The Young and the Restless
| The Young and the Restless | |
|---|---|
| File:Theyoungandtherestlesslogo.jpg | |
| Created by | William J. Bell Lee Philip Bell |
| No. of episodes | 8,684 (as of July 13, 2007) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lynn Marie Latham Josh Griffith Anthony Morina John Fisher Josh O'Connell Matthew J. Olsen |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 26 1973 |
The Young and the Restless (commonly abbreviated as Y&R) is a popular American television soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 1973.[1] Y&R was created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, who set their show in a fictional version of Genoa City, Wisconsin, a town near their annual vacation home in Lake Geneva.[2]
When it debuted, Y&R storylines originally examined the domestic and professional lives of two core families in Genoa City: the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters. After a series of recasts and departures in the early 1980s, the show has focused more on the Abbotts and the Newmans, including the corporate rivalry between their two respective companies. However, one basic plot that has run throughout almost all of Y&R's history is the rivalry between Jill Foster Abbott and Katherine Chancellor.
The series was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week. It was expanded to one-hour episodes on February 1 1980. Y&R is currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television. As of 2006, it has appeared at the top of the weekly Nielsen Ratings in that category for more than 900 weeks since 1988.[3]
Y&R has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series; only General Hospital has won more times (nine).
Production
The show's healthy ratings are often attributed in part to the tight-knit writing and production staff.[citation needed] The show was groundbreaking for daytime serials in its lush production values. When it premiered in 1973, The Young and the Restless stood out from other soaps on the air for its visual darkness. Soap operas at the time tended to be comparatively brightly-lit in tone.[citation needed] The show lighted primarily the actors, and not the background settings, so as to focus the attention of the viewer on the emotions of the actors. Also, its glamorous sets utilizing fresh cut flowers, and wardrobe and hairstyles were a huge contrast to existing soap operas, which often set the action in a simple living room or kitchen set, where characters would discuss their world over a cup of coffee.[citation needed]
In 2001, Y&R became the first daytime soap opera to be broadcast in high-definition.[4]
Executive producing and head writing team
For the most part, the writers and producers of the show have stayed unchanged since the 1980s. Throughout most of the show's history since its inception, creator William J. Bell served as both the executive producer and head writer for Y&R. He also had a number of co-executive producers over the years including John Conboy, H. Wesley Kenney, Edward J. Scott, David Shaughnessy and John F. Smith. Starting in the mid-80s, Bell was credited as "Senior Executive Producer".
Kay Alden took over as head writer after Bell relinquished most of his duties in 1998. After Bell died in April 2005, Smith served as the solo executive producer.
In late February 2006, Lynn Marie Latham was named the show's head writer, while Alden and Smith served as co-head writers. In late August 2006, Latham was announced as the new executive producer (in addition to her writing role) by CBS Daytime Vice President Barbara Bloom. More behind-the-scenes shakeups continued into September 2006 when Latham fired Smith from his role as co-head writer. Kathryn Foster, a long time producer and occasional director since the 1980s, resigned in October 2006.
Alden was also fired by Latham in December 2006. She was hired by ABC Daytime in January 2007 to consult on All My Children and One Life to Live. After her consulting contract ended Alden was hired by Bradley Bell to co-head write the Bell's other soap, B&B. Josh Griffith, the show's former creative consultant, was named its new co-executive producer shortly after the departure of Smith. In June 2007 the last member of Bill Bell's era, longtime producer Edward J. Scott, was fired by Latham. Scott was replaced with Anthony Morina, husband of former series writer Sally Sussman Morina.
