Editing The Young and the Restless

{{Short description|American daytime soap opera (since 1973)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image              = The Young and the Restless (logo).svg
| alt_name           = ''Y&R''
| genre              = [[Soap opera]]
| creator            = [[William J. Bell]]<br />[[Lee Phillip Bell]]
| writer             = [[Josh Griffith]]
| director           = [[Sally McDonald]]<br />[[Owen Renfroe]]<br />[[Casey Childs]]<br />[[Conal O'Brien]]<br />[[Michael Eilbaum]]<br />[[Steven Williford]]''<br />[[#Main crew members|See below]]''
| starring           = [[List of The Young and the Restless cast members|Present cast]]<br />[[List of previous The Young and the Restless cast members|Past cast]]
| opentheme          = "[[Nadia's Theme]]"<br />by [[Barry De Vorzon]] and [[Perry Botkin Jr.]]
| country            = [[United States]]
| language           = English
| num_episodes       = 13,000<!-- as of November 13, 2024; dates should remain hidden per [[Template:Infobox television]] --><ref name="13,000th Episode" />
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist |
* Josh Griffith
* (and [[#Executive producers and head writers|others]])
}}
| producer           = {{Plainlist|
* Matthew J. Olsen
* Jonathan Fishman
* Vivian Gundaker
}}
| location           = [[Television City|Television City Studios]]<br />Hollywood, California
| camera           = {{plainlist|
*[[Videotape]] 
*[[Multi-camera]]
}}
| runtime            = 30 minutes (1973–1980)<br />60 minutes (1980–present)
| company            = [[Bell Dramatic Serial Company]]<br />(1973–present)<br />[[Corday Productions]]<br />(1973–present)<br />[[Screen Gems]] (1973–1974)<br />[[Columbia Pictures Television]]<br />(1974–2000)<br />[[Columbia Pictures Television|CPT Holdings, Inc.]]<br />(1988–present)<br />[[Columbia TriStar Television]]<br />(2000–2001)<br />[[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Domestic Television]]<br />(2001–2002)<br />[[Sony Pictures Television]]<br />(2002–present)
| channel            = [[CBS]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1973|03|26}}
| last_aired         = present
| related            = ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
}}
'''''The Young and the Restless''''' (often abbreviated as '''''Y&R''''') is an American television [[soap opera]] created by [[William J. Bell]] and [[Lee Phillip Bell]] for [[CBS]]. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life [[Genoa City, Wisconsin]]).<ref name="ETHS">{{cite episode | title=The Young and the Restless | series=[[E! True Hollywood Story]] | network=[[E!]] | airdate=2001-05-20}}</ref> First broadcast on March 26, 1973, ''The Young and the Restless'' was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week.<ref name="Worlds Without End">{{cite book| first1=Ron| last1=Simon| first2=Robert J.| last2=Thompson| first3=Louise| last3=Spence| first4=Jane| last4=Feuer| editor-first=Robert| editor-last=Morton| title=Worlds Without End: The Art and History of the Soap Opera| publisher=Harry N Abrams| location=New York, New York| year=1997| isbn=0-8109-3997-5| pages=[https://archive.org/details/worldswithoutend00muse/page/150 150–151]| url=https://archive.org/details/worldswithoutend00muse/page/150}}</ref><ref name="The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television">{{cite book | first=Wesley | last=Hyatt | title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television | publisher=Billboard Books | year=1997 | isbn=0-8230-8315-2 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/476 476–482] | url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/476 }}</ref> The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980.<ref name="Total Television">{{cite book|first=Alex | last=McNeil | title=Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present. Fourth Edition | publisher=Penguin Books |year=1996| isbn=0140249168 |pages= 931–934}}</ref> On March 17, 2006, the series began airing previous episodes weeknights on [[Soapnet]]<ref name="Sudser Slides to SoapNet">{{cite news| first=Denise| last=Martin| title=Sudser Slides to SoapNet| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=March 17, 2006| access-date=2010-07-07| url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_story&articleid=VR1117939914&categoryid=1236| archive-date=February 12, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212161851/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_story&articleid=VR1117939914&categoryid=1236| url-status=live}}</ref> until its closure on December 31, 2013, after which the series moved to TVGN (now [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]]). From July 1, 2013 until 2019, Pop aired previous episodes on weeknights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/young-restless-moves-soapnet-tv-432770|title='The Young and the Restless' Moves From Soapnet to TV Guide Network|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=April 3, 2013|archive-date=May 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527103216/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/young-restless-moves-soapnet-tv-432770|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/10/the-young-the-restles-moves-to-tvgn-for-exclusive-basic-cable-airings-beginning-monday-july-1/186513/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130618000710/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/10/the-young-the-restles-moves-to-tvgn-for-exclusive-basic-cable-airings-beginning-monday-july-1/186513/|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 18, 2013|title='The Young & the Restless' Moves to TVGN for Exclusive Basic Cable Airings Beginning Monday, July 1|last=Bibel|first=Sara|access-date=June 10, 2013|date=June 28, 2013}}</ref>  The series is also syndicated internationally.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|title=The Young and the Restless 35th Anniversary Salute|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 9, 2008|access-date=2010-07-06|url=https://www.latimes.com/extras/events/custom_publishing/arcPdf_storage/other/Y&R_08.pdf|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122053/http://www.latimes.com/extras/events/custom_publishing/arcPdf_storage/other/Y%26R_08.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''The Young and the Restless'' originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the working class Foster family.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, all the original characters except [[Jill Abbott|Jill Foster Abbott]] were written out. Bell{{Clarify|reason=Which one? William, Lee Phillip, or both?|date=December 2024}} replaced them with new core families, the Abbotts and the Williamses.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> Over the years, other families such as the [[Newman family]], the [[Barber/Winters family]], and the Baldwin-Fishers were introduced.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 33">Worlds Without End, p. 33</ref><ref name="Jet October 13, 1997">{{cite news | title = Black Stars Heat Up Daytime Soaps | work = [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |pages= 52–56 |date=October 13, 1997}}</ref> Despite these changes, one of its most enduring storylines was the four-decade feud between Jill Abbott and [[Katherine Chancellor]], the longest rivalry on any American soap opera.<ref name="youngandtherestless.com">{{cite web | title=Y&R: Famous Plots – Kay/Jill Feud | website=Youngandtherestless.com | access-date=2009-02-25 | url=http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/show_guide/famous_plots_detail_437.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221022607/http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/show_guide/famous_plots_detail_437.html | archive-date=February 21, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="yrglobal">{{cite web | title=Y&R: Famous Plots | website=Globaltv.com | access-date=2009-02-26 | url=http://www.globaltv.com/theyoungandtherestless/famousplots/index.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123213959/http://www.globaltv.com/theyoungandtherestless/famousplots/index.html | archive-date=November 23, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Since its television debut, ''The Young and the Restless'' has won 11 [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television, a rank it has held for 34 years as of the end of the 2021–22 season. As of 2008, it had appeared at the top of the weekly [[Nielsen ratings]] in that category for more than 1,000 weeks since 1988.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Daniels-Dish/Daniels-Daytime-Emmy/700001052 | first=Daniel | last=Coleridge | title=TV Guide Editors' Blogs – Daniel's Dish | work=[[TV Guide]] | date=April 26, 2004 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015213641/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Daniels-Dish/Daniels-Daytime-Emmy/700001052 | archive-date=October 15, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> As of December 12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, ''The Young and the Restless'' marked an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25 years, as the highest-rated daytime drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/about/1001688/|title=CBS.com|website=[[CBS]]|access-date=January 17, 2014|archive-date=January 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117195708/http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/about/1001688/|url-status=live}}</ref> The serial is also a sister series to ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', as several actors have crossed over between shows. The serial aired its 13,000th episode on November 13, 2024. On February 27, 2024, the series was renewed by CBS to run through the 2027–2028 television season.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Young And The Restless'' Renewed For Four More Seasons|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-four-more-years-1235839579/|last=Rice|first=Lynette|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 27, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2024|archive-date=February 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227192109/https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-four-more-years-1235839579/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some well-known celebrities got their jumpstart on ''The Young and the Restless'', including [[Eva Longoria]], [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Tom Selleck]],  [[Paul Walker]], and [[Shemar Moore]]. Many other celebrities have made guest appearances on the show, including [[Katy Perry]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Il Divo]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]].

==History==
To compete with the youthful [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] soap operas, ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]'', CBS executives wanted a new daytime serial that was youth oriented.<ref name="The Soap Opera Evolution">{{cite book|first=Marilyn|last=Matelski|title=The Soap Opera Evolution:America's Enduring Romance with Daytime Drama|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|year=1988|isbn=0-89950-324-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/soapoperaevoluti0000mate/page/164 164]|url=https://archive.org/details/soapoperaevoluti0000mate/page/164}}</ref> [[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!''<ref name="The Soap Opera Evolution"/><ref name="Timeline">{{cite web | title=Timeline | publisher=[Sony] | access-date=2010-02-24 | url=http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/yrforever/timeline/ | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225041248/http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/yrforever/timeline/ | archive-date=February 25, 2010 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> "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."<ref name="The Young and the Restless Most Memorable Moments">{{cite book| first1=Mary| last1=Cassata| first2=Barbara| last2=Irwin| editor-first=Peter| editor-last=Hoffman| title=The Young and the Restless Most Memorable Moments| publisher=General Publishing Group| location=Los Angeles, California| year=1996| isbn=1-881649-87-3| page=[https://archive.org/details/youngrestlessmos00cass/page/9 9]| url=https://archive.org/details/youngrestlessmos00cass/page/9}}</ref> 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."<ref name="The Young and the Restless Most Memorable Moments"/>  The Bells named the [[Setting (narrative)|fictional setting]] for the show after the real [[Genoa City, Wisconsin]], a community on [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin]] along the Illinois-Wisconsin state line located between their then-home in [[Chicago]] and their annual summer vacation spot in [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin|Lake Geneva]].<ref name="ETHS"/>

