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List of The Young and the Restless characters (2017)
"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 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by executive producer Mal Young and co-executive producer/head writer Sally Sussman. In October 2017, Sussman departed as co-executive producer and head writer; Young remained as executive producer and was promoted as head writer.
Abby Newman
In December 2011, Rylan took a maternity leave and was absent from the soap opera for several weeks.
In September 2012, it was announced that Rylan had been let go from "The Young and the Restless" reportedly due to budgetary cuts, with her last airdate on October 23, 2012. Within two months of her departure, it was announced that Rylan would be returning due to viewer complaints; her recurring return began on February 11, 2013, however, Rylan was announced to exit again soon after when news broke of her casting in the contract role of Lulu Spencer on ABC's "General Hospital", Rylan vacated the role on April 10, 2013. Melissa Ordway was then announced to take over the role, with her debut on April 16, 2013.
Charles Pratt Jr.
In September 2014, it was revealed that Pratt had been hired as head writer and co-executive producer of "The Young and the Restless". In September 2016, it was confirmed that Pratt was leaving his position at "The Young and the Restless" to become show-runner and executive producer of the primetime series, "Star".
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"The Young and the Restless" originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the working class Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, all the original characters except Jill Foster were written out. Bell replaced them with new core families, the Abbotts and the Williamses. Over the years, other families such as the Newmans, the Barber-Winters, and the Baldwin-Fishers were introduced. Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Abbott and Katherine Chancellor, the longest rivalry on any American soap opera.
Victoria Rowell
From 1993 to 2001, Rowell starred as Dr. Amanda Bentley in the CBS primetime series "Diagnosis: Murder", opposite Dick Van Dyke, replacing Cynthia Gibb from the original made-for-television movie. For much of Rowell's stint on "Diagnosis: Murder", she was working on that show and on "The Young and the Restless" simultaneously. One episode of "Diagnosis Murder" centered around murder on the set of "The Young and the Restless"; Rowell was featured as both Amanda and Drucilla in that episode. The series run from 1993 to 2001, producing 178 episodes and two television movies, aired after the series' cancellation. "Diagnosis: Murder" has also run in syndication as of 1997.
Scott Hamner
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Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
In January 2018, it was announced that "The Young and the Restless" was "actively" working to recast the role of Kyle. On March 1, 2018, it was announced that Michael Mealor had been cast in the role of Kyle. He made his first appearance on March 29, 2018, in celebration of the soap's 45th anniversary.
William J. Bell
In 1972, CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented. William along with his wife Lee Phillip Bell created The Young and the Restless for the network under the working title, "The Innocent Years". However, before the show went into production, he had to rename the series as Bell mentioned...""We were confronted with the very disturbing reality that young America had lost much of its innocence,"". ""Innocence as we had known and lived it all our lives had, in so many respects, ceased to exist."" They renamed the series to The Young and the Restless because they felt it "reflected the youth and mood of the early seventies." He spent between ten and sixteen hours a day writing stories.
Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless)
In January 2014, "The Hollywood Reporter" confirmed that Watros' pilot "Finding Carter" had been ordered into a full series by MTV. Immediately following, it was reported a casting call for the role of "Molly" was put out by "The Young and the Restless", which a character description that closely described the character of Kelly, causing alarm that Watros may vacate the role. In February 2014, it was confirmed that Watros would depart the series in order to pursue the pilot full-time. In her place, CBS hired former "All My Children" and "As the World Turns" actress Cady McClain into the role of Kelly. "TV Guide" further confirmed that the immediate recasting of the role would likely be due to the potential, romantic pairing with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman). "TV Guide" further reported that Watros will last tape on March 14, and will last air on April 16, 2014. McClain began shooting on March 26, and made her on-screen debut on April 24, 2014. In an interview with "On Air, On Soaps" with Michael Fairman, McClain spoke on the process of gaining the role of Kelly. She revealed, "I got an email from "Y&R" casting director, Judy Blye Wilson asking me to send a reel of my work over for the possibility that they may need to recast Cynthia Watros, because it looked like her pilot was going to get picked up. Luckily, Jon Lindstrom had just helped me make a beautiful reel of some of my soap and film work. We sent that over, and then it was quiet for awhile. I know they were looking at a lot of actresses, who of course, wanted to be on Y&R, but I stayed in the running. Then, I sent in another reel of my work from "All My Children" last year, and I was still in the running (laughs), and then I got the phone call and an offer, and that was pretty much it!" During her first day of work (March 20), McClain worked alongside Bergman, David Tom and Kristoff St. John. McClain further clarified her first airdate to be April 16, 2014, six days earlier than originally reported. In an interview with Michael Logan of "TV Guide" magazine, McClain spoke on the pressures of replacing Watros, stating, "There's much more pressure being an instant replacement. Boom! Usually when this happens on a soap there's a break of a few months or at least weeks. And Cynthia was mind-bogglingly good and really made her mark with some award-worthy work. So I'm like, 'Oh, s—t!' But I'm bringing my A game and hoping the fans will accept me." Following continued speculation, McClain confirmed her exit in the June 15, 2015 issue of "Soap Opera Digest". She made her final appearance on May 29, 2015.
