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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Zeke to Jordan on His Arrival Back in Port Charles: “This Place Is Looking Better By The Minute”
As many had predicted, it turned out that Portia’s (Brook Kerr) brother, Zeke (Gavin Houston) did pick-up and promptly hit the sheets with Curtis’ (Donnell Turner) ex-wife, PCPD commissioner, Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper). It all happened on Tuesday’s episode of General Hospital.
Jordan, who was already reeling and trying to get over Curtis, after he went back to Portia, is having a drink at the Metro Court pool. She meets a handsome man at the bar. The guy happens to be Zeke. That’s ‘Zeke’ as in Portia’s brother, who is back in town.
Zeke introduces himself to Jordan. At first, she is a bit dismissive. However, she quickly realizes her mood is her own doing when she admits to kissing her ex, who then went back to his wife.
As she looks at Zeke, Jordan says she is not wasting another minute on her former flame and offers to buy Zeke a drink. When Jordan asks where he’s from, Zeke shares that he’s new to Port Charles, and adds, “The place is starting to look better by the minute.”
What followed … and quickly … was Zeke and Jordan heading to his hotel room for a night of steamy passion. We also see that Jordan took off her ring when a pool boy found it when he cleaned up the bar.
So, what do you think will be the fallout when Jordan learns Zeke is Portia’s brother? Are you all-in for a Jordan/Zeke romance? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
You go Jordan, forget Curtis, he’s lame, boring and self righteous and Zeke looks good. Now the only one I feel sorry for is Portia, because Curtis is one boring dude.
Zeke is handsome
aria,
Are you kidding? If anyone is boring it’s Portia, both personal and professional. The only thing she’s got going is her looks.
LOL—agreed, Violet—I am tired of Mrs. Robinson’s bubble-head. She nods too much. She’s perfidious—HaHa.
But, i don’t think she has good looks either. Pug nose and buck teeth—too infantile—-no sec appeal. But, Jordan? Her eyes? WOW!! —-that “come hither “ look!! Love her.
Celia,
Ha, ha, do you know you got three old songs out of your comment? Mrs. Robinson, Perfidia and Witchcraft, that come hither look. Wow!
Ok-didn’t realize—you got me cracking up—I needed that—-
Celia
Always happy to give someone a laugh, best medicine, right?
Yes, dear Violet— sometimes it feels like life passes right by without realizing how fast the days go by. My firstborn baby will start High School in September——he was just born yesterday—or so it seems ….
I’m sure this won’t go over well with “Dudley Dooright,” when he finds out.
Lew S, I totally agree with you. Curtis is going to blow a gasket.
I hope so, Edie—-blow right out of town—take Trina and her mother with him. But leave aunt Stella!! Love her.
Perfect name, Lew—Curtis is so morally above all others. He deserves a halo—NOT!!
Can’t wait for Gavin’s stories to explode. He is such a talented actor and feel he will bring his best for us.
Would love for Jordan/Zeke to get deeply involved in a romance.
Love to see ut
I would love to see Jordan have a great storyline with Zeke
We need more black on black couples sick of these interracial couples these way it should be anyway
Sick of Portia, and when her daughter finds out what she’s planning all hell will break loose. Also, hurry up with Nina getting what’s coming to her. What a whiner
I can’t wait til Nina’get hers all of it
I feel the same way Peggy
Ms wu fixed the lab results Trina is Curtis daughter
Hi, Barbara—what do you mean? I think she’s Taggert’s daughter—and, Wu fixed the lab test results in Curtis’ favor.
Celia,
Definitely Taggert”s daughter, that’s what all Ms. WU’S fixing is about. Wish she’d fix Gladys once and for all, I can’t stand that woman another minute. Poor Cody trying to help Sasha and gets himself in trouble and now with that old witch Tracy. They need to tune her broom up so she can be on her way, back to whatever Bat’s nest she came from.
Peggy,
Yes, three conniving and trouble making shrews, Nina, Portia and “Granny” Tracy, which one is worse?
Tracy is the worst in my book. She thinks that because she has money she’s entitled. I never have liked her!
Edie Joyce,
Me either, don’t know what everyone sees in her. Great actress, lousy character.
