As 45th Anniversary Week Approaches, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Posts Largest Audience In Over A Month

For the week ending March 16, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (which celebrates its 45th anniversary next week, and is also celebrating 29 consecutive years as daytime's #1 drama) delivered 4.40 million viewers, its largest weekly audience since the week ending Feb. 9.

THE BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL scored 3.71 million viewers, its largest audience since the week ending Jan. 19.

THE TALK delivered 2.60 million viewers, its biggest week since Feb. 9.

Source: Nielsen, Live plus Same Day Ratings for the week ending March 16, 2018.

Since its debut, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS has won nine Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television. As of 2008, it had appeared at the top of the weekly Nielsen ratings in that category for more than 1,000 weeks since 1988. As of December 12, 2013, according to Nielsen ratings, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS was the leading daytime drama for an unprecedented 1,300 weeks, or 25 years. The serial is also a sister series to The Bold and the Beautiful, as several actors have crossed over between shows. In June 2017, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS was renewed for three additional years.