''The Young and the Restless'' began airing on March 26, 1973, replacing the canceled soap opera, ''[[Where the Heart Is (American TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]''.<ref name="Total Television"/> Bell worked as head writer from the debut of the series until his retirement in 1998.<ref name="Other Worlds">{{cite book | author = Dorothy Catherine Anger| title = Other Worlds: Society Seen Through Soap Opera |pages= 67–68 |isbn = 978-1-55111-103-2| publisher = University of Toronto Press | year = 1999}}</ref> 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 City]]; however, CBS executives felt that Los Angeles would be more cost effective.<ref name="LA Times"/> [[John Conboy]] acted as the show's first executive producer, staying in the position until 1982.<ref name="Total Television"/> Bell and H. Wesley Kenney became co-executive producers that year, with [[Edward J. Scott]] assuming the position in 1989. Bell then became senior executive producer.<ref name="Total Television"/> Other executive producers included [[David Shaughnessy]],<ref name="Exec replaces Scott">{{cite magazine|first=Lily|last=Oei|title=Exec replaces Scott|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 5, 2001|access-date=2010-07-07|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/young-restless-ups-producer-shaughnessy-1117856800/|archive-date=November 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127000701/https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/young-restless-ups-producer-shaughnessy-1117856800/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[John F. Smith]],<ref name="TheYoungandtheRestless.com">{{cite web| first=Chelsea P.| last=Gladden| title=Ask the Writers!| publisher=Sony| access-date=2010-07-07| url=http://theyoungandtherestless.com/specials/interviews_detail_1034.html| archive-date=January 2, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102051446/http://theyoungandtherestless.com/specials/interviews_detail_1034.html| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lynn Marie Latham]],<ref name="Checking in with Lynn...">{{cite web| first=Chelsea P.| last=Gladden| title=Checking in with Lynn...| publisher=Sony| access-date=2010-07-07| url=http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com/specials/interviews_detail_2630.html| archive-date=January 2, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102050609/http://theyoungandtherestless.com/specials/interviews_detail_2630.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Josh Griffith,<ref name="Soap Watch">{{cite magazine | title=Soap Watch | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=February 22, 2008 | access-date=2010-07-07 | url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/26/new-daytime-column-soap-watch/ | archive-date=April 21, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421204832/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20179944,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Maria Arena Bell]], and [[Paul Rauch]].<ref name="Soap Whisperer">{{cite web|first=Nelson|last=Branco|title=Soap Whisperer|work=[[TV Guide Canada]]|date=May 27, 2009|access-date=2010-07-07|url=http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Features/Articles/090526_maria_arena_bell_NB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163636/http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Features/Articles/090526_maria_arena_bell_NB|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref>

In the mid-1980s, Bell and his family moved to Los Angeles to create a new soap opera.<ref name="LA Times"/> During this time, his three children, William Jr., [[Bradley Bell]], and [[Lauralee Bell]], each became involved in soap operas. Lauralee Bell worked as an actress on ''The Young and the Restless''. Bradley Bell co-created ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' with his father. William Bell Jr. became involved in the family's production companies as president of Bell Dramatic Serial Co. and Bell-Phillip Television Productions Inc.<ref name="LA Times"/> "It's worked out very well for us because we really all worked in very different aspects of the show," William Bell Jr. said. "With my father and I, it was a great kind of partnership and pairing in the sense that he had a total control of the creative side of the show and I didn't have even the inclination to interject in what he was doing."<ref name="LA Times"/>

After William J. Bell's 1998 retirement, a number of different head writers took over the position, including Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Josh Griffith, Maria Arena Bell, and Hogan Sheffer.<ref name="Exec replaces Scott"/><ref name="TheYoungandtheRestless.com"/><ref name="Checking in with Lynn..."/><ref name="Soap Watch"/><ref name="Soap Whisperer"/><ref name="Ellen the talk of the Emmys">{{cite news|first=Lily|last=Oei|title=Ellen the talk of the Emmys|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 4, 2004|access-date=2010-07-07|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040628/https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Daytime Emmy Nominations">{{cite news | title=Daytime Emmy Nominations | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=March 14, 2007 | access-date=2010-07-07 | url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/ | first1=Pamela | last1=McClintock | first2=Lily | last2=Oei | archive-date=June 8, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040628/https://variety.com/2004/scene/awards/ellen-the-talk-of-emmys-1117901205/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jill-farren-phelps-named-executive-producer-and-josh-griffith-named-head-writer-of-the-young-and-the-restless-the-number-one-daytime-drama-2012-07-26 |title=Jill Farren Phelps Named Executive Producer And Josh Griffith Named Head Writer Of "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS," The Number One Daytime Drama |work=Market Watch |via=Marketwatch.com |access-date=July 26, 2012 |date=July 26, 2012}}</ref> On August 15, 2013, it was speculated and reported by several online sources that Griffith had resigned as head-writer of the serial.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-head-writer-out |title=Y&R Head Writer Out |author=SOD |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |via=Soapoperadigest.com |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818231331/http://soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-head-writer-out |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/rumor-report-is-josh-griffith-in-or-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless |title=RUMOR REPORT: Is Josh Griffith IN or OUT at The Young and the Restless?! |last=Giddens |first=Jamey |work=[[Zap2it|Daytime Confidential]] |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=August 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818050209/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/rumor-report-is-josh-griffith-in-or-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/08/yr-headwriter-out.html |title=Y&R Headwriter Out? |last=Simms |first=Richard M. |work=[[Soaps in Depth]] |publisher=CBS.soapsindepth.com |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=August 15, 2013 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818083744/http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/08/yr-headwriter-out.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/will-shelly-altman-assume-head-writer-duties-at-the-young-and-the-restless |title=Will Shelly Altman Assume Head Writer Duties at The Young and the Restless? |last=Giddens |first=Jamey |work=[[Zap2it|Daytime Confidential]] |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=August 15, 2013 |date=August 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818050215/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2013/08/15/will-shelly-altman-assume-head-writer-duties-at-the-young-and-the-restless |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-officially-names-new-head-writers |title=Y&R Officially Names New Head Writers |author=SOD |work=Soap Opera Digest |access-date=September 12, 2013 |date=September 12, 2013}}</ref>

On September 18, 2014, former ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' and ''[[General Hospital]]'' head writer [[Charles Pratt Jr.]] was named as the new head writer of the show. Passanante, Altman and Thomson have been demoted to breakdown writers. Pratt was also named as co-executive producer sharing the credit with Phelps.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2014/09/18/chuck-pratt-gets-head-writer-gig-executive-producer-credit-young-restless/ |title=Chuck Pratt Gets Head Writer Gig and an Executive Producer Credit at The Young and the Restless |last=Giddens |first=Jamey |work=[[Zap2it|Daytime Confidential]] |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=September 18, 2014 |date=September 18, 2013}}</ref> On June 7, 2016, [[Serial Scoop]] announced that Phelps had been terminated from her position as executive producer; a replacement was not named at the time of their reporting.<ref name="Phelps Out (Serial Scoop)">{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Michael|title=Jill Farren Phelps Out at ''The Young and the Restless''?|url=http://www.serialscoop.com/2016/06/jill-farren-phelps-out-at-young-and.html|website=[[Serial Scoop]]|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogger]] ([[Google]])|access-date=June 7, 2016|location=United States|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref> The following morning, Sony Pictures Television confirmed to several [[list of soap opera media outlets]] that Phelps had been let go from her position; British television producer [[Mal Young]] was announced as Phelps' replacement.<ref name="Phelps Out, Young In (SOD)">{{cite news|title=CONFIRMED! JILL FARREN PHELPS OUT AT Y&R|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/confirmed-jill-farren-phelps-out-at-yr/|access-date=June 8, 2016|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, inc.]]|date=8 June 2016|location=United States|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609115926/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/confirmed-jill-farren-phelps-out-at-yr/|url-status=live}}</ref> Phelps' last appearance as executive producer was July 12, 2016, while Young's first appearance occurred the following day on July 13.<ref name="Phelps last, Young first">{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=MAL YOUNG'S FIRST Y&R EPISODE SET|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/mal-youngs-first-yr-episode-set/|access-date=July 13, 2016|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|date=July 13, 2016|location=United States|archive-date=July 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715152123/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/mal-youngs-first-yr-episode-set/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt was named as executive producer and show-runner of [[Lee Daniels]]' ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]''.<ref name="Pratt Star (TVLine)">{{cite web|last1=Roots|first1=Kimberly|title=Ex-Y&R Headwriter Chuck Pratt Named New Showrunner of Lee Daniels' ''Star''|url=http://tvline.com/2016/09/13/chuck-pratt-showrunner-star-lee-daniels-fox/|website=[[TVLine]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914114603/http://tvline.com/2016/09/13/chuck-pratt-showrunner-star-lee-daniels-fox/|archive-date=September 14, 2016|location=United States|date=September 13, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Pratt Star (SOD)">{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=New Gig For Y&R's Charles Pratt, Jr.|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/new-gig-yrs-charles-pratt-jr/|access-date=September 13, 2016|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|publisher=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|date=September 13, 2016|location=United States|archive-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914152637/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/new-gig-yrs-charles-pratt-jr/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same day, Daytime Confidential revealed that former ''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]'' and ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' head writer [[Sally Sussman]], who previously had positions with the show, such as Associate Head Writer, was in-talks to replace Pratt as Head Writer.<ref name ="Pratt Out; Sussman in Talks">{{cite news|last1=Giddens|first1=Jamey|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/13/chuck-pratt-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless-sally-sussman-morina-in|title=Chuck Pratt OUT at Y&R; Hearing Sally Sussman Morina in Talks|date=September 13, 2016|work=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media ([[SAY Media]])|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916073945/http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/13/chuck-pratt-out-at-the-young-and-the-restless-sally-sussman-morina-in|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 15, 2016, it was confirmed that Sussman was named as the soap's new head writer.<ref name="Sussman Named Y&R HW">{{cite news|last1=Giddens|first1=Jamey|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/15/sally-sussman-named-head-writer-of-the-young-and-the-restless|title=Sally Sussman Morina Named Head Writer of ''The Young and the Restless''|date=September 15, 2016|work=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media ([[SAY Media]])|access-date=September 15, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011134848/http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/15/sally-sussman-named-head-writer-of-the-young-and-the-restless|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Y&R New HW (SOD)">{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=Y&R NAMES NEW HEAD WRITER|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-names-new-head-writer/|access-date=September 15, 2016|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media, Inc.]]|date=September 15, 2016|location=United States|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916131619/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-names-new-head-writer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Giddens|first1=Jamey|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/21/kay-alden-returns-to-the-young-and-the-restless-exclusive|title=Kay Alden Returns to ''The Young and the Restless'' as Story Consultant (Exclusive)|date=September 21, 2016|work=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media ([[SAY Media]])|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=September 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926000228/http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/09/21/kay-alden-returns-to-the-young-and-the-restless-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref> Sussman's tenure as head writer began taping on October 20, 2016, and began airing on December 7, 2016.<ref name="Sussman and Alden Airdate (On-Air On-Soaps)">{{cite web|last1=Fairman|first1=Michael|title=Y&R's Melody Thomas Scott Reveals First Airdate Of Sally Sussman Morina and Kay Alden's Scripts!|url=http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-melody-thomas-scott-reveals-first-airdate-of-sally-sussman-morina-and-kay-aldens-scripts/2016/10/20/|website=[[On-Air On-Soaps]]|publisher=Michael Fairman Soaps, Inc.|access-date=October 20, 2016|location=United States|date=October 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021135529/http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-melody-thomas-scott-reveals-first-airdate-of-sally-sussman-morina-and-kay-aldens-scripts/2016/10/20/|archive-date=October 21, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On June 20, 2017, CBS announced its decision to renew the serial for three years.<ref>{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=CBS Renews Daytime Lineup; Y&R Gets 3 More Years|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/cbs-renews-daytime-lineup-yr-gets-3-years/|access-date=June 20, 2017|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=June 20, 2017|location=United States|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620195845/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/cbs-renews-daytime-lineup-yr-gets-3-years/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Webb Mitovich|first1=Matt|title=''The Young and the Restless'' Gets 3 More Seasons, as CBS Renews Daytime Slate|url=http://tvline.com/2017/06/20/the-young-and-restless-renewed-three-seasons/|website=[[TVLine]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=June 20, 2017|location=United States|date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620233619/http://tvline.com/2017/06/20/the-young-and-restless-renewed-three-seasons/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Sussman, Alden Retirement">{{cite news|last1=Giddens|first1=Jamey|title=''The Young and the Restless'' SHOCKER: Sally Sussman and Kay Alden to Retire; Mal Young in as New Head Writer! (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2017/07/31/sally-sussman-and-kay-alden-quit-young-and-restless|website=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. ([[SAY Media]])|access-date=July 31, 2017|location=United States|language=en-us|date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801074043/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2017/07/31/sally-sussman-and-kay-alden-quit-young-and-restless|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=SOD|author-link1=Soap Opera Digest|title=Y&R Scribes Out!|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-scribes-out/|access-date=August 1, 2017|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=August 1, 2017|location=United States|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801201536/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-scribes-out/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sussman last aired as head writer on October 24, 2017. Young's tenure as head writer aired on October 25, 2017.<ref name="Young Head Writer (DC)">{{cite news|last1=Giddens|first1=Jamey|title=New Y&R Head Writer Mal Young's Material to Begin Airing in October|url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2017/08/01/mal-youngs-writing-will-begin-airing-on-young-and-restless-in-october|website=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. ([[SAY Media]])|access-date=August 1, 2017|location=United States|language=en-us|date=August 1, 2017|archive-date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802082826/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2017/08/01/mal-youngs-writing-will-begin-airing-on-young-and-restless-in-october|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Young Head Writer (SOD)">{{cite news|author1=SOD|author-link1=Soap Opera Digest|title=Exclusive! How Y&R Will Change|url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-yr-will-change/|access-date=October 23, 2017|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc|publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]]|date=October 20, 2017|location=United States|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063541/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-yr-will-change/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Young Exit">{{cite news |date=December 18, 2018 |title=Update! Mal Young Confirms Y&R Exit |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/update-mal-young-confirms-yr-exit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219140340/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/update-mal-young-confirms-yr-exit/ |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=December 19, 2018 |work=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |location=United States |agency=Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc.}}</ref> Anthony Morina was announced as executive producer, while Griffith was named co-executive producer and head writer.<ref name="Griffith, Morina">{{cite news |last=Bowe |first=Jillian |title=BREAKING NEWS: Tony Morina and Josh Griffith to Helm Y&R |url=https://daytimeconfidential.com/2018/12/18/breaking-news-tony-morina-and-josh-griffith-to-helm-the-young-and-the-restless |website=Daytime Confidential |publisher=Confidential Media, Inc. |access-date=December 19, 2018 |location=United States |language=en-us |date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=December 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219001226/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2018/12/18/breaking-news-tony-morina-and-josh-griffith-to-helm-the-young-and-the-restless |url-status=live }}</ref>

