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GH Sneak Peek: Watch Britt Try To Explain Her Way Out Of Her Deception To Nikolas!
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This week on General Hospital, the truth is coming out! Look for Lulu (Emme Rylan) to finally learn that Baby Ben is her biological son and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) to be called out on the carpet by Nikolas (Tyler Christopher)! Will he mop the floor with the deceitful doc and all her lies?
ABC.com released this sneak peek video of Britt trying to explain away her decision to steal the embryos that were for Lulu and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) by squarely placing the entire blame of the plan squarely on the shoulders of her mother, Dr. Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati)! But as we all know, Britt was in on all of this from the beginning! And thank goodness, as you will see, Nikolas stands up to her and tells her where the blame really belongs!
So, what do you think will happen after the fall-out? Will it be curtains for Nik and Britt? Or, will Britt somehow wiggle her wayout of this and still hold on to the prince? And what about Baby Ben? Doubt she will give the baby up so easily? Watch the clip after the jump and then weigh-in!
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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I’m happy that Dr. Britch is finally getting the smackdown that she rightfully deserves. Emily was right, he should’ve really dug down deep before going this far. Cannot wait for the fallout.
Me too!!!
Britt will probably say she was planning to give the letter to Lulu confessing she’s Bens mother and blame Liz for stealing it from her office…something like that. Some will probably at first think Lulu is crazy until Liz and Ric come downstairs with the letter. I dont see chemistry between Liz and Nic…i like her better with Patrick…Nic may dump Britt but i feel they will eventually reconcile…just a guess!
I think you’re right. Britt and Nik are good together.
About time. Now we can move on.
Hope he kicks her to the curb!!!! What is up with Luke???
Ellen: I think that Luke is going because of a salary dispute—just another loss of ourbeloved GH actors. And if that is right, this is just the beginning of his swan song. I am hoping though that in the end this will NOT be Luke, but someone with a mask or someone who has had plastic surgery.
As they say, “Stay Tuned”
I think Luke has been brainwashed while held captive. The long arm of the Cassadines is far-reaching…..their workmanship is written all over Luke. I may be wrong, but this new subhuman persona that is Luke is so diabolically Cassadine”
Finally! Now please put Nikolas and Liz together. Never liked Liz and AJ!
Agree!!!
For God’s sake, please don’t put Liz with Nick. She is just not convincing as a lead love with anyone. She still strikes me as a kid, in full makeup. Go off canvass Elizabeth.
Britt, her mom and Brad should all be sent to prison for what they did to LuLu and Dante. Nick should kick her all the way back from where she came from, Juan should come back and be with Elizabeth. Nick should hook up with Sabrina.
SO Happy that the Truth is Finally out and thrilled for Dante and Lulu!! As for Britch and Nic: I hope this is the end of them!! Had they really been Great: she would have come clean when she had the chance when Liz exposed Dante as Ben’s father!!
I have come to like Britt, and esp with Nickolas. I hope they can get past this, don’t want Elizabeth to be with Nickolas. She isnot convincing in a lead, just as background player. Britt is good with Nickolas, and they look good together, she is convincing as a WOMAN in the role, and Becky ( Elizebeth ) who is actually older, isnot. I like Elizebeth a background player or off the canvas. She reallt does bring much. I have never looked forward to her scenes, or wondered when I would see her after a few days off camera.
I love brit and nickolas together!!! Finally a romance that looks and feels right ~ He has no chemistry with Elizabeth!! Brit finally was showing a good side/ it would be a shame to ruin this story.. I am glad LULUwill finally get her baby / but keep this romance alive!!!
Champion, Nickolas ad Britt!
Britt (a younger actress) plays opposite Nickolas like a woman!
I love Britt…too bad she did not ce clean with Nic right from the beginning.
Yea!!! Nikolas needs to send Brit packing!
