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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Who Shot Austin?
As we head into a new week on General Hospital, last Friday’s cliffhanger had a shocking ending. Someone fired two shots at Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt (Roger Howarth), and at the end of the episode, he was lying on the floor bleeding out.
It all went down after Austin went to the PCPD to talk to Dante (Dominic Zamprogna). He tells Dante he will give him evidence on who was his and Mason’s (Nathanyael Grey) boss – the person who is mastermind behind all the terrible things he did, in exchange for leniency.
Dante informs Austin that he is really in no position to make a deal. Austin responds, “I don’t think you really understand the risk I took coming here. If my boss finds out that I’m here before you get a chance to bring him into custody, I’m a dead man.”
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Austin promises to give up the name of his boss (Cyrus) if there is a guarantee he will have immunity. Dante says he needs evidence that they can use and Austin agrees to give it to him. At the end of the day, a conflicted Austin, wants to clear his name. He tells Dante he’s not a bad guy, and he is really trying to do the right thing.
Later at the PCPD, Dante tells Robert (Tristan Rogers) that Austin will give up his boss for his immunity. Robert is OK with the deal as long as they have the evidence.
Later, Austin comes home and walks inside. He recognizes someone who is there and says, “What are you doing here?” We see what looks like a man’s pair of shoes walking. The next thing you know, Austin is shot twice, and the final moment of the episode shows Austin in dire straits.
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Now the question becomes, who shot Austin? Is it Mason, who isn’t somehow in Pentonville? Is it Cyrus (Jeff Kober), who is one step ahead of Austin? Could it be Nikolas (Adam Huss), who originally was holed up at the house where Austin was secretly keeping him … or, could it somehow be Ava (Maura West) who wants revenge?
Share your theories and picks in the comment section below on who pulled the trigger on Austin and what you think will happen next!
At this point, does anybody care about this character?
Not me, Shari. This character has long overstayed his non-welcome. I still have no idea who or what he is and am past caring.
I know. Right, Soaphound? Such a stale character—Glad Cyrus is staying for however long. He’s one of those baddies whom I appreciate—Drew should go next. I cringe.
Aside—these writers need to get their facts straight. All three countries allow dual /multiple citizenship. I have family in those countries—it’s allowed. Happy Thanksgiving❤️
LOL, my thought upon seeing the title of the article was: wrong question; better question: “Will he die (and stay dead)?” (please, please, oh pretty please)
I like the suggestion from somebody farther down in the comments: If they’re going to keep Howarth around, can they please have him play Todd Manning again? Of all the characters I’ve seen him play, that’s the one that I found most watchable: actor and character really seemed to click. (Of course, maybe that’s the writing; almost certainly that was the biggest problem with Franco, who never should have been turned into a romantic lead.)
Todd Manning! Ewww! Roger is a good actor, but he needs a better character to portray. Austin doesn’t have a lot of substance.
I care what happens to Austin? I think he’s a good actor and it’s just a self opera, and it needs to not drag on for things need to put Cyrus away. I think it was Cyrus he’s evil.
I agree
I happen to love Roger Howarth and I also hate Cyrus and after Sonny gave him that warning last week, I bet I know who his next victim will be. He can’t let Sonny get away with what he threatened him with and not retaliate in sone way. Sonny should not have opened his mouth.
Roger Howarth does lying near dead in a pool of blood quite well I guess. ♂️
Yup. I agree
Why are they always kill off Rodger
Hopefully he will pass and Franco will return.
I Rather see Todd Manning, he played him well. But hope they do something because a good actor thats been around for yrars should have great storylines. Not boring BS
I’m with you, Denise!!! I have wanted that for years now!!
Todd Manning will never return.
He played all his roles amazing I love that actor
Absolutely. Then he can get back with Blair !
I agree! Howarth is one of my favorite actors and I would love for him to get a storyline he can sink his teeth into. Still, I’d rather see him as Austin than not see him at all!
Nah. It’s time for Roger Howarth to exit. Cast needs to be trimmed and role repeaters should be the FIRST to go.
Maybe it is Dex on Sunny’s orders
Doubt it. We have already seen on several occasions how useless Dex is with a gun. Yeah, he’s a “military combat veteran”, like I’m the first chair harp player in Heaven’s symphony orchestra.
No one takes a hit like Dex. So far the only one he’s been able to beat is Spencer. LOL
I think it’s Cyrus. He’s more of killing kind more than Nicolas
Nope I don’t think it’s Cyrus
Definitely not Cyrus himself. He was meeting with Laura at the time, and she’s a solid alibi. Nobody in Port Charles would doubt her at all.
