Fans don’t have to worry that The Young and the Restless will be cancelled this time around. In June of 2017, the soap was renewed for three more seasons, through 2020. But, how will season 45 of the soap perform in the ratings? Will the CBS execs regret this big renewal? 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 Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Sharon Case, Doug Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Melissa Claire Egan, Cait Fairbanks, Noah Alexander Gerry, Daniel Goddard, Camryn Grimes, Daniel Hall, Amelia Heinle, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Bryton James, Christel Khalil, Tristin Lake Leabu, Christian LeBlanc, Kate Linder, Mishael Morgan, Joshua Morrow, Melissa Ordway, Melody Thomas Scott, Kristoff St. John, Lexie Stevenson, Jason Thompson, and Gina Tognoni.
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 2016-17 season of The Young and the Restless averaged a 0.83 rating in the 18-49 female demographic with 4.46 million total viewers.
Raw data courtesy Soap Opera Network.
What do you think? Do you still like The Young and the Restless TV series? Are you glad that it’s been renewed so far in advance by CBS?
I’m disappointed in this new storyline of cane and Victoria what are y’all doing? Cane is already a mess and continue to do stupid things and now y’all running a storyline with him and Victoria! Wow….please do something about phylis. I’m tired of her. The new characters Ray and Mia (the wife) she needs to go.
I am very disappointed with what has become of Mariah’s character. It casts a bad distaste over the entire show. It just isn’t what I want to see happen at all. After watching some 20 plus years I think I will stop. Honestly show has declined for me for some time now.
PLEASE bring back Doug Davidson! He’s a great actor and he is MISSED on Y&R! His part was pigeon holed because he was married off to Laura Bell. People don’t like her because her character hates all the other characters & she broods constantly!!! Bring back Doug Davidson DIVORCED from Laura Bell!!! He could play wonderful different story lines. STOP FORCING SO MANY NEW CHARACTERS!!! Mia & Ray need to go NOW!!! Thru with Cane & Lily, sick to death of them BOTH!!!! Let their grown children have bigger roles. Once & for all keep Victor and Nicky together!!!!!! There… Read more »
The only soap I watch. However, things are a bit boring and some are far-fetched. Cane needs to go. Lily needs to come back…..Hillary needs to be resurrected, Arturo needs to go along with his brother and sister-in-law or at least give them a story. Abby doesn’t need another man to cheat on her AGAIN. Dr. Nate needs a purpose!! Victoria and Billy should either put up or shut up. How many times is this now?? Sad…..not what it was previously. Still I can’t leave because of Victor and Phyllis. Those two give you what you watch for in the… Read more »
I would be lost I’d this soap was ever cancelled. I’ve watched it as far back as I can remember and I feel they are like long lost family. Those is the only show I watch. I even confess to searching for the next episode on YouTube before it even aired so I can see it first.
I REALLY love watching the Young and Restless. Please don’t ever take it off the air.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS SHOW AWAY FROM US!!!! I started watching with my mom in the late 70s. We always ate lunch together & watched this show. It’s not just entertainment, it also has MANY MANY LIFE LESSONS. Shows the right way to deal with problems & the wrong way with consequences. Wonderful memories! A reason to watch EVERYDAY STILL!!!!! PLEASE KEEP NICKY & VICTOR TOGETHER PERMANENTLY NOW!
I’ve watched it since the day it came on CBS when I was in High School, back when Bill Bell wrote it & it was written with Imagination, Intrigue, it was Quality! Sad to say I think its dying a Slow & Painful Death for a Soap Opera that was Exciting to watch & had Won so Many Awards! So many people have left the show. I think sadly its days as #1 have passed, it’s time to let it go with the dignity & respect it deserves.
I have which sent I was a teenager in the 1973 and be came a long time fan was in 1983 I which ever day at 12:30 and I was sad to see 2 of ladies lelf the show we have loss so mean soaps over the years there are only 3 or 4 left but what saw today doesn’t look very good hopefully I ‘m wrong because I love to which my soaps every day I have copd and I’m on oxygen that means I stay home all the time so please try to safe the Young and the… Read more »
The show needs to make some major changes. It is missing that same appeal that it had when the show first started and carried through until the 1990s. The characters seemed real and the views felt like they grew up with them. Three things I would do right away. -Cane needs to be written out of the show. He’s too old to be with Lily and they are boring to watch. Lily is too young to be in a mother role with 2 fully grown teenagers. -Jack needs a new romance behaps with someone from his past. Leanna Love would… Read more »
I believe that Mrs. Katherine Chancellor is smiling upon The Young and the Restless along with William Bell, Brett Hasley [the handsome~John Abbott] and Beau Kazer [heart of gold~Brock] . For allowing his lovely daughter LauraLee or Kristine and Genoa City* absolute class and phenomenal ecstasy of suspense with incredible and prestigious morality of the honorable original cast *Victor & Nikki* along with Jill, John, Ashley, Nicholas, Lauren, Victoria, Traci, Paul, Nina and all the rest of the crew to continue the journey of our evolving iconic legacies on the Daytime Drama with CBS. This is my first time being… Read more »
I Love Y&R and PLEASE keep it on the air!! I am disabled and my TV is my life. This is something that I can look forward to seeing daily!
this the only soap i watch there are 3 flaws: Hilary is no longer on the show, Arturo is annoying, cant act and has no point in Y&R all he does is be a birden for Abby especially because she is going to be emploed at a start up company (Dark Horse) but the biggest is Shauna there is no point of having her in the show anymore and no storyline for her the only thing she can do is be a birden on Devon and start trouble for Lilly & Kane there is also the fact she can’t act… Read more »
I hate that they let Hilary die, I enjoyed her scenes with Lily and Mariah and she and Devon were my favorite couple. The rest of the show right now is boring. How many times can Nick and Sharon not get married? Summer is digusting right now with her obsession with stealing her mom’s boyfriend and Kyle, why is he not telling Phyllis? The ladies with their JT meetings is boring, I care nothing about JT since they ruined his character. The writers need to step up their game as far as I am concerned. Nothing to look forward to… Read more »
Please bring Drucilla back!!!
The only soap I watch. Please replace who you currently have playing Kyle. He is not a good actor at all and his facial expressions when he speaks is so annoying