Young and Restless (Australian band)
"Hi friends,
Young And Restless has now been a band for four and a half years and consumed large parts of our lives. We never expected to make it as far as we have and we have been honoured and excited by all the interest and support from our friends, family, fans and fellow bands. Through relocating interstate, lineup changes, touring and recording we have all had our share of amazing times, but in the last few weeks it has become clear that this is the end of the road for our band. We will be playing ONE final show at the ARTHOUSE in Melbourne THIS FRIDAY 21/08/09 - if you can make it, please come down and get messy with us one last time.
List of previous The Young and the Restless cast members
This is a list of past cast members on the CBS Daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless".
WKYT-TV
Although most CBS-affiliated stations in the Eastern Time Zone air "The Young and the Restless" at 12:30 p.m., WKYT instead airs the soap opera at 1 p.m. due to its hour-long midday newscast at noon. As such, "The Bold and the Beautiful" airs on a one-day delay at 10:30 a.m. (three hours earlier than the network's recommended Eastern Time Zone slot), following the station's 10 a.m. newscast. Outside of the CBS network schedule, syndicated programming on WKYT include "Jeopardy!", "Wheel of Fortune", "Live with Kelly and Ryan", and "TMZ".
WLKY
WLKY carries the entire CBS network schedule; however, it is one of only at least three CBS affiliates that air "The Young and the Restless" on a tape delay, airing at 4:00 p.m., leading into the 5:00 p.m. newscast (fellow CBS affiliates WAFB in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and WNCN in Raleigh, North Carolina also run the soap opera in the 4:00 p.m. timeslot).
Angell Conwell
In December 2010, Conwell began airing in the recurring role of attorney Leslie Michaelson on the number-one-rated CBS daytime drama, "The Young and the Restless". In December 2012, she was placed on contract however, was dropped back to recurring in August 2014 and later quietly left the show. In March 2015, Conwell returned to "Y&R" to reprise her role as Leslie for four episodes.
List of LGBT characters in soap operas
"The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera broadcast by CBS, which has aired since March 1973.
Kate Linder
In 1982 she was cast as Esther Valentine on CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". In addition to her work on television, Linder serves as a flight attendant for United Airlines. Linder has been starring on "The Young and the Restless" for 30 years and she's also one of two Daytime Governors at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, who present the Emmys. Linder is also the national spokesperson for The ALS Association and is active with TV Cares, ATAS's AIDS fundraising and awareness organization, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and national spokesperson for March of Dimes Canada's Conductive Education Program.
KMOV
From 1987 until September 11, 2015, KMOV aired "The Young and the Restless" on a same-day delay at 4:00 p.m. (serving as a lead-in for its early-evening newscasts), with "The Price Is Right" airing on a one-hour delay at 11:00 a.m.; KMOV also delayed "The Late Late Show" by a half-hour since 1997 under original host Tom Snyder (one of several CBS stations that have done this practice), in order to run syndicated programming after the "Late Show with David Letterman" (KMOV completely preempted "The Late Late Show" during the program's first two years on the air). On September 14, 2015, KMOV moved "The Price Is Right", "The Young and the Restless" and "The Late Late Show" to their recommended network time periods with the first full season under Meredith ownership, with the relocation of the former two shows occurring as a result of the launch of a half-hour 4:00 p.m. newscast.
Esther Valentine
Esther Valentine is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role has been portrayed by actress Kate Linder since April 8, 1982. For over three decades, Esther has been known as the long-serving maid, housekeeper and confidant for businesswoman Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper).
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In 2012, former "General Hospital" executive producer Jill Farren Phelps was hired as the new executive producer of the soap, replacing Bell. Griffith was also named the sole head writer. On August 15, 2013, it was speculated and reported by several online sources that Griffith had resigned as head-writer of the serial. Further speculation adds that Shelly Altman may take over as the new scribe, alongside Tracey Thomson or Jean Passanante may be brought aboard as co-head scribe. On September 12, 2013, it was announced that Passanante and Altman were named head writers of the show, with Thomson promoted to co-head writer.
