General Hospital
RATINGS: ‘General Hospital’ Scores 15-Week High in Total Viewers and Crosses the 2 Million Mark for First Time in 9 Weeks
General Hospital had more people tuning-in than over the past three and a half months for the week of July 6-10. According to the latest ratings report from Soap Opera Network, GH’s storyline and the fallout from Cullum’s (Andrew Hawkes) death and the arrival of Z (John Oliver) had piqued fans interest enough, for the ABC soap to bring in its best total viewer overall average in the last 9 weeks.
In addition, GH attracted its largest audience in 15 weeks since the week of March 23-27, 2026. The last time the ABC soap opera clocked in at over 2 million total viewers for a particular week was the week of May 4-8, 2026.
For the July 6-1o ratings period, General Hospital averaged 2.052 million total viewers which was up p +72,000 week-to-week and +132,000 year-over-year. Let’s take a look at what was driving the numbers below for the ratings week:
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Z REVEALS CASSIUS IS ALIVE
Carly (Laura Wright) confronted Z and demanded he pull Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from the WSB. Z refused, leading Carly to slap him across the face. Meanwhile, director Ross Cullum was exposed as a rogue double agent who had abducted individuals to finish Cesar’s final project.
At the end of the July 6 episode, John Oliver finished his 3 day guest-stint, but not before revealing to viewers that he had imprisoned Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) and he was actually alive. Z had then propositioned Cassius with work for the WSB or be sent away for Cullum’s crimes that they are pinning on him. The episode also marked the end of Ryan Paevey’s General Hospital run.
Elsewhere, Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) discovered the truth that this entire time she had been duped and never actually suffered from Huntington’s disease; having been manipulated by Cullum’s entire operation to finish the cold fusion project.
ANNA COMES HOME
Anna (Finola Hughes) finally returned home to Port Charles with her loved ones in tow. She was greeted later by her ex-flame, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), who was at her front door concerned for her mental well-being. Once alone, Anna is haunted by the ghost of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) telling her to take care of things.
Later in the week, Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Jordan (Tanisha Harper) clashed. He wants her to get his money for him from some off shore accounts in exchange for hooking her up a the same German clinic Michael went to to recover from his burns. Jenz tells her she can jump the line and help restore her scarred face, if she follows his demands, which Jordan turns down.
It should also be noted that General Hospital remained as the #1 most-watched show on Hulu on July 7, 8 and 10 and remained in the top five for the rest of the week.
Source for the above ratings numbers are derived from Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel).
So, did the July 6-10 week of episodes have you glued to your set and tuning-in every day to watch General Hospital? Would you agree that the preceding week which featured the shootout where Josslyn saves the day and ends up killing Cullum, was one of the more exciting in a long time? Do you think based on the strength of its storylines and day-to-day episodes that you’d hope General Hospital would score even higher than it did against the other soaps? Let us know you thoughts via the comment section.
I get that Kirsten storms is having difficulties and I feel really bad for her and I hope she gets the help she needs but why not recast her she’s a great part of the show and it doesn’t feel fair for spineless and James and Bailey and Georgie all have to leave the show it would be better to just recast her very disappointed about this
YES! Enter NU Nikolas Cassadine! GH needs to be extremely smart who they bring in as the next Nikolas. I’ll say it, they need a brand name, if you will. Done effectively and with skill, GH could pull off a fantastic recast for Nick Cassadine. From what I’m reading on this site, fans would like a nu Maxie (at least temporary)… the role of Nick has been played by a handful of actors and Christopher Tyler was brilliant, yet, Nick should have been out of prison like two years ago, this is a soap after-all… Mark Tescher can do it, GH can do it… it’s time to bring Prince Cassadine back. We have new (and improved) Lulu…. so, Mark needs to put his thinking cap on, they need a brand name… no newbies. The right recast could get back into the Britt orbit. And, if Greg Vaughn is available, bring him back as Lucky. Bring Grandpa Nick back home to Cassadine Island, Spencer and Ace, too. We don’t need Esme, though! Unless she’s going to go toe to toe with Jossalyn, then I’m game.
Adam Huss was great doing the role of Nikolas. Why have to recast? He has always been open to a return.
Well said!
I love and miss the Jackle!!!!!
Spinelli, and other young actors – loosing their storyline and jobs
That’s ridiculous and poor planning on the production and writing staff at GH.
It ruined the clever and extensive storyline – that did drag on too long, yet ended in GREAT drama -well done – for GH staff and dramatic daytime – soap storyline fashion.