Yes me too. Did you see her with Esme the other day? Esme came in to the hospital to get checked out and Portia was really being nice to her then I got what she was trying to do. Get her to leave Port Charles so Spencer would follow her. What’s the matter with Portia? Doesn’t she want her “baby girl” to get justice? She seems to only care about keeping Spencer away from her daughter. I can’t wait until Portia finds out that Curtis and Jordan kissed. I love that Curtis is holding a secret because we all know how secrets always are found out. I hope it’s Portia’s brother telling his sister but not knowing her ex is Curtis. I think Curtis needs to have his ego bruised a little bit. When he finds out he will definitely lose a gasket and I hope Portia see’s it. I will love it.
Same here, Peggy—Portia is vile—I agree about Nina to a certain point. I do not like deceit or subterfuge—as usual, Nina acted both impulsively and irrationally and she should face the consequences—-which will be a break up from Sonny. But, it’s about time Carly faced all her crimes and paid for them. She’s obnoxious. But, she will be “saved” by Sonny. I want this Drew gone. Yuck!!
No because Jordan is still in love with Curtis and Zeke need some one who is not in the rebound
What happens to Tagger, I feel bad for him but I feel good for Jordan
Yes Jordan and Zeke should get together everybody needs love
Yes
Yesss he seems into her an bout good for her, an hope Curtis don’t think shes trying to make him jealous
Good for her. Hope they make it into more than a one nighter.
I call it AWESOMEMESS!!! I actually was hoping for Andre’ Maddox to return, but Zeke is equally yummy. Finally someone for poor Jordan. Kick Rocks stupid Curtis you sanctimonious hypocrit. Yeah GH
Agreed!
Glad to see a storyline for Jordan.
Jordan needs to move on with her life. A Jordan and Zeke relationship will be just what Port Charles need.
Yes!!! Jordan needs love too
I hope Curtis will stay with his wife and have a great relationship with his daughter Trina. Curtis massif get jealous,have sex with Jordan, she get pregnant.
I like that story line..payback and lesson learned.
The young man is a good actor!
Finally something soapy go Jordan he’s sexy af
Yes yes yes he is so fine Zeke needs to show Curtis exactly what he let go and what they each Jordan and Zeke that is gets to play with
Does anyone else think that hookup with Jordan and Zeke was disgusting, even for daytime? Two total strangers going at it like the Donner Party with fresh roadkill! Bad message to send, especially for young women. For all Jordan knew, this guy could have been a serial killer and we’ve established she’s not exactly the most instinctive person. So far, Zeke is a big Zero to me.
They sure seem to be pushing this “Zeke” guy a little too much. Right out of the gate, he’s a newbie who is on almost every day, and actually gets a sex scene his first week??
And now he’s not only Drew’s attorney, but they talk as if they’re old friends… which is going to get awkward when the whole thing with Jordan, Curtis, and Portia blows up… because Curtis actually IS Drew’s old friend.
Curtis is actually the only friend the original Drew actually had, since he’s the only one in Port Charles who didn’t accept Drew on the false pretense that he was “Jason” – as Curtis wasn’t in town before 2012 to know the real Jason.
You know. Soaphound?—now I do. I hear you—I was so happy Jordan hooked-up with that guy, I didn’t stop to think. I guess it’s because we, as the viewers knew him? Maybe?
But, you’re right—she had no clue who he was—
-I don’t think kids watch soaps these days as we used to—-it’s a whole new world.
Jordan is so boring & one dimensional and needs someone like Zeke to brighten her up.
I like Jordan and Zeke together .it’s fun time for them both..although I wouldn’t do it myself..they need each other .come on ppl .it’s a soap opera and we need new suspenses with different couples..
I don’t know—Jordan seems boring because she is never given something “unbolting” to do—always dressed in pant suits etc.
I agree with Satan, suddenly, out of the blue this Zeke guy knows everyone in PC—he’s boring to me—nothing special—-I would love to see Taggert with Jordan—But, the same token, maybe a short hook-up with Zeke will drive both Mrs Robinson and ego-swelled-Curtis nuts//I will relish that—finger-lock-in’ good. Pardon typos.