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Ashley Abbott
In May 2012, it was announced that Davidson was let go from "The Young and the Restless", leading to her exit on August 3, 2012. Davidson initially hadn't known why, but it was reported later that Sony Pictures Television terminated her contract with the show for her to return to "Days of Our Lives" as Kristen DiMera, a character she had portrayed there over 14 years prior. Davidson made a brief return to "The Young and the Restless" in March 2013 for the soap's 40th anniversary. After subsequent guest appearances, Davidson returned to "The Young and the Restless" on September 3, 2014, as a series regular. In June 2018, Davidson quit the role, and would exit once again.
Mackenzie Browning
Mackenzie Browning is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role is presently portrayed by Kelly Kruger, who portrayed the role from February 19, 2002, to July 1, 2003; she returned to the role on March 28, 2018. Previously, the role was portrayed by Ashley Bashioum, Rachel Kimsey and Clementine Ford.
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When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings, but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. By 1988–89 it had dethroned long-time leader "General Hospital" as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since. During the week of December 2, 2013, the series celebrated their twenty-fifth year as the number one daytime drama. "The Young and the Restless" airs every weeknight on Pop, where it averaged 362,000 viewers from July to September 2013.
List of The Young and the Restless characters (2013)
Rose Turner, portrayed by Leslie Stevens, appeared from July 25 to August 8, 2013. Her casting was announced in June; "Soaps In Depth" wrote of the character: "The mystery woman involved with Leslie and Tyler's dad, Gus and who just may hold the answer to the mystery regarding the online blogger targeting Neil." Kambra Clifford of "Soap Opera Network" wrote: "Fans have been chomping at the bit for more information regarding "The Young and the Restless" Rose, the mystery woman that Leslie (Angell Conwell) and Tyler’s (Redaric Williams) dad, Gus (Tony Todd), has been dating. Well good news: One more piece of the puzzle has been revealed!" She also told viewers to "watch the craziness begin to unfold when the actress first airs".
Drucilla Winters
In 2007, Rowell became unhappy with the soap opera behind the scenes, labeling daytime television and "The Young and the Restless" as racist for not having enough African American cast and crew. She also argued the directions of her storylines which weren't heard, prompting her to leave. Within the storyline, Drucilla fell off a cliff and was presumed dead as her body was never found. Rowell has openly expressed pleasure and willingness to return, and as a result of the character's strong appeal and popularity, viewers have campaigned for the series to rehire her. However, CBS has stated that having Drucilla return is not the creative decision they are looking for, which has disappointed fans of the actress. In 2015, Rowell filed a lawsuit against the soap opera and Sony Pictures Entertainment for retaliation, claiming that she had been blacklisted by the network for speaking out against what she believed was racial discrimination during her time portraying Drucilla.
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Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece specifically for "The Young and the Restless"' debut. The song remained unchanged, save for a slight remix in 1988 and a three-year stint in the early 2000s (decade), when an alternate, more jazzy arrangement of that tune was used, using portions of the longer closing version of the original theme.
Mishael Morgan
In May 2013, Morgan was cast as Hilary Curtis in the CBS daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless". On June 11, 2018, Morgan confirmed earlier reports that she would be leaving the soap. Morgan's representation later confirmed that Morgan opted to leave after unsuccessful attempts to negotiate for an increase in salary.
Soapnet
On January 15, 2013, AT&T U-verse reached a new wide-ranging multi-year carriage agreement with Disney for its various broadcast and cable channels, which included the addition of Disney Junior. In April 2013, Soapnet lost the rights to same-day broadcasts of "The Young and the Restless" to TVGN (which CBS Corporation, owner of the show's originating broadcaster CBS, had acquired a 50% ownership stake in the previous month), effective July 1. TVGN eventually picked up "The Bold and the Beautiful" after Soapnet ended, a soap never carried by the network, and both are now carried in high definition on Pop's HD simulcast network, along with eventually, "Days of Our Lives".
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In the Philippines, aired from 1987 to 1989 on ABS-CBN.
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Casting
Ted Shackelford has portrayed the role since 2007, and previously portrayed the role of William Bardwell for over a year. In 2011, it was announced that Shackelford would briefly vacate the role and it would be temporarily assumed by Kin Shriner, who briefly appeared on "The Young and the Restless" as Harrison Bartlett in 2004. He began airing on April 20, 2011, and was last seen in the role on September 16. Shackelford returned to the role on December 6 for a brief appearance, and then returned for additional appearances beginning January 11, 2012.