The show had been known in the industry for its close-knit writing team that rarely changed; however, with Latham's ascension, some writers that had been with the show since the '80s were axed, including: Trent Jones, Sally Sussman, Jim Houghton and Marc Hertz. New writers were hired: Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld, Scott Hamner, Lynsey DuFour, James Stanley, Tom Casiello, Paula Cwikly, Rick Draughon, Chris Abbott.
| Y&R Executive Producers | |
|---|---|
| March 26, 1973-Late 1970s | William J. Bell and John Conboy |
| Late 1970s-Mid 1980s | William J. Bell & H. Wesley Kenney |
| Mid 1980s-2001 | W. J. Bell (Senior Executive Producer) & Edward J. Scott (Executive Producer) |
| 2001-2004 | W. J. Bell (Senior Executive Producer) & David Shaughnessy (Executive Producer) |
| 2004 - April 2005 | William J. Bell & John F. Smith (Co-Executive Producer) |
| May 2005-May 12, 2006 | John F. Smith |
| May 15, 2006-September 2006 | None |
| October 2006-Present | Lynn Marie Latham (Executive Producer) & Josh Griffith (co-executive producer) |
| Y&R Head Writers | |
| March 26, 1973-1997 | William J. Bell |
| 1997-1998 | William J. Bell (head writer) & Kay Alden (co-head writer) |
| 1999-2001 | Kay Alden |
| 2002-August 5, 2004 | Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Trent Jones |
| August 6, 2004-February 15, 2006 | K. Alden and John F. Smith |
| February 16, 2006-September 2006 | Lynn Marie Latham (Head Writer), Alden & John F. Smith (co-head writers) |
| September 2006-December 25 2006 | Lynn Marie Latham (head writer), Alden (co-head writer), Scott Hamner (co-head writer) |
| December 26, 2006-Present | L. M. Latham and Scott Hamner |
Cast
The original March 1973 cast consisted of a mixture of veterans and young, relative unknowns. The most notable cast member was Robert Colbert, star of the 1960s TV series The Time Tunnel, as Stuart Brooks. Dorothy Green, a frequent guest star in numerous 1950s-60s TV programs, was cast as Stuart's wife Jennifer, while veteran actress Julianna McCarthy played Liz Foster.
Among the current cast members, longtime veteran actress Jeanne Cooper, who plays Katherine Chancellor, has been on contract with Y&R since Fall 1973. The other current senior cast members who joined the show in the 1970s are Doug Davidson (Paul Williams, 1978) and Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman, 1979). Eric Braeden, notable for his roles in Planet of the Apes III, Titanic,The Rat Patrol and Colossus: The Forbin Project, joined the cast as Victor Newman in 1980.
The only original character remaining since the program's debut in 1973 is Jill Foster Abbott; the role has been played by Jess Walton since 1987 after she replaced original cast member Brenda Dickson. Other prominent recasts over the years include then-unknown actor David Hasselhoff playing the original character William "Snapper" Foster Jr. from 1975 to 1982, and veteran soap opera actor Peter Bergman taking over the role of Jack Abbott in 1989.
Current cast members
Recurring cast members
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hunter Allan | Noah Newman |
| Lucas Babin | Rocky |
| Tracey E. Bregman | Lauren Fenmore Baldwin |
| Darcy Rose Byrnes | Abby Carlton |
| Anita Finlay | Dr. Nora Thompson |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Dr. Dennis Okamura |
| Tammy Lauren | Det. Maggie Sullivan |
| Anthony Pena | Miguel Rodriguez |
| Ted Shackelford | William Bardwell |
| Patty Weaver | Gina Roma |
Comings and goings
Coming
| Actor | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Vail Bloom | Heather Stevens | Debuts July 13 |
| Tammin Sursok | Colleen Carlton | Debuts July 30 |
Going
| Actor | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adrianne Leon | Colleen Carlton | Exits July 16 |
| Ted Shackelford | William Bardwell | Exits July 18 |
Crossovers
Numerous crossovers have occurred between Y&R and sister show The Bold and the Beautiful. Several notable crossover characters include Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman), Ambrosia Moore (Adrienne Frantz), and Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson). The show has also had a few crossovers with As the World Turns.