Porsha is a snake Curtis is not the father taggert is her dad dam bye porsha I know it’s gon fuc Curtis up knowing Jordan gave her cookies away period
Jackie,
It’s not Curtis’s business who she gives her” cookies” to. He gave up that right when he left her because she couldn’t share all her police business with him,then claimed she was keeping secrets from him, which was actually none of his business or concerns.I’d rather see her with Taggert, they are already close friends anyway.I think she jumped in bed with Zeke on a wim while she was still pissed at Curtis.
Isn’t Zeke a former GH character? At first I thought former TJ but unsure.
Did you watch the “haves and have not’s?” He was a main character on that show.
Good for Jordan—she needs a storyline, but not with this guy/—Go for Taggert/-Love him. Curtis was my idol but now I lost all respect—-he’s a coward and a hypocrite. He divorced Jordan’s for such a weak, stupid excuse, yet he forgives “Mrs Robinson” after keeping a life-altering secret.
Hi Celia, long time, no talk to. I’ve been so bored with most of the sl’s that I can’t muster the sincerity anymore. This Jordan/Taggart/Curtis/Portia and now Zero, er, Zeke quintangle(?) just bores me to tears. The only upside of Trina these days is that we get to see Spencer. Now that they cut his hair and improved his wardrobe, he’s more of a walking dreamboat than ever. And I love his expressions when he’s impatient or skeptical of someone… he’s just a pleasure to watch.
Hello, gohhgeous!! Yes, it has been a while—-so busy—tons of finals to grade—-
Anyway—-I’ve been catching up here and there —- yes, I am a little bored, too, with these people—-who cares about Zero?—ahem, Zeke ( weird name anyway). As I said earlier—Spencer is hot even with those strange looking “swims”—but, I do not like what he’s up to—unfortunately I only admire and eat him all up when Trina is not in the picture, otherwise I completely shut her out, or I’ll go into a fit of convulsions if I watch her ( and her mother, too). Ciao, bella.
Go Jordan you deserve a family. Jordon and Zelle Yeah. I have following zeke a long time His family is from GUyana . I love Jordon and Zeke.
There was never any doubt that in watching the riveting and emotional scenes on General Hospital which featured Finola Hughes as a PTSD-driven and mentally tortured Anna Devane, that when the climatic moments in Anna’s story aired, that we would not be singing the praises of Hughes. Once again, Finola showcased why she is one of the soap opera genres greatest assets and actresses.
In the key scenes, Anna has had a complete breakdown as she has lured and cornered Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) on Mount Emerson, and even thought through how she would kill her and cover it up, all thanks to hearing the voice and seeing a dead man, Peter August (Wes Ramsey). It’s visions of Peter that keeps egging Anna on to pull the trigger on Britt while in her delusional state.
Before Britt realizes that Anna trapped her in meeting her in Mount Emerson, she is very confused as to why she was all the way out in the boondocks to talk about what happened to her brother, Cassius Faison. However, Britt soon learned that what Anna was about to do is personal, and not professional, as she pulls the gun on her.
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ANNA FIRES HER GUN IN GAME-CHANGING MOMENT
When Jason (Steve Burton) shows up to save the say, he tries to talk Anna off the ledge, begging her to not shoot Britt and make one of the greatest mistakes of his life. When Jason figured out Anna felt she needed to kill anyone related to Cesar Faison, he made her think twice, because that would mean, she also would need to end the lives of two of Maxie’s children, James and Bailey Lu.
Anna can’t stop seeing hallucinations of Peter pushing her to shoot Britt. Suddenly and completely overcome, Anna fires bullets straight in the direction of where she sees Peter as she declares this all must end tonight.
After the shots are fired, Anna realized what she had done and just sobbed and shook. It was a devastating and heartbreaking moment for longtime General Hospital fans to see the beloved Anna Devane, super spy, so lost. Anna explained to Jason, after he was able to disarm her, how she was being pushed to kill Britt by her visions of Peter.
EMMY-WORTHY SCENES FOR 2027
In another hankie-inducing moment, Anna just grabs Jason and breaks down in his arms. If these weren’t Emmy-worthy scenes, we don’t know what is, and it must be remembered by Hughes, General Hospital, and hopefully the voting body of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) when Emmy submissions and voting get underway in 2027 for the 54th annual Daytime Emmys.
