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The Young and the Restless began in 1973 in the fictional town of Genoa City, Wisconsin. The show focuses on the Brooks and Foster families in the earlier days and as many soap operas before, the events and dramas in the lives of each member of the family along with those who touch their lives. The show has the distinction of being the only soap opera that has successfully written out the original cast and brought in new ones. The Abbotts and the Newmans were the next family rivals in Genoa City that has remained ever since.

Originally beginning as a half hour show, it eventually expanded to hour long shows in 1980. The Young and the Restless currently holds the number one spot in daytime soaps. The show also has the longest running rivalry between two characters that still exists today. The feud between Kay Chancellor and Jill Foster all centered on Phillip Chancellor who was married to Kay but divorced and married Liz on his deathbed. The two have fought over the death of Phillip ever since.

The show has experimented over the years with timeslots in an effort to bring viewers back to the soap opera which has been in a decline in recent years. While The Young and the Restless is still at the top of the ratings the overall picture for daytime dramas is not good. The show tried a timeslot closer to the news hour to attract viewers home from work early and it is also rebroadcast on Soap Net at 7pm nightly for viewers who miss it during the day. Like other soaps it is also rebroadcast on the weekends in week long blocks of episodes to catch the viewer up completely on any show that they may have missed during the week.

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Cast & Characters of The Young and the Restless

Peter Bergman plays Jack Abbott

Thom Bierdz plays Phillip Chancellor

Vail Bloom plays Heather Stevens

Eric Braeden plays Victor Newman

Bryton plays Devon Hamilton

Sharon Case plays Sharon Abbott

Judith Chapman plays Gloria Bardwell

Jeanne Cooper plays Katherine Chancellor

Doug Davidson plays Paul Williams

Eileen Davidson plays Ashley Abbott

Clementine Ford plays Mackenzie Browning

Adrienne Frantz plays Amber Moore

Daniel Goddard plays Cane Ashby

Michael Graziadei plays Daniel Romalotti

Stacy Haiduk plays Patty Williams

Amelia Heinle plays Victoria Newman Hellstrom

Elizabeth Hendricksn plays Chloe Abbott

Christel Khalil plays Lily Winters Ashby

Christian LeBlanc plays Michael Baldwin

Kate Linder plays Esther Valentine

Thad Luckinbill plays J.T. Hellstrom

Eva Marcille plays Tyra Hamilton

Billy Miller plays Billy Abbott

Joshua Morrow plays Nicholas Newman

Michael Muhney plays Adam Wilson

Emily O’Brien plays Jana Fisher

Greg Rikaart plays Kevin Fisher

Melody Thomas Scott plays Nikki Newman

Kristoff St. John plays Neil Winters

Michelle Stafford plays Phyllis Summers Newman

Tammin Sursok plays Colleen Carlton

Jess Walton plays Jill Foster Abbott

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