Awards
Over its run, Y&R and its cast and crew has earned many awards. The following list summarizes awards won by Y&R:
Show
- 2007 "Outstanding Drama Series" tied with Guiding Light
- 2006 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team"
- 2004 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1997 "Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team" tied with All My Children
- 1993 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1986 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1985 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1983 "Outstanding Drama Series"
- 1975 "Outstanding Drama Series"
Individuals
- 2007 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin)
- 2007 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Bryton McClure (Devon Hamilton)
- 2005 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin)
- 2005 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher)
- 2005 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" David Lago (Raul Guittierez)
- 2004 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Abbott)
- 2002 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott)
- 2000 "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" Shemar Moore (Malcolm Winters)
- 2000 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" David Tom (Billy Abbott)
- 2000 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Camryn Grimes (Cassie Newman)
- 1999 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Sharon Case (Sharon Newman)
- 1999 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Heather Tom (Victoria Newman)
- 1998 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)
- 1997 "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott)
- 1997 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers Romalotti)
- 1993 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Heather Tom (Victoria Newman McNeil)
- 1992 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott)
- 1992 "Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series" Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters)
- 1992 "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" Tricia Cast (Nina Webster Kimble)
- 1991 "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott)
- 1991 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Jess Walton (Jill Foster Abbott)
- 1985 "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott)
- 1985 "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series" Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Fenmore)
- TV Soap Golden Boomerang Awards
- 2006 "Hall of Fame Inductee" Eric Braeden (Victor Newman)
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- 2003 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, Trent Jones, John F. Smith, Jerry Birn, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi, Janice Ferri, Eric Freiwald, Joshua McCaffrey, Michael Minnis, Rex M. Best
- 2006 "Best Daytime Serial" Written by Kay Alden, John F. Smith, Janice Ferri, Jim Houghton, Natalie Minardi Slater, Sally Sussman Morina, Sara Bibel, Eric Freiwald, Linda Schreiber, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Marc Hertz, Sandra Weintraub
Storyline
When The Young and the Restless premiered in 1973, the show revolved around the dramas which befell two families: the wealthy Brooks and the poor Fosters. Patriarch Stuart Brooks was an upper class newspaper publisher while matriarch Liz Foster was a single parent struggling to pay the bills.
The rivalry between Liz's daughter Jill and socialite Katherine "Kay" Chancellor became one of the show's first and longest-lasting storylines. Kay was a boozy matron trapped in a loveless marriage to Phillip Chancellor II. After Jill went to work as Kay's paid companion, she and Phillip fell in love. After he returned from obtaining a divorce in the Dominican Republic, Kay picked him up at the airport, and in an attempt to kill both Phillip and herself, drove the car off a cliff. On his deathbed, Phillip married Jill and bequeathed her and their love child his fortune. Kay ended up getting a judge to declare that Jill and Phillip's marriage was illegal since Kay was drunk when signing her divorce papers. After the ruling, the rivalry between the two ladies spiraled out of control, each blaming the other for Phillip's death.
After a series of recasts and departures in the late 1970s-early 1980s, the Brooks and the Fosters were phased out, and two new core families were introduced: the Abbotts and the Newmans. Their family rivalry extended to the corporate warfare between their respective companies, Jabot Cosmetics and Newman Enterprises. Core African American characters, the Barbers and the Winters, were later introduced in the 1990s.
Show creator William J. Bell resigned as head writer in 1998, and since 2000, Y&R has suffered audience erosion. Despite remaining the most watched daytime drama on American television since 1988, later head writers such as Kay Alden, John F. Smith, and Lynn Marie Latham began to rely on several highly publicized, retcon storylines to attract more viewers. Notable retcons introduced in the 2000s include revealing that Kay is Jill's actual birth mother, and Phillip II and Jill's baby was switched at birth.
Broadcast history
Early Years, 1973-80
In spring 1973, CBS decided to discontinue production on two of its four in-house serials; one of these was the controversial Where the Heart Is, a show reminiscent of Peyton Place's sex-driven intrigue that focused on multiple-married characters and incestuous themes. In its place, the network sought a youth-oriented, Los Angeles-based (most soaps at the time still recorded in New York City), socially relevant show, and Screen Gems/Columbia, which had considerable success with NBC's Days of Our Lives, got the job as packager. Y&R, the result of such planning, began on March 26 at Noon Eastern Time/11 am Central with the handicap of inheriting the affiliate clearance problems attained by WtHI, especially in conservative small-to-medium-sized markets. It also faced a long-standing audience favorite, with which, ironically, it is now co-owned (via Sony): NBC's Jeopardy!, which had for years been daytime's number-two game.
