The Tiffany Network is keeping it sudsy. Today, CBS renewed its top daytime soap opera, The Young and The Restless for three more years, through 2020, and its spin-off serial, The Bold and the Beautiful through 2018. Y&R has long been the top rated broadcast network daytime drama, with B&B taking second place.
The Young and the Restless premiered on CBS on March 26th 1973 . It centers on the lives and loves of the residents of Genoa City. The large cast includes Robert Adamson, Lauralee Bell, Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Tracey E. Bregman, 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, Christian Jules Le Blanc, 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.
Premiering on CBS on March 23rd in 1987, The Bold and the Beautiful follows the Forrester family and the fortunes of their L.A. fashion business. The cast includes Ashleigh Brewer, Darin Brooks, Dick Christie, Scott Clifton, Felisha Cooper, Don Diamont, Pierson Fodé, Linsey Godfrey, Reign Edwards, Rome Flynn, Sean Kanan, Thorsten Kaye, Katherine Kelly Lang, John McCook, Alley Mills, Karla Mosley, Lawrence Saint-Victor, Rena Sofer, Aaron D. Spears, Heather Tom, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, and Jacob Young.
Check out these excerpts from the CBS press release.
06.20.2017
CBS RENEWS “THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS” FOR THREE MORE YEARS AND “THE PRICE IS RIGHT” FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO SEASONS
#1 Rated Network in Daytime for 30 Years Picks Up New Seasons of Entire Lineup for 2017-2018 Season, Including “Let’s Make a Deal,” “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Talk”
CBS, the #1 rated network in daytime for 30 years, has renewed its entire Daytime schedule for the 2017-2018 season, including a three-year deal for daytime’s #1 drama, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, and an additional two years for network television’s #1 daytime show, THE PRICE IS RIGHT. The full lineup, which was just honored with an industry-leading 14 Daytime Emmy Awards, also includes new seasons of LET’S MAKE A DEAL, THE TALK and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which previously received a multi-year pickup through the 2017-2018 season.
“CBS Daytime has never been stronger. From 30 consecutive years of being #1 in the ratings, to another year as the most honored Network at the Daytime Emmys, our lineup of talk, game shows and dramas connects with our audience like no one else,” said Angelica McDaniel, Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs and Syndicated Program Development, CBS Entertainment and CBS Television Distribution. “All of our talent, on screen and behind the scenes, is hard at work making the upcoming season of these award-winning series even bigger and bolder.”
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The #1 daytime drama for 28 consecutive years, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS is averaging 4.93 million viewers. The series is broadcast weekdays (12:30-1:30 PM, ET/11:30 AM-12:30 PM, PT) and is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television. Mal Young is the executive producer.
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, is averaging 3.94 million viewers. The most watched dramatic serial in the world, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL is broadcast weekdays (1:30 PM-2:00 PM, ET/12:30-1:00 PM, PT). It is a Bell-Phillip Television production; Brad Bell is the executive producer.
Today, CBS also renewed, Let’s Make a Deal, The Price Is Right, and The Talk.
What do you think? Are you still watching The Young and the Restless and/or The Bold and the Beautiful? How would you feel if CBS had cancelled these soap operas, instead?
I live in the San Francisco area…The Bold and the Beautiful daily soap opera has been cancelled every day for almost 2 weeks to air official, but very repetitive, C0rona virus reports. Is CBS running these missed episodes at a different time or place on TV?? Please let me know how, when, and where I can view all episodes since March 30, 202o forward. Thank you for a prompt reply.
I have watched B&B and The Y&R since they began.
I love the characters and the writing.
Why was Y & R canceled on Pop TV. My only chance to watch it is in the evening as I work during the day.
I am tired of the Liam, Steffi and Hope storyline on B&B. This is the 3rd go round of the story.
On Y&R Cane needs to go-otherwise I think the storyline is moving and new lines are added. Summer also needs to move on, she adds nothing to the show.
Hoping both shows stay on the air forever.
I don’t like you getting the character of Marihia feeling like now she is a lesbian . just leave her alone. She is a sweet character . Let her have a ” normal” life. Handsome husband and child of he own. It’s like she on her way out, as a character on YandR? I would hate to see Ms. Grimes leave. Pay her more to stay. I like her. Also the character of Scott. I like him a lot. He and Abby make a great couple. I know she is in Paris now. (Real life pregnant. ). Working and taking… Read more »
We have been watching Y&R and B&B for years and love them and hope they will be on for many more years. Please, please . We give them 5 stars as the best. They add so much to our life watching them every time they are on . Please make them last a long time. Thank you so much.
I recently started watching Y&R again after a 30+ year hiatus. It is SOOOOOOO boring! Dull, dull, dull! The acting is TERRIBLE with a lot of pauses in dialog so they can remember their script and very short scenes, there’s way too many dull characters and issues, and who really cares about freakin “Brash & Sassy” and Jabot anyway? Writers need to bump it up and characters need to be authentic. I’m glad CHEATERS is on at noon.
I too have been watching Y& R since the beginning. My now adult daughter still remembers the music, maybe I watched it too much .?!
Y&R…boy do I remember the days with Snapper, the Brooks family…and sure and steady Brock, Katherine’s son. Beau Kazer always came back in that role – which I really appreciated. (Now both he and Jeanne Cooper have passed.) The Bells created the best soaps on tv. After all these years, Terry Lester remains the real Jack Abbott, in my mind. I know why the role was re-cast, but to me Terry was the best Jack (sorry Peter Bergman). For years I hoped they would return Lester to the role, but sadly he has passed. (I am dating myself, but I… Read more »
fabulous
I have been watching Y&R and B&B since first aired. They are my 2 favorite soap operas and the only ones I watch. Many years ago I would record them on VCR while I was working and watch in the evening and on weekends. Since then I DVR them and watch on CBS East, CBS West, and the POP channel. I am a true dieheart fan and would be absolutely devastated if they were not renewed. So thank you for making a great decision CBS !
I’ve been watching Y & R and B & B for many, many years. I record them and watch at night. So happy they’re being renewed!!
I love Y&R. Been watching for years. Glad it’s continuing
I like B&B more than Y&R – so I do wish it had been signed for longer than 2018. But I am happy to see ANY soap get a long contract. I used to watch AMC and OLTL, now I watch DOOL and B&B and Y&R. I watch B&B and Y&R on POP network in the evening. I am happy to know I get to continue watching. Thank-you CBS !!
My wife and I have been watching Y&R for almost 30 years now. Glad to see it has been renewed through 2020. We are very much aware that sometime in the not too distant future, Y&R (and its sibling B&B) will be consigned to that big soap opera heaven in the sky. And, undoubtedly, we, like millions of other devoted fans, will miss it when it finally does bite the big one. Hate to think of a daytime television lineup devoid of any of the good old soaps. Y&R is as comforting and familiar as a hot cup of cocoa… Read more »
I started watching Y&R when My husband became ill in 20o8. My Days were long & filled with caring for him. Y&R came on at 7pm. on the cable channel. It was my time to relax & I put my troubles to the side for 1 hour! (My husband passed away in 2016 from Alzheimer’s.) Maybe because it’s the summer but: What the heck is going on? The Storylines are dull, The actors can’t even say the lines with any conviction. They streamlined so many interesting storylines & actors but kept, “Cane & Summer” (REALLY?) Sorry to diehard fans but… Read more »