On January 30, 2020, CBS announced it had renewed the serial through 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aquilina |first=Tyler |title=''The Young and the Restless'' scores big four-season renewal at CBS |url=https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/30/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-four-seasons-cbs/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131192039/https://ew.com/tv/2020/01/30/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-four-seasons-cbs/ |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |location=United States |language=en |date=January 30, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |title=''The Young And The Restless'' Renewed Through 2024 by CBS |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-through-2024-by-cbs-1202847160/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=December 12, 2020 |location=United States |date=January 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108221755/https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-young-and-the-restless-renewed-through-2024-by-cbs-1202847160/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a statement, CBS Entertainment president [[Kelly Kahl]] stated: "It's a remarkable achievement and a testament to the extraordinary cast, gifted writers, talented producers and supremely passionate fans, as well as our tremendous partnership with [''Y&R'' studio] Sony Pictures Television."<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |title=''Young & the Restless'' Renewed for Four More Seasons at CBS |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/young-restless-renewed-four-more-seasons-at-cbs-1274948 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Valence Media]] |access-date=January 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131192257/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/young-restless-renewed-four-more-seasons-at-cbs-1274948 |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |location=United States |date=January 30, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 20, 2020, after 32 years and over 1,500 consecutive weeks, ''The Young and the Restless'' was no longer the number-one soap opera in the United States, having been dethroned by ''The Bold and the Beautiful,'' which took 33 years since its 1987 debut to attain that position.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2020/03/bb-ranks-number-one-in-viewers-all-demos-for-the-first-time-ever| title='B&B' Ranks Number One in Viewers, All Demos for the First Time Ever| date=March 26, 2020| access-date=March 27, 2020| archive-date=March 27, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327073416/https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2020/03/bb-ranks-number-one-in-viewers-all-demos-for-the-first-time-ever| url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Young and the Restless'' then reclaimed the number-one spot the following week.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2020/04/ratings-report-for-the-week-of-march-23-27-2020 | title=Ratings Report for the Week of March 23-27, 2020 | date=April 2, 2020 | access-date=December 15, 2021 | archive-date=December 15, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215212446/https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2020/04/ratings-report-for-the-week-of-march-23-27-2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> On April 20, 2020, CBS announced plans to begin airing a week of vintage episodes, following the soap's shutdown, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; production on the soap would resume in the summer of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=''Young & Restless'', ''Bold & Beautiful'' Will Run Out of Original Episodes This Week — CBS' (Cool) Backup Plan Revealed |url=https://tvline.com/2020/04/20/young-and-restless-last-new-episode-final-original-reruns/ |website=[[TVLine]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420180542/https://tvline.com/2020/04/20/young-and-restless-last-new-episode-final-original-reruns/ |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |location=United States |language=en |date=April 20, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> On December 1 of the same year, the serial aired its 12,000th episode.<ref name="12,000th Episode">{{cite web |author=SOD |author-link=Soap Opera Digest |title=''Y&R'' Gears Up for Milestone Show |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-gears-up-for-milestone-show/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[American Media, Inc.]] |access-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201184101/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-gears-up-for-milestone-show/ |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |location=United States |date=November 24, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 19, 2021, it was reported that actress Briana Thomas had filed a lawsuit against Sony Pictures Television and [[CBS Studios]], alleging sexual harassment on the set from showrunner Tony Morina.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Sony TV & CBS Studios Sued As Actress Alleges 'The Young & The Restless' Showrunner Tony Morina Sexually Harassed Her |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-young-and-the-restless-briana-thomas-lawsuit-sony-tv-tony-morina-1234818569/ |website=Deadline |date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820213610/https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-young-and-the-restless-briana-thomas-lawsuit-sony-tv-tony-morina-1234818569/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 29, 2022, a day before the premiere of ''The Young and the Restless''’ 50th season, the show announced that they would be producing showcasts, an audio form of the show’s episodes. Episodes of the showcast will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

On October 9, 2024, it was announced Scott would return to the soap as a senior producer.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood (EJS Return)">{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=''The Young & the Restless'' Brings Back Edward J. Scott as Senior Producer |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/ed-scott-returns-the-young-and-the-restless-brings-cbs-1236111523/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=October 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009183618/https://deadline.com/2024/10/ed-scott-returns-the-young-and-the-restless-brings-cbs-1236111523/ |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |location=United States |date=October 9, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The serial will air its 13,000th episode on November 13 of the same year, barring preemption.<ref name="13,000th Episode">{{cite magazine |last1=Brounstein |first1=Diane |title=Loren Lott and Chene' Lawson Return to ''Y&R'' for Devon's Wedding |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/loren-lott-and-chene-lawson-return-to-yr-for-devons-wedding/ |website=[[Soap Opera Digest]] |publisher=[[A360media]] |access-date=October 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241021170552/https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/loren-lott-and-chene-lawson-return-to-yr-for-devons-wedding/ |archive-date=October 21, 2024 |location=United States |issn=0164-3584 |date=October 21, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Production==
===Videotaping and broadcasting===
Taped at [[Television City|CBS Television City]], studios 41 and 43 in Hollywood since its debut on March 26, 1973,<ref>{{cite web|title=Shows–CBS Television City|url=http://www.cbstelevisioncity.com/shows|access-date=July 25, 2011|archive-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713152856/http://www.cbstelevisioncity.com/shows|url-status=dead}}</ref> the show was packaged by the distribution company [[Columbia Pictures Television]], which has now been replaced by [[Sony Pictures Television]].<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television"/><ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36.">Worlds Without End, p. 36.</ref> ''The Young and the Restless'' originally aired as a half-hour series on CBS and was the first soap opera to focus on the visual aspects of production, creating "a look that broke with the visual conventions of the genre."<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television"/> Similar to the radio serials that had preceded them, soap operas at the time primarily focused on dialogue, characters, and story, with details like sets as secondary concerns.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> ''The Young and the Restless'' stood out by using unique lighting techniques and camera angles, similar to Hollywood-style productions.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/><ref name="The Soap Opera Book">{{cite book|first=Manuela| last=Soares| title=The Soap Opera Book|url=https://archive.org/details/soapoperabook00soar|url-access=registration| publisher=Harmony Books |location=New York, New York|year=1978|isbn=0-517-53331-6 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/soapoperabook00soar/page/29 29–31]}}</ref> The style of videotaping included using out-of-the-ordinary camera angles and a large number of facial close-ups with bright lighting on the actors' faces.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/><ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/><ref name="It's Time for My Story">{{cite book|first=Carol Traynor|last=Williams|title=It's Time for My Story|publisher=Praeger Publishers|location=Westport, Connecticut|year=1992|isbn=0-275-94297-X|page=[https://archive.org/details/itstimeformystor00will/page/31 31]|url=https://archive.org/details/itstimeformystor00will/page/31}}</ref> Conboy said he used lighting to create "artistic effects".<ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/> Those effects made the series look dark, shadowy, and moody.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/> ''The Young and the Restless''' look influenced the taping styles of other soap operas.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> When [[H. Wesley Kenney]] replaced Conboy as executive producer, he balanced the lighting of the scenes.<ref name="It's Time for My Story"/>

Due to the success of the series, CBS and its affiliates pressured Bell to lengthen the series from 30 minutes to a full hour. Bell attributed the show's fall from number one in the [[Nielsen ratings]] to this change, since the lengthening of the show led to the departure of a number of cast members.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> "The issue of performing in a one-hour show had not been part of their contracts," Bell said.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> This forced the show to recast multiple main characters and eventually phase out the original core families in favor of new ones.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/>  The show expanded to one hour on February 4, 1980, replacing the long-running serial ''[[Love of Life]].''  On June 8, 1981, it moved to 12:30&nbsp;p.m. Eastern, the slot occupied by ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' since its premiere in 1951, which ultimately led to the latter show moving to [[NBC]] after a disastrous experiment in another timeslot, alienating that program's loyal viewers. It airs 11:00&nbsp;a.m. on most stations in the Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones, usually as a lead-in to the local noon news for most CBS stations outside the Eastern Time Zone (though some stations in the Central Time Zone opt to air it at 11:30&nbsp;a.m.).