Cyrus is il Capo—hr would never do such a menial task as killing someone. He has little mafiosi doing that for him.
Call me crazy but I like him . Sonny is not impressive. He ‘s lost his oomph…
Funny, everyone seems to be ignoring this fact of Cyrus being with Laura and are still chanting, it’s Cyrus, it’s Cyrus! I still think it’s Nicolas, especially when Austin saw the person and said ” what are YOU doing here”? At least we know it was someone he knew and not a” hit man”.
I agree.
Give Roger a better role. If they can not bring back Todd because of his rapist past create a role that lets him use his considerable talent
NO! He does NOT need a FOURTH role on this soap. Cut him loose.
So that would be Roger’s 4th character on GH ” create a role that let’s him use his considerable talent .”
I really love Roger Howarth, but Austin has been a bust from the get go, I perplex, the character is supposed to be a Quatermaine, yet he’s treated like shit by them, and just about every Quatermaine is a bastard by definition, yet this one is like a pariah, I really can’t figure out why Theydon’t care for him yet Drew is treated like his shit don’t stink, its confusing. regardless big mistake the show made by killing off Franco. How will they fix this? is the show planning of having Roger play different characters? I mean at this point who would care?
Despite how dull his current portrayer is, Drew is Alan’s biological son. And decedents of Alan or Tracy will always be more welcomed than the Holt or Ward offspring.
As good as Roger is, unless we get Todd back, now’s probably a good time for him to take a long break from the show. The only other character I can see him playing is Steven Lars Webber, but who would you pair him with romantically?
Certainly not that jailhouse looking mama the last guy was married to!
2023 has allowed posts to use profanity to make a point…where were you scholled?
I agree
I believe it’s Cyrus , if it were Ava , she would have shot him a long time ago when Sonny told her that she sleeping or slept with the enemy , and Sonny explain who Austin’s boss is . So it couldn’t be Ava , now it could be Nikolas, cuz Nikolas knows that Austin saved his life , his cousin Mason is in jail , so that leaves Cyrus , why I say it’s Cryus ? Cryus told Mason that he’s going to be taken care of in jail and he might come home sooner than he thinks , and Mason told Cryus what about Austin , Cyrus replied that he’s going to get his real soon . So now you think about it .
WSB, look closely and it’s the same guys that burned Anna’s house.
No it’s not none of them ,they want us to think this it’s someone else
I don’t care. I’d just like to say “thank you” to them.
If this is Roger’s swan song as Austin, I would love to see him come back as Todd Manning or even for us to find out that Franco didn’t really die. As we all know from watching them long enough, they can make anything happen in soaps if they really want to.
The Austin character was a bust from the word go. The whole “Is he really a Quartermaine?” story that went around and around, and ultimately ended up going nowhere, the failed pairing with Maxie, they might have had something with Austin and Britt, but then Kelly Thiebaud left the show.
They never really defined who the character was or why we should care about him. They never had much for him to do, other than in these past few months. I liked the potential of Ava and Austin together, Maura and Roger have great chemistry. But they ruined any chance of that. Poor writing and lack of character development. Roger is too talented, he deserves better.
As for who shot Austin, how about the long rumored to be returning Lorenzo Alcazar? Ted King pretty much confirmed that he had met with Frank Valentini a few months ago, so the timing would make sense. Alcazar could be the one above Cyrus that has been pulling the strings behind the scenes for all these months. He was a great villain on GH, I’d love to see it.
I have had the same hope. Alcazar. With good base writing, Roger Howarth and Ted King? Wow!
Why would Alcazar shoot Austin?
As of yet there’s no known connection between the “Pawtuck Mafia” and the shadowy mercenary contractor group known as “Pikeman”, which almost certainly is a front for Alcazar.
That’s why Cyrus the Virus ordered “Betty” the fake nanny to steal the Pikeman info from Sonny’s laptop, which she did – not knowing that info was completely false and planted there on purpose.
If Alcazar/Pikeman was already working with the “Pawtuck Mafia” such an operation would not have been necessary, as Cyrus would have already been in the loop. .
Now that said, I DO believe that Alcazar is either in… or very near Port Charles. He’s probably the guy who called Mikey from a Washington DC 202 area code, to tell him Nina was the SEC snitch. And I’m thinking he’s the “mystery buyer” who’s trying to acquire Wyndemere & Spoon Island. Because if you were a reclusive billionaire running a secret mercenary weapons smuggling business, and were supposed to be dead, wouldn’t YOU want to live in a castle on a private island??
Todd Manning
This character was poorly conceived and written from day one.
