- 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 |
| 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 |
| Elizabeth Hendrickson | Chloe Mitchell |
| Genie Francis | Genevieve Atkinson |
| Debbi Morgan | Harmony Hamilton |
| Darnell Williams | Sarge |
| Eden Riegel | Heather Stevens |
| Peter Bergman | Jack Abbott |
| Billy Miller (II) | Billy Abbott |
| Melissa Claire Egan | Chelsea Lawson |
| Jeff Branson | Ronan Malloy |
| Kristoff St. John | Neil Winters |
| Greg Rikaart | Kevin Fisher |
| Kate Linder | Esther Valentine |
| Doug Davidson | Paul Williams |
| Jess Walton | Jill Fenmore Atkinson |
| Christel Khalil | Lily Winters |
| Sharon Case | Sharon Collins |
| Joshua Morrow | Nick Newman |
| Melody Thomas Scott | Nikki Reed Sharpe |
| Eric Braeden | Victor Newman |
| Jeanne Cooper | Katherine Chancellor |
| Christian LeBlanc | Michael Baldwin |
| Eileen Davidson | Ashley Abbott McCall |
| Daniel Goddard | Cane Ashby / Caleb Atkinson |
| Michael Graziadei | Daniel Romalotti |
| Emily O'Brien | Jana Hawkes |
| Michelle Stafford | Phyllis Summers |
| Bryton McClure | Devon Hamilton |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Noah Newman |
| Michael Muhney | Adam Newman |
| Stephen Nichols | Tucker McCall |
| Darius McCrary | Malcolm Winters |
| Maura West | Diane Jenkins |
| Tristan Rogers | Colin Atkinson |
| Marcy Rylan | Abby Newman |
| Jessica Collins | Avery Clark |
| Diana DeGarmo | Angelina Veneziano Fisher |
| Sean Patrick Flanery | Sam Gibson |
| Julia Pace Mitchell | Sofia Dupre |
| Jessica Heap | Eden Baldwin |
| Peter Porte | Ricky Williams |
| Eric Braedan | Victor Newman |
