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The Young and the Restless Delivers Largest Audience in Nearly Two Years!
According to CBS in a press release today some great news for The Young and the Restless. The #1 daytime drama, delivered its largest weekly audience in nearly two years, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending October 27th!
The Young and the Restless averaged 4.92 million viewers, up +3% over last week and its biggest weekly audience since the week ending Feb 3, 2012. In key women demographics, it averaged 1.9/12 in women 25-54 and 1.3/09 in women 18-49. The Young and the Restless ranked as daytime’s #1 program in women 25-54 and women 18-49.
So, it looks like Delia’s death and the story that has sprung out of it has kept viewers tuning in instead of tuning out! Have you decided to watch the story and the performances of this controversial storyline? What do you think of Y&R’s stellar ratings numbers? Comment below!
Oh great! Now show killing witch Jill Farren Phelps will probably bring Reed back to town just so that she can kill him.
Or perhaps one of Cane and Lily’s twins?
LOVE THE WAY NO ONE EVEN CONSIDERS PEOPLE OVER 54!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAY BE WE SHOULD ALL TUNE OUT AND WATCH THE NUMBERS DROP.
Im a male and we dont seem to count at all…plus im over 50…
I don’t get it..
As a long time Y&R fan I think Y&R has hit bottom..
The stories are stale, uneventful, stagnate..
There is no drama but a lot of sadness and depression to be had, it is not entertaining nor fun to tune in, these days..
I think people are tuning to partake in a child’s death, for some dark reason some people seem to be getting off on all the tragedy and gloom of ‘all’ the Y&R stories..
Y&Y is the dark gloom of all the soaps ..
The acting has picked up, but is not over the top great, not at all.
It is just higher drama acting, more tears to act more grief to act, but not overly great acting..
I even feel sad that my Y&R has become a total downer ..
take heed….. Victor and Jack
this 2 year high… is Adam, Billy, Victoria, Chloe… and the supporting cast forefront…
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for the sake of argument….
“why not” bring back Victoria Rowell…. Drucilla Dynasty in the money.
LOL… take a gamble…. this would give fans so much to do – hoot and hollah at the original vixen shrew vagabond for all the ages… so she thought
1. for Devon – Neils adopted son to have inherited upwards of what? 2 billion dollars… ? I don’t get that reason… but… what is rationale… is to bring Drucilla back… ala: Joan Collins…. camp/position/status/power play. Period.
this would fire up Neil, Devon, Lilly, Cane… and her “grandbabies”. LOL.
2. This would help bring credibility to Devon… AND, SHARON… from being so wack jobbed out… and I mean… what the writers have done to her. why not
imagine Drucilla and Sharon… having a cut of their own… and undermining all the mens in Genoa City.
It’s my opinion.. Neil has always been a viable grown in to his own “hotness” and fan majority… this is the only woman for him.
I don’t know… just saying…
its staggering how downhill the true Y&R is missing.
Y&R doesn’t have to bait and switch with these wildly amiss stories… that are cutting to the quick… familys torn apart.. and no going back.
Bring back Drucilla to give meaning to the mess that is currently going on.
Drucilla will corporate and cash in her hand bag… rope Neil… and campy Genoa City…
Save Sharon
I might add….
for all the doom and gloom… Nikki is: and it’s her fault – (AND, the writing) dang! I’d be so bored with Victor. She’s going to improve with Dylan? I think NOT
BRING back… Sean Young… to ably assist and power trip with, party girls
I watched a scene the other day…. when Victor, the big wig… he thinks… met with Devon, (to offer his “support” with his empire) Genoa City’ new multi-billionaire….
doesn’t play out… doesn’t bode well….. Devon is not that interesting a character… hence…. HE NEEDS HELP… in a big way…
don’t you think… Drucilla and Neil could take over
lol…. and… Dru could save her best friend Sharon
C’mon
it wasn’t that long ago … that Devon and Noah… were rapping with a recording contract….
and he’s now a game player – corporate mogul – Chancellor heir?
how about Devon relapses – loses his hearing… and Vampirella Drucilla hones in on his Dynasty and thrones herself
Agreed. Welcome to the Jill Phelps era.
I totally agree with you and the dread & gloom right now and I’m certainly not a happy camper being a male viewer for 40 years and over 50 (as jimh) but with all my frustration about JFP and the state of YR doesn’t mean my heart doesn’t have hope because I most definitely have deep internal love of CBS daytime for decades.
I read not so flattering comments from you about YR and many of vets so I’m suspect about the post. Maybe totally wrong but if longtime viewer who truly loves YR regardless of the state at the present time.
