List of The Young and the Restless characters (2011)
"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 in 2011, by order of appearance. All characters were introduced to the series by its head writer that year, Maria Arena Bell. Lucy Romalotti, Primrose DeVille and Caleb Atkinson all debuted in January, while Angelo Veneziano first appeared in February. Davis Holloway debuted in July while Moses Winters debuted in October.
Ryan's Hope
In 1981, CBS moved its ascendant "The Young and the Restless" to the same slot "Ryan's Hope" occupied, 12:30 Eastern/11:30 Central. The CBS soap garnered a 7.4 rating to a 6.9 for "Ryan's Hope". By the following year, CBS earned an 8.0 for the timeslot while "Ryan's Hope" slid to a 5.6. ABC fared better against the second half of "The Young and the Restless", as "All My Children" had ratings of 9.4 for 1982–83. The ratings continued to decline for "Ryan's Hope", and ABC realized it couldn't perform apace its other soaps. "Ryan's Hope" was moved to 12 noon Eastern/11:00 a.m. Central in October 1984 with the thought that if it had built an audience in a soap-free timeslot in its first 18 months, perhaps it could do so again.