This is an “exit, stage left”, writer’s haste is very poorly designed – give us and those other actors & actress – their jobs back! James, a young child – expresses profound grief, loss and tragedy in his young life – presently well acted, as it is played by his sub. Give it back so that eventually the original young actor grows, as he manages and processes his storyline. His opportunity for growth from that experience as an actor and life lesson for all ages and audience in all stages of life – is a writers responsibility to the audience! This is daytime drama- continues touching lives of all ages in its audience!
Again, why loose these cast members, specifically James and the beloved Spinelli –
just re-cast her!!!!!!
GH was incredible for the Cullum demise and Josselyn as a heroine! I rewatched the week’s episodes multiple times as I recird the show each day. I have been a fan since day one, and look forward to each new episode.
Congratulations to GH on an amazing week. The way the storyline concluded was the best scenes the show has had in months. I wish there was a way to include Hulu ratings in the overall ratings. I believe GH would be the number one show.
Now this story is over, I am ready to get the Drew/Willow storyline moving. It is not entertainment to see Drew sit for months in a wheelchair unable to speak. In addition, Curtis’s vendetta against Isaiah is such a failure. The dialog is the same always every day. GH needs to mirror BTG and make their black storylines more believable and the characters more likable. Lastly, I would love to see GH stop bringing in so many new characters when popular actors (Ava, Michael, Ned, Olivia) are not getting sufficient airtime.
Hello R.P. I agree, I truly miss Ned’s presence and Leo’s, too. Olivia can get a bit whiney. Ava needs story STAT!
The big let down the past few years is the lack of story, or willingness to create story for Chief of Staff (or co) with Terry at the helm. GH had make a wrecking ball with this intrigal role. I don’t know how Elizabeth Webber runs the hospital, she’s always there, doing everything. Ishiah is on a “leave” due to injury… I think he pops in for consults and Britt is all over the place, unstable for this profession, Lucas is recurring so, we see him and then on an odd day day, we have Doctor Navarro.
Don’t get me started on Felicia working there as a Patient Advocate, but such a position is not needed from a supporting artist… she spends time with her family as she should and yes Felicia can work full-time but I’d rather Felicia maintain part of her past like the last time, whether you liked it or not, Felicia and Carly went on the search after Bobby’s passing to find a young woman who was a reporter or something and yeah, Felicia became intrigal the past month or so, heading to France to support Anna, etc.
As for Portia, she’s been pregnant for two years! Before the birth of her son, she was at the hospital, sure, but Elizabeth does everything there! I love Elizabeth, she’s dedicated, committment and a life-long GH employee. Stella serves as Patient Adocate (to Chief Administrator) well. I think Felicia may need to be seen very minimally at GH, she will have her hands full with James.
No Maxie on the horizon, which was huge misstep by GH, nevermind that… But Cody who does nothing on the show… had to break the news to James about “Nathan”…. that whole Maxie/Spinelli/Georgie outting to the Grand Canyon was the killer of the story.
We all know what GH should have done with the Maxie character and they chose not to recast, so Felicia and Max (when John York is able to make appearances)… is James everything at the moment. Lucas pops in and out (due to recurring), Britt, here today, gone tomorrow, we’ll see what Dr Tristan’s deal is, Portia is now going to be on maternial leave… Isahiah is only good for consulting work… and I think Elizabeth, Stella, Lucas, Dr Tristan, Britt and Portia … are all a mixed bag,
Again, god bless her, Elizabeth shows up at GH for anything… we NEED Terry BACK in a supporting capactity, GH! Too many loose ends with these characters and their “roles” at GH. Nix Felicia out of the staff, have Diona and maybe Amy, featured more with Liz and bring back BRAD!
I agree with all of your points. Utilize the characters who don’t get much screen time.
Precisely, Priscilla 🙂
Hey Scrappy!
Great post and I appreciate the paragraph breaks.
See how the ratings sky rocket when Carly is on every day? My girl IS General Hospital.
Love you GH
Been watch GH for 50 + years started watching with my step mom. It was a good run for GH real excitemenWsB agent t shot the bad guy ! Alway is a good thing we all wish GH to be the top rated Soap!!
