The Young and the Restless returns to German television next year. The ZDF, which has been broadcasting double episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful since January 2002 after the show had been cancelled by RTL in 2000, has acquired the rights for B&B's sister soap. Because the ZDF is now only a few months behind the recent US episodes, they will only show one episode of B&B starting next year. The exact date is yet unknown.

The void will be filled with split episodes of Y&R, so the German viewers will get half an episode of Y&R every day. The ZDF will start broadcasting episodes from December 2005.

Edited December 27, 200718 yr by Huntress

Actually, B&B's episodes Germany are one year from USA episodes , so it's December 2006. Ann and Pam came to Stephanie's Christmas gathering. I actually don't watch B&B, but I watched that episodes, and kinda liked it.

German title card of Y&R aka Schatten der Leidenschaft

Because of horrible ratings, ZDF decided to cancel The Young and the Restless after less than three months on the air. The last regular episode was broadcasted on Friday morning. Because 200 episodes have already been dubbed, the remaining episodes will be shown between 1 and 2 a.m. three times a week. On average, only 350.000 people followed the exploits of Genoa City's residents.

Y&R's timeslot will once again be filled with episodes of B&B.

Edited May 24, 200817 yr by Huntress

i wish YR would be cut down to half an hour. actually all soaps should be IMHO.

German title card of Y&R aka Schatten der Leidenschaft

Because of horrible ratings, ZDF decided to cancel The Young and the Restless after less than three months on the air. The last regular episode was broadcasted on Friday morning. Because 200 episodes have already been dubbed, the remaining episodes will be shown between 1 and 2 a.m. three times a week. On average, only 350.000 people followed the exploits of Genoa City's residents.

Y&R's timeslot will once again be filled with episodes of B&B.

So sad.

Huntress, what was the timeslot in which Y&R failed this time?

B&B's timeslot has been 11.15 am and 11.35 am since January 2002. Although there was a short break in 2003 I think, when ZDF changed it to 5.15 pm and 5.35 pm, but the show lost a huge part of its audience so it was changed back to the former timeslot.

In March 2008, Y&R replaced the second B&B episode at 11.35 am because we are now only ten months behind the US airings of B&B. But many B&B fans boycotted Y&R right from the start.

A quick question: There are five different versions of the Y&R opening, aren't there? I'm just surprised that we didn't get a single one with Katherine and Jill in it. Several other characters are missing as well.

Our five versions are (episodes from December 2005):

1. Victor - Nikki - Ashley - Jack - Dru - Sharon

2. Nikki - Paul - Christine - Jack - Nick - Kevin

3. Christine / Paul - Victor - Michael - Brad - Nick - Sharon

4. Victor - Nikki - Sharon / Nick - Neil - Dru - JT

5. Jack - Phyllis - Ashley - Brad - Dru - JT

Edited May 24, 200817 yr by Huntress

^Ours are diff. We do have jill and kay in at least one, if not more.

i wish there was a Y&R Opening History site.

^Ours are diff. We do have jill and kay in at least one, if not more.

i wish there was a Y&R Opening History site.

They weren't.

Y&R didn't update it's opening until spring 06... Jill and Kay weren't in the opening for a full year at least.

^really? cuz when i started watching in like 03ish again i thought theyw ere both in it.

the Y&R opening is awesome but it bothers me.

IMHO it should go like this...

adam/phyliss/nick/victoria/jt/nikki/victor

jeff/gloria/michael/lauran/kevin/jana

sharon/jack/brad/colleen/lily/devon/niel

daniel/amber/paul/jill/kay/etc

im sure i forgot lots of people that can go here.

^really? cuz when i started watching in like 03ish again i thought theyw ere both in it.

Jill and Kay lead one opening version after the debut in 2003 but it had some characters in it (Colleen?) which had departed by 2005 and by this time at latest, this opening was removed. Hence Jill and Kay had no longer an opening...