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 a fictionalized version of Genoa City,
Wisconsin. First broadcast on March 26, 1973, The Young and the
Restless was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a
week. The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. In
2006, the series began airing previous episodes weeknights on SOAPnet
until 2013, when it moved to TVGN (now Pop). As of July 1, 2013, Pop
still airs previous episodes on weeknights. The series is also
syndicated internationally.The Young and the Restless originally
focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the
working class Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures
in the early 1980s, all the original characters except Jill Foster
were written out. Bell replaced them with new core families, the
Abbotts and the Williamses. Over the years, other families such as the
Newman family, the Barber/Winters family, and the Baldwin-Fishers were
introduced. Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured
through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Abbott
and Katherine Chancellor, the longest rivalry on any American soap
opera.Since its debut, The Young and the Restless has won 11 Daytime
Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. It is
also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television.
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. As of December
12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, The Young and the Restless was
the leading daytime drama for an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25
years. The serial is also a sister series to The Bold and the
Beautiful, as several actors have crossed over between shows.
Currently, the series has been renewed by CBS to run through the
2023â€"2024 television season.
television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell
for CBS. The show is set in a fictionalized version of Genoa City,
Wisconsin. First broadcast on March 26, 1973, The Young and the
Restless was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a
week. The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. In
2006, the series began airing previous episodes weeknights on SOAPnet
until 2013, when it moved to TVGN (now Pop). As of July 1, 2013, Pop
still airs previous episodes on weeknights. The series is also
syndicated internationally.The Young and the Restless originally
focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the
working class Foster family. After a series of recasts and departures
in the early 1980s, all the original characters except Jill Foster
were written out. Bell replaced them with new core families, the
Abbotts and the Williamses. Over the years, other families such as the
Newman family, the Barber/Winters family, and the Baldwin-Fishers were
introduced. Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured
through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Abbott
and Katherine Chancellor, the longest rivalry on any American soap
opera.Since its debut, The Young and the Restless has won 11 Daytime
Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. It is
also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television.
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. As of December
12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, The Young and the Restless was
the leading daytime drama for an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25
years. The serial is also a sister series to The Bold and the
Beautiful, as several actors have crossed over between shows.
Currently, the series has been renewed by CBS to run through the
2023â€"2024 television season.
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