Yessss, it was good for a week. Then Joss’s men both showed up for her and then disappeared just as quickly. Anna is a good character but stupid storyline is getting worse with the visions. Loved ‘Z’s surprise appearance. Now back to boring, long drawn out, same ol same ol. Got excited that summer might get to be more fun up through sweeps. Immediately let down after high hopes. ABC is the greediest company forcing too many commercials and forcing to rewatch commercials if you rewind to see something again. Commercials, many, through movies. I literally only pay for Hulu for this soap and none of it is worth the frustration. Zero action, just talking everything to death. Disappointing rip off when everything else is so expensive, I’ll let this go and keep Netflix, Paramount and Prime to at least have fewer movie interruptions
Hi! I tuned into Y&R today just to check its pulse after declaring the soap dead 2 years ago. I do that from time to time because I am fond of the actors. Well! Still dead. Nothing but the same old long conversations. Even the actors act bored. But today, GH had interesting and fresh conversations interspersed with action. For example, the crazy kook Nina rolled Drew in his wheelchair off the dock and into the lake! Can you believe it? I swear, ya can’t take that girl anywhere. My point is, I think your criticism of GH is a bit harsh and lacks perspective. There’s a few missteps, sure, but there’s rarely a dull moment.
The reason why GH got high ratings the week of July 6 through the 10th was because we were finally coming to the end of the storyline that has been dragging on FOREVER . Plus she brought in John Oliver as Z from the WSB and I think the ratings were high because of him which they need to bring him back occasionally. Your storylines are great sometimes but you keep dragging them too far that people lose interest you got too many new characters and you should bring back. Keep this older characters that you’ve had in the storyline forever. I agree you need Spencer you need Maxi you need Spinelli you need Nicholas Cassadine back your ratings would go up . Anyway, I’d like watching GH but I’ll tell you it gets old some of the storylines especially like Drew. That’s not going anywhere. Let’s do something about that storyline move it anyway. Hopefully these feedback from your viewers will inspire you guys to take a look and figure out your next move. Thank you.
General Hospital
THIS FRIDAY: ‘General Hospital’s’ Tabyana Ali to Drop Music Video for Her Single ‘Pray’
General Hospital’s Tabyana Ali (Trina Robinson) is following up the September 1st premiere and drop of her new single Pray, with the release of the music video for it this Friday, September 25.
Ali made the announcement on Tuesday, September 22 via her Instagram account, which featured snippets from the music video with the date 9.25.26.
The timing couldn’t be better since most of the music industry is all about Sunday night’s September 27 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards).
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TRINA TIME
Previiously, Trina and Gio (Giovanni Mazza) performed the song “Pray” at a showcase arranged by music executive Simon (Grady Eldridge), with the looming question of who is Trina’s stalker yet to be revealed.
In more recent episodes of GH, Trina was on the warpath after learning that Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) was the actual driver of the car involved in the accident with Jordan (Tanisha Harper) and her father, Curtis (Donnell Turner).
Realizing Brook Lynn kept her mouth shut, in the end, Curtis is serving two years of jail time over accosting Isaiah Gannon (Sawani Wilson) believing he was the other driver! When Brook Lynn knew it was her all along. The situation has caused tension between Trina and her music manager.
WHERE TO LISTEN AND FIND TABYANA ALI’S LATEST SINGLE
Pray is based off a poem written by Ali and was turned into a track.
Currently, you can download or stream the song via You Tube Music, Apple Music, Spotify and more.
So, are you looking forward to seeing Tabyana’s music video for her single Pray this Friday? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital
William deVry to Appear on ‘Tracker’ Season 4; Shuts Down Rumors of a ‘General Hospital’ Return
William deVry addressed the rumors of his imminent return to General Hospital as Julian Jerome, which have popped up recently as click bait on websites or in video reels.
The soap opera veteran set the record straight when he took to Instagram to share a video of all that he’s been up to lately, and how fans catch him on multiple upcoming shows. Chief among them appearing in Justin Hartley’s (ex-Adam, Y&R and ex-Fox, Passions) drama series Tracker on CBS during its upcoming 4th season.
As deVry closed out his video message, he took a moment to confirm once and for all, “I am not coming back to General Hospital.” The last time viewers saw Julian on the Port Charles canvas, he was being zipped in a body bag after being shot in December of 2020, which ended deVry’s six-year-run on the soap.
Daytime fans also know that before his time on General Hospital, deVry played Michael Cambias on All My Children (2003-2004) and Storm Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful. (2006-2008).
