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Joshua Benard Makes a Return to General Hospital
The week of September 11th will bring with it another appearance by Joshua Benard on General Hospital. The son of three-time Daytime Emmy-winning star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), is back reprising his role of Adam.
Adam is a classmate of Josslyn’s (Eden McCoy) and he will be back on campus and when we last saw him in 2022, he made an off-color comment to Josslyn after the sex-tape of her and Cameron went viral (thanks to Esme). He later realized he was being a complete jerk about it and apologized to Joss.
What will Adam’s demeanor be like in the fall of 2023? Stay tuned. Soap Opera Digest mentioned in their fall preview for GH, that Josslyn gets closer to a schoolmate. Might that be Adam?
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Meanwhile, the younger Benard continues both his acting and music career, frequently posting videos on Instagram.
Last year, Maurice has his son, on an episode of his You Tube series, State of Mind, where the two did a deep-dive into Joshua’s passion for acting and music. You can check that out below.
So, looking forward to seeing Joshua back in Port Charles? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Can we please cut out the nepotism on this show? This character adds nothing to the already bloated canvas.
So we now have Gregory Harrison’s daughter, Josh Swickard’s wife and Maurice Benard’s son? (To be fair, so far I really like Gregory’s daughter as the surrogate.) But seriously in any other industry, this much blatant nepotism would be grounds for an investigation!
And don’t forget Kin Shriner’s gal pal and the four insufferable years of the guy from the parking lot.
Oh, I don’t count Wes Ramsey in this group. As you (maybe) could tell from my username, I was a longtime “Guiding Light” fan and knew Ramsey’s work. He’s an established actor with actual soap cred. I didn’t object to his performance like others do though I believe he was poorly directed to camp it up more than necessary. Playing Peter was not indicative of his other soap and movie work.
I really liked his work and character on GL, what a difference huh, from playing pukey Peter?
Let’s look at this as the youngsters learning from the older actors.
Aren’t fathers suppose to help there children?
Most definitely
Their children
Shh … shush .. shush..
“Shh…” Not sure what your intent is with that.
Joshua is a cutie like his father. If him on the show as Adam means less Joss and Dex nauseating scenes that I have to fast forward through, I’m all for it. I hate the way they’ve written Joss since she got together with Dex. I liked her with Oscar, liked her with Cameron, can’t stand her these days.
Agreed. Another holier-than-thou, missy—like the character’s mother, Carly—follow the leader.
I still think there’s a familial link between Dex and Sonny.
I felt from the beginning that Dex might be Sonny’s son but there have been so many rumors claiming otherwise Jason for one, that I’ve just given up guessing.
I know, Violet—but even if Dex is Jason’s son, there would still be a link between him and Sonny.
What’s puzzling is the fact Dex had all this unleashed rage for Sonny, for a long time—-working for Michael to destroy him. Perhaps, Sonny is his father and Dex resents him for abandoning whoever his mother is?
I don’t know where this rumor started that Dex was “Jason’s son”, but there’s no way on Earth or in Hell that’s even a remote possibility.
We know where Jason Morgan was from the time of his brain scrambling in 1996 to his first supposed “death” in 2012. During that time he fathered two children. Jake with Elizabeth, and Danny with Sam.
Dex appears to be roughly the same age as Morgan Corinthos. Yeah, SORASing messes with ages all over the place, but if we assume the age to be correct, then the only woman Jason was with around that time period was Courtney Matthews (Sonny’s sister). And Courtney only had one child, Spencer. She literally died the day he was born, due to a bioweapon-caused pandemic.
I suppose they could really stretch reality and claim that Jason fathered a child somehow when he was a drugged up zombie, held prisoner in Russia. But that child would be younger than Danny, so that couldn’t be Dex.
The most obvious explanation for Dex is that he’s a brainwashed & facially reconstructed Morgan Corinthos… even with the obvious “ick” factor that he’s been banging his own sister for several months now. It’s not like that’s never happened on daytime TV before (see Tommy & Marie Horton or Tony & Renee DiMera on Days of Our Lives, for example). Yes, the whole family will probably need therapy once this secret comes out, but in context, it’s exactly the type of thing a sadistic criminal like Lorenzo Alcazar would do, as part of a revenge plot against the Corinthos family.
Hey Satin
Here’s a new rumor about Dex I just read last night. Chew on this one and let us know what you think.. They say he’s an undercover cop, how about that?
I was not surprised today when there was no evidence against Sonny. I had also read that the crates were full of coffee, and also Sonny wasn’t in the least worried about his fate.
