'The Young and the Restless' Celebrates its 50th Anniversary! See Photos of the Cast Through the Years
'Y&R' celebrates its 50th anniversary with a primetime special tonight.
The Young and the Restless kicks off a 50th anniversary celebration with a gala in Genoa City today.
The long-running CBS daytime soap, one of the few still standing, marks its actual 50th anniversary on Sunday, but the celebration begins today, when Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) host Genoa City’s posh Bicentennial Gala ball. The occasion brings back several fan favorites while business as usual continues, meaning no secret can stay buried forever. A prime-time retrospective special airs Monday night.
While there are no original cast members left on The Young and the Restless, something that would be really difficult to do considering the CBS soap will celebrate its 50th anniversary on March 26, it does have some longtime cast members: Eric Braeden, Melody Thomas Scott, Joshua Morrow, Tracey Bregman, Peter Bergman and Beth Maitland, who will all be helping to mark the occasion.
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And they will be joined by a group of returning fan favorites, including Michael Damian as the iconic Danny Romalotti, Patty Weaver as his restaurateur sister Gina Roma, Tricia Cast is back as reformed bad girl Nina Webster, Barbara Crampton will reprise her role as colorful celebrity journalist Leanna Love, and Veronica Redd will reappear as Mamie Johnson, the surrogate mother to the Abbott family.
The anniversary is celebrated on Y&R with special episodes beginning March 23, 2023, when romance, intrigue, and suspense will take center stage as the residents of Genoa City celebrate the town’s bicentennial at a glamorous masquerade ball hosted by the Victor (Braeden) and Nikki Newman (Scott). It will be a night to remember with visits from fan favorites and secrets are revealed, forever changing the lives for the residents of Genoa City.
Launch the gallery to take a stroll through memories of the daytime drama from early days to the present.
Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden (April 16, 2004)
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Doug Davidson, Tracey Bregman (June 14, 2004)
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Eva Longoria (September 01, 2002)
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Victoria Rowell, Kristoff St. John (May 04, 2004)
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Jerry Douglas (November 02, 2005)
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Tracey Bregman (November 02, 2005)
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Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden (December 12, 2000)
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Laura Lee Bell, Tricia Cast (1984)
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Tracey Bregman, Beth Maitland, Michael Damian (1984)
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Patty Weaver (1986)
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Jeanne Cooper, Beau Kazer (2000)
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Shemar Moore (1996)
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Steven Ford, Michael Damian, Doug Davidson (1982)
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Terry Lester (1985)
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Don Diamont, Beth Maitland (1986)
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Scott Reeves, Tricia Cast (1991)
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Mark Derwin (1989)
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Peter Barton, John O'Hurley (1989)
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John O'Hurley, Laura Lee Bell (1989)
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Peter Bergman, Michelle Stafford (2001)
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Jaime Lynn Bauer, Tom Selleck (1975)
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Amelia Heinle (2005)
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Daniel Goddard, Christel Kahlil (2013)
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Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan (2015)
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Eileen Davidson (1985)
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Jess Walton (2006)
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Laura Bryan Birn (1989)
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Joshua Morrow, Sharon Case
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Eric Braeden
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Melody Thomas Scott
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Michelle Stafford
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Eileen Davidson
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Jess Walton
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Peter Bergman
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Beth Maitland
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Melissa Ordway
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Sharon Case
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Laura Lee Bell
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Joshua Morrow
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Christian Le Blanc
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Tracey Bregman
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Amelia Heinle
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Christel Kahlil
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Bryton James
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Camryn Grimes
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Mishael Morgan
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Episodes starring the returning alums will begin airing in mid-March.
In its long history, The Young and Restless has also been instrumental in helping to launch the careers of several stars, including Tom Selleck, Shemar Moore, Justin Hartley, Eva Longoria, Penn Badgley, and David Hasselhoff, several of whom are included in the gallery.
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS at 12:30 p.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. PT.