General Hospital
Jeff Kober Returns to General Hospital
Look who’s back to keep Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) company at Pentonville? Daytime Emmy-winner, Jeff Kober is reprising his role of Cyrus Renault. For just how long, we will have to watch all-new episodes of General Hospital to know.
On Thursday’s episode of GH, Laura (Genie Francis) and Martin’s (Michael E. Knight) criminal-ridden sibling was sitting in his cell, when he found out a new prisoner was joining him. Cyrus shared, “I know him, his name is Drew Cain … he’s a friend.”
When Kober last appeared on GH, the convict claimed he found religion. In addition, he was keeping tabs on Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) from afar.
How will Cyrus use Drew’s stay in the slammer to his advantage? Will he help Drew out … or blackmail him? Stay tuned.
So, glad to see Cyrus back on the Port Charles canvas? Do you hope to see more scenes between Jeff Kober and Genie Francis in the future? Comment below.
It’ll be good to have him back on the scene. Jeff/Cyrus always gives such a nuanced performance.
Welcome back!
It strikes me as funny that Cyrus’ incarceration has lasted longer than most who’ve gone to prison on GH (or any other soap, for that matter). Heather has been in and out so often that it’s difficult o count her as a long-term stay. Dr.Steven Lars went off to prison a long time ago and I haven’t heard of him getting out. The same goes for that other doctor, Patrick Drake’s brother ~ was it Matt? And those two were mostly good guys. If you’re even close to a main character, your sentence is usually commuted after a scant two months. I look for Drew to be out for Thanksgiving. LOL!
In the meantime, there should be some interesting scenes with hm and Cyrus in Pentonville.
He’s certainly a sight for sore eyes. Just when I thought I would take a long break from GH, they bring this guy back. He is a brilliant actor, able to convey a complexity of emotions to this part. Sadness, vulnerability, humor and abject sinisterness all commingle; rising and interchanging to the surface. He also looks great! I only wish Genie Frances weren’t on her summer break because I love me some Cyrus and Laura scenes. However, I’d happily settle for Cyrus-Kevin scenes. Two incredibly gifted actors exchanging barbs would be a lot of fun!
You said it, Harry. When Cyrus appeared the other day, I literally began grinning from ear to ear. He almost makes me want to visit Pentonville! He was great with Spencer.. maybe he can enliven the human driftwood Drew.
Kevin is barely on Harry. Laura might as well be single. As for in-story, Kevin is going with Laura so there won’t be any Cyrus-Kevin scenes either. I’m hoping for Martin-Cyrus, Sonny-Cyrus, Spencer-Cyrus, scenes. Plenty of people he pissed off that he can play with, but unless he gets Drew to bust him out, lol, they’ll have to visit dear Cy in the slammer.
I’m so glad to see Jeff Kober back. He’s so talented and brings alot to the scenes. Maybe he has changed?! That remains to be seen.
Thought it was really bizzare how they stuck a random scene of Cyrus doing his religious act in the middle of the “couples making out to bad music” montage yesterday.
But it’s good to see the Virus back, regardless.
Bizarre yes, but I loved it! It was the best part of the scenes of “couples making out to bad music”!
Nothing against Kober, he is a great actor, but I’m not a fan of this character.
Me neither. Course I hate man buns and men with ponytails, soooooooo….
I’m with you ……. Not a fan either
Me either. That and the man earring — so passe.
Yay. Love Jeff Kober
Always good to have Kober back on the screen.
Can anything be done to make Drew seem interesting or even relevant? The pairing with Carly is snoozeville. What kind of father willingly abandons his young daughter after being held from seeing her for 3 years?
How is the biological son of Alan Quartermaine & Susan Moore such a dullard? Both were vibrant characters.
Are the viewers supposed to forget that Drew still has Jason’s memories in his brain? It would be an interesting therapy session if Kevin helped Drew find out his attraction to Carly was related to those memories.
Tracy got it right when she mentioned Alan turning over in his grave. That actually would’ve happened as soon as Drew started pursuing Carly – the downfall of all 3 of Alan’s sons.
I actually liked the character of Drew as written for and performed by Billy Miller. I recognize little of that nowadays.
Excellent points Steve! Cameron’s Drew has none of the charm and personality that Billy Miller brought to the role, and I don’t believe this relationship with Carly for a second!
Omg!!!! I have beem thinking the same thing
….this Drew is duller than dirty dish water and has never fit in. The actor’s voice is irritating as well!
Thank you for that, OG Steve—I really needed to hear how I feel about this Drew from someone else. Even his voice gives me acido.