Exteriors used in the late 1980s and early 1990s (and reused years later) included locations in and around [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], including [[Allegheny General Hospital]], [[One Oxford Centre]], the [[Duquesne Club]], [[Hampton Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]] and the [[State Correctional Institution – Pittsburgh|state correctional institution - Pittsburgh]]. Phillip Chancellor died in the [[Richland, Pennsylvania]] area, where the police chief was not told and believed the accident really happened.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Q&A: 'Bates Motel,' 'The Young & the Restless' and Patrice King Brown|last=Owen|first=Rob|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>

On June 27, 2001, ''The Young and the Restless'' became the first daytime soap opera to be broadcast in [[High-definition television|high-definition]].<ref name="HDTV">{{cite magazine | title=Finding the art in HDTV | first=Karen Anderson | last=Prikios | url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA90337.html?display=Special+Report | magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |date=June 25, 2001 | access-date=2007-05-13}}</ref> In September 2011, its sister soap ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' became the last soap to make the transition from [[Standard-definition television]] to [[High-definition television]] before ''[[One Life to Live]]'' ended its [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] run on January 13, 2012, and began its [[Prospect Park (production company)|TOLN]] run online on April 29, 2013. On April 24, 2006, [[Soapnet]] began airing same-day episodes of the series.<ref name="Sudser Slides to SoapNet"/> The final airing on SoapNet was on June 28, 2013. The soap has moved from SoapNet to TV Guide Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/04/yr-leaving-soapnet-this-summer.html|title=Y&R Leaving SOAPnet This Summer!|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=April 3, 2013|work=Soaps in Depth|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124315/http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/04/yr-leaving-soapnet-this-summer.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The same day episodes begin airing on TVGN (now [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]]) weeknights on July 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TVGN/status/345979176714645506|title=Starting July 1 watch same day episodes of #YR weeknights|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 26, 2013|work=TVGN Twitter|archive-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226145212/https://twitter.com/TVGN/status/345979176714645506|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/06/exclusive-countdown-to-yr-clip-from-tvgn.html|title=Exclusive Countdown To Y&R Clip From TVGN!|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2013|work=Soap in Depth|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124417/http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2013/06/exclusive-countdown-to-yr-clip-from-tvgn.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Development==
{{See also|List of The Young and the Restless cast members|List of The Young and the Restless characters|The Young and the Restless storylines}}

[[File:Y&R Cast Photo (2023).png|thumb|260px|The cast photo of ''The Young and the Restless'', taken in celebration of the soap's 50th anniversary (2023).<br />
'''Front row (l-r):''' [[Christel Khalil]], [[Bryton James]], [[Sharon Case]], [[Amelia Heinle]], [[Joshua Morrow]], [[Melody Thomas Scott]], [[Eric Braeden]], [[Peter Bergman]], [[Eileen Davidson]], [[Beth Maitland]], [[Jason Thompson (actor)|Jason Thompson]], [[Michelle Stafford]], [[Jess Walton]] <br />
'''Middle row:''' [[Kate Linder]], [[Melissa Claire Egan]], [[Sean Dominic]], [[Camryn Grimes]], Mark Grossman, [[Lauralee Bell]], [[Tracey E. Bregman]], [[Christian LeBlanc]], [[Susan Walters]], [[Michael Mealor]], [[Mishael Morgan]], [[Michael Graziadei]], [[Melissa Ordway]]
<br />
'''Back row:''' Kelsey Wang, Conner Floyd, [[Cait Fairbanks]], [[Courtney Hope]], [[Brytni Sarpy]], [[Trevor St. John]], [[Greg Rikaart]], [[Elizabeth Hendrickson]], Rory Gibson, [[Zuleyka Silver]], Allison Lanier]]

Co-creators [[William J. Bell]] and [[Lee Phillip Bell]] centered ''The Young and the Restless'' around two core families, the wealthy Brooks' and the poor Fosters.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="The Soap Opera Evolution"/><ref name="The Young and the Restless Most Memorable Moments"/> Bell borrowed this technique of soap opera building from his mentor, [[Irna Phillips]].<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/>

While casting for the series, Bell and executive producer [[John Conboy]] auditioned 540 actors for the 13 main characters.<ref name="Inside the Soaps">{{cite book|first=Paul | last=Denis| title=Inside the Soaps| publisher=Citadel Press |location=Don Mills, Ontario, Canada |year=1985|isbn=0-8065-0940-6 |pages= 116–119}}</ref> They assembled the youngest group of actors ever cast on a soap opera at the time, hiring mostly unknown actors<ref name="All My Afternoons">{{cite book |first=Annie |last=Gilbert |title=All My Afternoons |publisher=A & W Publishing |location=New York, New York |year=1979 |isbn=0-89104-098-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/allmyafternoonsh0000gilb/page/152 152–162] |url=https://archive.org/details/allmyafternoonsh0000gilb/page/152 }}</ref> whom they considered "glamorous model types".<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/> Chemistry between actors also factored into the criteria for casting.<ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/> The stories focused on the younger characters, with an emphasis in fantasy.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="The Young and the Restless Most Memorable Moments"/> The fantasy element was reflected in the love story between [[Jill Abbott|Jill Foster]] and the millionaire [[Phillip Chancellor II]]; the [[Leslie Brooks (The Young and the Restless)|Leslie Brooks]], [[Brad Elliot]], and [[Lorie Brooks]] love triangle; and [[Snapper Foster]]'s romance with [[Chris Brooks Foster|Chris Brooks]].<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/>

When the series lengthened from a half-hour to an hour in 1980, multiple cast members who portrayed characters from the original core families departed because their contracts only bound them to performing in a half-hour show.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> A number of the characters were recast until one of the few remaining original actors, [[Jaime Lyn Bauer]], who portrayed [[Lorie Brooks]], decided to leave. When she announced her intention not to renew her contract, Bell decided to replace the original core families.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> "As I studied the remaining cast, I realized I had two characters- [[Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless)|Paul Williams]], played by [[Doug Davidson]], and [[Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)|Jack Abbott]], played by [[Terry Lester]]- both of whom had a relatively insignificant presence on the show," Bell said. "They didn't have families. Hell, they didn't even have bedrooms. But these became the two characters I would build our two families around."<ref name="Worlds Without End"/>

The characters from the Abbott and Williams families were integrated into the series while the Brooks and Foster families, with the exception of Jill, were phased out. The continuity of the feud between Jill and Katherine, which began in the early years of the show, smoothed the transition.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> The relationship between the two characters remained a central theme throughout the series and became the longest lasting rivalry in daytime history.<ref name="youngandtherestless.com"/>

Another character introduced in the 1980s was [[Eric Braeden]]'s [[Victor Newman]].<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 33"/> Originally, the character was "a despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser" who was intended to be killed off.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 33"/> Braeden's tenure on the show was meant to last between eight and twelve weeks. "When I saw Eric Braeden's first performance- the voice, the power, the inner strength- I knew immediately that I didn't want to lose this man," Bell said. "He was exactly what the show needed. Not the hateful man we saw on-screen, but the man he could and would become."<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 33"/> Bell rewrote the story to save the character and put Braeden on contract. Victor's romance with Nikki Reed became a prominent plot in the series.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 33"/>

With the success of another iconic character, [[Kimberlin Brown]]'s [[Sheila Carter]], Bell successfully crossed her over from ''The Young and the Restless'' to his second soap, ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', in 1992. The success of the crossover was due to the creativity of Bell, as the nefarious character of Sheila was presumed to have died in a fire on ''The Young and the Restless''.

In the 1990s, core black characters were introduced with the Barber and Winters families. [[Victoria Rowell]] ([[Drucilla Winters|Drucilla Barber]]) and [[Tonya Lee Williams|Tonya Williams]] ([[Olivia Winters]]) were cast as the nieces of the Abbotts' maid, [[Mamie Johnson (The Young and the Restless)|Mamie Johnson]], in 1990.<ref name="Williams, p. 103">Williams, p. 103</ref> The brothers [[Neil Winters]] ([[Kristoff St. John]]) and [[Malcolm Winters]] ([[Shemar Moore]]) were introduced as love interests for Olivia and Drucilla.<ref name="Jet October 13, 1997"/> ''The Young and the Restless'' became popular among black viewers, which Williams and St. John attributed to the writing for the black characters.<ref name="Jet October 13, 1997"/><ref name="Jet April 7, 2008">{{cite magazine | first=Clarence| last=Waldron | title ='Young and the Restless' Celebrates 35 Years of Drama, Success | magazine = [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |pages= 56–59 |date=April 7, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 93">Worlds Without End, p. 93</ref> "I play a CEO at a major corporation, that's something we don't see that often," St. John said. "And the show doesn't use the old African-American stereotypes that we have been seeing on TV, like the hustler, the pimp, the drug dealer. We have come a long way."<ref name="Jet April 7, 2008"/> Though the characters held prominent positions in the fictional work place of Genoa City, they had little interaction with other characters outside of their jobs.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 107">Worlds Without End, p. 107</ref>

==Themes==
Sexuality played a major role in the stories.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/><ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/><ref name="It's Time for My Story"/> Formerly, soap operas did not delve into the sexual side of their romances. Bell changed that, first during his time as head writer of ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' and again on ''The Young and the Restless''.<ref name="Worlds Without End, p. 36."/> [[William Gray Espy]]'s Snapper Foster is considered the "first to discover sex on a soap opera."<ref name="It's Time for My Story"/> During the story, the character is engaged to Chris Brooks ([[Trish Stewart]]) and having a sexual relationship with Sally McGuire (Lee Crawford).<ref name="It's Time for My Story"/> Other plots reflected sexual themes as well. For the first time in the genre, the dialogue and the story situations included explicit sexual themes such as premarital intercourse, impotence, [[incest]], and rape.<ref name="Worlds Without End"/> The first two rape storylines that would be told on the serial were controversial at the time as they reflected a more introspective and analytic storytelling style, the first time rape storylines would be addressed in this manner in the genre.<ref name="rapestoryline">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0B1y4YV5ji8C&q=y&pg=PA221|title=Wallowing in Sex: The New Sexual Culture of 1970s American Television|first=Elana|last=Levine|date=January 9, 2007|publisher=Duke University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=978-0822339199}}</ref> The first, in 1973–74, revolved around the rape of Chris Brooks and the aftermath, in which she entertained (and, eventually, rejected) the idea that she was perhaps at fault for her attack. The second, in 1976, involved Chris's sister Peggy (Pamela Peters Solow) and was meant to serve as a cut-and-dried story in which no viewer could justify this attack, committed out of the blue by an authority figure.<ref name="rapestoryline" />

The series also explored social issues. Jennifer Brooks underwent the first [[mastectomy]] on a soap opera.<ref name="The Soap Opera Book"/> Other social issue storylines included [[bulimia]], [[alcoholism]], and cancer.<ref name="Williams, p. 98">Williams, p. 98</ref> Lesbianism was also touched on with [[Katherine Chancellor]], who flirts with Jill while drunk in 1974 and has a brief relationship with Joann Curtis (Kay Heberle) in 1977.<ref name="Williams, p. 98"/>