I totally agree with su0000 too …doom & gloom right now …. This is the most depressing storyline ever. I have to force myself to watch the current shows since I am a long time viewer. Delia’s death was completely unnecessary with the death of Catherine already taking its toll. Are there going to be any children left on Y&R for the next generation??
This is the only soap that I like. The only thing that is somewhat annoying is the whispering. Just not sure why they like to whisper instead of talking normally. Victor loves to whisper! Love the writing. Great storylines. Catherine’s death was handled extremely well. So, it is not surprising that audience is increasing. It has taken me a long time to get interested in another soap since the death of AMC.
It was a ratings gimmick– it got ratings– it accomplished what it set out to do. As much as so many whine about JPF whenever they reward her by turning in to these types of stories, she don’t care how much we bitch about her– she got the numbers up– and stories like these will continue as long as they work. But this type of soap telling doesn’t last too long, otherwise you will have to kill off everyone in town– so she better have some other rabbits in her bag of tricks for the long term.
I’m missing a lot of it because I watch on line and cbs.com is TERRIBLE.
I am tired of the Delia fallout. It is all too over the top for all involved.
In my book, the most moving scenes were Wednesday (in the US) of Neil and Hillary. Kristoff St. John was so amazing!
I WATCH B/C OF ADAM.I’M GLAD THEY’RE HUMINIZING HIM.
Congrats to the show..It is always great to see a soap surge..What Y&R is missing BIG time, is some balance..Its needs a bit of comic relief acting mix in the show..All gloom and doom is not good..Ms Phelps style has always been more or less this way and also in regards to killing off major characters..That said, she is a talented EP, but needs to incorporate more balance in her work much like Frank Valentini and the late great Paul Rauch.
I agree with Omar. I would like to see a little more genuine comic relief in Genoa City and some real romance. Both are absent from the storyboards. I can accept the Delia storyline but I do find it interesting the simple joyous moments of having children around are only visited in episodes like Billy’s “what if’s” as he and Delia waited for the ambulance. I would like the show show more of that with families and children. Writers, like any parents, need to know that if you make babies — and writers like to do that — then they have to remember those kids are around for a while before they grow into adults… and let’s not SORAS so much!
And all you haters need to GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON…………..I’m happy Y&R is increasing and have a feeling it will probably increase more due to the funeral! Go Y&R!
ahh haa Y&Y viewers will increase to watch a dead child funeral..
goes to show the depression of Y&R watchers, not a happy bunch lol ..
”I’m tuning in to see the pain and torment over the dead kid!!” .. geezuz huh ..
Derrick if you get a chance read Carolyn Hinsey’s article in the Nov. 11,2013 issue of SOD “It’s Only My Opinion”. It sums up pretty much why I had a dislike for the Delia storyline. I am most certainly not a hater of Y&R just hate recycled storylines and centering everything on one actor she did this on GH. Enough!
Funeral? Are you kidding? Soaps don’t show funerals anymore. If they do, three people are in attendance. Same for weddings. It boggles my mind that these shows cannot save enough money once in a while to have one show with the whole cast in attendance. They know they are telling these big epic stories weeks and even months in advance. Surely one or two shows is not going to break the bank. It is such a cheat to the audience. They could scale back a few days before and a few days after in order to tell these stories properly. I work in a place where we work with a skeleton crew most times but on a day we know is goig to be busy well in advance, we schedule extra staff. Its necessary. None of the excuses for why people are not in attendance make sense. Delia’s funeral should have encompassed a whole show…we should have seen the tears…and the eulogies…and the moments….and the grief. Instead we got a 5 minute scene of Adam…commercial…boom…funeral over. Maybe instead of the utterly pointless scenes of Jack offering Hilary a job….we could have gotten a funeral for Delia. I realize there are budgets…but there are MUCH bette ways to work within them.
I have a feeling this surge in ratings will be temporary as any new viewers who tuned in to see the death of Delia will realize that there’s not much to keep coming back to: no romance, no umbrella stories tying all the characters together, no humor to balance things out, and no plots other than Adam hitting Delia, Dylan being Nikki’s son, and the Carmine mess (those last two ain’t exactly generating must see tv). And I’m still baffled why the Winters family continues to be isolated from the major players, only serving as ears to bend when needed — Neil as Jack’s sponsor, Leslie as Avery’s confidante — when they’re not sitting around fretting over a blogger no one cares about.
