The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is a very popular American soap opera. The show is the highest-rated soap opera, which means that more people watch it than any other soap opera. It aired its first episode on March 26, 1973. It is set in fictional Genoa City, Wisconsin. In the beginning, the show was about the Brooks family, who were very rich, and the Foster family, who were poor. Today, very few members of either family are still on the show.
| The Young and the Restless | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Y&R |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell |
| Written by | Josh Griffith |
| Directed by | Sally McDonald Owen Renfroe Casey Childs Conal O'Brien Michael Eilbaum Steven Wilford See below |
| Opening theme | "Nadia's Theme" by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 51 |
| No. of episodes | 12,862 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Anthony Morina Josh Griffith (and others) |
| Camera setup | Videotape Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (1973-1980) 60 minutes (1980-present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 26, 1973 – present |
Today, the show tells stories about two cosmetics companies: Newman Enterprises and Jabot Cosmetics. Newman's president is Victor Newman (played by the actor Eric Braeden) and Jabot's president is Jack Abbott (played by Peter Bergman). These two men hate each other very much and would like to see the other fail. This hatred is the root of much of the story on the show.
List of actors/characters on the show
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hunter Allan | Noah Newman |
| Peter Bergman | Jack Abbott |
| Vail Bloom | Heather Stevens |
| Eric Braeden | Victor Newman |
| Tracey E. Bregman | Lauren Fenmore Baldwin |
| Bryton | Devon Hamilton |
| Hayley Erin | Abby Carlton |
| Sharon Case | Sharon Abbott |
| Judith Chapman | Gloria Bardwell |
| Jeanne Cooper | Katherine Chancellor |
| Doug Davidson | Paul Williams |
| Michael Muhney | Adam Wilson |
| Matthew and Riley Esham | Fenmore Baldwin |
| Adrienne Frantz | Amber Moore |
| Daniel Goddard | Cane Ashby |
| Michael Graziadei | Daniel Romalotti |
| Amelia Heinle | Victoria Newman Hellstrom |
| Elizabeth Hendrickson | Chloe Mitchell |
| Christel Khalil | Lily Winters |
| Christian LeBlanc | Michael Baldwin |
| Kate Linder | Esther Valentine |
| Thad Luckinbill | J.T. Hellstrom |
| Joshua Morrow | Nicholas Newman |
| Emily O'Brien | Jana Hawkes |
| Nia Peeples | Karen Taylor |
| Eyal Podell | Professor Adrian Korbel |
| Greg Rikaart | Kevin Fisher |
| Melody Thomas Scott | Nikki Newman |
| Ted Shackelford | Jeffrey Bardwell |
| Michelle Stafford | Phyllis Summers Newman |
| Kristoff St. John | Neil Winters |
| Jess Walton | Jill Foster Abbott |
| Patty Weaver | Gina Roma |