so low-cost and unlike what a pub/grille should be, especially in New York.
So true
With all the great cast members that can sing… perhaps that guitar will be picked up and used.
I’d love to see Cody belt something out after a few drinks
I think Cody has “belted” out enough for a while. Except, that he’s losing all his money, what’s gotten into him, besides losing Sasha? I don’t like where he’s heading.
Aside from the whole thing about being in love with his cousin, I think he’s also pissed off at himself because he bet all of his money on a football game, thinking he could buy the “Serenity” ranch (where he grew up) with the winnings, which blew up in his face when the “star QB” got injured and the PC team lost the game.
If there’s no legal documents yet which say that Mac is his father, Cody should attempt to claim himself as Leopold Taub’s heir and thus the rightful owner of the ranch. His mother Dominique probably would have been the legal half owner anyway, so it wouldn’t even necessarily be a complete lie for him to claim a right to own it.
You always come up with a good answer!
This is a small town in upper- state N.Y, not Brooklyn, Queens or Harlem, etc.
They made a small set look even smaller – only 2 tables? The previous version at least had some charm.
The remodel suggests that they’re planning on having live music performed there. What kind of a live venue only has room for an audience of less than 10 people?
Guess it will be limited to Lucky and his acoustic guitar. Or Gio and his fiddle… if he’s old enough to play in a bar?
It’s not a grand venue; it’s supposed to be a local pub with open mic. It’s cool; hip, intimate. If it was “real” I’d go there….
I think Sonny will survive but he needs to make some changes in his life. Willow and Drew should leave Port Charles for good.
Of course Sonny will land in Gh, how else can he catch Cyrus. We all know that Kristina is a mess, most of it of her own doing, but she deserves a little happiness and this new venture, will hopefully be just the self confidence she needs.
Drew and Nina needs to be EXPOSED first of all. I’m SICK OF THAT SECRET. Willow needs to DROP Drew, make PEACE with Tracy. Return to the Qs to be with her children and FOCUS on them. I want to see Sonny recover. Ava needs to pay for here crimes tampering with Sunnys meds. Let Kristina and Joss keep Avery while Sonny is in the hospital Tracy should go home take out an injunction against Drew. PLEASE LOCK CYRUS RENAULT UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEYS. Bring Dex back. Or just take GHOFF THE AIR. TOO MANY GOOD CHARACTORS ARE BEING KILLED OFF. . IVE BEEN A FAN 50 + YEARS AND IVE NEVER BEEN THIS DISSAPOINTED WITH THE WAY ITS GOING. MY LATE DEAR SISTER IS PROBABLY GRIEVING. SHE FOLLED THIS SHOW UNTIL THE DAY SHE DIED. Please writer. Give us some peace with this show. GET RID OG DREW.
Drew has been exposed, both literally and figuratively, but what has Nina done to deserve exposure? Equating her with Drew is a false equivalency.
Nina really did nothing wrong and as they say, crying over spilt milk doesn’t help, BUT that spilt milk could help Willow see what a sleeze Drew really is and I think Nina can make the sacrifice and tell her about her and Drew, than maybe she’ll have second thoughts about him.
Sonny was lucky again, seems as if Natalia always seems to be there when he needs her.She seemed like Kristina’s best friend today at Pete’s, guess they are over how much trouble she caused Kristina and her daughter, until she had to leave town. Just an observation, that lady sure has some bazoomas on her skinny body. Don’t mean it as an insult, just happened to notice it more today, and I’ve been watching her since AMC.
When Eva LaRue was on AMC, Erica Kane called her,” Saint Maria of the Push-up Bra.” I really don’t care for Natalia, and I fast forward through her scenes with Sonny ( who bores me now).
Thanks for the info, guess I wasn’t watching then and I can’t stand Natalia either, though it looks she’s here to stay
I like Natalia. She showed character growth literally and figuratively. If a character expressed antisemitism (in the miraculous event that there was actually a Jewish character on the show), I’d resent him or her. If that character sincerely changed, realized they’d made a judgement based on how they were brought up, I’d drop my resentment. I’d feel hope; I’d see the ability for human beings to feel differently once exposed to people they were taught to hate or not approve of… But some viewers just won’t give the character a break for her earlier comments about gay people.
Aside from that, she’s one of the few saner characters. She’s not over-the-top, she has common sense, she has the ability to listen and grow…and I like that she’s now supportive of Kristina. She’s also lost that judgmental, haughty, arrogance she had when we first met her. They’ve softened her.
She’s so attractive. She would have made a great match for Finn with her new “mellower” more accepting personality.
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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