Y&R: Episode Counts

[dm.]

December 2009 Episode Rankings

A total of 22 episodes aired this month.

1. Billy Miller (Billy Abbott) 17

*. Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman) 17

3. Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman) 16

4. Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin) 15

5. Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) 14

*. Michael Muhney (Adam Wilson) 14

7. Sharon Case (Sharon Collins) 13

*. Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) 13

*. Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti) 13

*. Amelia Heinle (Victoria Hellstrom) 13

11. Adrienne Frantz (Amber Romalotti) 12

*. Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell) 12

13. Clementine Ford (Mackenzie Browning) 11

*. Thad Luckinbill (J.T. Hellstrom) 11

*. Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher) 11

16. Wilson Bethel (Ryder Callahan) 10

*. Kevin Schmidt (Noah Newman) 10

18. Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Baldwin) 9

*. John Driscoll (Chance Chancellor) 9

*. Michael Fairman (Patrick Murphy) 9

*. Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby) 9

*. Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams-3/Emily Peterson-9) 9

*. Christel Khalil (Lily Ashby) 9

24. Emily O'Brien (Jana Fisher) 8

*. William Russ (Tucker McCall) 8

*. Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) 8

*. Jess Walton (Jill Abbott) 8

*. Yvonne Zima (Daisy Sanders) 8

29. Vail Bloom (Heather Stevens) 7

*. Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) 7

*. Eileen Davidson (Ashley Newman) 7

*. Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe) 7

33. Vanessa Marano (Eden Gerick) 6

34. Tricia Cast (Nina Webster) 5

35. Hayley Erin (Abby Carlton) 4

*. Beth Maitland (Traci Connolly) 4

37. Samantha Bailey (Summer Newman) 3

*. Bryton James (Devon Hamilton) 3

*. Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) 3

*. Uncredited actor (Reed Hellstrom) 3

41. Tatyana Ali (Roxanne) 2

*. Judith Chapman (Gloria Bardwell) 2

*. Yani Gellman (Rafe Torres) 2

*. Darius McCrary (Malcolm Winters) 2

*. Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) 2

*. Albie Selznick (Owen Pomerantz) 2

*: Ted Shackelford (Jeffrey Bardwell) 2

*. Robbie Tucker (Fen Baldwin) 2

49. Adam Chambers (Riggs) 1

*. Jerry Douglas (John Abbott) 1

*. Nikki Griffin (Kelly) 1

*. Karen Hensel (Doris Collins) 1

*. Uncredited actor (Judge) 1

*. Uncredited actor (Sharon's doctor) 1

*. Uncredited actor (Dr. Kershaw) 1

*. Uncredited actor (Ted Maxwell) 1

2009 Episode Rankings.

A total of 252 episodes aired.

1. Billy Miller (Billy Abbott) 159

2. Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) 158

3. Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman) 156

4. Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) 146

5. Eileen Davidson (Ashley Newman) 138

6. Sharon Case (Sharon Collins) 135

*. Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman) 135

8. Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor-134/Marge Cotrooke-1) 134

9. Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell) 117

10. Adrienne Frantz (Amber Romalotti) 115

11. Daniel Goddard (Cane Ashby) 111

12. Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher) 110

13. Christel Khalil (Lily Ashby) 108

14. Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti) 107

15. Jess Walton (Jill Abbott) 101

16. Stacy Haiduk (Patty Williams-86/Emily Peterson-22) 100

17. Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin) 97

18. Clementine Ford (Mackenzie Browning) 96

19. Amelia Heinle (Victoria Hellstrom) 93

20. Emily O'Brien (Jana Fisher) 91

21. Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) 89

22. Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) 81

23. Michael Fairman (Patrick Murphy) 78

24. Thad Luckinbill (J.T. Hellstrom) 73

*. Michael Muhney (Adam Wilson) 73

26. Judith Chapman (Gloria Bardwell) 70

27. Kristoff St. John (Neil Winters) 65

28. Kevin Schmidt (Noah Newman) 60

29. Tammin Sursok (Colleen Carlton) 57

30. Vail Bloom (Heather Stevens) 55

31. Ted Shackelford (Jeffrey Bardwell) 54

32. Tracey E. Bregman (Lauren Baldwin) 52

33. Hayley Erin (Abby Carlton) 51

34. John Driscoll (Chance Chancellor) 49

*. Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) 49

36. Tricia Cast (Nina Webster) 46

*. Chris Engen (Adam Wilson) 46

38. Bryton James (Devon Hamilton) 39

*. Vanessa Marano (Eden Gerick) 39

40. Wilson Bethel (Ryder Callahan) 36

*. Sean Kanan (Deacon Sharpe) 36

42. Samantha Bailey (Summer Newman) 34

43. Beth Maitland (Traci Connolly) 31

44. Eva Marcille (Tyra Hamilton) 30

45. Yani Gellman (Rafe Torres) 29

46. Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor) 25

*. James Michael Gregary (Clint Radison) 25

48. Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia Winters) 24

49. Cassius Willis (Det. Gil Wallace) 22

50. David Leisure (Roger Wilkes) 19

51. Anne Betancourt (Estella Munoz) 17

*. Nia Peeples (Karen Winters) 17

53. Jamia Simone Nash (Ana Hamilton) 16

*. June Squibb (Pearl Mae) 16

*. Yvonne Zima (Daisy Sanders) 16

56. Tatyana Ali (Roxanne) 14

*. Don Diamont (Brad Carlton) 14

*. Greg Wrangler (Steve Connolly) 14

59. Marcia Wallace (Annie Wilkes) 13

60. Louis Mustillo (Joe Jr.) 11

*. John Rubinstein (Dr. Charles Taylor) 11

62. Scott Klace (Dr. Swift) 10

*. Raphael Sbarge (Howard Aucker) 10

64. Karen Hensel (Doris Collins) 9

65. Eamonn Roche (Thomas Balfour) 8

*. William Russ (Tucker McCall) 8

67. Beau Kazer (Brock Reynolds) 7

*. Albie Selznick (Owen Pomerantz) 7

69. Jerry Douglas (John Abbott) 6

*. David Lago (Raul Guittierez) 6

*. Raya Meddine (Sabrina Newman) 6

*. Anna Vocino (Voice of Chipmunk) 6

*. Bridget Ann White (Dr. Snyder) 6

74. George Kotsiopoulos (Himself) 5

*. Clyde Kusatsu (Dr. Dennis Okamura) 5

76. Corbin Bernsen (Todd Williams) 4

*. Patty Weaver (Gina Roma) 4

78. William Wintersole (Mitchell Sherman) 3

79. Darius McCrary (Malcolm Winters) 2

80. Carmen Argenziano (D.A. Dennis Elroy) 1

*. Larry Bagby (Frank Ellis) 1

*. Roscoe Born (Tom Fisher) 1

*. Camryn Grimes (Cassie Newman) 1

*. Michael Gross (River Baldwin) 1

[lovely_m]

It's funny when people mention show eaters, they only mention Adam never Billy. I'm no Adam fan, but people can't just exclude Billy from the show eater category because they like the actor.

[lmfan]

Oh I think Billy Abbott has eaten this show and is way overexposed. 60 more episodes than CLB is ridiculous. And even though he has about the same episodes as Peter Bergman, many of Jack's scenes were supporting while Billy has been shoved into story after story. It's too much, too soon for this newbie even if he is a decent young actor.

Finally CLB and TEB got some decent airtime this month. I hope they aren't relegated to the backburner once again like they were last year and the year before that under MAB. It seems like Michael and Lauren get decent airtime from November until February and then they are tossed to the backburner or merely used as props from March to October.

Thanks for the info dmarek. I always find these numbers interesting and revealing.

[dm.]

Melody Thomas Scott appeared in 80 episodes less than last year, Judith Chapman in 75 less, Ted Shackelford in 68 less, Amelina Heinle in 49 less, Kristoff St. John in 39 less, Tracey E. Bregman in 37 less, Vail Bloom in 32 less, Eric Braeden in 31 less, Bryton James in 29 less etc. Some of these are just criminal.

[y&r_fan]

Billy Miller is very good, but there's no way he should be at the top of the list.

Braeden probably would've been at the top if it weren't for the contract debacle.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

More proof that Billy Miller and Billy Abbott have been the "shiny new toy" for this horrible writing regime and their agenda.

The balance is pretty crappy too, a lot of actors and characters that didn't have any renegotiated contracts were virtually ignored this past year, a shame really...

Hopefully next year brings about better storylines, better balance, and yeah, a new writing and producing regime, even if we have to keep Maria as a figurehead...

[sheilaforever]

Intersting that Doug Davidson had not nearly as much airtime as I thought he had, he should be approximately even with the past years. However this was the first year in ages where he actually was involved in sth. except for being the local PI.

You can really tell those contract renegotiotations by the episode numbers... Jess Walton was hugely on in the first 2 quarters but fell flat ever since her new contract. Jeanne Cooper as the only actress left with her original contractual income now has way more airtime than before...

[jcar03]

Doug Davidson appeared in the same amount of episodes as last year.