The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless is a CBS network soap opera created by William J. Bell & Lee Phillip Bell which premiered on March 26, 1973 and as of 2017, it has aired for 5662 episodes.

The show was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week & then expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television.

Plot[]

Set in the fictional Wisconsin town of Genoa City, the series originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Brooks family and the working class Foster family.

After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, all of the original characters except Jill Foster and Katherine Chancellor were written out. Bell replaced them with the new core families, the Abbotts and the Williamses.

Over the years, other families such as the Newmans, Winters & the Baldwin-Fishers were introduced.

Despite these changes, one storyline that has endured through almost the show's entire run is the feud between Jill Abbott & Katherine Chancellor (which is the longest rivalry on any American soap opera).

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

Actor	Character	Duration
Peter Bergman	Jack Abbott	1989–
Peter Bergman	Marco Annicelli	2015
Eric Braeden	Victor Newman	1980–
Tracey E. Bregman	Lauren Fenmore Baldwin	1983-95, 2000
	Sarah Smythe	2010
Sharon Case	Sharon Newman	1994-
Doug Davidson	Paul Williams	1978–
Eileen Davidson	Ashley Abbott	1982–88, 1999–
Melissa Claire Egan	Chelsea Newman	2011–
Daniel Goddard	Cane Ashby	2007–
Daniel Goddard	Caleb Atkinson	2011
Camryn Grimes	Cassie Newman	1997–2007, 2009–10, 2013–14
Camryn Grimes	Mariah Copeland	2014–
Amelia Heinle	Victoria Newman	2005–
Bryton James	Devon Hamilton	2004–
Christel Khalil	Lily Winters	2002–
Tristan Lake Leabu	Reed Hellstrom	2016–
Christian LeBlanc	Michael Baldwin	1991–93, 1997–
Kate Linder	Esther Valentine	1982–
Mishael Morgan	Hilary Curtis	2013–
Joshua Morrow	Nicholas Newman	1994–
Melissa Ordway	Abby Newman	2013–
Greg Rikaart	Kevin Fisher	2003–
Melody Thomas Scott	Nikki Newman	1979–
Kristoff St. John	Neil Winters	1991–
Jason Thompson	Billy Abbott	2016–
Gina Tognoni	Phyllis Summers	2014–

Recurring Cast[]

Actor	Character	Duration
Robert Adamson	Noah Newman	2012–
Catherine Bach	Anita Lawson	2012–
Lauralee Bell	Christine Blair Williams	1983–2006, 2010–
Jared Breeze	Max Rayburn	2016–
Jensen Buchanan	Elise Moxley	2015–
Ryan Caltagirone	Winston Mobley	2015–
Sean Carrigan	Stitch Rayburn	2013–
Judith Chapman	Jill Foster Abbott	1994
Judith Chapman	Gloria Abbott Bardwell	2005–
Annalisa Cochrane	Zoey	2017–
Angell Conwell	Leslie Michaelson	2010–
Jerry Douglas	John Abbott	1982–2013, 2015–
Jerry Douglas	Alistair Wallingford	2008
Max Ehrich	Fenmore Baldwin	2012–
Margarita Franco	Mrs. Martinez	2016–
Kelly Frye	Michelle Hazelton	2016–
Robert Gant	David Sherman	2013–
Alice Greczyn	Emma Randall	2015–
Stacy Haiduk	Patty Williams	2009–12, 2015–
Stacy Haiduk	Emily Peterson	2009–12
Hunter King	Summer Newman	2012–
Alyvia Alyn Lind	Faith Newman	2011–
Beth Maitland	Traci Abbott	1982–96, 1999, 2001, 2006–
Mara McCaffray	Natalie	2016–
Nadine Nicole	Gwen Randall	2014–
Sofia Pernas	Marisa Sierras	2015–
Dax Randall	Moses Winters	2016–
McKenna Roberts	Matilda Ashby	2013–
Tristan Rogers	Colin Atkinson	2010–12, 2014–
Ted Shackelford	William Bardwell	2006–07
Ted Shackelford	Jeffrey Bardwell	2007–
Abhi Sinha	Ravi Shapur	2016–
Chrishell Stause	Bethany Bryant	2016–
Brandin Stennis	Charlie Ashby	2016–
Terrell Tilford	Barton Shelby	2014–
Jess Walton	Jill Atkinson	1987–
Ray Wise	Ian Ward	2014–

