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Kassie DePaiva Blogs That She Will Be Returning To General Hospital!
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Here’s some news that should make some One Life to Live and Blair Cramer fans happy! After being off the Port Charles canvas for awhile, Kassie DePaiva will be returning for another stint on General Hosptial! While DePaiva admits to not knowing all the details as of yet, she is excited to return to the lone ABC soap and work with series EP, Frank Valentini again, and co-stars, Roger Howarth (Todd) and Kristen Alderson (Starr)!
DePaiva was in San Francisco over the past week filming another one of her NoNo infomercials when she got the news. In her latest blog post on her website, Kassie had this to say below about her imminent return to GH!
Kassie: “I received a call from GH’s executive producer Frank Valentini… My friend… And he said there is something coming up on the canvas for Blair. I guess it must be true because Carolyn Hinsey tweeted that I would be coming back for a “nice stint”. I’m not sure what that means exactly… But maybe that’s a good sign. I’m always excited to put Blair’s hat back on and to walk in her shoes. GH is looking good these days.”
So soapers, what do you think will bring Blair back to Port Charles? Are you excited to see Kassie again? Let us know!
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
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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yippie………love to see her again……..anytime. GHis gettin better and better.
I Agree !!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH!
Am guessing she will be crucifying Todd alongside Tea, haha
Should be when we find out Victor is alive and she forgivs Todd and stil loves him, just to find out he switched her gal (Tea’) pal’s baby. Another screw up for Todd!
I will forever miss OLTL and a daily visit with Blair in Llanview. I wish there was a way GH could welcome Kassie dePaiva to the family permanently. She is a great talent in daytime. As she is NYC based, I pray I will read she will grace the Broadway stage sometime.
I agree. Still miss my OLTL terribly. That void can NEVER be filled. Why GH hasn;’t signed her on yet is beside me, don’t get it. She is daytime biggest asset! I also SO agree about Broadway she would be OUTRAGEOUS & I know I’d go in to see her DEFINETLY!
I LOVE it! Blair is the ultimate bad girl that you just can’t help loving. And I think a friendship between Blair and Carly would be mind-blowing.
That would be interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best news today !
DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m always happy to see Blair/Kassie return to GH! Hope it will be a nice, long visit.
ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME THREE
Love Kassie, and Blair! CONTRACT CONTRACT CONTRACT!!!!
That would be GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news for Kassie and fans. I enjoy it when she mixes it up with Todd.
As for the ‘NoNo,” I had no idea she did commercials for that product. I never noticed her in them before. I don’t know if it is just me, but that has got to be one of the dumbest names for a hair removal product. 🙂
she’s been their spokeswoman for a long time now. She’s in the infomercials and print ads.
What do you think of what happened on GH today (MONDAY)?????? Elizabeth lying…John’s letter from Natalie That she met someone else,And Sonny’s wedding that Kate ie Connie & black mailing Johnny…Maxie is jealous of Spinelli’s date & the trey blowout……………..John kissed Sam..This only happened because of Eklisabeth’s lying..And then told Jason the truth…And about Sam’s baby tommorrow…GH IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KA-BOOM exploding!!!!!
I could not agree more ! Can’t wait to see tomorrow show !!!!!
Also like the other day when Heather was talking to baby Victor and how they had to leave town, and that she had heard “Pine Valley” was nice this time of year.
More power to Ron C. and Frank V. What a powerhouse GH could be by blending all three ABC soaps into one massive show. I can deal with only have one hour of soap time this way.
And nice that ABC and The Chew did the spots with five of the GH stars, gotta say it the only time I gave The Chew the time of day.
Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
GH needs Blair on for good, with Tea and Todd.
Hey Blake!
Oh no GH doesn’t! GH doesn’t NEED Blair. It’s NICE to see Blair, but she isn’t NEEDED.
How is she not needed.Todd and starr are now a part of GH and blair is the love of todds life and visa versa she is also starrs mother and mother to todds other children. There are plenty of potential storylines she could be in with and without todd and starr. Now talk about not needed how about TREY MITCHELL SCULLY AND HIS BORING FATHER JOE JR. They are CERTAINLY not needed! I hope they give kassie a contract ASAP!!!
I disagree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I alway’s liked Blair….And she is coming back to Port Charles………….It will be good to have her imput on Gh…And would like her to stay for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I disagree!!!! I like Blair & I alway’s have………..And she is coming to Port Charles!!!! And I would like her stay for a while……….She will be part of the team…Team player……………………She will blend in for sure…..