I never liked this actor when he replaced Mark on Home and Family. I couldn’t hear him his voice is so faint. Hallmark changed the whole show and it went downhill from there and got cancelled. It had very high ratings when Mark and Christina were hosts. When I heard he was going to play Drew I said no way that will work. Yes it seems that they have forgotten he still has Jason’s memories.
Celia,
You say acido, but I remember the shelf at my Nona’s house with the big blue bottle. When I asked her about it she’d pat her stomach and say it was for her Agida.
Agree! Drew seems too weak for Carly. But the whole show now is so boring! I know the writers are on strike but nothing ever really happens now! Just more of the same drawn out storylines!
Drew ( new recast) is as boring as drying paint and i agree his voice is very irritating
While Cameron Matheson seems to be a pleasant and genial person, he’s best suited to be a game show host. Every character he “plays” is one he plays the exact same way. No ability to bring individuality, nuance to different characters. In the case of GH and Drew, it’s too stark a difference from the essence of the character to watch. While it’s clear the network loves the actor and believes he’s a draw, they’ve erred in believing he’s a positive to GH. He’s turning off too many. Give him a game show if you want to give him employment.
OG Steve,
I also thought it crazy but typical that Drew was willing to sell his business to give Carly the money she needs. Up till now I haven’t cared a bit whether Jason ever came back, but I really think we could use him now, but know realistically that Carly would be monopolizing his time and speaking of money, has Diane ever mentioned a Will or is it there isn’t one because of the lack of a body? I don’t remember any of this stuff coming up, about Jason.
The last time Jason “died”, Danny was a newborn and Jake was assumed to be dead, too. It’s too difficult keeping up with who has ELQ shares. BTW, who’s running the company with Ned out of his mind and Valentin on a mission with Laura & Kevin?
They probably just dusted off Jason’s plaque from the Q crypt from the last time he was dead.
The interesting story would be for Cyrus to use Drew’s portion of Jason’s memories to bring down Sonny. But no, we’re destined for something more boring.
It would be insane for Jason to leave money to Carly if that’s what you were wondering; it should all have gone to his kids. The most he should have left Carly is a “count to ten” recording. lol As for Drew, the “real” Drew would never have left his daughter to spare Carly. It’s not just how Cameron plays the part; the character has been completely rewritten to be lapdog 2.0. The best bet would be for them to write a story arc where they discover he still has residual memories from Jason which has led him down this crazy “love” obsession for Carly.
Love Mr. Kober’s portrayal of Cyrus! The villain you love to hate.
So glad you are back on GH!
Welcome back! Cyrus brings a lot of intrigue & excitement back to the GH storyline. You either love him or hate him. True soap opera storyline!!
I’m really glad your back.
I like Cyrus even though he is a bad guy. He really just a big ole mamas boy. I look forward to seeing him play his part.
We love Jeff’s acting on GH and when he was on SONS of ANARCHY. Great Actor.
Good to see him back
Jeff Kober is a great actor, always glad when he’s back on the show. I wish Cyrus would go back to his evil ways. He was a lot of fun as a villain. They need a good villain on the show again, since they’ve gotten rid of Victor and Ryan this year, and all the other all-time greats like Helena and Faison are long gone.
Yeshyyyyyy!!so happy to see Jeff (Cyrus) again—His compelling presence always devours any scene. I don’t know—-he just has a way about him—-love him.
I fell in love with Jeff Kober and his acting skills when he was on China Beach not so long ago. So glad to see him pop up on General Hospital again.
Hi, Diane—I felt the same way when I first saw him as he guest-starred on Law and Order-SVU—I was still in College ( early 2000’s), but I remember how impressed I was, by his performance, albeit he was a real baddie.
Hope you didn’t miss him in his season 2 episodes of Big Sky! Still on Hulu, I believe!
I’m going to join the hallelujah chorus and say amen to all the positive comments! I was thrilled to see Jeff at the end of Friday’s episode and look forward to seeing him again!
Would be great to see him.
Jeff plays his part so well! He makes it a pleasure to hate Cyrus !!
Love the actor, the character not so much and do not for a minute believe “he’s found God” I love the way Laura tames him down though now that she’s gone for the summer, he’ll be able to do a lot of damage. Hope Drew will be able to stand up to him. At least he’s got Sonny’s men watching after him.
So very happy to see Jeff Kober as Cyrus back on GH He’s a real good actor! please keep his character on going! He makes GH more interesting it’s been quite a bore lately! I think villains make the soaps worthwhile! and I am so happy that he received a daytime Emmy for supporting actor he deserves that award!
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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