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Christopher Whitesell
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Kay Alden
Priscilla Kay Alden (born October 24, 1946) is an American television writer and the former head writer for the soap opera, "The Young and the Restless".
Owen Renfroe
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Young &amp; Reckless (disambiguation)
The Young and the Reckless may refer to:
James E. Reilly
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Rex Sterling
Rex Sterling is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". He was portrayed by Quinn Redeker from July 1987 to the character's death onscreen in December 1994. A year prior his on-screen death, Redeker was vocal in his lack of screen time. The character and actor's exit left a large hole, with his co-star Jeanne Cooper (who played his widow Katherine Chancellor) stating: "When Rex died, I didn't want to go onto my set for two months. I was depressed for two months after he died." Redeker later reprised the role on April 23, 2004 when he reappeared in a drunken dream had by Katherine.
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In Jamaica, the show airs on CVMTV.
Kelly Andrews (The Young and the Restless)
Kelly Andrews is a fictional character on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role was originated by actress Cynthia Watros, who debuted in the role on November 15, 2013. In 2014, following her booking a pilot on MTV, the role was immediately recast with Daytime Emmy Award winner Cady McClain, who debuted in the role on April 16, 2014. On May 29, 2015, McClain made her final appearance as Kelly.
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In the United Kingdom, "The Young and The Restless" has aired on many TV channels starting in 1990, when episodes from 1987 debuted on BSB Galaxy in a regular weekday timeslot. When BSB merged with Sky in November 1990, the soap moved to Sky's flagship channel Sky One and aired at 11:00 weekdays until the end of 1992. When BSB's original three-year contract to air the soap expired, Sky chose not to renew it. In 1993, "Y&R" was picked up by UK Living (then known as simply Living, now Sky Living) in a primetime timeslot, picking up where Sky left off. This lasted until late 1995. In 2007, Zone Romantica, now CBS Drama began broadcasting the show weekdays [four years behind US]. In 2009, when CBS went into partnership with and took over the Chellozone Channels the show was relegated to just one showing a day [in favor of repeating shows such as Dynasty and Dallas in the daytime]. It was attracting around 18–20,000 viewers at midnight in the last week of its broadcast in the UK in August 2010.
John Conboy
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Sally Sussman Morina
On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as "The Young and the Restless"'s new head writer and Co-Executive Producer. Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and is aired on December 7, 2016. On July 31, 2017, Daytime Confidential announced that both Kay Alden and Sussman will be departing from the show, with Mal Young being named as the new head writer.
Melissa Salmons
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Screening of soap operas in Australia
On 23 January 2007, it was announced that Nine had not renewed its contract with "The Young and the Restless", and that Foxtel would pick up the show from where Nine left off.
The Young and the Restless
To compete with the youthful ABC soap operas, "All My Children", "One Life to Live", and "General Hospital", CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented. William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell created "The Young and the Restless" in 1972 for the network under the working title, "The Innocent Years!" "We were confronted with the very disturbing reality that young America had lost much of its innocence," Bell said. "Innocence as we had known and lived it all our lives had, in so many respects, ceased to exist." They changed the title of the series to "The Young and the Restless" because they felt it "reflected the youth and mood of the early seventies." The Bells named the fictional setting for the show after the real Genoa City, Wisconsin, which was located on their way from their then-home in Chicago to their annual summer vacation spot in Lake Geneva.
Mal Young
On 31 December 2015, Young cryptically said on his Twitter about what is next for him in 2016, "This year I'm going to be Young and I'm going to be Restless." A few days later, Young sent several other tweets to the Twitter account of the American soap opera, "The Young and the Restless", announcing his hiring on the show. It was confirmed by CBS Daytime that Young had been hired as a producer. Young's first episode as a supervising producer aired on 1 February 2016 and his last episode aired on 12 July 2016.
List of The Young and the Restless characters (1970s)
A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between March 1973 and December 1979.
Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
Kyle Abbott is a fictional character from "The Young and the Restless", an American soap opera on the CBS network. Introduced on January 8, 2001, the character is the son of businessman Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and Diane Jenkins (Maura West). For the character's first three-year run, he was portrayed by a series of infant toddler actors. In 2010, the character returned, portrayed as slightly older by child actor Garrett Ryan. After two years, he was rapidly aged to an adult, with Blake Hood stepping into the role in April 2012. Upon his return, Kyle began dating Eden Baldwin (Jessica Heap).
