The Young and the Restless debuted on CBS on March 26, 1973.
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Debuted |
March 26, 1973 |
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Created by |
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Head Writer |
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Executive Producer |
Josh Griffith |
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Network |
CBS |
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Running Time |
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Contract Cast
As of 8/31/2024 (per Paramount Plus online end credits)
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Peter Bergman | Jack Abbott |
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Eric Braeden | Victor Newman |
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Sharon Case | Sharon Newman |
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Sean Dominic | Nate Hastings |
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Melissa Claire Egan | Chelsea Lawson |
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Hayley Erin | Claire Grace |
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Michael Graziadei | Daniel Romalotti |
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Camryn Grimes | Mariah Copeland |
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Mark Grossman | Adam Newman |
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Amelia Heinle | Victoria Newman |
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Courtney Hope | Sally Spectra |
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Bryton James | Devon Hamilton |
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Christel Khalil | Lily Winters |
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Allison Lanier | Summer Newman |
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Christian LeBlanc | Michael Baldwin |
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Kate Linder | Esther Valentine |
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Michael Mealor | Kyle Abbott |
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Joshua Morrow | Nicholas Newman |
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Melissa Ordway | Abby Newman |
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Melody Thomas Scott | Nikki Newman |
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Zuleyka Silver | Audra Charles |
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Michelle Stafford | Phyllis Summers |
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Jason Thompson | Billy Abbott |
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Susan Walters | Diane Jenkins |
Recurring Cast
- Linden Ashby as Cameron Kirsten
- Lauralee Bell as Christine Blair Williams
- Vail Bloom as Heather Stevens
- Tracey E. Bregman as Lauren Fenmore Baldwin
- Tricia Cast as Nina Webster
- Reylynn Caster as Faith Newman
- Michael Damian as Danny Romalotti
- Eileen Davidson as Ashley Abbott
- Cait Fairbanks as Tessa Porter
- Connor Floyd as Philip 'Chance' Chancellor IV
- Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell
- Judah Mackey as Connor Newman
- Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott
- Sienna Mercuri as Katie Abbott
- Paxton Mishkind as Johnny Abbott
- Mishael Morgan as Amanda Sinclair
- Redding Munsell as Harrison Abbott
- Lily Brooks O'Briant as Lucy Romalotti
- J. Eddie Peck as Cole Howard
- Veronica Redd as Mamie Johnson
- Jess Walton as Jill Abbott
- Colleen Zenk as Jordan
Production Staff
- Executive Producer - Josh Griffith
- Supervising Producer - Josh Fisher
- Producers - Jonathan Fishman, Vivian Gundaker, Matthew J. Olsen
Writing and Directing Staff
- Head Writer - Josh Griffith
- Associate Head Writer - Amanda L. Beall
- Writers - Susan Dansby, Jeff Beldner, Michael Conforti, Christopher Dunn, Teresa Zimmerman, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sara Bibel, Susan Banks, Sara Endsley, Brent Boyd, Janice Ferri Esser, Lynn Martin, Marin Gazzaniga
- Directors - Michael Eilbaum, Sally McDonald, Owen Renfroe, Steven Williford
- Associate Directors - Derek Berlatsky, Andrew Hachem, Robbin Phillips
- Stage Manages - Fritz Brekeller, Brendan Higgins
- Production Associates - Kristin Doherty, Alexandra Jensen, Nancy Ortenberg
Daytime Emmy Awards and Nominations
See Daytime Emmy Wins and Nominations for The Young and the Restless
| Preceded by The Doctors (1974); Guiding Light (1982); General Hospital (1984, 2006); All My Children (1992) As the World Turns (2003) Days of our Lives (2013) |
Drama Series Winner 1975, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2004, 2007 [tied w/ Guiding Light); 2014; 2015 [tied w/DAYS); 2019, 2020 |
Succeeded by Another World (1976); General Hospital (1984, 2005, 2008; 2016, 2021); As the World Turns (1987); All My Children (1994) |
| Preceded by Santa Barbara (1991); General Hospital (1999); As the World Turns (2005); The Bold and the Beautiful (2010, 2013) |
Writing Team Winner 1992, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021 |
Succeeded by Guiding Light (1993, 2007); As the World Turns (2001); Days of our Lives (2013); |