Y&R's ascent was slow, but got major boosts from missteps made by the rival networks. First, NBC sent Jeopardy! to a mid-morning slot in January 1974, with the briefly-popular Jackpot! taking its place, only to eventually lose much of the old audience. Next, Password on ABC made the bad decision to convert to an all-celebrity format in November of that year, a move that would lead to its cancellation the following June. Perhaps the luckiest occurrence to allow Y&R to get a foothold, though, was NBC's decision to air a press conference by President Gerald Ford in January 1975 at the Noon hour, with ABC and CBS declining. This landed Y&R some of Jackpot!'s annoyed fans, eventually paving the way for that program's relocation and eventual cancellation later in the year. More importantly, though, was the fact that Jackpot! had appealed strongly to a demographic of young housewives and mothers, a group whose shift in viewing allegiances would be crucial for Y&R's continued audience growth.
By summer, ABC and NBC changed up their shows at Noon/11, offering two lightweight games that audiences shied away from, thereby enabling Y&R to enter the Nielsen serial top three. For its part, NBC would enter into a string of low-rated disasters at that timeslot for the next several years (among them an attempt to revive Jeopardy! in 1978-79), while ABC similarly struggled until it moved The $20,000 Pyramid there in January 1978. However, Pyramid's time was running out, and the former hit game wrapped up six years on the network in June 1980. The only parts of the country where Y&R experienced some trouble were those Eastern time zone markets where affiliates plugged the show into the network's half-hour access break at 1 p.m./Noon (in order to free the Noon hour for local newscasts); there, ABC's All My Children would somewhat hinder Y&R's progress, especially when the former show expanded to an hour in April 1977.
Rise to the Top, 1980s
When the long-running soap Love of Life was canceled on February 1, 1980, CBS rewarded Y&R's performance with an expansion to a full hour the following Monday. In so doing, it opted to counter AMC and Y&R's sister show Days (on NBC) head-to-head directly at the 1-2/Noon-1 timeframe, marking the first time in nearly a quarter-century that the network placed a full-length show in the 1-1:30/Noon-12:30 slot. To those stations that carried the feed directly, namely the Eastern time zone affiliates again, it experienced at best mixed results, while Central time zone stations often tape-delayed the feed one day in order to keep the show in its original slot of 11 a.m., which meant that ABC's Family Feud, then daytime's highest-rated game, gave the soap considerable opposition.
With the less-than-impressive results, CBS reinstated the affiliate break to its traditional time network-wide and, taking into account the local stations' desire for scheduling flexibility, gave them the option of running Y&R at either Noon/11 (the preference of most) or 12:30/11:30 (mostly in the Eastern time zone), on different feeds. Beginning on June 8, 1981, the arrangement proved highly popular with fans all over the U.S., and the show has stayed put ever since. The wisdom of CBS' decision was confirmed by the continued downfall of NBC's ratings at midday and the eroding popularity of Feud, which by this time aired also as a five-day-per-week syndicated strip on local stations in the early-evening Access slots, something which likely brought the Richard Dawson-hosted game overexposure and consequent audience backlash. Also, another family-and-youth-oriented serial, ABC's Ryan's Hope, had never performed to network expectations in its 12:30/11:30 slot and proved no threat to Y&R at all.
Steady but Eroding, 1990s-present
All this propelled the soap to the top among CBS' serials, and, after General Hospital spent most of the 1980s on the top of the Nielsens, in 1988, after 15 years on the air, Y&R knocked GH off the throne to gain the crown; it has held it ever since. However, the triumph has been mitigated considerably by negative developments: Y&R's ratings have declined steadily since that time. From 1988 to 2006, the show lost a significant share of its audience, from eight million viewers to about six million, despite only attracting nominal competition from the two other traditional networks. This has occurred because of the explosion of viewing alternatives available to cable television viewers, which increased choices dramatically. Further, the steady increase in percentage of women working outside the home has cut the show off from a large segment of its historic audience (and the formerly preferred demographic of advertisers such as food and household products). Y&R has not been the sole victim of these trends, nor even the main one; all U.S. daytime network serials have witnessed similar declines in their ratings. The pace of the decline was sped up considerably by the events on and following the World Trade Center bombing on September 11, 2001, with all-news cable news networks swelling their audiences with around-the-clock coverage of the pursuit of Al-Qaeda and the Iraqi War.