And could someone please tell me why Murphy didn’t show up for Delia’s funeral? Don’t tell me he was too busy fishing…
Goes to show those who do nothing but complain about the series that whatever it is that they’re doing at Y&R is working. And it’s time for you guys to give it up. The regime(s) at Y&R are delivering the best years we’ve had since before Maria came on and destroyed the series. I’m happy with everything within the series right now, and cannot wait to see what else comes of it!
I was not happy about Delia’s death, I loved the scenes with Delia and Billy. As well as the one’s with Delia and Chloe. I think the need to add some happy story lines and sweet romances. I hope Sharon returns to the sweet person she once was and finds some happiness. I also think that I would like to see Chelsea with Cane. He and Lilly’s family are sweet but he and Lilly together are boring! Maybe the new Abbott Andrew could click with Sharon.
I also want to add pls replace Kyle. I prefer the old Kyle. This one is a dud
he seems out of place….
the lanky jean jacket and Jeans tennis shoe… long hair… certainly not ooh la la on fire…
watching the Abbotts family breakfast (s)….
dang! wasn’t THAT a treasure trove of watch the au natural Abbotts real for reel as they set out the door to commence
Jack, Kyle, Summer, Traci, Ashley, Abby, and Billy –
kyle wasn’t much of a presence
you have to hand it to ED (Ashley) for ethos pathos and logos… brings to the canvas heartfelt why they bring Ashley in to the scene to help bring home Serial.
watching Ashley and Billy was family at its finest… salute the Abbott family
I know, with Lurch (Kyle) sitting at the table and the creepy fake cheerful attitude of The Abbott’s, it seemed more like the Adam’s Family.
I have really enjoyed Y&R lately.
its like an accident on the highway, we all slow down to see the wreck,,but as soon as we pass it we r on our way without another thought of it,,,the same will be with this storlyline, i mean seriously in this day n age would any of us leave our child in the car while we skip out to get ice cream,, i surely wouldn’t and im sure billy abbott wouldn’t either another pointless plot driven story with no care for the character,,but bravo to micheal muhney and finally a big shout out to Amelia henle for her powerfull driven performance as a heart broken step mother,
“…finally a big shout out to Amelia henle for her powerfull driven performance as a heart broken step mother,”
this in itself… is powerful…. – tears for – Amelia Hienle
don’t you just ‘ADORE” her…. Love to Victoria.. she’s like the unheralded Newman.
and she’s the best reason… along with Billy to keep up
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she was featured in the latest issue of SOD….
and she quips about her 7-8 years “strong” on Y&R
3 kids later and her loving marriage. Bravo Amelia… take care.
anyway… she more than makes you forget about Heather Tom… she can take her 4-5 emmys and fade in to the sunset… at least stay away from Genoa City… Victoria is taken.
Amelia is full stature… fully embodies womanhood… playful… gleeful… laughs… loves committed… endures.
anyway… my dam will overflow and burst when she and Billy have their own child.
I’m fast forwarding through lot of Y&R lately. I’ve watched for the Billy and Chloe scenes but remain unimpressed that the Delia death is basically being told from Billy and Adam’s viewpoint. Even today, the camera shows Adam, not Chloe, as Chloe is reacting to Connor’s news. The storyline is missing the maternal element, just like Jake’s death on GH did. It was the same with the flash forwards of Delia’s life. Chloe not being included in any of then removed me from the story. Is there an unwritten rule that JFP shows must tell all story lines from the male POV only? The acting is great but not the storytelling.
The next storyline is going to be the rape of Fenmore in prison Next we will have a serial killer in Genoa City. Now please tell me again that JFP is not also writing for the show. The actors should not get real comfortable on this show anyone can be written off except of course Dudley-Do-Right/SB who is now a grievance counselor I hear and he has known Billy how long? Amazing!
Can’t stand Phelps, but I am SOOOO glad to see the show doing well with all the great cast performances.
The show topped 5 mil two days last week, so that’s quite an accomplishment for a genre that was almost down to only two soaps just over a year ago.
I doubt the show will continue at the level, and will most likely end up back down to around 4.4-4.6 mil. I don’t want to see any more deaths on this show for some time, so I hope the backlash CBS/Sony got over this was enough to keep that under wraps for a while.
Glad to see YR is up. The actors are really bringing their A game for this storyline, especially Bill Miller.