Tom Langan
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As the World Turns
On February 4, 1980, CBS moved and expanded "The Young and the Restless" to a full hour after the cancellation of the soap opera "Love of Life". "The Young and the Restless" moved from noon/11:00 am to 1:00 pm/noon (the former affiliate break timeslot) and "As the World Turns" was bumped up to 2:00 /1:00 pm and "Guiding Light" to 3:00/2:00 pm. On June 8, 1981, "As the World Turns" returned to its longtime 1:30/12:30 pm start time with "Search for Tomorrow" following at 2:30/1:30 pm and "The Young and the Restless" leading off the serial lineup at either noon/11:00 am or 12:30 pm/11:30 am (depending on affiliate preference).
List of The Young and the Restless characters (2010)
"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 2010, by order of appearance. All characters were introduced to the series by its head writer that year, Maria Arena Bell. Doppelgänger Sarah Smythe first appeared in April. June saw the arrival of Meggie McClaine, Spencer Walsh and twin characters, Charles and Matilda Ashby, born on-screen. Vance Abrams and Sofia Dupre debuted in July, followed by Blake Joseph's stint beginning in October. Colin Atkinson made his debut in December.
List of The Young and the Restless cast members
"The Young and the Restless" is an American television soap opera, created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It first aired on March 26, 1973. The longest-running current cast member is Doug Davidson, who has portrayed private investigator Paul Williams since May 23, 1978. Jeanne Cooper, who portrayed the soap opera's matriarch Katherine Chancellor, holds the record for the series' longest-running cast member, airing from November 1973 until her death in May 2013. Melody Thomas Scott and Eric Braeden, who portray Nikki and Victor Newman, are the second and third longest-running cast members, having joined in February 1979 and February 1980, respectively. Kate Linder has portrayed Esther Valentine since April 1982, and rounds out the series' top four longest-running cast members. The following list is of cast members who are currently on the show: both main and recurring members, as well as those who are debuting, departing or returning from the series.
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In New Zealand, "The Young and the Restless" aired alongside "Days of Our Lives" on TV ONE and ended on November 6, 2009. The soap was approximately four seasons behind the CBS season due to being preempted by holiday and sporting programming.
Judith Chapman
She made her first appearance on "The Young and the Restless" after that, briefly subbing for Jess Walton as Jill Abbott. She joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" full-time in January 2005, replacing Joan Van Ark in the contract role of Gloria Fisher. In March 2011, it was announced that Chapman had been taken off her contract and bumped to recurring. In October 2014, it was announced that she would make a guest appearance as Gloria on "The Bold and the Beautiful". Although she made a few more appearances on "The Young and the Restless" into early 2015, she later indicated on numerous sources, including her Facebook fan page, that she believed that she had made her final appearance on "Y&R", and that she didn't believe the show would be using the character any longer. However, in December 2016, she made a triumphant return as the character of Gloria was once again thrust into the middle of a front burner storyline.
Greg Foster (The Young and the Restless)
Greg Foster is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". A string of different actors played the role from 1973 to 1982, most notably James Houghton and Wings Hauser, who both reprised their roles as Greg in 2003 and 2010.
Michael Eilbaum
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On September 21, 2016, Daytime Confidential reported that after ten years since leaving the soap, Alden had been re-hired to be a story consultant under Sussman's regime. Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and began airing on December 7, 2016. On June 20, 2017, CBS announced its decision to renew the serial for three years. On July 31, 2017, it was announced that both Alden and Sussman would retire from their positions; Young was named as Sussman's successor as head writer. Sussman last aired as head writer on October 24, 2017. Young's tenure as head writer aired on October 25, 2017. In December 2018, Young announced his decision to leave the serial, citing that it was a "good time to move on," and cited his desire to pursue his own project. Anthony Morina and Griffith were announced as executive producer and head writer, respectively.
Peter Brinckerhoff
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Screening of soap operas in Australia
In December 2017, Regional Network Ten Affiliate WIN Television bought the rights to the program as well as fellow soap "The Young and the Restless". This was seen as a return to free to air for the two US soaps, as they have not been broadcast on free to air since 26 April 2013 (DOOL) and 23 February 2007 (Y&R) when Nine did not renew the rights. Although the soaps returned, the episodes are still a few years behind. However, viewers can access new episodes of the soaps on Foxtel.
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In Trinidad, the show airs weekdays on CBS and has been airing in Trinidad since the 1980s. In 1988, 70 percent of Trinidadians who had access to a television watched daily episodes of "The Young and the Restless", a series that emphasized family problems, sexual intrigue, and gossip.