I agree, GH doesn’t NEED Blair, anymore than it NEEDS anyone right now. GH is on fire, but it would be awesome if she were put on contract.
I agree with Sheri she has a lot of good points in her comment….Like she said Todd ,Blair,Starr are part of GH…..They are part of the team ………
Come on Frank, bring her to Port Charles permanently… She will replace Sam as my favorite. Love Blair. Kassie deserves a contract!
Sam is a superstar! She can act and dances her ass off!
There is plenty enough room for the both of them on GH………………
Oh, I agree…I love Kelly Monaco, and Sam is my favorite right now. In fact, I just started watching when OLTL went off the air, and I like Sam more than all the refugees, but I adore K&ssie Dapaiva! I have since she played Chelsea Reardon on GL!
I hope they give her a contract soon. Loving everything about GH. Still pining for Clint, Natalie and Blair to join the show.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! Give her a contract!!!!!!!! She has great chemistry on GH!!!!!!
Hell yeah!!!!
Kassie said: ” I’m always excited to put Blair’s hat back on and to walk in her shoes. GH is looking good these days.”
1loveabcsoaps says: I’m SURE Gh is…… hummmm
Can we expect some of the spicy, tough Blair? I like her when she gets down and dirty.
Finally, Roger’s acting soulmate, and Todd’s One True Babe, is returning to GH. I couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait to see The Mannings reunite on GH.
I FEEL the same way cant wait to see the mannings reunite on gh
Me Too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not really excited about this gig. Hopefully it’s as short as her last appearance!!
Gee Scott…. that like all of us GH fans saying “glad you lost ATWT” !
I’m a GH fan, I understand that ATWT is gone, and I’m not going to like all the decisions made. I have my right to voice my opinions Brian. Gee, did ya think of that?
Yes Scott I did think of that. And yes, all of us are here to voice an opionion. Isn’t that what we all do here?
I want to be a long stay!!!!! (OLTL FAN) And not her last appearance……She has connections in Port Charles which is her daughter Star & Todd also John McBain which she was close to at one time…..GH is SMOKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t. I don’t find that Blair adds anything to the canvas, plus I find Kassie to be a very bland, one-dimensional actress.
All I have noticed is that they are writing the sames stories over on GH with just different charaters, this latest stunt with Liz did they not do that with Marty? No imagination and I like the actress K Depavia but is this round 850 of her and Todd.
Read Sheri’s comments on 10/2 at 4:08a.m. !!!!! She made a lot of good comments which I agree with…Please read her comments !!!!!!!!!!
Blair , Todd , are part of GH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! A lot of interestings stories to come with them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love Blair and adore Kassie DePaiva. I hope she gets a contract real soon she is a wonderful addition to GH! CANT WAIT to see her and todd together again!!!
Thrilled that Blair/Kassie is returning to GH! The OLTL characters are what brought me back to GH, and I really wish Blair would have a more regular presence on the show. Hope this is a long visit.
Great news but would like to see some AMC stars.
Paging Dr. David Hayward, or Dr. Angie Hubbard, or the hippest cop ever, Jesse Hubbard. Any or all three would be welcome additions. Along with Blair Cramer from OLTL, of course!
I love Cassie and I love Blair. Make the move to Port Charles and make GH interesting again!
I would love for Natalie from OLTL come to Port Charles to put closure to John Mc Bain. Have her tell him off in person. Tea, Blair are great actresses and can bring a lot to the Port Charles Table. Heck we can more than 1 attorney can’t we. OOOO Image that …
Did anyone know the movie Change of Habit from 1969 staring Elvis, Mary Tyler Moore & Jane Elliot (Tracy from GH) About three nuns & she is one of them . She plats Sister Barbara…Elvis plays a Dr…………..But they don’t wear their habit and they wear regular clothes to assit presley as nurses..That’s their mission they were sent out to do…Jane Elliot(tracy) is a very young..Didn’t know who she was years ago when I first saw this movie. I have the dvd now & i watched the movie & reconized her..Has anyone ever seen this movie???????????????????/’
I can hardly wait but bring Victor quickly so that Tea is not too upset when she loses the baby. What a freaking fantastic show and I know more are coming. Frank and Ron have made the best show I have ever seen. Thanks guys. Put Blair on contract.
I am so happy to know that I will be seeing Blair again!! Please find a good part for her to become a regular on General Hospital. Todd needs to have some Blair in his life again.