Alternate Timeslots, SOAPnet Rebroadcasts
Probably in an effort to maximize audience potential (such as teenagers and people home from early work shifts), a few CBS affiliates show Y&R at 4 p.m. local time, finding it to be a viable lead-in to their 5 p.m. local newscasts. These include KMOV in St. Louis, WAFB in Baton Rouge, La., WLKY in Louisville, Ky,, and WRAL in Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
Only five Central, Mountain and Pacific time zone stations presently air Y&R on the 11:30 a.m. feed: KCBS in Los Angeles, WBBM in Chicago, KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth, KOLR in Springfield, Mo., and WTVF in Nashville, Tenn. The first three are stations owned and operated by CBS.
Those unable to view Y&R on CBS daytime may watch it instead on the all-soap cable channel SOAPnet, which airs that day's episode at 11 p.m. Eastern, repeating that airing at 4 a.m. and the next morning at 10 a.m. Also, a block of the entire previous week's episodes airs Saturday evenings between 7 p.m. and Midnight. The network picked up Y&R in 2006, its first CBS serial.
International broadcasts
- In Canada, Global TV airs the newest episodes one day earlier than CBS in the United States, which means the newest episode that CBS airs is the repeat of the episode that aired on Global the previous day. Most Global stations use Y&R as a late-afternoon lead-in for their local newscasts, but times vary by market. It also airs on CHEK-TV in Victoria but is not one day ahead.
- In Australia, Y&R airs on Foxtel's W. channel at 12:00 with repeats at 18:40, and on the timeshift channel, W2, at 14:00 and 20:40. It previously aired on the Nine Network from 1975 to February 23, 2007, before joining the W. line-up on April 2, 2007. Episodes are ten months behind those airing in the US.
- In Belgium, the show airs on RTBF-La Une as "Les Feux de l'amour" at 12:00 (dubbed in French).
- In Belize, Channel 5 Great Belize Television airs it on schedule with the US at 1:00 pm Central Time. Rival Channel 7 Tropical Vision Limited airs on schedule as well at 2:00 pm, Central Time.
- In France, the show screens on TF1 as "Les Feux de l'amour" (Fires of Love) at 14:00 (dubbed in French).
- In Greece, the show airs on ET1 (Public TV Channel) at 16:00. Episodes are five years behind the US. It's known as Ατίθασα νιάτα.
- In India, the show began airing in February, 2007 on Zee Cafe at 20:00. The channel started with episodes from the 2004-2005 season.
- In Italy, the show airs at 10:40 in the morning on Rete 4, using the Italian title Febbre d'amore. Episodes are 1 year and 11 months behind the US.
- In New Zealand, Y&R airs on TV ONE. Episodes are four years behind the US.
- In Romania, the show is aired on Pro TV as "Tânăr şi neliniştit".
- In Slovenia, the show airs on Kanal A as Mladi in nemirni. Episodes currently air from August 2004.
- In South Africa, the show airs on e.tv at 17:30. The show was originally aired in South Africa in the early 1990s, dubbed into the Afrikaans language, and entitled 'Rustelose Jare' (Restless Years). The show returned to South African television screens in June, 2004, with no overhead foreign translations. Episodes are between 11 and 12 months behind the US.
- In Switzerland, the show airs on TSR at 11:10 as "Les Feux de l'amour".
- In Turkey, the show aired on TRT 1. It was called "Yalan Rüzgarı", which means "Wind of Lies". The name was derived from initials Y&R.
Theme song
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"Nadia's Theme" has been the theme song of Y&R since the show's debut in 1973. The melody, originally titled "Cotton's Dream", was written by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr. as incidental music for the 1971 theatrical film Bless the Beasts and Children. The melody was later renamed "Nadia's Theme" after the ABC television network lent the music for Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci's performance during the 1976 Summer Olympics.[5]
Botkin wrote a rearranged version of the piece specifically for Y&R's debut, which has basically remained unchanged; save for a three-year stint in the early 2000s, when an alternate, more jazzy arrangement of that tune was used.
