- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 31, 1981
Summary:
The Young and the Restless revolves around the rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott and Winters families. When the show premiered in 1973, it revolutionized the daytime drama. It continues to set the standard with strong characters, socially conscious storylines, romance and sensuality.
The Young and the Restless premiered on March 26, 1973, and was originally a 30 minute show. It was not until January 1980 that the show had become a one hour show like it is today. The show has ran for years at 12:30 PM on the east coast, and at 11:00 AM on the west coast.
Over the years, many things have happened, and there have been many twisted story lines, many stolen husbands, and many people dead. It has also featured character cross-overs with another CBS soap, The Bold and the Beautiful. These include the psychotic Sheila Carter, who began on The Young and the Restless and shown her more psychotic side on The Bold and the Beautiful. The same goes for Lauren Fenmore, who also can be seen on The Bold and the Beautiful occasionally.
The Young and the Restless is not like other soaps which convey a surreal way of life. This show, however, is based on the lives of people in a small town called Genoa City, Wisconsin, where the money is plentiful and so are the women. Many times, we wish that we could live in that small, mid-western town, just to see how life would really be like. Sometimes, we put our own problems aside and worry about what will happen next on the show. However, we're very fortunate not to have a world like they do on any soap!
The theme song was written by Barry DeVorzon and Perry Botkin, and originally entitled Cotton's Theme from the film Bless the Beasts, but later became known as Nadia's Theme.
Details
| Network: | CBS |
|---|---|
| Genre(s): | Drama, Soap |
| Creators: | William J. Bell, Lee Phillip Bell |
| Seasons: | 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Stacy Haiduk | Patty Williams / Emily Peterson |
| Amelia Heinle | Victoria Newman Abbott |
| Elizabeth Hendrickson | Chloe Mitchell Fisher |
| Vincent Irizarry | David Chow |
| Genie Francis | Genevieve Atkinson |
| Debbi Morgan | Harmony Hamilton |
| Darnell Williams | Sarge |
| Eden Riegel | Heather Stevens |
| Peter Bergman | Jack Abbott |
| David Tom | Billy Abbott |
| Heather Tom | Victoria Newman |
| Billy Miller (II) | Billy Abbott |
| Roscoe Born | Tom Fisher |
| J. Eddie Peck | Cole Howard |
| Melissa Claire Egan | Chelsea Lawson McAvoy |
| Jeff Branson | Ronan Malloy |
| Kristoff St. John | Neil Winters |
| Lauralee Bell | Christine Blair |
| Lauren Woodland | Brittany Hodges Marsino |
| Lyndsy Fonseca | Colleen Carlton |
| Greg Rikaart | Kevin Fisher |
| Shemar Moore | Malcolm Winters |
| Kate Linder | Esther Valentine Wilkes |
| Tricia Cast | Nina Webster |
| Tracey E. Bregman | Lauren Fenmore Baldwin |
| Billy Warlock | Ben Hollander |
| Judith Chapman | Gloria Simmons Bardwell |
| Doug Davidson | Paul Williams |
| John Enos III | Bobby Marsino |
| Jess Walton | Jill Fenmore Atkinson |
| Jennifer Gareis | Grace Turner |
| Kimberlin Brown | Sheila Carter / Sugar |
| Eyal Podell | Adrian Korbel |
| Christel Khalil | Lily Winters Ashby |
| Sharon Case | Sharon Collins Wilson |
