List of The Young and the Restless characters (2013)
"The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 26, 1973, and airs on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared on the soap opera in 2013, by order of first appearance. All characters through October are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writer Josh Griffith; characters after October are introduced by Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante.
Opening credits
In the 2000s, some soap operas began using an opening sequence where the actors are credited. "The Young and the Restless" was the first such show to credit, at least, most of the actors on contract with the series. "The Bold and the Beautiful", which is produced by Bell-Phillip Television Productions (a subsidiary of "Y&R" producer Bell Dramatic Serial Company), began crediting all contract cast members in its opening titles in 2005, four years after "The Young and the Restless" implemented it (however, unlike "Y&R", "The Bold and the Beautiful" cycles between different title sequences depending on the episode's running time: two that feature credits – including one shorter sequence – and one that does not feature any credits or cast member visuals). ABC Daytime soaps began implementing the process in October 2002 with the debut of the "All My Children" 'Scrapbook" opening used until May 2004. "One Life to Live" began featuring character credits within the title sequence during the same time period with its "Blue and White" opening. The most recent soap to include credits for all contract actors in its opening titles was "General Hospital" after a February 2010 revamp of its opening credits (a credit-less introduction resumed in 2012 with the introduction of a shorter title sequence), though during the final years of its "Faces of the Heart" sequence from April 2003 to September 2004, the names of the main characters were shown alongside video headshots of the cast members in the opening title sequence.