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TRACKER SEASON 4 HAS SEVERAL SOAP OPERA ALUMS
Coming up on Tracker, William is set to appear in episode 5 that airs in early November, where he is playing a bad guy. That’s the same episode that marks the return of another soap alum, Jensen Ackles (ex-Eric, Days of our Lives) as Russell Shaw, the brother of Hartley’s Colter Shaw.
Tracker premieres on Sunday, October 4 with its season premiere episode entitled “Safe Harbor,” launching Colter into a port-side case.
Before William is seen on Tracker, you can check him out next week in the movie Spill which drops on September 20 on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. That is followed on October 10, when the GH alum appears in Lifetime’s Movie of the Week, The Monster She Married, alongside Matthew Morrison (ex-Glee).
You can check out William’s video message below.
So, excited to see William deVry on the new season of Tracker? How do you feel about how the rumors got started that Julian Jerome might be resurrected? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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Beyond the Gates
RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Bests ‘General Hospital’ in Key Demos and Gains More Viewers Week-Over-Week
The ratings are out for the week of August 31- September 4, 2026 and it was a solid one for daytime’s youngest daytime drama, Beyond the Gates, now taping its third season.
According to the latest Nielsen report via Soap Opera Network, Beyond the Gates saw a rise in total viewers, tied with third place General Hospital in Households, and overtook GH in the women’s 18-49 and 25-54 ratings share putting them firmly in the number three spot.
Let’s take a look at the drama that had viewers tuning-in to the action in and around Fairmont Crest: Andre (Sean Freeman) kissed Heather (Ashley Jones) before leaving for Seoul with Dani (Karla Mosley).
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Meanwhile, Heather figured out that her brother Joey (Jon Lindstrom) killed Doug. Hayley (Marquita Goings) poisoned Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett) yet again and left him unconscious. Jacob (Jibre Hordges) and Smitty (Mike Manning) made progress in the Impaler investigation, and the Articulettes had to deal with Leslie’s (Trisha Mann-Grant) interference.
As for the numbers, Beyond the Gates came in with an average of 1,677.000 total viewers and gained +66,000 for the week, with total household share at 1.2 up +1, and the key demos: 18-49 rating share of 0.20 up +0.07 from the previous week and 25-54 rating share at 0.29 also up +0.07.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital, the ABC soap opera was the only show to lose viewers for the week of all four broadcast network television daytime dramas. GH came in with an average total viewers tally at 1,911,000, but lost -24,000 and was now only up year-over-year +27,000.
In story for the ratings week: Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna) on the ground around the Quartermaine estate, and Drew framed Nina (Cynthia Watros) for the crime by planting Brennan’s wallet in her car.
Chase (Josh Swickard) aggressively pursued the investigation of Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) car crash which led him to confronting Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton). Trina (Tabyana Ali) overheard information suggesting Brook Lynn might be tied to the incident and later got an earful.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
CBS daytime’s The Bold and the Beautiful, which has been on a great run in the ratings of late, came in with total viewers at 2,778,000 adding +59,000, and up year-over-year at this time +312,000. B&B was firmly in the #2 position in households, plus 18-49 and 25-54 demos, behind its sister soap Y&R.
In story for the ratings week: Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) struggled to hide her affair with Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) from Finn (Tanner Novlan), and Carter did the same in trying to keep it under wraps from Daphne (Murielle Hilaire). In addition, Darcy (Kelly Sullivan) arrived in Los Angeles and stood up to Katie (Heather Tom) for her treatment of her daughter, Dylan (Sydney Bullock).
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
The top spot once again belonged to The Young and the Restless. In fact, Y&R gained the most viewers week-over-week adding +127,000 with its total viewer average at 3,189,000 tuning-in. In addition, it was also up year-over-year +327,000. Y&R also was #1 for the ratings week in households and in the 18-49 and 25-54 demos.
In story for the ratings week: Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) thought of a plan for Matt (Roger Howarth) to return to Genoa City. Billy (Jason Thompson) temporarily gave up his fight for Chancellor after Sally (Courtney Hope) had a pregnancy scare, which could have lasting implications as they head to the altar in October.
Meanwhile, Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) secretly arranged another hookup, Nate (Sean Dominic) prepared for surgery with Stephanie (Vivica A. Fox) by his side, and while in rehab, Nick (Joshua Morrow) helped Marie (Jade Harlow) after her frightening confrontation with her abusive husband, Logan (Tommy Walker).
So, what do you think of the latest ratings picture? Glad to see Beyond the Gates performing well? Which soap opera has you most glued to your screens? Which soap opera has you often wanting to tune-out? Let us know via the comment section below.
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