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You can watch below the first episode broadcast in France on August 16, 1989, and the 20-minute presentation of the different running storylines which preceded. France, as well as Germany in 1993, started with the episode #3263 of January 10, 1986.

I've edited subtitles in French that YouTube can automatically translate into English (and in other languages)...

Presentation of the storylines :

Episode #3263 (January 10, 1986) :

I am Katherine Chancellor Sterling!

5 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Didn't Bell make the official announcement of Kay as headwriter on the 25th anniversary?

Be that as it may, the last episode with William J. Bell as a head writer in the closing credits is dated July 3rd, 1998 (#6412). In the following episode's credits (July 6th, 1998 — #6413), he's not anymore in the writers' list...

July 3rd, 1998 (#6412) :

July 6th, 1998 (#6413) :

3 hours ago, will81 said:

John McCook's first airdate was Oct 30, 1975 and David Hasselhoff was Dec 8, 1975

You rock! Thank you very much, I've just added these 2 dates (and a couple of others) to the document

Let's hope more will surface soon...

12 hours ago, will81 said:

That's awesome. I wish as a tribute they had Jeanne Cooper's photo and episode #.

I also wish they had!

12 hours ago, will81 said:

Was Kate Linder's first episode April 16, 1982?

Yes I think so... And this episode was taped on April 8 according to the script and also according to Kate Linder.

12 hours ago, will81 said:

So wait Lauren possibly first appeared in Jan 25, 1983? Is the following her first appearance?

 

THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS: Week of January 24 - January 28, 1983

(12:30pm - 60 minutes - CBS)
Patty had a miscarriage.  Max and Eve prepared a potion for Victor.  Although she’s a virgin, Traci pretended to be a swinger with Danny in front of her school chums.

Yes I think so!

12 hours ago, will81 said:

And Lauralee Bell possibly July 15, 1983?

Yes I think so!

12 hours ago, Broderick said:

My recollection is that Beth Maitland first appeared on-screen about 4 episodes after Eileen Davidson.  (Miss Davidson debuted in #2350, so I'd say Maitland was about #2354 or #2355.)         

Thank you very much, the noose is tightening around Beth Maitland !

If I lived in Los Angeles, I would go the UCLA Library which has almost all (if not all) the scripts of the first decades, at least to check the first airdate of Beth Maitland... but also of many others, at least :
- the Fosters : Julianna McCarthy, Brenda Dickson, James Houghton, Charles H. Gray, Bond Gideon
- the Brooks : Dorothy Green, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Pamela Peters Solow
- the Chancellors : Jeanne Cooper, John Considine, Beau Kayser
- the Prentisses : K.T. Stevens, John McCook, Tom Ligon
- the Reeds : Roberta Leighton, Erica Hope
- the Williams/Stevens : Brett Hadley, Carolyn Conwell, David Winn, Tammy Taylor, Melinda Cordell, Janet Wood
- the Abbotts : Brett Halsey, Marla Adams
- and miscellaneous ones : Jeff Cooper, Meg Bennett, Michael Evans, Margaret Mason, Steven Ford, Alex Donnelley, Michael Damian, Patty Weaver, Frank M. Benard, Lauren Koslow, Colleen Casey, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Robert Parucha, Don Diamont...

Since the scripts don't mention the actors' name but only the characters', I guess it would be difficult to guess from them the first airdate of an actor who comes after another one, like :
- Donnelly Rhodes in 1974 (Phillip)
- David Hasselhoff in 1975 (Snapper)
- Brian Kerwin in 1976 (Greg)

- Caleb Stoddard in 1976 (Derek)

- Victoria Mallory in 1977 (Leslie)
- Joe LaDue in 1977 (Derek)

- Wings Hauser in 1977 (Greg)

- Lynne Topping Richter in 1979 (Chris)

- Deborah Adair in 1980 (Jill)

- Lilibet Stern in 1980 (Patty)
- Dennis Cole in 1981 (Lance)
- Howard McGillin in 1981 (Greg)
- Jerry Douglas in 1982 (John)

- Brenda Dickson in 1983 (Jill)
- Andrea Evans Massey in 1983 (Patty)
unless a significant time has passed between 2 actors' tenure...

3 hours ago, cassadine1991 said:

I’m surprised to see MTS’s first episode be listed as February 20 and not the 27th. I don’t see any debut airfare for Beth Maitland

 

As you may remember, in 2016 when Y&R celebrated the 11 000th episode, the actors were photographed with signs showing their first episode's number.