Past Cast Members[]

Actor	Character	Duration
Philip Abbott	Grant Stevens	1986
Robert Ackerman	John Harding	1981
Wanda Acuna	Keesha Monroe	1995
Deborah Adair	Jill Foster Abbott	1980–83, 1986
Marla Adams	Dina Abbott Mergeron	1983–86, 1991, 1996, 2008
R.J. Adams	Doctor Kirst/Dave/Officer Griffen	1978, 1981, 1994
Josh Albee	Tony Baker	1979–80
Sarah Aldrich	Victoria Newman	1997
Marilyn Alex	Molly Carter	1991–93, 1995
Christopher Allport	Gene Desmond	2000
Beverly Archer	Shirley Sherwood	1999
Tina Arning	Sasha Green	1995–97, 2002
Rod Arrants	Steven Lassiter	1987–88
Nina Arvesen	Cassandra Rawlins	1988–91
Matthew Atkinson	Austin Travers	2014–15
Pamela Bach	Mari Jo Mason 1	1994
Diana Barton	Mari Jo Mason 2	1994–96
Peter Barton	Scott Grainger, Sr.	1988–93
Ashley Bashioum	Mackenzie Browning	1999–2002, 2004–05
William Bassett	Pete Walker	1982–83
Jaime Lyn Bauer	Lorie Brooks	1973–82, 1984, 2002
Robert Beecher	Willy	1986
Fred Beir	Mitchell Sherman	1975–80
Nicholas Benedict	Michael Scott	1980–81
Meg Bennett	Julia Newman	1980–84, 1986–87, 2002
Frank M. Bernard	Marc Mergeron	1984, 1987–88
Leslie Bevis	Ruth Perkins	1998–99
Thom Bierdz	Phillip Chancellor III	1986–89, 2004, 2009–11
Laura Bryan Birn	Lynne Bassett	1988–2004
Vail Bloom	Heather Stevens	2007–10
Vasili Bogazianos	Al Fenton	1998–99
Jay Bontatibus	Tony Viscardi	1999–2000
Roscoe Born	Tom Fisher	2005–06, 2009
William Boyett	Walter Edmonson	1986
Jeff Branson	Ronan Malloy	2010–12
Randy Brooks	Nathan Hastings	1992–94
Kimberlin Brown	Sheila Carter Sugar	1990–95, 2005–06 2005–06
Peter Brown	Robert Laurence	1981–82, 1990
Ryan Brown	Billy Abbott	2002–03
Sylvia Browne	Herself	2006-2007
Karl Bruck	Maestro Faustch	1974–82, 1984–85
Lachlan Buchanan	Kyle Abbott	2015–16
Brendan Burns	Glenn Richards	1989, 1991–93, 1995–97, 1999, 2001, 2003–06
Steve Burton	Dylan McAvoy	2013–17
Darcy Rose Byrnes	Abby Newman	2003–08
Barry Cahill	Sam Powers	1974–75
Lisa Canning	Adrienne Markham	2004–05
Cathy Carricaburu	Nancy Becker	1976–78
Colleen Casey	Farren Connor	1985–87
Martin Cassidy	Frank Grainger/Larry Willis	1986
Tricia Cast	Nina Webster	1986–2001, 2008–14
John Cassidine	Phillip Chancellor II	1973–74
John Castellanos	John Silva	1989–2004
Loyita Chapel	Judy Wilson	1980–81
Don Chastain	Alan Carey	2000
Colby Chester	Michael Crawford	1985–90
Eddie Cibrian	Matt Clark	1994–96
Aidan Clark	Charlie Ashby	2013–16
Robert Clary	Pierre Roulland	1973–74
Tamara Clatterbuck	Alice Johnson	1997–2000, 2003, 2005
Keith Hamilton Cobb	Damon Porter	2003–05
Robert Colbert	Stuart Brooks	1973–83
Dennis Cole	Lance Prentiss	1981–82
Signy Coleman	Hope Wilson	1993–97, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012