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"The Young and the Restless" began airing on March 26, 1973, replacing the cancelled soap opera, "Where the Heart Is". Bell worked as head writer from the debut of the series until his retirement in 1998. He wrote from his home in Chicago while production took place in Los Angeles, California. Originally, Bell wanted to shoot the series in New York, however, CBS executives felt that Los Angeles would be more cost effective. John Conboy acted as the show's first executive producer, staying in the position until 1982. Bell and H. Wesley Kenney became co-executive producers that year until Edward Scott took over in 1989. Bell then became senior executive producer. Other executive producers included David Shaughnessy, John F. Smith, Lynn Marie Latham, Josh Griffith, Maria Arena Bell, and Paul Rauch.
Natalie Minardi Slater
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Raya Meddine
Raya Meddine has worked in Paris, Beirut and Los Angeles. In February 2008, Meddine joined the cast of the American soap opera "The Young and the Restless" in the contract role of Sabrina Costelana Newman. A shift in story line killed off the character, and Meddine left the role of Sabrina in August 2008. In June 2009, due to the popularity of the Sabrina character, Meddine inked a deal with "The Young & the Restless" to appear on a recurring basis as Sabrina's "ghost".
Steve Burton (actor)
On August 28, 2012, Burton confirmed that he would exit "General Hospital" in October; he last appeared on-air on October 26, 2012. On January 29, 2013, he joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" as Dylan McAvoy. On October 6, 2016, Burton announced via social media that he would not renew his deal with the soap, and would exit the role of Dylan. He was subsequently awarded another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his "The Young and the Restless" role in 2017. In June 2017, ABC Daytime announced that Burton would be returning to "General Hospital".
Young and Restless (Australian band)
On 17 August 2009, the band posted a blog on their MySpace stating that the band would be breaking up. Young And Restless played their final show on 21 August at the Arthouse in Melbourne.
Janice Ferri Esser
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The Catch-Up
The show was under pressure even before it began. The Nine Network decision to cancel its broadcast of the US soap opera "The Young and the Restless" after 33 years to make way for the program caused outrage amongst fans of show which had been aired on the Nine Network since 1974.
Jonathan Farwell
Farwell is perhaps best-known for the role of George Rawlins on the daytime CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (TV series)
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Teresa Zimmerman
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List of The Young and the Restless characters (1980s)
A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1980 and December 1989.
Soap opera
Soap opera ratings have significantly fallen in the U.S. since the 2000s. No new major daytime soap opera has been created since "Passions" in 1999, while many have been cancelled. Since January 2012, four daytime soap operas – "General Hospital", "Days of Our Lives", "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" – continue to air on the three major networks, down from a total of 12 during the 1990–91 season and a high of 19 in the 1969–70 season. This marks the first time since 1953 that there have been only four soap operas airing on broadcast television. "The Young and the Restless", the highest-rated soap opera from 1988 to the present, had fewer than 5 million daily viewers as of February 2012, a number exceeded by several non-scripted programs such as "Judge Judy". Circulations of soap opera magazines have decreased and some have even ceased publication. SOAPnet, which largely aired soap opera reruns, began to be phased out in 2012 and fully ceased operations the following year. The Daytime Emmy Awards, which honor soap operas and other daytime shows, moved from primetime network television to smaller cable channels in 2012, then failed to get any TV broadcast at all in 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Mike Denney
Mike Denney is an American television soap opera director. Denney has worked on the CBS Daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" for nearly 20 years, but in 2007, he quit the show. In January 2008, he joined the directing team of "Days of Our Lives", but left after the firing of then Co-Executive Producer, Edward J. Scott. He has since rejoined "The Young and the Restless" as a director. 
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List of The Young and the Restless crew
List of writers, directors and producers who have worked on the American soap opera "The Young and the Restless".
Frederick Johnson (writer)
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Jill Farren Phelps
In July 2012, following the firing of executive producer and head writer Maria Arena Bell and co-head writer Scott Hamner, Sony Pictures Television appointed Phelps executive producer of "The Young and the Restless", alongside the show's former head writer Josh Griffith. She was let go from the show in June 2016.
Marla Kanelos
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Greg Rikaart
Rikaart is best known for his role as Kevin Fisher on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young and the Restless", which he originated in 2003. In May 2017, Rikaart confirmed earlier reports that he would be exiting the soap with his last taping date to be the following month. However, on August 3, the official Twitter account for "The Young and the Restless" confirmed Rikaart was back taping. In September, "Entertainment Weekly" reported that Rikaart was back for a 2-week stint.