==Staff==
{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2018}}<!--Nine of the producers have no citations; head writers are cited-->
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ''The Young and the Restless'' executive producers
! '''Name''' !! '''Years''' !!'''Production Notes/Contributions'''
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| [[William J. Bell]] || style="white-space:nowrap;"| 1973–2005 || Also the show's creator and longtime head writer (until 1998), he served as the main executive producer while working alongside of other executive producers. He wasn't credited as an executive producer until 1982 when his credit began appearing with [[H. Wesley Kenney]]. Served as solo EP from 1986 to 1987 after the departure of Kenney. He received the title of "senior executive producer" when [[Edward J. Scott|Edward Scott]] became EP and remained credited with the title until 2004 when he returned to the executive producer credit with [[John F. Smith]] as co-executive producer. William J. Bell died on April 29, 2005, and on the following Monday, his credit as EP was edited from the show; he was still living when those episodes were filmed.
|-
| [[John Conboy]] || 1973–1982 || Served as the show's first executive producer while credited with the "produced by" credit as the title of executive producer was  credited hardly on any soaps (other than a small few), until the mid-1970s to 1980s. It was under his run when CBS wanted ''Y&R'' expanded from 30 minutes to an hour with the cancellation of ''[[Love of Life]]''. Also the show switched from the live-to-tape filming technique to pre-recording episodes, a practice that remains in effect to this date as with all soaps. John departed in 1982 to produce his newly created soap ''[[Capitol (TV series)|Capitol]]'', which was later cancelled to make room for ''Y&R'''s sister show ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''.
|-
| [[H. Wesley Kenney]] || 1982–1986 || Guided the show with more action-driven story direction inspired in large part by the more action oriented soap ''[[General Hospital]]'' which was a ratings smash at the time. The change to more action storylines are believed to be what helped the show win [[Daytime Emmy Award]] in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Began crediting the show's cast in alphabetical order, a standard that remains to this date. Ceased the fade to next scene transition effect within the show's episodes. Had artist [[Sandy Dvore]], who designed the art drawing photos in the shows main title, to design the show's signature stylized brush stroke logo on ''Y&R'' merchandise in 1982, leading to the debut of the logo in the show's main title in January 1984.
|-
| [[Edward J. Scott]] || 1987–2001 || Debuted on the show in 1976 as an associate producer eventually becoming the "produced by" producer under John Conboy until 1987. Briefly filled in as EP for H. Wesley Kenney in 1986. Helped the show rise to co-#1 in 1987 with ''[[General Hospital]]'' in ratings before it solely dethroned ''GH'' as #1 in 1988 and has since remained there. Retired the longtime art drawings cast montage of the opening credits in 1988. Began the practice of crediting production principals on opening scenes of the show and adding the cast members' real-life names to the opening credits in 1999. Ceased the last commercial break between the last scene and end credits. Converted the show into [[HDTV]] in 2001, making it the first soap in history to do so. Returned from 2004 to 2007 as "supervising producer", a position he previously had briefly in 1987. Real-life husband of actress [[Melody Thomas Scott]] (Nikki Reed Newman). In 2024, he returned as a senior producer.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood (EJS Return)" />
|-
|style="white-space:nowrap;"| [[David Shaughnessy]] || 2001–2004 || Assumed executive producer position after serving as a producer and supervising producer since 1991. The Bell Dramatic Serial Co. production logo began appearing with end credits under his run. He managed to score brief returns by veteran actors such as [[Jaime Lyn Bauer]], [[William Gray Espy]], [[Meg Bennett]] and [[Jim Houghton|James Houghton]] (who wrote on the show between 1991 and 2006), all of whom who left the show back in the 1970s and 1980s, for brief storylines in 2002 and 2003. Debuted "next episode" preview scenes in 2003, a practice started with the ABC soaps in 1998.
|-
| [[John F. Smith]] || 2003–2006 || Became co-executive producer with William J. Bell and David Shaughnessy while still serving as co-head writer with [[Kay Alden]] and [[Trent Jones]] (until 2004). Worked as a writer on the show since the early 1980s. Still maintained the co-EP title after William J. Bell's passing in 2005. Stepped down in 2006 as EP while remaining as co-head writer until November 2006.
|-
| [[Lynn Marie Latham]] || 2006–2007 || Brought on as a "creative consultant" under John F. Smith in November 2005; Latham would later fire Smith as co-head writer in 2006. Promoted to head writer with [[Kay Alden]] and Smith in February 2006, then promoted to executive producer, becoming the show's first female EP in October 2006, after the show went that summer without an EP. Tenure as EP/HW was criticized by viewers and insiders for damaging the show's history with out-of-text writing, firing several longtime cast and crew members in favor of several unknowns, and doing too much favoritism. She was fired when she abandoned her post as EP to go on strike for the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–08 Writers Guide of America strike]].
|-
| [[Josh Griffith]] || 2006–2008 || Brought on by Lynn Marie Latham as her co-executive producer in 2006. Assumed full producer duties in December 2007, when Latham was fired. He also served as head writer with Maria Arena Bell during the 2007–08 writers strike. Remained as EP when Bell became sole head writer until he was fired when it was learned that he was tampering with Bell's stories; this was also known as former EP [[Edward J. Scott]], who is friends with Griffith, was said to be doing the same thing on ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'', leading to his departure from that show.
|-
| [[Paul Rauch]] || 2008–2011 || The veteran producer debuted as Maria Arena Bell's co-executive producer in October 2008. It was established that his role as co-executive producer would be to only foresee everything with the production of the show while Bell was solely responsible for the stories. This was the only time Paul ever been a co-EP and his first stop back to soap operas in six years since his 2002 departure from ''[[Guiding Light]]''. He opted not to renew his contract with ''Y&R'' after three years with the show and stepped down in May 2011.
|-
| [[Maria Arena Bell]] || 2008–2012 || Maria is married to William Bell, Jr., the oldest son of William J. Bell and [[Lee Phillip Bell]]. Under her run, she brought the show's fictional Jabot Cosmetics to life by teaming up with a real cosmetics marketing company to help distribute the products. Named head writer in December 2007. Bell was named executive producer in October 2008, after Josh Griffith was ousted for tampering with her stories. Bell brought along veteran producer [[Paul Rauch]] to help her with the production of the show while she mostly focused on the stories. She was known for steering away from character-driven storylines in favor of plot-driven ones, which was criticized. From 2008 to 2010, she was credited as co-executive producer as well as Rauch, while her credit appeared first. Bell was let go in July 2012; an official reason was never given for her departure, however many sources speculate it was due to the controversial pairing of characters [[Sharon Newman]] and [[Victor Newman (fictional character)|Victor Newman]] ([[Sharon Case]] and [[Eric Braeden]]).<ref name="Y&R Shakeup">{{cite book|chapter=Huge Shakeup at Y&R! |title=Soap Opera Digest |pages=4–5 |date=August 20, 2012|title-link=Soap Opera Digest }}</ref> One of the final milestones to happen under Bell's regime was the celebration of the 10,000th episode.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kondolojy|first1=Amanda|title=DAYTIME AND SOAP OPERA TV RATINGS CBS Celebrates ''The Young and the Restless'' Milestone 10,000th Episode on ''The Talk''|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/cbs-celebrates-the-young-and-the-restless-milestone-10000th-episode-on-the-talk/150185/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929000138/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/cbs-celebrates-the-young-and-the-restless-milestone-10000th-episode-on-the-talk/150185/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2012|website=TVbytheNumbers|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|access-date=July 10, 2015|location=United States|date=September 25, 2012}}</ref> The final episode under Bell's direction was broadcast on October 11, 2012; but she was credited until October 22.<ref name="Phelps Griffith Premiere Date"/>
|-