Gary Collins	Harry Curtis	2000
Jessica Collins	Avery Bailey Clark	2011–15
Darlene Conley	Rose DeVille	1979–80, 1986–87
Sid Conrad	Judge Patrick Sullivan	1986
John David Conti	Elevator Technician/Andy, Waiter	1998, 2004
Carolyn Conwell	Marion Reeves Mary Williams	1977 1980–2004
Jeanne Cooper	Katherine Chancellor	1973–2013
Jeff Cooper	Derek Thurston	1976
Alicia Coppola	Meredith Gates	2016
Michael Corbett	David Kimble	1986–91
Melinda Cordell	Dorothy Stevens Madame Estelle Chavin	1980–82, 1993 1990–94
Grant Cramer	Shawn Garrett	1984–86
Barbara Crampton	Leanna Love	1987–92, 1998–2002, 2006–07
Lee Crawford	Sally McGuire	1973–74, 1981–82
Todd Curtis	Skip Evans	1987–91
Linwood Dalton	Jared Markson	1984–85
Candice Daly	Veronica Landers	1997–98
Michael Damian	Danny Romalotti	1981–98, 2002–04, 2008, 2012–13
Linda Dangcil	Mrs. Martinez	2004
Edgar Daniels	Sebastian Crown	1980
Josie Davis	Grace Turner	1996–97
June Dayton	Mr Wilcox's Housekeeper	1986
Marita De Leon	Joani Garza	1995–98
Lee Debroux	John Harding	1981
Dick DeCoit	Ron Becker	1976–78
Diana DeGarmo	Angelina Veneziano	2011–12
John Denos	Joe Blair	1983–87
Mark Derwin	Adrian Hunter	1989–90
Don Diamont	Brad Carlton	1985–96, 1998–2009
Brenda Dickson	Jill Foster Abbott	1973–80, 1983–87
Norma Donaldson	Lillie Belle Barber	1990–94
Alex Donnelley	Diane Jenkins	1982–84, 1986, 1996–2001
Christopher Douglas	Sean Bridges	2001
Damon Douglas	Roger	1986
John Driscoll	Phillip Chancellor IV	2009–11
Denice Duff	Amanda Browning	2001–02
John Dye	Jason Carter	1986
Cindy Eilbacher<td Jody Conway April Stevens >April Stevens	1977 1979–82, 1992–94
Scott Elrod	Joe Clark	2014–15
Chris Engen	Adam Newman	2008–09
John Enos III	Bobby Marsino	2003–05
Brenda Epperson	Ashley Abbott	1988–96
William Gray Espy	Snapper Foster	1973–75, 2003
Andrea Evans	Patty Williams	1983–84
Michael Evans	Col. Douglas Austin	1980–85, 1987–95
Michael Fairman	Patrick Murphy	2008–14
Sharon Farrell	Florence Webster	1991–96
Sean Patrick Flanery	Sam Gibson	2011
Bonnie Franklin	Sister Celeste	2012
Lyndsy Fonseca	Colleen Carlton	2001–05
Clementine Ford	Mackenzie Browning	2009–10
Steven Ford	Andy Richards	1981–87, 2002–03
Vivica A. Fox	Stephanie Simmons	1994–95
David "Shark" Fralick	Larry Warton	1995–96, 1999–2005
Genie Francis	Genevieve Atkinson	2011–12
Adrienne Frantz	Amber Moore	2006–2010, 2013
Alan Fudge	Stan Kinsey	1999
Jennifer Gareis	Grace Turner	1997–2002, 2004, 2014
Joy Garrett	Boobsie Caswell Austin	1983–85
Kelly Garrison	Rebecca Harper Hilary Lancaster	1990 1991–93
Jennifer Gatti	Keesha Monroe	1995–96
Anthony Geary	George Curtis	1973
Sabryn Genet	Tricia Dennison McNeil	1997–2001