| Deanna Russo | Logan Armstrong |
| Jerry Douglas | John Abbott |
| Don Diamont | Brad Carlton |
| Davetta Sherwood | Lily Winters Romalotti |
| Shari Shattuck | Ashley Abbott |
| Sandra Nelson | Phyllis Summers |
| Siena Goines | Callie Rogers |
| Joshua Morrow | Nick Newman |
| Melody Thomas Scott | Nikki Reed Abbott |
| Francesco Quinn | Tomas Del Cerro |
| Camryn Grimes | Cassie Newman |
| Eric Braeden | Victor Newman |
| Thad Luckinbill | J.T. Hellstrom |
| Alex Donnelley | Diane Jenkins |
| Adrienne Frantz | Amber Moore Romalotti |
| Jeanne Cooper | Marge Cotrooke |
| David Lee Russek | Sean Bridges |
| David Lago | Raul Guittierez |
| Kelly Kruger | Mackenzie Browning |
| Marisa Ramírez | Carmen Mesta |
| Patty Weaver | Gina Roma |
| Christian LeBlanc | Michael Baldwin |
| Sabryn Genet | Tricia Dennison McNeil |
| Eileen Davidson | Ashley Abbott McCall |
| Carolyn Conwell | Mary Williams |
| Scott Seymour | Billy Abbott |
| Daniel Goddard | Cane Ashby / Caleb Atkinson |
| Blair Redford | Scott Grainger |
| Jay Bontatibus | Tony Viscardi |
| Candice Daly | Veronica Martin Landers/Sarah Lindsey |
| Rachel Kimsey | Mackenzie Browning |
| Michael Graziadei | Daniel Romalotti |
| Michael Damian | Danny Romalotti |
| Nick Scotti | Tony Viscardi |
| Ben Watkins | Wesley Carter |
| Emily O'Brien | Jana Hawkes Fisher |
| Ashley Jones | Megan Dennison |
| Tammin Sursok | Colleen Carlton |
| Nia Peeples | Karen Taylor Winters |
| Ashley Bashioum | Mackenzie Browning |
| Anthony Pena | Miguel Rodriguez |
| Heath Kizzier | Joshua Landers (1996-1998) |
| John Driscoll | Chance Chancellor |
| Chris Engen | Adam Newman |
| Raya Meddine | Sabrina Costelana Newman |
| Brett Hadley | Carl Williams |
| Laura Bryan Birn | Lynne Bassett |
| Adrianne Leon | Colleen Carlton |
| Michelle Stafford | Phyllis Summers Newman / Sheila Carter |
| Scott Reeves | Ryan McNeil |
| Eva Longoria Parker | Isabella Braña |
| Tonya Lee Williams | Olivia Barber Winters |
| Victoria Rowell | Drucilla Barber Winters |
| Eric Steinberg | Ji Min Kim |
| Darcy Rose Byrnes | Abby Carlton |
| Bryton McClure | Devon Hamilton |
| Vail Bloom | Heather Stevens |
| Eva Pigford | Tyra Hamilton |
| Michael Gross | River Baldwin |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Noah Newman |
| Clementine Ford | Mackenzie Browning |
| Michael Muhney | Adam Newman |
| Yvonne Zima | Daisy Sanders |
| William Russ | Tucker McCall |
| Stephen Nichols | Tucker McCall |
| Darius McCrary | Malcolm Winters |
| Maura West | Diane Jenkins Newman |
| Jennifer Landon | Heather Stevens |
| Tristan Rogers | Colin Atkinson |
| Steve Burton | Dylan McAvoy |
| Marcy Rylan | Abby Newman |
| Leslie Bevis | Ruth Williams Bradley |
| Jessica Collins | Avery Clark |
| Diana DeGarmo | Angelina Veneziano Fisher |
| Sean Patrick Flanery | Sam Gibson |
| Mishael Morgan | Hilary Curtis |
| Robert Adamson | Noah Newman |
| Angell S. Conwell | Leslie Michaelson |
| Julia Pace Mitchell | Sofia Dupre Winters |
| Jessica Heap | Eden Baldwin |
| Peter Porte | Ricky Williams |
| Eric Braedan | Victor Newman |
| Blake Hood | Kyle Jenkins |
| Haley King | Summer Newman |
| Redaric Williams | Tyler Michaelson |
| Melissa Ordway | Abby Newman |
| Hartley Sawyer | Kyle Jenkins |
| Sean Carrigan | Stitch Rayburn |