Title sequence
The opening title sequence has also become well-known. For many years since the show's debut, it showcased the characters, drawn by an artist, on a white background. Starting in 1984, the sequence ended with an interlocking Y and R painted on the white canvas in a sweeping brush motion. The logo (and in the earlier years, the drawings) were done by artist Sandy Dvore. The drawings were replaced with live-action shots of the characters in formal or semi-formal wear, still on a white background, in 1988.
Beginning in 1999, in an unprecedented move for a main title sequence of a daytime soap opera, the names of the principal cast members (for that day's particular episode) were mentioned (whereas previously the main title only showed the cast members' faces). In early 2003 the opening credits were given a complete makeover, now featuring black-and-white footage from the series with the actors' names in lower case in red at either the top or bottom of the screen. In 2004, Y&R's sister show The Bold and the Beautiful began airing the performers' names on the opening credits, the only soap besides Y&R to do so.
For over 25 years, the announcer for the show's opening and closing credits was Bern Bennett, who would tell viewers to "Join us again for The Young and the Restless." In 2003 , Bennett retired and CBS hired former casting assistant Marnie Saitta for the job of announcer. In 2006 Marnie Saitta was replaced by cast members announcing for the show.
Ratings
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As of 2006, Y&R has managed 900 consecutive weeks in the #1 spot and 18 consecutive years.
When introduced during the 1972–73 season, the show was at the bottom of the ratings (as most debuting serials usually start out), but rose rapidly: ninth by 1974–75 and third by 1975–76. It remained a strong and increasingly important part of CBS daytime's lineup and by 1988-1989 had dethroned long-time leader General Hospital as the top-rated soap, a position it has held ever since.
Daytime History: Highest Rated Week (November 16-20, 1981) (Household Ratings- Nielsen Media Research)
| Serial | Household Rating | (Time Slot) Network | Millions Of Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Hospital | 16.0 | (3-4pm) ABC | 30 million |
| All My Children | 10.2 | (1-2pm) ABC | 14 million |
| One Life To Live | 10.2 | (2-3pm) ABC | 13.9 million |
| Guiding Light | 7.9 | (3-4pm) CBS | 8.3 million |
| The Young And The Restless | 7.3 | (12:30-1:30pm) CBS | 8 million |
1995 Ratings
| Serial | Millions Of Viewers |
|---|---|
| The Young And The Restless | 7.155 |
| All My Children | 5.891 |
| General Hospital | 5.343 |
| The Bold And The Beautiful | 5.247 |
| One Life To Live | 5.152 |
Cultural references
The Young and the Restless has been referenced in several movies and TV shows. For example, many TV programs use a variation of the Y&R name in some of their episode titles, including "The Jung and the Restless" from Charmed and "The Young & The Tactless" from Will & Grace. In the 1976 film Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) kicks his TV while watching a scene from Y&R between Jill Foster and Brock Reynolds. In The Simpsons' episode "Pygmoelian", the opening sequence of the soap opera It Never Ends parodies that of Y&R.
Y&R is also parodied in the 1983 film Mr. Mom. After unemployed automotive engineer Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) becomes a regular viewer, eventually he and his newfound friend Joan (Ann Jillian) engage in a spoof of soap operas in general with music from Y&R playing in the background. The parody gradually includes Jack's wife Carolyn (Teri Garr), who shoots him, his former supervisor Jinx (Jeffrey Tambor), who was going to give him his old job back, and Carolyn's boss Ron (Martin Mull), who leaves with her.
See also
References
- ^ "CBS Daytime: The Young and the Restless - FAQ". Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ "The Young and the Restless". E! True Hollywood Story. 2001-05-20. E!.
- ^ Coleridge, Daniel (2004-04-26). "TV Guide Editors' Blogs - Daniel's Dish". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
- ^ Prikios, Karen Anderson (2001-06-25). "Finding the art in HDTV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ^ Nadia Comaneci at Olympic.org
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