Amy Gibson	Alana Anthony	1985
John Gibson	Jerry "Cash" Cashman	1980–82
Robert Gibson	David Mallory	1976–78
Bond Gideon	Jill Foster Abbott	1980
Siena Goines	Callie Rogers	1998–2000
Ricky Paull Goldin	Gary Dawson	1999–2000
Justin Gorence	Peter Garrett	1995–98
Kelli Goss	Courtney Sloane	2013–15
Mckenna Grace	Faith Newman	2013–14
Charles H. Gray	Bill Foster	1975–76
Veleka Gray	Ruby Collins Sharon Reaves	1983 1983–84
Michael Graziadei	Daniel Romalotti	2004–13, 2016
Dorothy Green	Jennifer Brooks	1973–77
James Michael Gregary	Clint Radison	1989–91, 2009
Stephen Gregory	Chase Benson	1988–91
Michael Gross	River Baldwin	2008–09
Bennet Guillory	Walter Barber	1992–94
Brett Hadley	Carl Williams	1980–91, 1998–99
Deidre Hall	Barbara Anderson	1973–75
Tom Hallick	Brad Elliot	1973–78
Brett Halsey	John Abbott	1980–81
Lynne Harbaugh	Lisa Mansfield	1988–89
Justin Hartley	Adam Newman	2014–16
Justin Hartley	Gabriel Bingham	2015
David Hasselhoff	Snapper Foster	1975–82, 2010
Wings Hauser	Greg Foster	1977–81, 2010
Susan Seaforth Hayes	Joanna Manning	1984–89, 2005–06, 2010
Rick Hearst	Matt Clark	2000–01
Kay Heberle	Joann Curtis	1975–78
Elizabeth Hendrickson	Chloe Mitchell	2008-16
Karen Hensel	Doris Collins	1994–2003, 2005, 2009, 2011
Anthony Herrera	Jack Curtis	1975–77
Christopher Holder	Kevin Bancroft	1982–84
Randy Holland	Rick Daros	1983–84
Erica Hope	Nikki Newman	1978–79
James Houghton	Greg Foster	1973–76, 2003
Ken Howard	George Summers	2012
Vincent Irizarry	David Chow	2007–08
James Ivy	Jeremy Ross	1997
Burgess Jenkins	Billy Abbott	2014–16
Gladys Jimenez	Ramona Caceres	1999–2000, 2002
Ashley Jones	Megan Dennison	1997–2000, 2001
Bryant Jones	Nate Hastings	1996–2002
Mitzi Kapture-Donahue	Anita Hodges	2002–05
Jennifer Karr	Ellen Winters	1986–87
Beau Kazer	Brock Reynolds	1974–80, 1984–86, 1990–92, 1999–2004, 2008–10, 2011, 2013
George Kennedy	Albert Miller	2003-10
Jay Kerr	Brian Forbes	1982–83
Brian Kerwin	Greg Foster	1976–77
Andre Khabbazi	Alec Moretti	1997–98
Rachel Kimsey	Mackenzie Browning	2005–06
B.B. King	Himself	2001
Heath Kizzier	Dr. Joshua Landers	1996–98
Michael E. Knight	Simon Neville	2015–16
Lauren Koslow	Lindsey Wells	1984–86
Bert Kramer	Brent Davis	1984–85
Kelly Kruger	Mackenzie Browning	2002–03
Jerry Lacy	Jonas	1979–82
Joe LaDue	Derek Thurston	1977–81, 1984
David Lago	Raul Guittierez	1999–2004, 2009
Sal Landi	Clint Radison	1988–89
Jennifer Landon	Heather Stevens	2012
Russell Latham	Russell/Eric, the NYC hot-shot hairstylist	1994-2005
Greg Lauren	Brett Nelson	1998–99
John Phillip Law	Dr. Jim Grainger	1989
Russell Lawrence	Matt Clark	2000
Adam Lazarre-White	Nathan Hastings	1994–96
Jennifer Leak	Gwen Sherman	1974-75