You can see theses photos here : https://www.soap-passion.com/news-soaps/1047-le-11-000eme-episode-des-feux-de-l-amour-arrive-cette-semaine.html

But unfortunately I haven't seen any photo of Beth Maitland from this event... And I don't know yet when she appeared in 1982.

As for Melody, if we believe in these photographs, her first episode is #1503, which is certainly dated February 20, 1979, according to episode counts, dates on the scripts and preemptions around this date.

Melody's first airdate is confirmed by these articles I could find :
- https://ew.com/tv/2019/02/19/melody-thomas-scott-40th-anniversary-young-and-the-restless/
- https://www.ocregister.com/2019/02/20/young-and-the-restless-devotes-entire-episode-to-nikki-newman-on-soap-characters-40th-anniversary/
- https://www.fame10.com/trending-news/yr-to-honor-melody-thomas-scotts-40th-anniversary-on-the-series-with-special-episode/
- https://www.soapoperanews.net/2020/02/melody-thomas-scott-celebrates-41-years.html

I've added an actors/characters section to the guide of episodes mentioned above, with first and last airdates...

The dates were obtained mainly from videos of the episodes, or from detailed recaps or reliable sources. However mistakes can always occur, please let me know and I'll update the document! Also if you have any further info...

Web link : http://www.feuxdelamour.com/guide.pdf

7 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

Can someone tell me please what dates is Y&R currently showing on TF1 in France, as of the week of April 27?

The last episode broadcast by TF1 is #11202 (June 20th, 2017).

All the TF1 air dates (1989-2020) are compiled in this guide (as well as the CBS ones) : http://www.feuxdelamour.com/guide.pdf

On 4/29/2020 at 1:12 AM, Paul Raven said:

No luck yet with Dec 25 1989 but I will keep searching!

Y&R and ATWT were preempted on 25/12/1989, CBS broadcast the movie "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971).

Sources :
- Toledo Blade, December 25, 1989, page 40

- Argus-Press, December 22, 1989, page 14

More generally, if this can help you :
- The Argus-Press newspaper published every Friday the TV programs for the following week. This newspaper is readable here.
- The Toledo Blade newspaper published every Sunday the TV programs for the following week. This newspaper is readable here.

20 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

Thanks @feuxdelamour! I looked up at your list of repeated episodes on CBS and that list looks very accurate minus a week in 2010 when Y&R reaired eps from 2005, 2008, and 2009 again but I can provide those dates for you if you’d like. I know Episode #8279 aired 12/09/2005( or 09/12/2005 depending on your dating system) has aired an additional 4 or 5 times! 

Thanks a lot @soapfan770 for this info! Which episodes did they reair in 2010, and on which days did they do it ?

On 4/22/2020 at 12:02 AM, Brolden said:

 

Wow, that is amazing work! Thank you SO much for sharing this! Is it too much to hope you're planning on tackling O.J. pre-emptions next? 

I'm going to need a bit more time to work through your document in full, but you have access to everything I know in this thread. I will let you know if I find out more.

I only watch Y&R, so I can only give you the dates when Y&R was preempted due to the O.J. Simpson affair (preemptions for ATWT can differ) :

- Depending on the regions, 29/06/1994 or 11/07/1994 : in some regions, the episode #5399 partially broadcast on 28/06/1994 was repeated on 29/06 ; in other regions, the episode #5400 broadcast on 29/06/1994 was repeated on 11/07/1994
- 30/06/1994
- 01/07/1994
- 05/07/1994
- 06/07/1994
- 07/07/1994
- 08/07/1994
- 25/07/1994
- 23/01/1995
- 03/10/1995

So totally 10 preemptions.

I obtained most of this info with the following Usenet newsgroups :
- rec.arts.tv.soaps
- rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs

People used to publish there daily updates and/or to comment the episodes, and sometimes even mentioned the preemptions. It's a great source of info.

The 1st newsgroup was used from 1988, the second one from 1994.

I know another newsgroup with messages about soaps, up to 1984 : net.tv.soaps

And in case this could help you, I've created a guide for Y&R, with air dates, tape dates, a full list of preemptions... since the beginning (1973) :

http://www.feuxdelamour.com/guide.pdf

I've created a guide for the episodes, with air dates, tape dates, list of preemptions... since the beginning :

http://www.feuxdelamour.com/guide.pdf

As the best historians of Y&R are involved in this board's topic, any info to complete or correct the document will be highly welcomed

I've carried out some research about the preemptions during the Spring / Summer 1987, during which the Iran-Contra hearings caused preemptions for soap operas.

I've compiled the information I obtained on this page :

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trpdN7MD32DuQndhzfNFJI7ZBb-sLNQI9bPM3p_zMj4/

Any info to complete or correct this document will be highly appreciated!