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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Punches Drew and Now the Congressman Has the Leverage He Needs
Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) has continued to sink to new lows (if that’s even possible), and soon we believe everyone will be gunning for the guy, literally! In his next despicable move and seemingly hell-bent on revenge, and wanting to prove to Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) how instrumental he can be in her getting her children back, Drew sees an opening.
The moment occurs on the Friday, August 15 episode of General Hospital while Drew is meeting with Martin (Michael E. Knight) at the Metro Court and in walks Tracy who bumps into Stella (Vernee Watson), who then bumps into Michael (Rory Gibson) and Wiley (Viron Weaver).
Following, Wiley’s swim lesson, Michael tells Tracy they are here for a hot fudge sundae. Tracy, who saw Drew earlier, tries to convince them to go somewhere else. However, Michael, who spots Drew and glares at him, says they will stay put as he promised his son the sundae.
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When Michael and Wiley go grab a table, Stella vents to Tracy. She thinks Drew has a lot of nerve showing up in public after all the trouble he is causing so many people. Stella can’t help but wonder why Tracy is helping a man she despises with Measure C. Tracy admits it’s to get rid of Sonny.
Meanwhile, Wiley tells his dad that he thinks Aunt Tracy is sad and misses Gio. At that moment, Michael goes over to talk to Tracy, leaving his son for a minute to enjoy his sundae, and that’s when Drew sees his opening. He heads over to the table and sits with Wiley and talks to him.
Eyeing Drew at the table with Wiley, he and Tracy head back over, where an upset Wiley says that his mommy misses him and why won’t he let him see her? Drew looks smug and happy that he has stirred the pot. Having had enough, Tracy goes up to the congressman and say she’s no longer backing him on Measure C. and vows to ruin him!
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Next, Tracy takes Wiley to the pool, and Michael turns to Drew who says he doesn’t understand why Michael is so upset, when all he did was tell Wiley the truth about Willow. Martin tries to get Drew to back off, but Drew goes in for the kill, and asks Michael when he’ll stop lying to Wiley about his mother. Michael hauls off and punches Drew in the face. Happy as a clam, Drew has the ammo he needs against Michael and Sonny.
The congressman shows up at Sonny’s and tells the mobster that they need to talk about what he’s going to do for him. Otherwise, Michael will be arrested for assault! DA Turner (Nazneen Contractor), who happened to be there (and hid) will likely have something to say about this and from her interaction with Sonny in the episode, now clearly looks to be set up as Sonny’s new love interest, but is she?
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Elsewhere, Jason (Steve Burton) arrives in Dalmatia at the Five Poppies Resort. After he gets there and is checking in, he finally comes face-to-face with Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), as the two stare at each other.
In addition, after Vaughan (Bryce Durfee) tells Josslyn (Eden McCoy), she will compromise the mission if she stays on in Dalmatia since she knows Britt, she leaves to go return back the tablet she stole which shows the map of the rooms at the resort. However, Vaughan is assaulted by room service, when a man comes at him with a gun complete with a silencer on it. Luckily, Josslyn shows back up, picks up the gun as Vaughan and the man get into a struggle and fires a shot. Most likely, Joss will prove what an asset she is by killing the guy and saving Vaughan and staying on the mission!
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So, what do you think about Drew now? Do you think he is about to be murdered or at least there will be an attempted murder on his life? Are you ready for Jason and Britt to reconnect? Is Josslyn going to get the thumbs up from Vaughan to stay on at the Five Poppies Resort and continue their mission for the WSB? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Does he? He is about to blackmail Sonny with the DA in the next room…
Maybe they should get Josslyn some glasses the way she squinted before firing the gun.
Any advantage Drew has will be short-lived as Justine will overhear the blackmail and Willow has no chance once it comes out she targeted Daisy.
As often as Tracy complains about the kids, it was sweet seeing her interact with Wiley. They seem to be making Michael and Tracy closer which is nice to see.
Great facial expression from Kelly when Britt noticed Jason.
Outstanding styling in the episode for Portia and Felicia.
Why is everyone persecuting Drew? He’s a nice guy just trying to reunite mother and child.
The role of “Colon” is now being played by “Sam”.
Ha ha ha!! I could use the laugh. Thanks.
But Dex really was a nice guy.
Looking forward to someone finally performing the greatest of acts in Port Charles. Murder mystery coming up folks. Get rid of Cameron Matthison. Bad actor and useless character now that GH writers have changed the true persona of Drew. Bye bye Drew. Don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out.
Marco…here’s an idea: I think that MORE THAN HALF of Port Chuck’s characters should take turns SHOOTING that DISGUSTING DUM DUM Drew until Drew himself FINALLY DROPS DEAD!!!!!
You’re welcome.
Hey, not too many bullets! I don’t want my dragons to get lead poisoning when they eat him.
#Dragon Chow by Labor Day
Nice guy x2 ? Just start watching ? He is quite despicable.
I would be happy to reunite Drew with his own child. Except Oscar’s not down here.
So many viewers are shrilling that Drew must go without recognizing how good Cameron has been playing the charismatic, evil and maniacal congressman. I think I underestimated his skill set as an actor, and now I find myself thoroughly entertained with his performance. He manages to be funny as he delivers his lines and seems to enjoy playing the villain. Cameron as bad Drew delivers his villainous lines with a wink and a smile and has maintained that earnest tone of voice. I’m in no hurry to get rid of Cameron’s bad Drew and vastly prefer him over good Drew-he’s more interesting.
Bad Drew is an oxymoron. Drew is nice.
100% agree with you Harry. People are so quick to say “oh he’s mean, kill him.” These shows are called daytime DRAMAS for a reason. He brings drama. All bad guys can’t be murderous. That gets old. I mean look at the last few murder storylines. Cyrus? The Hook? Austin? Let’s have a long term character who causes havoc without murdering. Look at the other soaps. GH needs a long term non-mob non-murderous bad guy. Drew is it. He’s a Q. He’s connected to so many. I think more people need to be more open minded about it.
The reason that most mortals have more disgust and contempt for Drew than the typical soap villain is because most of his evil deeds are committed against his own family. And children aren’t even off the table. He targeted both Wiley and Danny just this week.
There’s no way to redeem this guy. He’s not a new enough character to get the sudden 13 week rewrite. Like the ones Luke and Sonny got. Originally written as short term villains but became the legends who helped keep GH on the air decades later.
That ain’t Hallmark Drew.
I’m enjoying Drew. Sonny and Carly are the ones hanging on beyond their shelf life.
Well said Harry. Cameron has impressed me as well.
I didn’t like Drew even when he played a good guy.
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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