Roberta Leighton	Casey Reed	1978–81, 1984–89, 1998
Adrianne Leon	Colleen Carlton	2006–07
Terry Lester	Jack Abbott	1980–89
Tom Ligon	Lucas Prentiss	1977–82
William Long, Jr.	Wayne Stevens	1980–82
Tony Longo	Ray - Private Investigator/Fred Caffey	1999-2006
Eva Longoria	Isabella Braña Williams	2001–03
Rianna Loving	Rianna Miner	1999–2000
Heather Lowe	Cynthia Harris	1977–78
Thad Luckinbill	J.T. Hellstrom	1999–2010
Aaron Lustig	Dr. Timothy Reid	1996–97, 2002, 2012
Janice Lynde	Leslie Brooks	1973–84
Ryan MacDonald	Robert Haskell	1989–90
Gisele MacKenzie	Katherine Chancellor	1986
Victoria Mallory	Leslie Brooks	1977–82, 1984
Eva Marcille	Tyra Hamilton	2008–09
Frank Marth	Lt. Phil Parker	1986
John H. Martin	Frederick Hodges	2002–05
Margaret Mason	Eve Howard	1980–84, 1993
Brian Matthews	Eric Garrison	1983–85
Julianna McCarthy	Liz Foster	1973–86, 1993, 2003–04, 2008, 2010
Cady McClain	Kelly Andrews	2014–15
Leigh McCloskey	Kurt Costner	1996–97, 2013
Tom McConnell	Shawn Garrett	1984
John McCook	Lance Prentiss	1976–80
Darius McCrary	Malcolm Winters	2009–11
Ed McCready	Will Ashland	1986
Howard McGillin	Greg Foster	1981–82
Dorothy McGuire	Cora Miller	1984
Chris McKenna	Detective Mark Harding	2014–15
Will McMillan	Jerry Gunderson	2004
Jim McMullan	Brent Davis	1984
Terrence McNally	Robert Lynch	1993–94
Hugh McPhillips	Andre	1986
Raya Meddine	Sabrina Costelana Newman	2008–10
Tracy Lindsey Melchior	Veronica Landers	1996–97
Ernestine Mercer	Millie Johnson	1997–2000
Freeman Michaels	Drake Belson	1995–96
Jeanna Michaels	Karen Richards	1981–82
Kerry Leigh Michaels	Faren Connor	1991
Billy Miller	Billy Abbott	2008–14
William Mims	Sam Powers	1973
Victor Mohica	Felipe Ramirez	1980–81
Philip Moon	Keemo Volien Abbott	1994–96
Shemar Moore	Malcolm Winters	1994–2002, 2004–05
Debbi Morgan	Harmony Hamilton	2011–12
Melissa Morgan	Brittany Norman	1988–90
Julianne Morris	Amy Wilson	1994–96, 2014
Phil Morris	Tyrone Jackson	1984–86
Michael Muhney	Adam Newman	2009–14
Jack Murdock	Howard Morrison	1986
Steve Nave	Todd	1978, 1986, 1988
Sandra Nelson	Phyllis Summers	1997–99
Lee Nicholl	Sven Peterson	1985–86
Stephen Nichols	Tucker McCall	2010-13
Emily O'Brien	Jana Hawkes	2006–11
John O'Hurley	Dr. Jim Grainger	1989–90
Ken Olandt	Derek Stuart	1989
Scott Palmer	Tim Sullivan	1983–89
Peter Parros	Leo Baines	1986–87
Robert Parucha	Matt Miller	1985–87, 2003
Craig Patton	Ray/Truck Driver No. 1	1978
J. Eddie Peck	Cole Howard	1993–99
Nia Peeples	Karen Taylor	2007–09
Anthony Pena	Miguel Rodriguez	1984–2005
Brock Peters	Frank Lewis	1982–85
Devon Pierce	Diane Westin	1990–91
Drew Pillsbury	David Kimble	1986
Eyal Podell	Adrian Korbel	2006–08
