"The Young and the Restless" (1973)TV series 1973-????

Creator:

Lee Phillip Bell

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

26 March 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Set in Genoa City, Y&R is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business- and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.

Plot Keywords:

Daytime | Soap Opera | Soap | Famous Opening Theme

Awards:

160 wins & 385 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 22	12:30 PM	CBS
Mon. Aug. 25	12:30 PM	CBS

Cast

Eric Braeden	...	Victor Newman / ... (641 episodes, 1980-2008)
Joshua Morrow	...	Nicholas Newman / ... (615 episodes, 1994-2008)
Sharon Case	...	Sharon Newman / ... (609 episodes, 1994-2008)
Melody Thomas Scott	...	Nikki Newman / ... (607 episodes, 1979-2008)
Michelle Stafford	...	Phyllis Summers Abbott / ... (606 episodes, 1994-2008)
Peter Bergman	...	Jack Abbott / ... (603 episodes, 1989-2008)
Christian LeBlanc	...	Michael Baldwin (559 episodes, 1991-2008)
Thad Luckinbill	...	J.T. Hellstrom / ... (503 episodes, 1998-2008)
Greg Rikaart	...	Kevin Fisher (502 episodes, 2003-2008)
Don Diamont	...	Brad Carlton / ... (473 episodes, 1985-2008)
Kristoff St. John	...	Neil Winters (446 episodes, 1991-2008)
Christel Khalil	...	Lily Winters / ... (425 episodes, 2002-2008)
Michael Graziadei	...	Daniel Romalotti (424 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jess Walton	...	Jill Foster Abbott / ... (369 episodes, 1987-2008)
Tracey E. Bregman	...	Lauren Fenmore Baldwin / ... (355 episodes, 1985-2008)
Doug Davidson	...	Paul Williams (351 episodes, 1978-2008)
Judith Chapman	...	Gloria Fisher Abbott / ... (344 episodes, 2005-2008)
Amelia Heinle	...	Victoria Newman / ... (343 episodes, 2005-2008)
Victoria Rowell	...	Drucilla Winters / ... (317 episodes, 1990-2007)
Eileen Davidson	...	Ashley Abbott Carlton / ... (314 episodes, 1999-2008)
Jeanne Cooper	...	Katherine Chancellor / ... (309 episodes, 1973-2008)
Bryton McClure	...	Devon Hamilton / ... (260 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

The Innocent Years (USA) (working title)
Y&R (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

30 min (1973-1980) | 60 min (1980-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2002-) | Mono (1973-1987) | Stereo (1987-2001)

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bell Dramatic Serial Inc.

Trivia:

One of the favorite plot devices is to send children away to boarding school or out of town to live with former characters only to have them return a short time later as teenagers. Among those involved in this type of plotting were Victoria Newman (age 10 returned a year later as an 18-year-old), Nick Newman, Billy Abbott, and Lily Winters.

Quotes:

Phyllis Summers [#1]: [to Jack Abbott Jr] You've always thought of Victor Newman as Darth Vader, when did you decide to go to the Dark Side?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jinnah - On Crime: Pizza 911 (2002) (TV)

Y&R #1 for 900+ weeks!!

I have been a longtime viewer of Y&R. Since 1991, i was about 11yrs old, and i was immediately hooked. Watching "Victor" drive his car off the cliff, and everyone thought he was dead, meanwhile living with a new love and center of his life "Hope Adams". He then went on to having a child with this blind woman. Y&R over the years, has become something, that everyone can relate to i believe. After the passing of the well respected and beloved "Bill Bell", Y&R still kept their heads high, and delivered the finest in daytime television. Y&R, now recently claiming the title of "America's #1 Daytime Drama", has for the last couple years for me, been the best well poised and presented Soap on the networks. Hence the #1 title. Most fans of the show can visit the official Y&R site www.theyoungandtherestless.com This is one show, that over the years, have proved themselves time and time again, to be the best, and the most respected. The combination of lust, mixed with life expectancies, and life collaboration, has made this show unlike no other. I am a Y&R FAN4LIFE. Would luv to claim the #1 fan title, but there as u know, are many many fans who would claim to be the #1 fan of the show. But they are my on screen family, of 14yrs, i have watched them grow, and change into something, that i am oh so proud of now. I would love the honor of meeting the cast and crew someday, but for now, just watch the show....and experience the uniqueness for yourself!!!