Last season, there was no danger of The Young and the Restless being cancelled because, back in 2014, it had been renewed for multiple seasons. The CBS soap doesn’t have that guarantee in season 44. It’s still the highest-rated soap on television but, these days, you never know what can happen. Will it continue to dominate the genre for years to come? Stay tuned.
Premiering on CBS on March 26th 1973, The Young and the Restless follows the romances, hopes and fears of the residents of Midwestern metropolis Genoa City. The large cast includes Robert Adamson, Lauralee Bell, Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Tracey E. Bregman, Steve Burton, Sean Carrigan, Sharon Case, Judith Chapman, Doug Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Melissa Claire Egan, Max Ehrich, Daniel Goddard, Camryn Grimes, Amelia Heinle, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Bryton James, Christel Khalil, Hunter King, Christian Jules LeBlanc, Kate Linder, Mishael Morgan, Joshua Morrow, Melissa Ordway, Sofia Pernas, Greg Rikaart, Tristan Rogers, Melody Thomas Scott, Kristoff St. John, Jason Thompson, Gina Tognoni, Miles Gaston Villanueva, and Jess Walton.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available. You can see how the ratings for the four soap operas compare here.
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For comparisons: The 2015-16 season of The Young and the Restless averaged a 1.06 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 4.798 million total viewers.
Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.
What do you think? Do you still like The Young and the Restless TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for the 2017-18 season?
6/20/17 update: CBS has renewed The Young and the Restless for three more seasons.
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36 Comments on "The Young and the Restless: 2016-17 Ratings (updated 9/16/17)"
Renewed. Love the show!
The show is mired by terrible scripts and generally poor acting. Every episode seems designed solely to set up the next ridiculous plot point. There is not a single character who is sympathetic or likable. The show has become more of a parody than “The Days of the Week” was.
I also quit watching due to the gay relationship. Sorry they felt the need to go in this direction
I LOVE The Young & the Restless! Addicted!
I have watched Y &R from the beginning and am very disappointed in the gay story line. It is out in the world but I do not want to see it in my home and on –my TV. I have stopped other shows for the same story line. If you continue I will stop Y & R also.
I don’t like Lily daughter, but like Lily son. Futhermore, I don’t like how the kids grow up too fast. Cane situation will drag on the longest to find out the real truth about his baby. They show needs new writers. However, The young and the restless is probably the best soaps between all but the writers will stupidly scare viewers away.
I love young and the restless I wait in the mornings to watch it now etv has taken it out I feel so disappointed could you please ask them to put it back
My whole family has watched Y&R for 30 years but I have deleted DVR recording because of Gay scene. Not a big loss anyway, writers have no talent with such stupid story lines. Fed up with it all, time to move on.
I don’t believe you knew your audience. If we were gay we wouldn’t be watching Y&R. We’d be watching LOGO. You betrayed your audience. We do not want to see that. I watched everyday but now you’re deleted from my dvr. Stupid move with soaps being cancelled left and right. I guarantee you I’m not the only viewer you lost. After all these years you quite possibly set the cancellation of the show in motion. Sad.
I’ve watched for years..even with my 95 year old mom…we’ve loved Victor over all these years but I deleted Y&R from my DVR after the lesbian kiss. Let’s face it! Most of your viewers are heterosexual females..aren’t we?! Why did you go down this path?!
This has been the one place I can go without homosexuality being shoved down my throat. I have watched faithfully for 40 years. This is the end for me.
I have been watching, since 1975. Here, in the past 2 years, It has gone down severely. But, now your putting in this homosexuality storyline, and that just put me over. I don’t believe, that this should be forced into my life. I feel, that when it comes soap operas, let it be. It’s so unfortunate, because I feel, I don’t have a choice.
Are all the kids on the show going to age 10 years in a day?? What a stupid story line. don’t need teenage problems added to the mix. Please don’t bring back crazy Sheila. Sharon can go anytime. boring – how many men has she screwed up to date!!? love the Billy and Phyllis. Make them the mature stable couple of the show. Don’t bring back a Niki and Jack story.
Get new writers.
WOW! The show is so boring and getting ridiculous. How did Cain’s kids age 10 years in just 3 months? I also hate how they jump from story line to story line each day. I just think the main characters should be seen each day.
Y&R is one of two left on CBS. We’ve already lost two & I still miss them. Would live a revival! In my opinion it is relief from talk, game, & news shows. I like the continuing drama shows for the debth of character development. This particlar format appeals to many of us. I don’t want to even imagine losing either it or B&B. They are so superior to the two shows left on other networks….pleas don’t take them away.