Peter Porte	Ricky Williams	2011–12
Monica Potter	Sharon Collins	1994
Nathan Purdee	Nathan Hastings	1985–92
Daniel Quinn	Ralph Hunnicutt	2002
Francesco Quinn	Tomas Del Cerro	1999–2001
Marisa Ramirez	Carmen Mesta Ines Vargas	2006–07 2007
Logan Ramsey	Joseph Anthony	1984–85
Margueritte Ray	Mamie Johnson	1980–90
Alex Rebar	Vince Holliday	1979–80, 1986–87
Veronica Redd	Mamie Johnson	1990–95, 1999–2002, 2004
Quinn Redeker	Nicholas Reed Joseph Thomas Rex Sterling	1979 1979–80 1987–94, 2004
Blair Redford	Scott Grainger, Jr.	2005–06
Marianne Rees	Mai Volien	1994–96
Scott Reeves	Ryan McNeil	1991–2001
Donnelly Rhodes	Phillip Chancellor II	1974–75
David Richards	Sid Garber	1996–98, 2000
Lynne Topping Richter	Chris Brooks Foster	1978–82
Eden Riegel	Heather Stevens	2010–11
Michael Roark	Travis Crawford	2016
Deanna Robbins	Cindy Lake	1982–83
Alexia Robinson	Alex Perez	2000–02
Victoria Rowell	Drucilla Winters	1990–98, 2000, 2002–07
David Lee Russek	Sean Bridges	2001–02
Deanna Russo	Logan Armstrong	2007
Jodean Russo	Regina Henderson	1975–76
William Russ	Tucker McCall	2009–10
Marcy Rylan	Abby Newman	2010–13
Henry G. Sanders	Walter Barber	1990–91
Isabel Sanford	Sylvia	2002
Lanna Saunders	Betty Andrews	1974–75
Lori Saunders	Cynthia Harris	1977
Hartley Sawyer	Kyle Abbott	2013–14
David Schall	Reverend Davies	1998
Beth Scheffel	Barbara Ann Harding	1981–82
Kevin Schmidt	Noah Newman	2008–2010, 2011, 2012
Robin Scott	Amy Wilson	1994
Nick Scotti	Tony Viscardi	1996–99
Tom Selleck	Jed Andrews	1974–75
Diego Serrano	Diego Guittierez	2001–02
Scott Seymour	Billy Abbott	2006
Shari Shattuck	Ashley Abbott	1996–99
John Shearin	Evan Sanderson	1986–87
Mary Sheldon	Nancy "Nan" Nolan	1989–90
Davetta Sherwood	Lily Winters	2006
Ruth Silvera	Shirley Haskell	1989–90
Marc Singer	Chet Delancy	1999
Pamela Peters Solow	Peggy Brooks	1973–81, 1984
Jon St. Elwood	Jazz Jackson	1983–86
Michelle Stafford	Phyllis Summers	1994–97, 2000–13
Jack Stauffer	Scott Adams	1978–79
Eric Steinberg	Ji Min Kim	2006–07
Dawn Stern	Vanessa Lerner	2003–04
Lilibet Stern	Patty Williams	1980–83
K. T. Stevens	Vanessa Prentiss	1976–81
Paul Stevens	Bruce Henderson	1975–76
Trish Stewart	Chris Brooks Foster	1973–78, 1984
Caleb Stoddard	Derek Thurston	1976
Jim Storm	Neil Fenmore	1983–86
Rebecca Street	Jessica Blair Grainger	1988–89
Maxine Stuart	Margaret Dugan	1993, 1996
Kelly Sullivan	Sage Newman	2014–16
Liam Sullivan	Dr. Joseph Lerner	1986
Elizabeth Sung	Luan Volien Abbott	1994–96
Tammin Sursok	Colleen Carlton	2007–09
Mark Tapscott	Earl Bancroft	1982–83
Joseph Taylor	Tony DiSalvo	1982–83
Josh Taylor	Jed Sanders	1993–1994
Tammy Taylor	Patty Williams	1980
