List of The Young and the Restless characters (2016)
"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 2016, by order of first appearance. In the first half of the year, characters were introduced by executive producer Jill Farren Phelps until her replacement in the summer of 2016 by supervising producer Mal Young Young was first credited as executive producer on July 13, 2016. Co-executive producer and head writer Charles Pratt Jr. oversaw the creation and introduction of the characters until his replacement by Sally Sussman Morina. Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and is aired on December 7, 2016.
Teen drama
The first teen-oriented shows did not call themselves teen dramas. One of the earliest was the single-season soap opera "Never Too Young", which aired from 1965 to 1966. As the late 1960s and early 1970s progressed, younger viewers began to find relatable characters on more daytime soaps. In 1967, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" premiered and quickly became a hit with teenage audiences. It was soon followed by "All My Children" in 1970 and "The Young and the Restless" in 1973.