Young and Restless
Young and Restless may refer to:
Victoria Rowell
In February 2015, Rowell filed a lawsuit against CBS, Sony Pictures Television, Bell Dramatic Serial Company, and Bell-Phillip Television Production Inc, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. In the suit, Rowell alleges that since 2010 she had made several attempts to be re-employed at "The Young and the Restless" or employed at sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful", but was repeatedly denied due to her outspokenness regarding the lack of diversity both in front of and behind the cameras at soap operas. The same day the suit was filed, CBS released a statement saying that Rowell left the cast of her own initiative, the suit was without merit, and they would vigorously defend the case. In June 2015, Rowell's legal team filed a declaration in furtherance of the lawsuit. In the declaration, Rowell alleges that she was the target of racially motivated attacks on the set of "The Young and the Restless", at the hands of former co-stars, Michelle Stafford, Melody Thomas Scott, and Peter Bergman. In November 2015, the judge presiding over the case dismissed the suit without prejudice. Rowell's legal team resubmitted an amended claim that included an allegation against Corday Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Alleging that she pursued a role on the Sony and Corday produced NBC soap "Days of Our Lives", but was removed from the audition list. In June 2016, the judge again dismissed the previous claims against CBS and Bell-Phillip Television Production Inc., allowing Rowell to continue the suit against Corday Productions and Sony Pictures Television. In February 2017, it was reported the case had been settled.
William J. Bell
"The Young and the Restless" debuted on March 26, 1973. Although slow to rise in the ratings (he got very frustrated and asked head of CBS Daytime Bud Grant to cancel the serial), CBS had faith in the show and gave it a chance. "Y&R" was credited for breathing new life into the daytime serial, with its brightness, humor and cutting-edge storylines. As he did on "Days of our Lives", Bell saw to sexuality also playing a major role in the stories. Bell guided "Y&R" as head writer from 1973 until stepping down in 1998, the longest tenure of any head writer in soap opera history. "Y&R" has been the highest-rated soap on the air since 1988 in households, and 1989 among viewers.
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The serial has won 116 Daytime Emmys, among 360 nominations. The following list summarizes awards won by "The Young and the Restless":
In Belize, Channel 5 Great Belize Television airs the soap, while rival Channel 7 Tropical Vision Limited also airs the soap.
KTVT
Since it joined the network in July 1995, KTVT has carried the entire CBS schedule (prime time, daytime, late night, Saturday morning, news and sports programming), and as a CBS owned-and-operated station, it broadcasts the majority of its programs – other than those featured within its prime time lineup and network-televised sporting events – in pattern. However, it is one of the few CBS stations in the Central Time Zone (alongside those such as sister station WBBM-TV in Chicago, and affiliates such as WTVF in Nashville, KOLR in Springfield, Missouri and WHBF-TV in Davenport, Iowa) that airs "The Young and the Restless" at 11:30 a.m., having aired it on a half-hour delay since the cancellation of its noon newscast in early January 2004 (most CBS affiliates prefer to air the soap opera at 11:00 a.m. as a lead-in to their midday newscasts).
Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)
Mamie Johnson is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". The role was originated in 1980 by Marguerite Ray, who was replaced in 1990 by Veronica Redd. Redd departed the series in 1995, and returned from 1999 to 2004. Mamie was the series' first regular African American character.
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In Italy "The Young and the Restless" aired from February 1983 to February 1984 on "Italia Uno", from October 1984 to June 1995 on "Rete 4", in the summer of 1995 on "Canale 5" and from April 1998 to October 2009 again on "Rete 4". They were shown US episodes from autumn 1979 to March 1986, from November 1989 to December 1993 and from November 1998 to January 2007.
Kay Alden
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Maria Arena Bell
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Lloyd Gold
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Rex M. Best
Rex M. Best is an American soap opera writer. He was a staff script writer on "The Young and the Restless" for fifteen years (1987-2002). He currently writes scripts for Y&R's sister soap, "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has won seven Emmys for Best Writing (three for Y&R and four for B&B) and a Writers Guild Award. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his daytime writing career, he taught students with autism in the Greensboro school system.