| [[Jill Farren Phelps]] || 2012–2016 || Named executive producer in July 2012 upon the dismissal of Maria Arena Bell. This marked the second [[CBS]] soap opera Phelps executive produced, with the first being ''[[Guiding Light]]'' from 1991 to 1995. While Maria Arena Bell was still credited, Phelps began her tenure by August as she made several immediate casting changes (such as hiring [[Robert Adamson (actor)|Robert Adamson]] and [[Hunter King]], two young actors she worked with on the primetime soap ''[[Hollywood Heights (TV series)|Hollywood Heights]]'', respectively). <!--THIS IS VERY ACCURATE, PLEASE DON'T ERASE--> By October, she was still uncredited as executive producer although her first episode aired on October 12, 2012,<ref name="Phelps Griffith Premiere Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Jill-Farren-Phelps-1052399.aspx |title=Exclusive: New Boss Jill Farren Phelps Reveals What's in Store For The Young and the Restless |last=Logan |first=Michael |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |access-date=August 31, 2012 |date=August 27, 2012 |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830205843/http://www.tvguide.com/news/jill-farren-phelps-1052399.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and received her first official credit on October 23, 2012. On June 7, 2016, [[Serial Scoop]] and Daytime Confidential reported that Phelps had been terminated at that soap, with no confirmation of final airdate made at press time.<ref name="Phelps Out (Serial Scoop)" /> Phelps' exit was confirmed the following day by Sony Pictures Television.<ref name="Phelps Out, Young In (SOD)" /> Phelps was last credited as executive producer on July 12, 2016.<ref name="Phelps last, Young first" /><ref>{{Cite episode |series=The Young and the Restless |network= [[CBS]] |credits= Series producer(s): [[Jill Farren Phelps]] and [[Charles Pratt, Jr.]]; Writer(s): Charles Pratt, Jr. and [[Tracey Thomson]]|date= July 12, 2016 |season= 43 |number= 10,064 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Pratt Jr.]] || 2015–2016 || Named co-executive producer in September 2014, sharing the position with Phelps, a position he previously served on [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author1=SOD|title=Y&R HIRES NEW HEAD WRITER|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-hires-new-head-writer/|access-date=June 8, 2016|work=[[Soap Opera Digest]]|agency=[[American Media (publisher)|American Media Inc.]]|date=September 19, 2014|location=United States|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630114421/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-hires-new-head-writer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pratt's first episode as HW and co-EP aired on January 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/1674/young-and-the-restless-jill-farren-phelps-chuck-pratt-interview-part-1/ |title=The Most Polarizing Pair in Soaps: Execs Jill Farren Phelps and Chuck Pratt on the State of The Young and the Restless |last=Logan |first=Michael |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |access-date=June 8, 2016 |date=May 7, 2015 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605105626/http://www.tvinsider.com/article/1674/young-and-the-restless-jill-farren-phelps-chuck-pratt-interview-part-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvinsider.com/article/1748/young-and-the-restless-jill-farren-phelps-chuck-pratt-interview-part-2/|title=Round 2: The Young and the Restless Chiefs Jill Farren Phelps and Chuck Pratt Answer Our Burning Questions |last=Logan |first=Michael |work=[[TV Guide]] |publisher=TVGuide.com |access-date=June 8, 2016 |date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>  On September 13, 2016, it was announced that Pratt would no longer co-executive producer the soap, given his new position as show-runner of [[Lee Daniels]]' ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]''.<ref name="Pratt Star (TVLine)" /><ref name="Pratt Star (SOD)" /> Pratt was last credited as head writer and co-executive producer on December 6, 2016.
|-
| [[Mal Young]] || style="white-space:nowrap;"| 2016–2019 || Named executive producer in June 2016 upon the dismissal of Jill Farren Phelps. This marks the first American soap opera Young executive produced, having previously been the producer and executive producer of British soap operas ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'' and ''[[Holby City]]''.<ref name="Phelps Out, Young In (SOD)" /> July 13, 2016, marked Young's first appearance as executive producer.<ref name="Phelps last, Young first" /><ref>{{Cite episode |series=The Young and the Restless |network= [[CBS]] |credits= Series producer(s): [[Charles Pratt, Jr.]] and [[Mal Young]]; Writer(s): Charles Pratt, Jr. and [[Tracey Thomson]]|date= July 13, 2016|season= 43 |number= 10,065 |language=en}}</ref> Immediate changes made under Young included the return of actress [[Elizabeth Hendrickson]] and a return guest appearance from [[Michael Graziadei]] in the roles of [[Chloe Mitchell]] and [[Daniel Romalotti]], respectively. The series celebrated its 11,000th episode under Young's credit on September 1, 2016.<ref name="11,000th Episode">{{cite news|last1=Strohm|first1=Emily|title=''The Young and the Restless'' Celebrates 11,000 Episodes and 43 Years on Air!|url=http://www.people.com/article/young-restless-celebrates-43-years-11000-episodes?xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag|access-date=July 18, 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727061842/http://www.people.com/article/young-restless-celebrates-43-years-11000-episodes?xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag|archive-date=July 27, 2016|location=United States|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2017, it was announced that Young would take on head writer duties after [[Sally Sussman Morina]]'s retirement.<ref name="Sussman, Alden Retirement" /> Young's first credit as head writer appeared on October 25, 2017.<ref name="Young Head Writer (SOD)" /> Young announced his decision to leave the series on December 18, 2018.<ref name="Young Exit" /> Young received his last credit as executive producer on February 5, 2019, and on March 20, 2019, began co-writing alongside Griffith; Young's last credit as head writer aired on April 1, 2019.
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| [[Sally Sussman]] || 2016–2017 || Named co-executive producer in September 2016 upon the dismissal of Pratt, Jr.. Sussman shares the position with Young, a position she previously served on [[NBC]] soap opera ''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]''.<ref name ="Pratt Out; Sussman in Talks" /><ref name="Sussman Named Y&R HW" /><ref name="Y&R New HW (SOD)" /> Sussman's first credit as head writer and co-executive producer appeared on December 7, 2016.<ref name="Sussman and Alden Airdate (On-Air On-Soaps)" /> In July 2017, it was announced that Sussman would retire; she received her last credit as head writer and co-executive producer on October 24, 2017.<ref name="Sussman, Alden Retirement" /><ref name="Young Head Writer (SOD)" />
|-
| Anthony Morina || style="white-space:nowrap;"| 2019–2023 || Named executive producer in December 2018 upon the exit of Mal Young. Morina was previously credited as a supervising producer from 2004 until 2019; he received his first credit as executive producer on February 6, 2019.<ref name="Griffith, Morina" /> The serial celebrated its 12,000th episode under Morina's credit on December 1, 2020.<ref name="12,000th Episode" /> Morina's last episode as co-executive producer aired on February 6, 2023.
|-
| Josh Griffith || style="white-space:nowrap;"| 2019–present || Named co-executive producer and head writer in December 2018 upon the exit of Mal Young. Griffith previously returned to the soap in 2018 as a supervising producer; he received his first credit as co-executive producer on February 6, 2019.<ref name="Griffith, Morina" /> Griffith first received co-head writing credit, alongside Young, beginning on March 20, 2019, and on April 2, was credited as sole head writer. The serial celebrated its 12,000th episode under Griffith's credit on December 1, 2020.<ref name="12,000th Episode" />
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ ''The Young and the Restless'' head writers
! scope="col"| Duration
! scope="col"| Head writer(s)
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1973–1997
| [[William J. Bell]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1997–1998
| {{Plainlist|
* William J. Bell
* [[Kay Alden]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 1998–2000
| Kay Alden
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2000–2002
| {{Plainlist|
* Kay Alden
* [[Trent Jones]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2002–2004
| {{Plainlist|
* Kay Alden
* [[John F. Smith]]
* [[Trent Jones]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2004–2006
| {{Plainlist|
* Kay Alden
* John F. Smith
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2006
| {{Plainlist|
* Kay Alden
* John F. Smith
* [[Lynn Marie Latham]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2006–2007
| {{Plainlist|
* Lynn Marie Latham
* [[Scott Hamner]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2007–2008
| {{Plainlist|
* [[Josh Griffith]]
* [[Maria Arena Bell]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2008–2012
| {{Plainlist|
* Maria Arena Bell
* [[Hogan Sheffer]]
* [[Scott Hamner]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2012–2013
| {{Plainlist|
* Josh Griffith
* Hogan Sheffer
* [[Tracey Thomson]]
* [[Shelly Altman]]
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2013–2015
| {{Plainlist|
* Shelly Altman
* [[Jean Passanante]]
* Tracey Thomson
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2015–2016
| [[Charles Pratt Jr.]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2016–2017
| [[Sally Sussman]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2017–2019
| [[Mal Young]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2019
|{{Plainlist|
* Josh Griffith
* Mal Young
}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2019–present
| Josh Griffith
|}