That is too ridiculous to think it would be Ava, shotting Nickolas that would be expected shooting Austin hes not the guy in charge theres no point. She has way to much to lose Sonny will handle all this for her.
Enough is Enough. 11 years. 3 characters. Move on from Roger Howarth for the love of god. This isn’t OLTL. That isn’t Todd. Use the money freed up from his exit to recast for Lucky and Lulu. Austin isn’t needed.
The shoes are the clue, they are the same as the arsonist who destroyed Anna’s home. Willing to bet they belong to Nickalas trying to frame Ava
My thoughts exactly!!
That’s my guess. That will eventually illiminate Nicholas also when they catch himl
The biggest error they made with Austin was not making him Franco’s actual twin – the one he believed was Jason (who was really Drew), but turned out not to be. It would have made far more sense for other characters to recognize that Austin looks identical to Franco, and it would have thrown Roger back into Elizabeth’s orbit, where he shined brightest.
It also would have made Franco an actual Quartermaine, like he believed he always was, by being Jimmy Lee’s son. The story could have been that Jimmy Lee and Heather Webber had an affair, one twin was given to Jimmy and Charity to raise and the other was given to Betsy Frank. That way, both Franco and Austin could have been tied to the Q’s, and maybe we could have avoided this whole “cousin Mason” story, which was a total flop.
Also, off topic, but can we please get a new Drew? Or, take him off the canvas? I’ve really tried with Cameron Matheson but he just doesn’t fit the role the same way Billy Miller (RIP) did. Same with both Marcus Coloma and Adam Huss as Nikolas. If they are serious about bringing core characters back, they need to hire actors who can fully embody the role. Makes me nervous about the eventual Lulu recast…
Interesting hypothesis, but they spent a lot of time making Franco a Baldwin and Howarth and Shriner play off each other extremely well. Twins would’ve been fine, but Scott would’ve had to be the dad. In second thought, after the fact, on Heather’s front, it would’ve been awkward for her to have 3 kids the audience never knew about (Franco, Esme – and in your theory Austin).
My guess is Nicolas
I think it is Nicholas who shot him. I believe he seen Austin at Ava’s and decided Austin has lied to much and taking him out!
I hope Austin doesn’t die. I am tired of killing off Roger’s character and bringing him back as another one, but I don’t want to lose him. He’s way too talented and Austin was at his best when he was with Ava.
Seeing those black sneakers, I thought it might be Nikolas. but then I figured he really didn’t have any reason to shoot Austin. He already let his mother know he was alive. And then I thought it might be Betty doing Cyrus’ dirty work. Mason should already be at Pentonville and Cyrus would want to keep his hands “clean” by having his minion do his dirty work.
IDK. It’s as good a guess as saying Blair did it.
Wow ,no spoiler alerts showed or predicted Austin being shot.
It’s Nickolas.
What channel do general Hospital come on now in Palm Beach County?
I want to believe…because he is a good actor, he was wearing a vest and the blood was fake to make the shooter think he did his job. Austin will tell the truth.
No, Roger’s contract was not renewed.It is in the news now.
I say Nicholas
I would automatically say that Cyrus killed Austin but wasn’t he with Laura at the time?
Yeah. Laura’s about the best alibi you could have in Port Charles. Of course that doesn’t mean Cyrus couldn’t have hired somebody else to do it. Probably would have been Mason, except he’s back in prison & still recovering from bullet wounds.
With any luck it was Todd Manning who shot Austin. I’ve been a fan of Roger since he debut on OLTL back in 93.But since he been in Port Charles his characters that he had to play has been questionable. He started off strong as Todd and I thought he was going to take over P.C. for a second but then he left and returned as Franco! Ugh! And then hooks up with Elizabeth…. What a bore!
Why would Todd shoot Austin? For stealing his face??
Too bad you didn’t enjoy and understand this family dynamic. It was far from boring . Too bad you couldn’t appreciate what it was all about.
I think it was Cyrus because before he went to the PCPS he had a confrontation with Cyrus. So I think it was Cyrus
So he gets shot last Friday and nothing about it on Monday s show and Tuesday previews mention nothing. Perfect symbolism to a character no one cares about. Best wishes Roger Howarth. You’ve deserved better .
I’m not sure who it is but, I think it’s the same person that took the shot at the pool, and I think the same person that burned down Anna’s house. They have the same shoes.
I noticed those brown boots/shoes too, they were not worn by a 15 yr. Old girl.
More importantly who çares? Can some kill off the awful Drewfus too?
I wouldn’t worry too much probably in six months Frank will bring him back as another character!
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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