The coffee beans in the crates were so obvious I saw that coming from 666 miles away. Basically what happened here is that Sonny and his “technical advisor” Brick ran a sting operation of sorts, using that fake “evidence” they planted on Sonny’s laptop for the fake nanny “Betty Rutherford” (probably not her real name) to find, and turn over to her bosses in the Pawtuck Mafia.
Cyrus took the bait… sent the fake “evidence” to the Feds (apparently with the assistance of the prison warden) and the Feds were gullible enough to believe it was real.
Where Dex fits in to all of this… I’m not sure about that one yet. He sure looked disappointed… maybe even a bit angry when Sonny walked away from the bogus charges. I don’t think he’s an undercover cop though, because he’s already proven on multiple occasions that he can’t properly use a gun. Which is also why I don’t believe he’s an actual military combat vet, and was probably brainwashed with that backstory.
It’s time for you to finally give up on the Dex is Morgan theory. Maybe Dex is just another Sasha – no real connection to the canvas.
Except this guy shows all the signs of a brainwashed plant, embedded deliberately into the Corinthos organization to cause chaos. His alleged backstory of “military combat vet” doesn’t hold up at all, as he’s very sloppy with guns, and got knocked on his ass at least twice now by Spencer, who’s basically a spoiled rich kid with no formal training.
He doesn’t necessarily have to be Morgan, but I can’t think of anybody else who could be used by this yet unseen enemy so effectively to infiltrate the Corinthos clan from within. As I said, this would be exactly the type of thing Lorenzo Alcazar would do, and I still say he’s the one behind “Pikeman”.
Well, I for one can’t wait to find out and somehow I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I like him and am hoping he’s one of the good guys. Thanks for all your input by the way.
If the writers can make Cody Mac’s son even when we saw Dominque during the entire time she was supposed to be pregnant, they could shoehorn Dex to be AJ and Courtney’s son. Just as long as she never returns as a regular character. Before Heinrik, she was the one character who should’ve departed years before they finally finished her off. If Dex is the offspring of AJ & Courtney, he’s be both Michael’s bio brother and (adopted) cousin. Just don’t make him Jason’s son as there’s no payoff in that and Jason never had time for his other 2 sons.
Of course if Dex were Courtney’s son, he would also be Spencer’s brother, and they already hate each other, so that would be a standard soapy trope thing.
Only problem is that Courtney was in Port Charles the whole time she was with AJ and then with Jason and wasn’t pregnant. At least with Dominique she was supposedly locked up in the nuthouse when she was pregnant, so it’s remotely plausible… in the same sense that Susan Moore having twins was plausible, because nobody actually saw Jason being born.
If Courtney had a child which was stolen by AJ, she definitely would have told Sonny & Jason about it.
What if Dex turns out to be Karen and Jagger’s son???? That would be a pretty big grudge against Sonny for turning his Mom into a stripper and drug addict. And I know that Karenand Sonny and Jagger hugged it out on GH and Port Charles but a long lost kid….
Would he have that role if he had no family on the show? I doubt it. Not fair to the other struggling actors who have no family connection. Should be no family rule like many businesses have.
Give the young man a chance! How do you know he’s only on the show because of his father? What if he is by recommendation of his father? He’ll still have to prove himself anyway.
That’s right
I think it depends on what role his father played in Joshua’s hiring. Is GH aware of Joshua because Maurice, but did he then have to audition along with other actors? I think that’s okay because people hear about jobs in all sorts of ways, including family and friends. Did they just hand him the role without requiring an audition? That leans more toward your concerns.
Also, most businesses rule about family is that one family member can’t directly supervise another. But many, many businesses have more than one family member working for them.
B&B should hire him as Jack Marone, Brooke’s son with Nick. He would be excellent as a rival for his half-brother, R.J. (who is in desperate need of a story).
R.J is helping his Granddad out with his designing, SL will be interesting I think. I also think it will be as a last resort if they ever bring Jack into the show, it’s like he never existed. Poor guy, it was only a mistake that they used Brooke’s egg, creating Jack.
OMG, here we go again. Related or not, if a person can do the job well, what’s the harm? My Granddaughter and her husband own a pretty big business and wanted nothing more than for their children to join and maybe someday run the company. My Grt.granddaughter was hired and much to her own surprise is doing great and my Granddaughter’s brother is also part of the Co. .also doing a great job. BTW, there do not seem to be any resentment s among their co-workers.
I actually like him—something very endearing about him. Absolutely simpatico .
Me too Celia, he’s a doll!
Back to GH. I got so scared today when Jake wanted to hang back at Carly’s place. Thought he had his eyes on Esme but it turned out to be Charlotte.
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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