From everything we noted above, to the sheer brilliance of her work, Michael Fairman TV names Finola Hughes, this week’s Power Performance of the Week.
Now let us know, do you agree with our pick of Finola? Were you moved to tears during the gut-wrenching scenes? Should Finola include these scenes in an Emmy submission in 2027, should she decide to compete for Lead Actress gold? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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RATINGS: ‘General Hospital’ Shows Most Gains in Total Viewers Week-Over-Week and Up in Key Demo
The ratings are out for the week of August 24-28 for your favorite broadcast television soaps, and it was ABC’s General Hospital which added the most total viewers and planted itself firmly in third place in its battle with Beyond the Gates in the key demos of women 18-49 and 25-54.
According to Soap Opera Network, all daytime dramas were up year-over-year, and General Hospital was joined by The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful with gains in their total audience viewership, while Beyond the Gates was only slightly off pace for the ratings week.
Let’s take a look at what had viewers tuning-in, starting with General Hospital, who added +79,000 viewers. While still under the 2 million viewers mark (which they can hopefully return in the coming weeks) their overall tally was an average of 1, 935,000 tuning-in, while still up year-to-year +136,000.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
In addition, GH while actually down from the previous week in the 18-49 ratings share, they still out performed Beyond the Gates for third place. However, GH was firmly in third place for the 25-54 ratings share.
The stories that were featured for the week included: Anna’s (Finola Hughes) PTSD and struggle with painful memories tied to Cesar Faison, and her concocting a plan to get rid of Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) recording Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) threatening her, and later running into a severe threat from Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) regarding Kai (Jens Austin Astrup) and Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooting, and Drew enlisting Ava (Maura West) to gain leverage over Jack, which resulted in Ava drugging him, while Drew went snooping for the evidence Brennan had against him.
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Y&R remained in the top spot amongst all the soaps once again with 3,062,000 tuning in, and up +35,000 for the week, while year-to-year still showing strong gains at +231,000 viewers. However, while Y&R remained #1 for the 25-54 ratings share, it fell to #2 in the 18-49 ratings share behind The Bold and the Beautiful.
In story for the week, Nick’s (Joshua Morrow) sobriety in rehab was a focus, as was Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) hitting the Jabot office couch and having sex for the first time, and Lily (Christel Khalil) and Billy (Jason Thompson) battling over control and ownership of Chancellor Industries.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
B&B is continuing to be inch closer to Y&R for the top spot, separated by a little more than 300,000 viewers. For the ratings week, the series posted a total audience of 2,719,000 adding +31,000 eyeballs overall, and like Y&R, is up year-to-year in its performance.
The CBS soap now , now in its 40th season is +217,000 from the same time last year. In the key demos, The Bold and the Beautiful was in the top spot for the women 18-49 ratings share and number two for women 25-54.
In story, the major threat to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn (Tanner Novlan) and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Daphne’s (Murielle Hilaire) marriages continued as Steffy and Carter swore they would not tell their spouses that the two had a drunken hook-up. But as viewers know now, Steffy is pregnant!
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BEYOND THE GATES
Beyond the Gates tallied an average of 1,611,000 total viewers for the week, up +72.000 year-over-year and down slightly in tune-in for the week losing just -36,000 viewers. The CBS soap came in fourth place in the key demos for the week behind General Hospital, with whom they are often trading places for the third spot.
In story, after Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) was released from the hospital, Hayley (Marquita Goings) stuck to her plan, doubling down on poisoning him and even getting caught in a major lie or meeting with Randy (Maurice P. Kerry), as Vernon (Clifton Davis) may be on to her machinations.
The ratings report is generated from Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) for the week of August 24-28, 2026
So, what did you think of the performance of General Hospital for the ratings period? Which daytime drama has you most likely to tune-in each day? Which has you tuning-out? Let us know what’s working, or not working for you in story, via the comment section below.
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Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
‘General Hospital’s’ Finola Hughes Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
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Steve Burton Reportedly Signs Three-Year Contract with ‘General Hospital’
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Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
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