List of The Young and the Restless characters (2014)
"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 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps and head writers Shelly Altman and Jean Passanante.
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.