Matthew Tobin	Dr. Cole	1986
Lynne Topping	Chris Brooks	1979, 1982
Christopher Templeton	Carol Robbins Evans	1983–93
Michelle Thomas	Callie Rogers	1998
Gordon Thomson	Patrick Baker	1997–98
Alexis Thorpe	Rianna Miner	2000–02
Jeffrey Christopher Todd	Tobias Gray	2014–15
David Tom	Billy Abbott	1999–2002, 2014
Heather Tom	Victoria Newman	1991–2003
Brandi Tucker	Karen Becker	1976–78
Michael Tylo	Blade Bladeson Rick Bladeson	1992–95 1994–95
Joan Van Ark	Gloria Bardwell	2004–05
Granville Van Dusen	Keith Dennison	1997–2001
Vincent Van Patten	Christian Page	2000
Greg Vaughan	Diego Guittierez	2002–03
Miles Gaston Villanueva	Father Martin	2013
Miles Gaston Villanueva	Luca Santori	2015–16
Paul Walker	Brandon Collins	1992–93
George D. Wallace	Arthur Nicholls	1986
Marcia Wallace	Annie Wilkes	2009
Susan Walters	Diane Jenkins	2001–04, 2010
Billy Warlock	Ben Hollander	2007–08
Ben Watkins	Wesley Carter	2002–04
Cynthia Watros	Kelly Andrews	2013–14
Patty Weaver	Gina Roma	1982–2009, 2013
Jessica Nicole Webb	Alex Dettmer	2017
Maura West	Diane Jenkins	2010–11
James Westmoreland	Decker	1982
Ellen Weston	Suzanne Lynch	1978–80
Redaric Williams	Tyler Michaelson	2012–14
Stephanie E. Williams	Amy Peters Lewis	1983–88, 1990
Tonya Lee Williams	Dr. Olivia Winters	1990–2005, 2007–11
David Winn	Steven Williams	1980–81
William Wintersole	Mitchell Sherman	1986–96, 1998, 2003, 2008–09, 2011
Gregory Wolcott	Ralph Olson	1975–77
Janet Wood	April Stevens	1979
Lynn Wood	Alison Bancroft	1982–84
Lauren Woodland	Brittany Hodges	2000–05
Greg Wrangler	Steve Connelly	1992–96, 1999, 2001, 2009
Darrell Zwerling	Judge Patrick Sullivan	1986

Ratings[]

As of 2010, "The Young and the Restless" has managed over 1,000 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot for daytime dramas.

On the week ending April 6, 2012, the show was watched by a new low of an average of 3,960,000 viewers for the week, beating its previous low of 4.209 million in October 2011, as well as being the only week to date below 4 million viewers.

Currently, the show is still the most-watched daytime drama; and for the season 2011–12, has a household rating of 3.5, and 1.5 for the Women 18–49 demographic.

As of 2008, the Tuesday episodes of "The Young and the Restless" on average is the most-watched daytime drama showing.

When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings, but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. By 1988–89, it had dethroned long-time leader "General Hospital" as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since.

Accolades[]

"The Young and the Restless" has won 116 Daytime Emmys, along with 360 nominations.