==Awards==
The serial has won 165 Daytime Emmys, among 360 nominations. The following list summarizes 82 Daytime Emmy awards won by ''The Young and the Restless'':

===Daytime Emmy Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ''The Young and the Restless''{{'}} Daytime Emmy Award wins
! '''Category'''
! '''Recipient'''
! '''Role'''
! '''Year(s)'''
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
|
|
| 1975,<ref name="Emmy 1975">{{cite web |title=1975 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://soapoperadaily.com/the-young-and-the-restless-1975-emmy-winners-nominees/ |access-date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=SoapOperaDaily.com |publication-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref> 1983,<ref name="Emmy 1983">{{cite web |title=1983 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1983-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=July 21, 2004 }}</ref> 1985,<ref name="Emmy 1985">{{cite web |date=2004-07-21 |title=1985 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1985-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com}}</ref> 1986,<ref name="Emmy 1986">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners1986/index.html|title=1986 Emmy Winners & Nominees|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606042612/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners1986/index.html|archive-date=June 6, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 1993,<ref name="Emmy 1993">{{cite web |title=1993 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1993-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=July 16, 2004 }}</ref> 2004,<ref name="Emmy 2004">{{cite web |title=2004 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/2004-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 15, 2004 }}</ref> 2007 (tied with ''[[Guiding Light]]''),<ref name="Emmy 2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/2007emmynominees/index.html|title=2007 Emmy Winners & Nominees|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510021321/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/2007emmynominees/index.html|archive-date=May 10, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2014,<ref name="insidetv.ew.com">{{cite web|url = http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/22/daytime-emmys-2014-winners/|title = Daytime Emmys 2014: The Winners List|access-date = June 23, 2014|archive-date = June 23, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140623073117/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/22/daytime-emmys-2014-winners/|url-status = live}}</ref> 2015 (tied with ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''),<ref name="tvline.com">{{cite web|url = http://tvline.com/2015/04/26/daytime-emmys-2015-winners/|title = Daytime Emmys: Days and Y&R Split Best Drama, GH Wins 3 Acting Awards, B&B Tops Soap Opera Pack|date = Apr 26, 2015|access-date = Apr 26, 2015|website = tvline.com|author = Mitovich, Matt Webb|archive-date = April 27, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150427231833/http://tvline.com/2015/04/26/daytime-emmys-2015-winners/|url-status = live}}</ref> 2019, 2020
|-
| Outstanding Individual Director in a Daytime Drama Series
| Richard Dunlap
|
| 1975,<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book|first=Alex | last=McNeil | title=Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present. Fourth Edition | publisher=Penguin Books |year=1996| isbn=0140249168 |page= 1067}}</ref> 1978<ref>McNeil, p. 1075.</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
|
|
| 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,<ref name="McNeil, p. 1095–1099.">McNeil, p. 1095–1102</ref> 1996,<ref name="Emmy 1996">{{cite web |title=1996 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1996-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 24, 2004 }}</ref> 1997,<ref name="Emmy 1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners1997/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070629221504/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners1997/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2007|title=1997 Emmy Winners & Nominees|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 23, 2010}}</ref> 1998,<ref name="Emmy 1998">{{cite web |title=1998 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1998-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 24, 2004 }}</ref> 1999,<ref name="Emmy 1999">{{cite web |title=1999 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1999-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 24, 2004 }}</ref> 2001,<ref name="Emmy 2001">{{cite web |title=2001 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/2001-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 23, 2004 }}</ref> 2002,<ref name="Emmy 2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners2002/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070629221504/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys.old/winners2002/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2007|title=2002 Emmy Winners & Nominees|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010}}</ref> 2011,<ref name="Emmy 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-daytime-emmy-winners-are|title=And The Daytime Emmy Winners Are!|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 20, 2011|access-date=June 22, 2011|archive-date=June 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623043611/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/and-daytime-emmy-winners-are|url-status=live}}</ref> 2019, 2021
|-
| Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
|
|
| 1992,<ref name="McNeil, p. 1111.">McNeil, p. 1111</ref> 1997,<ref name="Emmy 1997"/> 2000, 2006,<ref name="Emmy 2006">{{cite web |title=2006 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/2006-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=May 29, 2005 }}</ref> 2011,<ref name="Emmy 2011"/> 2014,<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/> 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Lead Actor]]
| [[Peter Bergman]]<br />[[Eric Braeden]]<br />[[Christian LeBlanc]]<br />[[Doug Davidson]]<br />[[Billy Miller (actor)|Billy Miller]]<br />[[Jason Thompson (actor)|Jason Thompson]]
| [[Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)|Jack Abbott]]<br />[[Victor Newman (fictional character)|Victor Newman]]<br />[[Michael Baldwin (The Young and the Restless)|Michael Baldwin]]<br />[[Paul Williams (character)|Paul Williams]]<br />[[Billy Abbott]]<br />Billy Abbott
| 1991,<ref name="Emmy 1991">{{cite web |title=1991 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1991-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=July 19, 2004 }}</ref> 1992,<ref name="Emmy 1992">{{cite web |title=1992 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1992-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=July 19, 2004 }}</ref> 2002<ref name="Emmy 2002"/><br />1998<ref name="Emmy 1998"/><br />2005,<ref name="Emmy 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/2005emmywinners/index.html|title=2005 Emmy Award Winners|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325222312/http://soapoperadigest.com/Emmys/2005emmywinners/index.html|archive-date=March 25, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2007<ref name="Emmy 2007"/> 2009<ref name="Emmy 2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/daytime_emmy_winners_2009/index.html|title=2009 Daytime Emmys|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref><br />2013<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=346418734853939200 |user=DaytimeEmmys |title=The Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series goes to– Doug Davidson! Congratulations! |author=Daytime Emmys |author-link=Daytime Emmys |date=2013-06-16 |access-date=2025-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093603/https://mobile.twitter.com/DaytimeEmmys/status/346418734853939200 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />2014<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/><br />2020
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Lead Actress]]
| [[Jess Walton]]<br />[[Michelle Stafford]]<br />[[Jeanne Cooper]]<br />[[Gina Tognoni]]<br />[[Eileen Davidson]]<br />[[Mishael Morgan]]<br />Michelle Stafford
| [[Jill Foster Abbott]]<br />[[Phyllis Summers]]<br />[[Katherine Chancellor]]<br />[[Phyllis Summers]]<br />[[Ashley Abbott]]<br />Amanda Sinclair<br />Phyllis Summers
| 1997<ref name="Emmy 1997"/><br />2004<ref name="Emmy 2004"/><br />2008<ref name="Emmy 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2008-daytime-emmys-winners/|title=2008 Daytime Emmys|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726140441/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/awards/2008-daytime-emmys-winners/|archive-date=July 26, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><br />2017<br />2018<br />2022<br />2024
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Supporting Actor]]
| [[Shemar Moore]]<br />[[Greg Rikaart]]<br />[[Kristoff St. John]]<br />[[Billy Miller (actor)|Billy Miller]]<br />[[Steve Burton (actor)|Steve Burton]]<br />[[Bryton James]]
| [[Malcolm Winters]]<br />[[Kevin Fisher (The Young and the Restless)|Kevin Fisher]] <br />[[Neil Winters]]<br />[[Billy Abbott]]<br />[[Dylan McAvoy]]<br />[[Devon Hamilton]]
| 2000<ref name="Emmy 2000">{{cite web |title=2000 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/2000-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 23, 2004 }}</ref><br />2005<ref name="Emmy 2005"/><br />2008<ref name="Emmy 2008"/><br />2010,<ref name="Emmy 2010">{{cite web|url=http://soapoperadigest.com/daytime_emmy_winners_2010/|title=2010 Daytime Emmys|publisher=SoapOperaDigest.com|access-date=June 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701022508/http://soapoperadigest.com/daytime_emmy_winners_2010/|archive-date=July 1, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 2013 (tied with [[Scott Clifton]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/DaytimeEmmys/status/346425712233811968|title=Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|work=Twitter|access-date=June 16, 2013|date=June 16, 2013|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090809/https://mobile.twitter.com/DaytimeEmmys/status/346425712233811968|url-status=live}}</ref><br />2017<br />2020
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Supporting Actress]]
| [[Beth Maitland]]<br />[[Jess Walton]]<br />[[Michelle Stafford]]<br />[[Sharon Case]]<br /> [[Amelia Heinle]]<br />[[Jessica Collins]]<br />[[Camryn Grimes]]<br />[[Marla Adams]]<br />[[Courtney Hope]]
| {{nowrap|[[Traci Abbott Connolly]]}}<br />[[Jill Foster Abbott]]<br />[[Phyllis Summers]]<br />[[Sharon Newman]]<br />[[Victoria Newman]]<br />[[Avery Bailey Clark]]<br />[[Mariah Copeland]]<br />[[Dina Mergeron]]<br />[[List of The Bold and the Beautiful characters (2010s)#Sally Spectra|Sally Spectra]]
| 1985<ref name="Emmy 1985"/> <br />1991<ref name="Emmy 1991"/><br />1997<ref name="Emmy 1997"/><br />1999<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |title=1999 Emmy Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1999-emmy-winners-nominees-0/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SoapOperaDigest.com|date=June 24, 2004 }}</ref><br />2014, 2015<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/> <br /> 2016<br />2018<br /> 2021<br />2024
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Younger Actress]]
| {{nowrap|[[Tracey E. Bregman]]}}<br />[[Tricia Cast]]<br />[[Heather Tom]]<br />[[Camryn Grimes]]<br />[[Christel Khalil]]<br />[[Hunter King]]
| [[Lauren Fenmore]]<br />[[Nina Webster]]<br />[[Victoria Newman]]<br />[[Cassie Newman]]<br />[[Lily Winters]]<br />[[Summer Newman]]
| 1985<ref name="Emmy 1985"/><br />1992<ref name="Emmy 1992"/><br />1993,<ref name="Emmy 1993"/> 1999<ref name="Emmy 1999"/><br />2000<ref name="Emmy 2000"/><br />2012<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/general-hospital-scores-5-daytime-emmys-including-best-drama-today-jeopardy-also-win/2012/06/23/gJQAf29UyV_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625082840/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/general-hospital-scores-5-daytime-emmys-including-best-drama-today-jeopardy-also-win/2012/06/23/gJQAf29UyV_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |title='General Hospital' scores 5 Daytime Emmys, including best drama; 'Today,' 'Jeopardy!' also win |agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 24, 2012 |date=June 23, 2012}}</ref><br />2014,<ref name="insidetv.ew.com"/> 2015
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series|Younger Actor]]
| [[Kristoff St. John]]<br />[[David Tom]]<br />[[David Lago]]<br />[[Bryton James]]
| [[Neil Winters]]<br />[[Billy Abbott]]<br />[[Raul Guittierez]]<br />[[Devon Hamilton]]
| 1992<ref name="Emmy 1992"/><br /> 2000<ref name="Emmy 2000"/><br /> 2005<ref name="Emmy 2005"/><br /> 2007<ref name="Emmy 2007"/>
|-
| [[Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| [[William J. Bell]]<br />[[Jeanne Cooper]]<br />[[Lee Phillip Bell]]<br />[[Melody Thomas Scott]]<br />[[Edward J. Scott]]
| creator<br /> {{nowrap|[[Katherine Chancellor]]}}<br /> co-creator<br />[[Nikki Newman]]<br />executive producer
| 1992<ref name="Emmy 1992"/><br />2004<ref name="Emmy 2004"/><br />2007<ref name="Emmy 2007"/><br />2024<br />2024
|}

===TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards===
* 2006 "Hall of Fame Inductee" [[Eric Braeden]] ([[Victor Newman (fictional character)|Victor Newman]])

===Writers Guild of America Awards===
* 2003 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi, Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best
* 2006 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, [[Eric Freiwald]], [[Linda Schreiber]], Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, [[Sandra Weintraub]]
* 2008 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Bernard Lechowick, Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, Jim Stanley, Natalie Minardi Slater, Lynsey Dufour, Marina Alburger, Sara Bibel, Sandra Weintraub

==International broadcast==
===Canada===
In Canada, the [[Global Television Network]] airs new episodes a day ahead of the US broadcast. Most Global stations use ''The Young and the Restless'' as a late-afternoon lead-in for their local newscasts,{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} but times vary by market. It also airs on [[CJON-DT|NTV]] in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] which airs the program on a same-day-as-CBS basis.

===Caribbean===
In [[Belize]], Channel 5 [[Great Belize Television]] airs the soap, while rival Channel 7 [[Tropical Vision Limited]] also airs the soap.

In [[Jamaica]], the show formerly aired on CVMTV.

In [[Trinidad and Tobago]], the show airs weekdays on [[CBS]] and has been airing in Trinidad and Tobago since the 1980s. In 1988, 70 percent of Trinidadians and Tobagonians 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Young and the Restless {{!}} television drama |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Young-and-the-Restless |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref>

=== Oceania ===
In Australia, ''The Young and the Restless'' airs after ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' on [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]]. It previously aired on the [[Nine Network]] from April 1, 1974, to February 23, 2007, before joining the [[W Channel (Australia)|W]] lineup from April 2, 2007, to August 17, 2012. On July 20, 2012, it was announced that the show would move to Arena on August 20 that year after W rebranded as [[SoHo (Australian TV channel)|SoHo]]. Episodes are approximately one week behind those airing in the US at present.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

In New Zealand, ''The Young and the Restless'' aired alongside ''Days of Our Lives'' on [[TVNZ 1]] from August 25, 1975, to April 1988 where it moved to [[TVNZ 2]], but it returned to TVNZ 1 from 2005 to November 6, 2009.  The soap was approximately four seasons behind the CBS season due to being preempted by holiday and sporting programming.

In the [[Philippines]], aired from 1987 to 1989 on [[ABS-CBN]].

=== Europe ===
In the United Kingdom, ''The Young and The Restless'' has aired on many TV channels starting in 1990, when episodes from 1987 debuted on [[Galaxy (British TV channel)|Galaxy]] in a regular weekday timeslot, 14:30-15:30 (and repeated in the early hours of the following morning). When BSB merged with [[Sky Television (1984–1990)|Sky]] in November 1990 to form BskyB, the soap moved to Sky's flagship channel [[Sky One]] and aired at 11:00-12:00 weekdays until the end of 1992. When BskyB's original three-year contract to air the soap expired, Sky chose not to renew it. In 1993, ''Y&R'' was picked up by satellite channel, [[UK Living]] (then known as simply Living, now [[Sky Witness]]) in a primetime timeslot 20:00-21:00, 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.

In Italy ''The Young and the Restless'' aired as ''{{lang|it|Febbre d'amore}}'' from February 1983 to February 1984 on [[Italia 1]], 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 US episodes shown from autumn 1979 to March 1986, from November 1989 to December 1993 and from November 1998 to January 2007.

In France, the show airs as ''{{lang|fr|Les Feux de l'Amour}}'' on free-to-air channel [[TF1]].

In [[Turkey]], the show aired on the public broadcast network [[TRT]] under the name of ''{{lang|tr|Yalan Rüzgarı}}'' (meaning The Wind of Lies), utilising the abbreviation of the name of the original show.

==Music==
{{Main|Nadia's Theme}}

"[[Nadia's Theme]]" has been the [[theme music]] of ''The Young and the Restless'' since the show's debut in 1973.<ref name="Total Television"/><ref name="LA Times"/> The melody, originally titled "Cotton's Dream", was composed by [[Barry De Vorzon]] and [[Perry Botkin Jr.]]  for the 1971 theatrical film ''[[Bless the Beasts and Children (film)|Bless the Beasts and Children]]''. The melody was later renamed "Nadia's Theme" after the [[American Broadcasting Company|American Broadcasting Company television network]]'s sports summary program ''[[Wide World of Sports (American TV program)|Wide World of Sports]]'' lent the music for a montage of Romanian gymnast [[Nadia Comăneci]]'s routines during the [[1976 Summer Olympics]];<ref>[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=44503 Nadia Comăneci] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230101045/http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?par_i_id=44503 |date=December 30, 2005 }} at Olympic.org</ref> despite the title, Nadia never performed her floor exercises using this piece of music. Instead, she used a piano arrangement of a medley of the songs "[[Yes Sir, That's My Baby (song)|Yes Sir, That's My Baby]]" and "[[Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)|Jump in the Line]]".

Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece specifically for ''The Young and the Restless''' debut.<ref name="LA Times"/> The song remained unchanged, save for a slight remix in 1988 and a three-year stint in the early 2000s, when an alternate, [[jazz]]ier arrangement of that tune was used, using portions of the longer closing version of the original theme.<ref name="LA Times"/>

An LP album was published in 1976 by [[A&M Records]]. The track list contains two titles of the French composer [[Michel Colombier]], ''Rainbow'' and ''Emmanuel'', a success track{{clarify|date=May 2013}} which he wrote in memory of the death of his son.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}

In late September and early October 2012, upon the show's 10,000th episode, the current form of opening credits were updated. In the years prior, fans criticized them for their lack of updates and cast additions (some contract players, such as [[Adrienne Frantz]], and Kimberlin Brown came and went without being added).

In mid-February 2017, the opening title sequence was updated in anticipation of the soaps's 44th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yr-unveils-new-opening/|title=Y&R Unveils New Opening|date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> In March 2023, the opening title sequence was updated in celebration of the soap's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fairman |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Fairman (journalist) |title=''The Young and the Restless'' Debuts New Opening Title Sequence |url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/the-young-and-the-restless-debuts-new-opening-title-sequence/2023/03/24/ |website=[[Michael Fairman TV]] |publisher=The Michael Fairman Company |access-date=March 26, 2023 |location=United States |date=March 24, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326163259/https://michaelfairmantv.com/the-young-and-the-restless-debuts-new-opening-title-sequence/2023/03/24/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Ratings==
{{See also|List of American daytime soap opera ratings}}

''The Young and the Restless'' entered CBS' daytime lineup at 12 noon/11 a.m. Central in March 1973, a timeslot where two popular game shows, [[NBC]]'s ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (original version, hosted by [[Art Fleming]]) and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Password (American game show)|Password]]'' (revival of the 1960s hit with [[Allen Ludden]] as host), vied for the top spot in the ratings. Quite a number of CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone had for years been running local newscasts at noon, despite CBS giving them a 30-minute break one hour later, at 1 p.m., for that purpose.

With that scenario, at first, ''The Young and the Restless'' was at the bottom of the ratings, inheriting ''Where the Heart Is''' low numbers and affiliate clearances. However, the youthful and sexually-driven storylines, which appealed perfectly to CBS' desired [[key demographic]] of younger women, helped it to rise rapidly, surging to ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. This eventually led to both ''Jeopardy!'s'' and ''Password's'' cancellations during 1975; a succession of shows (of varying formats) on both networks failed to make any significant impact for the next five years, other than perhaps ABC's ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $20,000 Pyramid]],'' which aired at noon/11 from 1978 to 1980. Apart from a dip to sixth in 1980-81 (its first full season at a full hour, when the first half went against ABC's then-top-rated ''[[Family Feud]]'' in the Central Time Zone or the second half against the first part of ''[[All My Children]]'' in the Eastern), it has been one of the five highest-rated soaps since the 1975–76 season. After ''Feud's'' decline beginning in 1984 (it would be canceled the next year) and the eventual plateauing of ''AMC'' and NBC's ''Days of Our Lives,'' the latter of which did undergo a brief resurgence in the mid-1980s, ''Y&R'' widened the ratings lead to the point where ABC and NBC never caught up again, both eventually ceding the Noon/11 time slot back to their local stations by the 1990s. By 1988–89 it had dethroned long-time leader ''[[General Hospital]]'' as the top-rated soap, a position it held until 2020. In 2010, it marked its 1,000th consecutive week n the #1 spot for daytime dramas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soaps.com/youngandrestless/news/1592/The_Young_and_the_Restless_To_Mark_1000_Weeks_on_T|title=The Young and the Restless To Mark 1000 Weeks on Top!|website=www.soaps.com|access-date=January 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203101017/http://www.soaps.com/youngandrestless/news/1592/The_Young_and_the_Restless_To_Mark_1000_Weeks_on_T|archive-date=February 3, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During the week of December 2, 2013, the series celebrated its 25th consecutive year as the number one daytime drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/general-hospital-young-and-the-restless-tv-ratings-overtakes-651534/ |title='General Hospital' Overtakes 'The Young And The Restless' For First Time In More Than Six Years |author=The Deadline Team |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=December 13, 2013 |date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> ''The Young and the Restless'' airs every weeknight on [[Pop (American TV channel)|Pop]], where it averaged 362,000 viewers from July to September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-brother-dark-young-restless-161800237.html |title="BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK" and "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" on TVGN Deliver Triple Digit Gains in Viewers and Key Demos This Summer - Yahoo Finance |access-date=2017-01-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103412/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-brother-dark-young-restless-161800237.html |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On the week ending April 6, 2012, ''The Young and the Restless'' was watched by a new low of an average of 3,960,000 viewers for the week, beating its previous low of 4.209 million in October 2011, as well as being the only week to date below 4 million viewers.<ref name=RATING>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/ratings-new-lows-for-daysy-another-horrible-week-for-soaps|title=Ratings: New Lows For DAYS/Y&R; Another Horrible Week For Soaps – Soap Opera Network|date=April 13, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2012|archive-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606150305/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/ratings-new-lows-for-daysy-another-horrible-week-for-soaps|url-status=dead}}</ref> Currently, the show is still the most-watched daytime drama; and for the season 2011–12, has a household rating of 3.5, and 1.5 for the Women 18–49 demographic.<ref name=da>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/ratings-new-low-for-days-in-women-18-49-viewers-2|title=Ratings: New Low For DAYS in Women 18–49 Viewers – Soap Opera Network|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=July 21, 2012|archive-date=July 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722230430/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/news/ratings-new-low-for-days-in-women-18-49-viewers-2|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2008, the Tuesday episodes of ''The Young and the Restless'' on average is the most-watched daytime drama showing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/daytimes-40-most-popular-shows|title=Daytime's 40 Most Popular Shows – Soap Opera Network|date=December 14, 2008|access-date=June 15, 2012|archive-date=April 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413213732/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/daytimes-40-most-popular-shows|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ratings history===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ''The Young and the Restless'' ratings history
! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Season
! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Rating
! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Season rank
|-
| 1972–73{{ref|Young1|A}} || 5.0 || 15th
|-
| 1973–74 || 6.2 ||  13th
|-
| 1974–75 || 8.4 ||  9th
|-
| 1975–76 || 8.6 ||  3rd
|-
| 1976–77 || 8.7 ||  4th
|-
| 1977–78 || 7.8 ||  5th
|-
| 1978–79 || 8.6 ||  3rd
|-
| 1979–80 || 8.8 ||  3rd
|-
| 1980–81 || 7.8 ||  6th
|-
| 1981–82 || 7.4 ||  5th
|-
| 1982–83 || 8.0 ||  4th
|-
| 1983–84 || 8.8 ||  3rd
|-
| 1984–85 || 8.1 ||  3rd
|-
| 1985–86 || 8.3 ||  2nd
|-
| 1986–87 || 8.0 ||  2nd
|-
| 1987–88{{ref|Young2|B}} || 8.1 ||  1st
|-
| 1988–89 || 8.1 ||  1st{{ref|Young3|C}}
|-
| 1990–91 || 8.1 ||  1st
|-
| 1991–92 || 8.2 ||  1st
|-
| 1992–93 || 8.4 ||  1st
|-
| 1993–94 || 8.6 ||  1st
|-
| 1994–95 || 7.5 ||  1st
|-
| 1995–96 || 7.6 ||  1st
|-
| 1996–97 || 7.1 ||  1st
|-
| 1997–98 || 6.8 ||  1st
|-
| 1998–99 || 6.9 ||  1st
|-
| 1999–00 || 6.8 ||  1st
|-
| 2000–01 || 5.8 ||  1st
|-
| 2001–02 || 5.0 ||  1st
|-
| 2002–03 || 4.7 ||  1st
|-
| 2003–04 || 4.4 ||  1st
|-
| 2004–05 || 4.2 ||  1st
|-
| 2005–06 || 4.2 ||  1st
|-
| 2006–07 || 4.2 ||  1st
|-
| 2007–08 || 4.1 ||  1st<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/daytime-ratings-week-of-april-28-edition|title=Daytime Ratings: Week of April 28 Edition – Soap Opera Network|date=May 10, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| 2008–09 || 3.7 ||  1st<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/soap-opera-ratings-for-december-29-2008-january-2-2009/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426144614/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/soap-opera-ratings-for-december-29-2008-january-2-2009/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2018|title=Soap Opera Ratings for December 29, 2008 – January 2, 2009|date=April 26, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2009–10 || 3.8 ||  1st<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/ratings-days-rebounds-from-bad-week|title=Ratings: DAYS Rebounds From Bad Week – Soap Opera Network|date=May 27, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–11 || 3.6 ||  1st<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/ratings-soaps-down-in-total-viewers|title=Ratings: Soaps Down in Total Viewers – Soap Opera Network|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=June 15, 2012|archive-date=April 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410110256/http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/ratings/ratings-soaps-down-in-total-viewers|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2011–12 || 3.5 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2012–13 || 3.6 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2013–14 || 3.4 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2014–15 || 3.5 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2015–16 || 3.6 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2016–17 || 3.5 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2017–18 || 4.3 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2018–19 || 4.0 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2019–20 || 3.5 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2020–21 || 3.2 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2021–22 || 3.4 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|-
| 2022–23 || 3.3 ||  1st<ref name=da/>
|}
* {{note|Young1|A}}(debut)
* {{note|Young2|B}}Tied in rating (8.1) with ''[[General Hospital]]''; however ''General Hospital'' drew more viewers in millions.
* {{note|Young3|C}}''The Young and the Restless'' was number-one solo (for the first time) for the 1988–89 and retained this position until 2020.

==Media mentions==
* The show was mentioned in the lyrics of [[Carlene Carter]]'s "[[Every Little Thing (Carlene Carter song)|Every Little Thing]]" song in 1993.

==See also==
{{Portal|Television|United States}}
* [[CBS Daytime]]
* [[List of The Young and the Restless cast members|List of ''The Young and the Restless'' cast members]]
* [[List of The Young and the Restless characters|List of ''The Young and the Restless'' characters]]
* [[List of longest-serving soap opera actors]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|The Young and the Restless}}
* {{Official website|http://www.theyoungandtherestless.com}}
* [http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/ ''The Young and the Restless''] at [[CBS Daytime]]
* {{IMDb title|0069658|The Young and the Restless}}
* [http://yandrrecap.webs.com/ ''The Young and the Restless Daily Recaps''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026074311/http://yandrrecap.webs.com/ |date=October 26, 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140416233022/http://tvgn.tv/show/TheYoungAndTheRestless ''The Young and the Restless''] at [[TVGN]]
* [https://tv.yahoo.com/the-young-and-the-restless/show/34853 ''The Young and the Restless''] at [https://tv.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! TV]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070831034820/http://www.wchannel.com.au/tvshows/synopsis.aspx?s=21 ''The Young and the Restless''] at the [[W. Channel]]
* [http://video.aol.com/video-category/young-and-the-restless/3190 Full episodes of ''The Young and the Restless''] Available only to U.S. viewers
* [http://www.thesoapshow.com In depth audio interview with Eric Braeden (Dec 2007)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080113032015/http://theyoungandtherestlesswiki.cbs.com/ ''The Young and the Restless'' Official Fan Wiki] at CBS Wiki

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