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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow Delivers Sasha and Michael’s Baby Girl
Going into labor on the witness stand is never a good thing! And on the Thursday, June 5th episode of General Hospital as Sasha Corbin (Sofia Mattsson) was being hammered with attorney Ric Lansing’s (Rick Hearst) line of questioning which ultimately had her admitting that Michael (Rory Gibson) is the father of her unborn baby, you could see she was starting to have labor pains.
As Ric’s onslaught continued, (he eventually asks Sasha how much Michael paid her to keep quiet about the baby) Sasha lets out a curdling scream. Acting fast, Michael tries to comfort her while she is still seated on the witness stand as Sasha fears she will lose her baby, just like her baby Liam.
Springing into action is none other than Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), who uses her nursing skills to help deliver Sasha’s baby right there on the courtroom floor as Michael holds Sasha as their child is about to be born weeks early.
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Outside the courtroom, we learn that Nina (Cynthia Watros) is the one who filled Ric in on the bar and the bartender that corroborated that Michael and Sasha were together and drunk and eventually left the bar together on the night of October 30. An upset Nina says that she gave Ric the intel to expose their affair, not the baby.
Carly (Laura Wright) blasts Nina after hearing this and in front of Drew (Cameron Mathison) spouts off, “I know for a fact, that Nina is the one who hired Jacinda and had you drugged!’ Drew looks pissed.
Back in the courtroom with Willow’s help, Sasha is able to deliver a healthy baby girl. While his arms around Sasha and their baby, Michael locks eyes with Willow and mouths the words,“thank you.”
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Elsewhere in Port Charles, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) turns down Lucky’s (Jonathan Jackson) marriage proposal and the two realize that he is happier with a life moving around all the time and she is happy right here in Port Charles. Liz says it’s not fair to expect him to sit still when he wants to be on the move and she doesn’t want to give up her life here to be with him.
Now, because of Liz turning down his proposal, Lucky seems to indicate it would be too unbearable for him to stay in Port Charles knowing they can’t be together. Cue the reported exit of Jonathan Jackson as he wraps his run as Lucky, which only lasted nine months.
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Finally, Natalia (Eva LaRue) who drank too much, got stopped by the cops and is arrested on a DUI as she was headed to confront Sidwell (Carlo Rota). Will anyone get her out of jail? Marco (Adrian Anchondo)? Jenz? Sonny (Maurice Benard)?
So, what did you think of Willow delivering Sasha and Michael’s baby? Are you happy Sasha had a girl? Do you think the custody case will get solved amicably now that the three of them together brought a baby into this world? Comment below. But first, check out the moments leading up to Sasha going into labor on the witness stand.
The wife delivering the mistress’ baby was a harkening back to Lesley delivering Monica’s baby. Of course, AJ turned out to be Alan’s after all.
Jonathan Jackson – what a waste of a return.
As good as an actress that Eva LaRue is, there’s no saving this character. Natalia could save 20 babies from a burning building and would still be a dud.
Marshall made me remember how much we didn’t miss him. Kai must’ve had his backbone removed in that surgery, because he’s coming across as rather spineless.
You are very critical of the actors on GH.
My analysis goes across the board – acting, writing and production. There was no long term vision for Lucky when they brought him back so, the disappointment of JJ’s return mostly falls on the writing and Frank.
The failure of the Natalia character is entirely on the writing. LaRue did her best with what was given to her.
Robert Gossett’s doing something right to have won multiple Emmys on the show.
I stand by my assessment of Kai so far. Here’s hoping he improves with some time – just like Gio did.
I don’t think you’re critical of actors at all. The truth is Kai is wooden, monotonous and dull. It almost makes me think the actor really is a football star because football stars are notoriously horrible actors.
Or when AMC’s Nina Cortland delivered romantic rival Sybil’s baby when it was mistakenly believed Cliff Warner was the baby daddy.
I think Michael still loves Willow and viseversa, the lucky debacle lets be honest was obvious, lets move on, please just don’t put poor elisabeth back at the nurses station while everone else get a storyline, put her back in jasons orbit since he’s in everone storyline, i mean seriously now he’s part of the whole Josslyn and Emma storyline, if they can put jason everywhere they can do the same for Liz, Oh and the highlight of todays episode was Natalia gettin arrested and acting like a total KAREN, it was hilarious.
Carly is a big ole blabber mouth! Seems like there was a gap in the writing. Nina specifically said she didn’t want to hurt Sasha and would not reveal the one night tryst to Ric even if it meant helping her daughter obtain sole custody of the kids. So behind the scenes we’re supposed to believe she suddenly turned on a dime and told him? Moreover, aside from being loyal to Sasha, Nina is damn smart. No way would she believe that Ric would not put two and two together the same way she did. So I cry foul on the writing here as it’s not character driven.
No nina told Rick herself to help make Michael look bad. Nina needs to get what is coming to her like drew & willow
I’m well aware that Nina told Ric. That wasn’t my point. My point is that that plot twist lacked consistency to what had been written prior. Again, it was not character driven writing.
I love the chemistry between Michael and Sasha. I hope the writers put them together. Both characters deserve some happiness.
Willow and Drew are getting on my nerves. They deserve each other.
The feud between Nina and Carly is comedy gold! I love them.
Ric Lansing is trash, but I adore him! I would like for Rick Hearst to sign a long-term contract.
Overall, this week was great. Michael and Sasha have a healthy baby girl. Rory and Sofia Matheson are incredible!
When the baby was first placed in Sasha’s arms, I said, well “Hello, Daisy” in my head, and then today, the opening scene revealed that the baby’s name is Daisy! I’m thrilled with the choice:)
How come that Baby Daisy gets a part but they killed off Dex? Not fair.
Now you’re just trolling this site – no one in their right mind would compare an infant (in a fairly decent storyline) to a character with no familial connection on the canvas.
Firstly; there is no point for Natalia—a waste.
Secondly, is Willow having a relapse? Will this be her saving grace—if so, will she “conquer” the illness again, and reunite with Michael?
Tired and bored to tears with the WSB. Joss was on her way to becoming a doctor !!! GH could use another doctor !!! Hoping for Michael and Sasha reuniting. So happy Kelly is on her way back !!! Brason all the way !! Agree , Lucky coming back was wasted but, I understand why he is leaving.
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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