There is just a complete and utter lack of heart wrenching emotion and feeling around this story. Its coming across as dark and hollow. Jack was talking like a detached Master of Ceremonies at he Abbott house. Then casually talking about an abbott breakfast like the family was getting togeth aer for brunch rather than to mourn a child. Where are the scenes of Billy breaking down in Victoria’s arms? Where are the scenes of Sharon visiting Chloe just to talk? They are not playing he moments and that’s what this story needs. The creepy music accompanying Adams guilt is not selling this…and not what this should be about. What this story needs is a writer with heart and humanity to elevate it….like Claire Labine. But oh yeah…she wrote this story 19 years ago and it was breathtaking and brilliant then. This is a cheap pale knock off. Maybe I am being harsh…but I know grief. I lost my two oldest brothers to cancer within a month and a day of each other in 2011 then a year and a half later I lost my mom. It would be very cathartic if these showrunners could take a little break from whatever plot they are pushing and just play some real human emotion. Sory…Michael Muhney is a good actor…but his performance is falling flat for me. And hats not his fault…its the writers fault.
You are spot on–the Abbott’s came off as weird with all the happy talk, tea parties and silly costumes. No wonder Billy stormed off. The Abbotts seemed to be starring in their own dark comedy and they were acting just down right creepy and completely inappropriate.
How dare they kill off that beautiful child and continue to let Victor breathe! I woud have paid The actress whatever she wanted to stay on the show. That kid could ACT like a pro. Alll Victor Newman is good for is calling Nikki HIS baby as he leans over to kiss her for the 5000th time in one episode!
But must pay homage to Billy Miller here . He is truly making me forget I’m watching a show. His pain hurts.
I’m just glad people are watching the soaps. Screw the talk shows!
I stopped watching when I found out they were killing off Delia….. They’ve done all they can to ruin Sharon, don’t care for Abby/Tyler/Hlliary/Mason, etc. Altho I’m sure MM is doing a great job as Adam as he is an amazing actor and I do miss my Jack. Don’t care for Victor/.Nikki anymore.
Initially, the Delia storyline had me watching simply to see some incredible acting but using a child’s death as a plot device just doesn’t work. Moreover, it is dragging on too long. and the errie music needs to go–it’s macabre and unnecessary. The other storylines should be used by those suffering from insomnia. Michael, Lauren and Fenn’s redundantly boring storyline is just friggen stupid and makes the actors look idiotic by extension. All the blonde twinkies are duller than dishwater and the Winter’s Tale will never be interesting,
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‘One Life to Live’ Alum Tuc Watkins Joins Cast of Brett Goldstein’s Prime Video Series ‘Escorted’

Tuc Watkins (ex-David Vickers, One Life to Live) continues to be booking role after role, and now comes word that the Llanview soap alum has joined the cast of Escorted, the upcoming comedy series from and starring Ted Lasso and Shrinking star, Brett Goldstein.
According to Deadline, Tuc has signed on for the production of the series, where he will play the role of Neil, who looks like a cowboy. However, here’s the catch! Neil is a trainer at a high-end gym and a male escort to wealthy woman on the side. Shades of Llanview’s David Vickers, for sure!
In the premise of Escorted, a divorced Manhattan dad, played by Goldstein, accidentally becomes a male escort in a romantic comedy about sexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether real intimacy can ever be bought.

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Prime Video ordered the eight-episode, half-hour single-camera romantic comedy from Brett Goldstein last November. Goldstein will star, executive, produce, write, and co-showrun. In a statement, Brett expressed, “I’m so excited to bring a wholesome show about condoms, co-parenting, and cosplay to Amazon.”
As for Watkins, he is currently recurring on Hulu’s Paradise and appeared in the second season of ABC’s Shifting Gears. His other TV credits include: HBO Max’s The Other Two, Showtime’s Black Monday, and series regular roles on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, Showtime’s Beggars and Choosers, and more.
In addition, Tuc has a recurring role in Shemar Moore’s upcoming S.W.A.T. Exiles for Starz which premieres on September 25. Watkins numerous film credits include: The Mummy, The Good Shepherd and Retake. Watkins recently wrapped the indie feature, Cowboy, and in 2025 starred in the feature Exile Interviews.
So, what do you think of Tuc’s new role as a male escort to wealthy woman in Escorted? Looking forward to seeing him S.W.A.T. Exiles? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Y&R’s Victoria and Kyle’s Love Affair to Kick-Off; Amelia Heinle Says EP Sally McDonald Shared Why; ‘You’ve Got Chemistry’ with Michael Mealor

A day many fans of The Young and the Restless have been dreading, and others are down for, is here. Beginning with the Thursday, August 27 episode of The Young and the Restless, Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) will have sex taking their growing attraction to each other to another level.