I don’t know how she can justify that. It can’t be that theirs were the only embryos. (not that it is ok to steal anything but there would have been embryos from couples who were done and didn’t want more babies why steal an embryo that is going to be missed? Kind of stupid. There are people who adopt “snowflake” babies she should have had access to that. ALSO It is hard to have sympathy for someone who is stealing to trap a man . It wasn’t a women who had wanted to be a mom for ages
aahhhh!
Nik kicking Britt ass !!!…. sweet
Now part 2 of this story begins.. more to come ..
I can not stomach Lulu and hope Britt can keep Ben, but it will not happen…
Now Lulu will have more screen time (grinding teeth)
((( The acting has been great, luvin all the stories !!!
Whether you like Lulu or not does not translate to Britt keeping Ben. The baby belongs to his rightful mother. Personally, I am not too fond of this new Lulu myself, however, morally speaking, Britt is a monster. Yes, she has changed and I have grown to like her….something still isn’t right in all this….there is a piece of the puzzle still missing on which I cannot put my finger…..I think Dr. O has a secret/trick up her sleeve concerning Ben, that even Britt is unaware.
I’m rootin’ for Britt. Although I like Liz, too, I think Liz is just as sneaky as Britt. In any case, Prince Nicholas is quite the catch whoever gets him!
I like Nicola and Britt together. I’ve enjoyed seeing here struggle to do what’s right because she wants to be worthy of his love. However, I do think they need to be part for a while so that Britt can come to realize she needs to be a good person with or without him.
That being said, I don’t want Elizabeth to be a “gap” romance with Nicolas. She deserves better.
I love all the actors in this triangle and feel all of them can carry lead roles.
I think they would make Nickolas look like a fool if he forgives Britt too fast for this one. They should call it quits for awhile. Nickolas and Liz should be together finally only to realize that part of their attraction was they weren’t supposed to be together, and now they can, it isn’t all they thought it would be. I think Liz will end up with Patrick. I can see Britt seeking temporary comfort from fake Luke while Nik and Liz are together. But eventually Nickolas and Britt should work their way back to each other, but he should no longer idealize her, just accept her for who she is– if he could do that with his family, he can accept Britt for her flaws.
Nik will still end up with Britt…i hope!!!
When Wicked Witch Dr.O pushed Scarecrow brainless Brad off that turret and then we saw that hay i was hoping those flying monkeys would be dancing all over it but then Tin Man Lucas comes to the rescue…lol
I hope hat Britt and Nik find a way o to make up after this one even after what Britt did. Liz only wants Nik because she can’t have him. It’s unfortunate that she is telling LuLu the truth only to get Nik back.
Well there goes Niks last chance at being interesting…but Nik and Liz?? They never even had a love affair, they jumped right into bed…while she was MARRIED TO HIS BROTHER!!! And what about when Lucky returns someday?? Liz and Nik are all kinds of wrong.
Thank goodness Nikolas isn’t going to let Britt go on with blaming all of this on her mother! She is a grown woman and a DOCTOR! And she is not 16 years old either. She made her choices, and she chose to cover them up. You want to redeem her now? Good, go for it! I have no problem with that, as soon as Lulu gets her baby back!
Poor Ben.
Now he’ll go from living in a mansion to living in a one room hovel where there’s not even a screen to protect him from the sights and sounds of his dullards parents getting busy.
That’s funny, it really is….only a man’s brain would go there….haha
Love Nik and Liz hope he kicks Britt to the curb he still loves Liz!!
Ya know, this is such a shame because this girl has changed a lot, and it has to do with the love she has for Ben, and finally being loved by a good man. She and Nik are so good together, that it pains me see them like this. It was wrong for her to steal the embryos, but have to give her a lot of credit for opening her heart to someone else’s child and truly loving him with all her heart. Losing him will kill her, and if she loses Nik too, we may see the former Britta emerge, and I will never forgive RC for placing her back there. Hopefully we will see Nik work pass his anger, and help her pick up the pieces when she’s forced to let her baby go.