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From what I've read online, Y&R began in Australia in 1974 and in New Zealand in 1977 and the episodes started from the beginning in both countries. Did the Australian broadcasts have breaks and that's how they ended up more than one year behind? Blog post about Y&R's broadcast history in Canada: MarkH's Soap Musings: Canada: Why does Y&R have a late timeslot and day-ahead episode? (markhsoap.blogspot.com)

@yrfan1983 I think this was a rewrite so there would be a "who's the daddy" storyline.

1984/1985 season was the peak of the big four primetime soaps. It wasn't a good idea for CBS/ABC to launch any primetime soaps after that season. 1985/1986 was when the big four starting going down and they really should have been done by 1987/1988.

@BoldKara If the YouTube videos you're watching have the CC option, the foreign language captions can be translated to English.

Keeping with this week's episodes, some Y&R stars shared their real-life wedding photos. Exclusive Photos: Y&R Weddings In Real Life - Watch! Magazine Photos - CBS.com

@YRfan23 Noah has been de-aged to pretty much his real time age (24).

Congrats on 20 years, and best wishes for many more.

You'd think Paramount+ would be the natural home for CBS's big three primetime soaps but for whatever reason that hasn't happened. Dallas full series is on IMDb TV, Falcon Crest first four seasons are on Amazon, and Knots Landing is nowhere to be found.

Like I said before, Y&R has gone into budget mode. If this was 10-20 years ago, we'd probably get an Italy remote. The last remotes I remember were New Orleans 2010 and Paris 2008.

@Frank2803 @Joseph Terry Lester's Jack and JR were both always looking for their father's love and approval. Sort of a spinoff of the original topic, but how many of the JR copies had their own Sue Ellen copies? Julia Newman is the first Sue Ellen copy that comes to mind.

CBS didn't want to lose Maura West to ABC or Days, that's why she was brought on to Y&R. Diane was the wrong role though. I thought Maura would've been better suited as a Grace recast.

Lane Davies is only two years older than Ronn Moss, so not that big an age gap.

I can't believe that by next spring B&B will have had a longer run than Another World on US network television and by next summer B&B will have had a longer run than Search for Tomorrow on US network television. Funny thing is, both B&B and Another World have a similar trajectory. Good for most of their first 15 years, not so good for the remaining 20 years.

@Faulkner Add Vincent Irizarry to the Friend of Jill list.

From what I remember the recast happened because Bradley was going to pair Thorne/Taylor but didn't think Jeff Trachta was handsome enough to be a romantic leading man opposite Hunter Tylo.

During the first half of the 1980s, Y&R cast several former Days actors that worked with either Bill Bell or H. Wesley Kenney on Days: Margaret Mason, Peter Brown, Suzanne Zenor, Mark Tapscott, Patty Weaver, Tracey Bregman, Susan Seaforth Hayes. Bill Bell would later cast Peter Brown on B&B. Also K.T. Stevens was cast on Y&R in 1976 after previously being on Days during the Bill Bell years. B&B's original cast had actors Bill Bell worked with on Y&R (John McCook, James Storm, Lauren Koslow) and Days (Susan Flannery). Tom Langan cast several 1980s Y&R actors on Reilly's Days: Deborah Adair, Eileen Davidson, Nick Benedict, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Lauren Koslow.

Y&R feels so hollow and empty right now. The last episode I remember really enjoying was the 12000th episode and that was almost a year ago.

Watched the first three episodes and somehow I don't feel drawn to any of the characters/storylines.

40 years ago this month, Victor saw Nikki climbing that pole and Genoa City would never be same. Bill Bell may not have intended for Victor and Nikki to be Y&R's supercouple but that's what they became.

RIP. This has been a rough year for soap deaths.

I think 1993 was the big turning point. Five major events took place that year which impacted daytime drama for the remainder of the 1990s and even today the effects are still felt. - James Reilly becomes head writer of Days. - Guiding Light kills off Maureen Bauer. - As the World Turns head writer Douglas Marland passes away. - Bradley Bell takes over as B&B head writer from his father Bill Bell. - General Hospital sees the returns of Luke and Laura.

Bradley Bell needs to be put on blast for this disgusting storyline. Bill Bell would be so ashamed.

Is this show worth watching? With Empire ending last year and CW Dynasty season finale coming up I'm in need of a good primetime soap.

Today (September 28) is Melissa Claire Egan's 40th birthday.

Since Billy's 1999 SORAS, Jason Thompson has played Billy the longest.