| The Young and the Restless | |
|---|---|
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| Created by |
William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell |
| Written by |
Charles Pratt, Jr Tracey Thomson |
| Opening theme | Nadia's theme |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 10,682 (as of June 5, 2015) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William J. Bell (1973-2005) John Conboy (1973-82) H. Wesley Kenney (1982-86) Edward J. Scott (1987-2001) David Shaughnessy (2001-04) John F. Smith (2004-06) Lynn Marie Latham (2006-07) Josh Griffith (2006-08) Paul Rauch (2008-11) Maria Arena Bell (2008-12) Jill Farren Phelps (2012-present) Charles Pratt, Jr. (2015-present) |
| Producer(s) | Mary O'Leary |
| Location(s) |
CBS Television City Los Angeles, California |
| Running time |
30 minutes (1973-80) 60 minutes (1980-present) |
| Distributor |
Screen Gems (1973-74) Columbia Pictures Television (1974-2001) Columbia TriStar Television (2001-2002) Sony Pictures Television (2002-present) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format |
480i SDTV (1973-2001) 1080i HDTV (2001-present) |
| Original run | March 26, 1973 – Present |
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The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Philip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin. First broadcast on March 26, 1973, The Young and the Restless was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week. It expanded to one hour episodes on February 4, 1980. The show, which was on SOAPnet from April 2006 to June 2013, currently also airs on Pop weeknights since July 1, 2013 and is syndicated internationally.
It is one of the few TV series to successfully write out almost all the original characters and replace them with new ones. The Young and the Restless originally focused on two core families in Genoa City: the wealthy Brooks family and the poor Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures, in the early 1980s all the original characters except Jill Foster Abbott were written out. New core families the Abbotts and the Williams, were introduced. Other families such as the Newmans, the Winters, and the Fisher/Baldwins were subsequently introduced. Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Foster Abbott and Katherine Chancellor, one of the longest rivalries on any American soap opera. Since its debut, The Young and the Restless has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television. As of 2008, it has appeared at the top of the weekly Nieson ratings in that category for more than 1000 weeks since 1988. As of December 12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, The Young and the Restless has been the leading daytime drama for an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25 years. On January 15, 2014, the series was in the middle of its final year of its 2010 contract, and was renewed by CBS through 2017. Y&R is also a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, as several actors have crossed over between shows.
Opening Title Cards
Cast
Current cast members
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Adamson | Noah Newman | 2012– |
| Peter Bergman | Jack Abbott | 1989– |
| Eric Braeden | Victor Newman | 1980– |
| Tracey E. Bregman | Lauren Fenmore Baldwin | 1983–1995, 2000, 2001– |
| Lachlan Buchanan | Kyle Jenkins Abbott | 2015- |
| Steve Burton | Dylan McAvoy | 2013– |
| Sean Carrigan | Stitch Rayburn | 2013- |
| Sharon Case | Sharon Newman | 1994– |
| Jessica Collins | Avery Bailey Clark | 2011– |
| Doug Davidson | Paul Williams | 1978– |
| Eileen Davidson | Ashley Abbott | 1982-88, 1999-2007, 2008-13, 2014- |
| Melissa Claire Egan | Chelsea Lawson | 2011– |
| Scott Elrod | Joe Clark | 2014- |
| Daniel Goddard | Cane Ashby | 2007- |
| Camryn Grimes | Mariah Copeland | 2014- |
| Justin Hartley | Adam Newman | 2014- |
| Amelia Heinle | Victoria Newman Abbott | 2005– |
| Bryton James | Devon Hamilton | 2004– |
| Burgees Jenkins | Billy Abbott | 2014- |
| Christel Khalil | Lily Ashby | 2002–2005, 2006– |
| Hunter King | Summer Newman | 2012– |
| Christian LeBlanc | Michael Baldwin | 1991–1993, 1997– |
| Kate Linder | Esther Valentine | 1982– |
| Mishael Morgan | Hilary Curtis | 2013- |
| Joshua Morrow | Nicholas Newman | 1994– |
| Melissa Ordway | Abby Newman | 2013- |
| Greg Rikaart | Kevin Fisher | 2003– |
| Tristan Rogers | Colin Atkinson | 2010-12, 2014- |
| Melody Thomas Scott | Nikki Newman | 1979– |
| Kristoff St. John | Neil Winters | 1991 |
| Kelly Sullivan | Sage Warner | 2014- |
| Gina Tognoni | Phyllis Summers | 2014- |
Recurring Cast Members
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Bach | Anita Lawson | 2012– |
| Lauarlee Bell | Christine Williams | 1983–2001, 2002–2006, 2010– |
| Judith Chapman | Gloria Bardwell | 2005– |
| Aidan Clark | Charilie Ashby | 2013- |
| Angell Conwell | Leslie Michaelson | 2010- |
| Max Erich | Fenmore Baldwin | 2012– |
| Robert Gant | David Sherman | 2013, 2014- |
| Alyvia Alyn Lind | Faith Newman | 2011 |
| Beth Maitland | Traci Connolly | 1982-96, 2001- |
| Chris McKenna | Detective mark Harding | 2014- |
| Nadine Nicole | Gwen | 2014- |
| Sofia Pernas | Marissa Sierras | 2015- |
| McKenna Roberts | Matilda Ashby | 2013- |
| Ted Shackleford | Jeff Bardwell | 2007- |
| Terrell Tilford | Barton Shelby | 2014- |
| Jess Walton | Jill Abbott Fenmore | 1987– |
Debuting
| Actor | Character | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Gaston Villanueva | Luca Santori | September 16 | [1][2] |
| Elizabeth Bogush | Dr. Anderson | September 18 | [3] |
| Micheal E. Knight | Dr. Simon Neville | October 15 | [4][5] |
Returning
| Actor | Character | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Haiduck | Patty Williams | September 21 | [1][6] |
References
- ^ a b Casting Corner. CBS Interactive (September 4, 2015). Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved on September 9, 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Y&R CASTS NEW ROLE", Soap Opera Digest, August 10, 2015. Retrieved on August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Exclusive: Y&R Casts A New Doctor!", CBS Soaps In Depth, August 31, 2015. Retrieved on August 31, 2015.
- ^ "MICHAEL E. KNIGHT JOINS Y&R", Soap Opera Digest, September 9, 2015. Retrieved on September 9, 2015.
- ^ Exclusive: All My Children Alum Michael E. Knight Joins The Young and the Restless. TVGM Holdings, LLC (CBS Interactive) (September 9, 2015). Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved on September 9, 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE! STACY HAIDUK BACK TO Y&R", Soap Opera Digest, August 3, 2015. Retrieved on August 3, 2015.
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