But why is Y&R heading down the path of an older woman/younger man, Newman/Abbott, former love interest of Victoria’s daughter Claire (Hayley Erin) and all the complications with longtime waring families? Because to the series, it will generate story to come.
Two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Amelia Heinle revealed to TV Insider, how she found out what she suspected that the powers-that-be were setting up a romance between Victoria and Kyle.

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“At one point a while back, I noticed Kyle was always coming to talk to Victoria or we’d run into each other and I told Michael, ‘I don’t think they would ever put us together, but this is kind of funny because it feels like they’re trying to test our chemistry, which would be really, really odd,” recalled Heinle. ”
“But that memory passed quickly. And then I walked off set one day after finishing a scene with Michael and I got called up to our executive producer, Sally McDonald’s, office and she said, ‘We’re giving you a romance with him.’ And I’m like, ‘Who?’ And she said, ‘Him,’ and she pointed at the monitor because Michael was still on set. I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Are you sure?’ And she was like, ‘Uh-huh. Yup. You’ve got chemistry.’”
Once she learned the news, Heinle talks with Michael Mealor to make sure he was OK with the romantic story turn. “I walked up to him one day on set when I found out and said, ‘Do you know about this yet?’. Hw was like, ‘Yeah,’ and then I said, ‘So, are you OK?’ And he said, ‘Are you OK?’ And I said, ‘I’m good. I think we could make something out of this,’ and he said, ‘I do, too. I plan on leaning into it all.’ So, we were in agreement. Michael and I have always gotten along. We’ve always liked each other.”

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The storyline was started by now former Y&R head writer Josh Griffith. So now that Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor are in place as the new co-head writers of the top-rated soap, things could change dramatically or go full steam ahead.
Heinle offered up, “It’s not going to be boring, that’s for sure. I feel like right now with the new writers coming in, it’s a work in progress. I feel like we’re seeing how it goes. They’re fully committed to it, but nothing is set in stone in terms of the story yet.”
So, where do you stand? Do you want to see Kyle and Victoria rip the clothes off of each other, have sex and have a torrid affair? Do you think it’s wrong for Victoria to be sleeping with her daughter’s former boyfriend? What side of the fence do you land on with this pairing? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Dolly Parton Remembered: Y&R Alum Alyvia Alyn Lind Shares Heartfelt Tribute to the Legendary Singer and Songwriter

The world is in mourning on Tuesday, August 25 with the news of the passing of iconic and beloved country western singer/songwriter/actress Dolly Parton. The 11-time Grammy winner crafted and performed memorable hits such as “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” 9 to 5″, and “Here You Come Again, ” to name but a few.
Parton died in Nashville today. She was 80-years-old. Not only was Dolly an iconic name in the world of music, she was also an actor, producer, playwright, theme park founder (Dollywood), and a noted philanthropist.
One of the people lucky enough to know and experience the life of Dolly through a different lens was Alyvia Alyn Lind, the one time Faith Newman of The Young and the Restless. Lind played the role of Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Sharon’s (Sharon Case) daughter on and off from 2011-2021.

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ALVIA ALYN LIND PLAYED A YOUNG DOLLY
However, it was Lind, who portrayed a young Dolly in the television movie adaption of Parton’s song and book “A Coat of Many Colors” in 2015, and its sequel in 2016 Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.
Parton and Lind shared a close bond following the project, famously performing a touching, emotional duet of Parton’s song “Angel Hill” together on Hallmark’s Home & Family.
Taking to her Instagram just a short time ago, Alyvia paid tribute to the one and only Parton, expressing, “I am truly at a loss for words. There are some people who come into your life and leave a mark that can never be erased. Dolly was one of those people. will forever be grateful that I had the privilege of knowing her, learning from her, and carrying a piece of her with me through such an important and formative part of my childhood. Getting to play Dolly changed my life, but getting to know her changed my heart. Memories, lessons, laughter, and a light that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
Alyvia added, “The world will never be the same without her, but that light will live on in all of us who were lucky enough to experience it. Thank you for believing in me, for teaching me, for letting me be a small part of your story, and for being such a meaningful part of mine. Rest peacefully, Dolly. You will be missed more than words can ever say. Thank you for everything. ❤️
FAMILY ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF DOLLY PARTON
Parton also starred alongside Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman in the smash 1980 film 9 to 5, and later roles in films including: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, Steel Magnolias, Straight Talk, and Joyful Noise.
Parton’s death was announced via her official Instagram post by her nephew, Bryan Seaver on behalf of the Parton family. He shared the news in a video statement. You can see that below.
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