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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy and Sonny Lament Over Luke on His Birthday; Cates Makes a Play for Ava
You can’t get any better than Jane Elliot, and on her most recent return to General Hospital, she has been given touching scenes that show us the heart of Tracy Quartermaine against the stuff outward veneer of hers.
Now on Tuesday’s July 23rd episode of the ABC daytime drama series, Tracy is sorrowful as it is Luke’s birthday and for as we know in story, Luke is presumed dead.
Tracy talks to her son, Ned (Wally Kurth), who knows it is Luke’s birthday and comes to comfort his mother who is in the stables. She admits to Ned that without Luke, she feels like she’s barely keeping her head above water. Eventually, Ned gives Tracy a warm embrace and she thanks him for being her sounding board during this difficult time.
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Later, Tracy runs into Sonny (Maurice Benard) on the street looking in the direction of where Luke’s club used to be. As they mourn look on his birthday, Tracy remembers how Luke made up his mind at a young age to take advantage opportunities that came his way. That through Luke’s harrowing past, he found some happiness. Sonny recalls his final goodbye with Luke on the docks of Port Charles, before Luke left for Amsterdam. The two agree that Luke was the all-time best.
Elsewhere, Cates (Adam J. Harrington) is showing his true disdain for Sonny, as he is obsessed on bringing him to justice and putting him behind bars. Cates is still holding a deep grudge for what happened to Karen Wexler and for his brother, Stone.
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Cates comes to see Ava (Maura West). He wants information on Sonny’s criminal activities. If she wants his help with getting custody of Avery, he needs hers help in return. Ava explains she’s in a delicate situation and if she helps put Sonny away something could happen to her. Cates promises Ava that she won’t lose Avery. Next, the two share a kiss. However, its interrupted by an important call for Cates.
Meanwhile, Carly (Laura Wright), Jason (Steve Burton), Sonny (Maurice Benard), Anna (Finola Hughes) and more have had it up to here with Cates manipulations and what’s its done to their lives.
So, what did you think about Tracy remembering Luke on his birthday? Do you enjoy the performances of Jane Elliot as much as we do? Do you think Cates and Ava will end up hitting the sheets and taking down Sonny together? Comment below.
I’m really enjoying Tracy’s softer side. These last few scenes with Sonny and Cody were great. She was actually nice! I’ve always loved Jane Elliott and glad she came back.
Jane Elliott makes the show better every day that she is on it. I would have loved to have seen her and Gregory get together. Tracy is a beautiful, wealthy woman. Can we bring in someone who could go toe-to-toe with Tracy/Jane? The Daytime Emmy Awards needs to recognize her the way they recognized Suzanne Rogers this year, but I would prefer to see her get an acting nod.
The only prospect that I can see right now would be Lane Davies, the old curmudgeon lawyer that they may be thinking of pairing with Nancy Grahn, whom she was married to on Santa Barbara. I don’t like him with Nancy at all but he could be a toe to toe partner for Tracy.
So…. Veggie Lulu is getting more visits… Lucky is on his way home… Tracy & Sonny reminiscing about (the no way in Hell is he really dead) Luke on his birthday….
Could this all be pointing into a big return for the Spencer family in the coming months?
As the Mandalorian would say…. “This is the way”
The way to bring GH back to life, that is.
Geary is retired for good. Luke isn’t coming back – not even temporarily. The show has moved on.
I can’t imagine Anthony Geary would be coming out of retirement and leaving Amsterdam to return to GH at 78 years old. He’s supposedly loving his life over there. I do think they’re going to bring back Lulu, and they need to get Nikolas out of jail and bring him back, too.
Tracy sparkles. She lights up every scene she plays in. When you have a great actress anything is possible.
Jane is fantastic. I’m so happy she’s been back at GH this long.
Ugh! SO sick of the re-imagining of Tracy Quartermaine. She’s become Lila! She’s so sickeningly sweet to EVERYBODY. I miss the scheming witch on wheels that used to stir up trouble everywhere! Sure, it’s a joy to have Jane Elliott on the program again, but they’ve completely lobotomized the character.
I don’t think that was the original plan, but since Leslie Charleson’s health has declined somewhat rapidly, Tracy’s “short visit” became a long time return, and she’s evolved into the de-facto matriarch of the Quartermaine clan. And Hell only knows, they need one!
I think that it would be a bit more true to character if Olivia would become “Lila.” She’s also compassionate, but no-nonsense. Don’t get me wrong. Jane is brilliant either way. But I miss her snark. And with Rena Sofer back as Lois Cerillo, it would be even BETTER to have these two grand dames go toe-to-toe.
I think the only way Geary would return is if they let him write the story. After the exit story he was given, I wouldn’t blame him one bit.
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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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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