Jim Sayegh
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Anthony Morina
"The Young and The Restless" CBS, Supervising Producer, Director
30th Young Artist Awards
★ Erin Sanders - "The Young and the Restless" - CBS
The Young and the Restless storylines
The year 2000 brought forth a new teen scene on "The Young and the Restless", including Jill Abbott's now teenage son Billy Abbott, his rich girlfriend Brittany Hodges, his friend Raul Guittierez, Raul's girlfriend Rianna, and the "plain Jane" oddball Mackenzie Browning. Mac, who was later revealed to be Katherine Chancellor's granddaughter by her son. Mackenzie blossomed from quiet girl into the Prom Queen and, on prom night, shared a kiss with the Prom King, Billy. That summer, as Mac and Billy's relationship grew, the whole group moved into the Glow by Jabot house along with JT, who began dating Brittany. In 2004, Billy and Mac were married but were interrupted on their wedding night by Jill, who revealed that they were first cousins. The marriage was annulled and they each left town. Damaged by their relationship, Billy and Mac returned to Genoa City separately on different occasions. Mac returned and began dating JT; she miscarried his baby and left to work with refugees in Darfur. Billy returned with a gambling problem and left again to work for Jabot in New York and Hong Kong.
Paul Rauch
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Victoria Rowell
In 1990, Rowell was cast as street urchin-turned-ballet dancer Drucilla Barber on the CBS daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless". Rowell became a fan favorite and was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards in 1996, 1997, and 1998. She won 11 NAACP Image Awards for her portrayal of Drucilla. Rowell's first run as Drucilla was from 1990 to 1998. She briefly returned in 2000, then returned on a regular basis from 2002 until early 2007. In 2007, Rowell became unhappy with the soap opera behind the scenes, labeling daytime television and "The Young and the Restless" as racist for not having enough African-American cast and crew. She also argued the directions of her storylines which were not heard, prompting her to leave. Within the storyline, Drucilla fell off a cliff and was presumed dead as her body was never found. Rowell has openly expressed pleasure in returning, and due to the character's strong appeal and popularity, viewers have begged the series to rehire her. However, CBS has stated that having Drucilla return is not the creative decision they are looking for, which has disappointed fans of the actress. In 2014, Rowell posted a series of tweets criticizing the show for not having enough African-Americans in decision-making positions. "Young & Restless on air for 40 years, loyally watched by their absolute competitive-edge audience (blacks) & not one black Exec producer?" - she tweeted. Her tweets coincided with the series' 41st anniversary.
28th Young Artist Awards
★ Darcy Rose Byrnes - "The Young and the Restless" - CBS
The Young and the Restless storylines
One social issue which was too hot for "The Young and the Restless" audience of the mid-'70s was homosexuality. In the mid-1970s, Kay befriended an overweight, unhappy housewife named Joann Curtis. Kay moved Joann into her home and helped her get a better self-image. Soon, Kay's son Brock wondered about all the time the ladies were spending together, as Kay planned a special vacation to Hawaii for herself and Joann. The ratings dropped and outraged fan letters poured in. Bell quickly dropped the relationship, wrote out Joann, and the show stabilized.
Kyle Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
In 2009, Jamey Giddens of "Zap2it" wrote that Zack Conroy would fit well as a teenaged version of the character, saying he "would kill to see Conroy create the role of a teenage Kyle Abbott on "The Young and the Restless"". He also criticized Kyle's absence over the years and predicted his return to the soap opera, writing: "Imagine Kyle Abbott arriving in Genoa City with a massive chip on his shoulder. Maybe he could seduce that annoying Eden away from Noah, or get involved in a steamy affair with a woman twice his age, like Lauren Fenmore (the woefully-underutilized Tracey Bregman)?" Jillian Bowe (also of Zap2it) criticized Ryan's introduction and the character's return in 2010, writing: "Sound the alarm and blow the trumpets. After years of begging and pleading with the regime over at "The Young and the Restless" to bring back Jack Abbott's (Peter Bergman) sons, one of them finally appears—sort of. Since Diane (now played by 30-something Maura West) returned, "Y&R" has all but beat fans over the head in reminding us of how Kyle was conceived, all the while neglecting to explain why Abby—who was conceived at the very same time as her cousin—is now decades older than him. What gives? De-SORASing the long-anticipated character of Kyle Abbott is a huge no-no and gigantic re-write of history. Good, bad or sticky, "Y&R" fans will always remember that two babies came from Kay Alden's wacky, sperm caper. My vote is "Y&R" needs to age Kyle appropriately before fans decide to flush this story (if not Jack and Victor's swimmers) down the drain." Tommy Garrett of the website Highlight Hollywood wrote that Hood's performance was "sensational" and found him "very handsome"; though was unfavorable of his successor, Sawyer, writing: "Hartley Sawyer, who with all due respect, is not attractive and actually very boring in the role." "Soap Opera Digest" described the decision to "dump the charming Blake Hood" and recast the character with Sawyer as "puzzling".