January 2024 Episode Rankings
A total of 22 Episodes aired this Month
Thanks as always @jcar03

1.) Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) : 16
2.) Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) : 13
*.) Amelia Heinle (Victoria Newman) : 13
4.) Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) : 12
5.) Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman) : 11
*.) Zuleyka Silver (Audra Charles) : 11
7.) Sharon Case (Sharon Rosales) : 10
*.) Hayley Erin (Claire Grace) : 10
*.) Trevor St.John (Tucker McCall) : 10
10.) Connor Floyd (Phillip "Chance" Chancellor IV) : 9
*.) Mark Grossman (Adam Newman) : 9
*.) Allison Lanier (Summer Newman) : 9
13.) Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott) : 7
*.) Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott) : 7
*.) J. Eddie Peck (Cole Howard) :  7
16.) Sean Dominic (Nate Hastings) : 6
*.) Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti) : 6
*.) Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra) : 6
*.) Susan Walters (Diane Jenkins) : 6
20.) Vail Bloom (Heather Stevens) : 5
*.) Bryton James (Devon Hamilton) : 5
*.) Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers) : 5
23.) Lauralee Bell  (Christine WIlliams) : 4
*.) Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin) : 4
*.) Brian Gaskill (Seth) : 4
*.) Jason Thompson (Billy Abbott) : 4
27.) Michael Damian (Danny Romalotti) : 3
*.) Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman) : 3
*.) Colleen Zenk (Jordan) : 3
30.) Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson) : 2
*.) Camryn Grimes (Mariah Copeland) : 2
*.) Kate Linder (Esther Valentine) : 2
*.)Cait Fairbanks (Tessa Porter) : 2
*.) Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott) : 2
*.) Lily Brooks O'Briant (Lucy Romalotti) 
36.) Tricia Cast (Nina Webster) : 1

Contract Star(s) Not Appearing this Month
1.) Christel Khalil (Lily Winters) 
2.) Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin) 
3.) Brytni Sarpy (Elena Dawson) 

Sometimes I forget there even is an Elena Dawson.  lol.  

I wonder what the purpose of keeping Elena on contract even is at this point. It seems like the money could be freed up to bring in some much-needed new blood.

Is she  still listed in the contract cast? 

If so,most likely like others before, she has been moved to recurring but is still listed as contract for some reason.

On 2/7/2024 at 5:31 PM, Broderick said:

Sometimes I forget there even is an Elena Dawson.  lol.  

She must have gotten the advice from Kate Linder and Christian LeBlanc, to keep quiet and not end up like “Dougie”  

4 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

She must have gotten the advice from Kate Linder and Christian LeBlanc, to keep quiet and not end up like “Dougie”  

lol.   There's no way she's under contract.  She had zero appearances in January, zero in December, 2 in November, zero in October, zero in September.  That's 2 shows in 5 months.  What actor would sign a contract like that?  😂

44 minutes ago, Broderick said:

lol.   There's no way she's under contract.  She had zero appearances in January, zero in December, 2 in November, zero in October, zero in September.  That's 2 shows in 5 months.  What actor would sign a contract like that?  😂

Precisely.

So Y&R makes no official 'demoted to recurring' announcement and for whatever reason Britni keeps quiet also.

Looking at some of the monthly numbers I'm wondering if a few other 'contract' players may be recurring.

7 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Precisely.

So Y&R makes no official 'demoted to recurring' announcement and for whatever reason Britni keeps quiet also.

I feel like the show had an opportunity to do some interesting with Elena for the first time ever after she found out about Nate and Victoria. She could have turned vengeful and evil and wanted revenge. Instead, this show avoids drama like people trying to avoid Covid.

11 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Looking at some of the monthly numbers I'm wondering if a few other 'contract' players may be recurring.

I believe when the show comes up for renewal again, we'll see even more of this.

The household ratings are down from the last renewal, and the remaining audience is older.  The licensing fee for the next renewal term will undoubtedly be even less than it is now.  I expect they'll "secretly" drop a few more folks to recurring once the new budget takes effect.     

I still find it odd the show unceremoniously decided a bit odd that the show just let Elena fall through the cracks right as she was on the verge of a new story with her bringing JT to town that just got dropped like a hot potato.

Elena maybe unlikeable, but she  was the catalyst for the Nate/Devon rivalry, yet is now MIA, and the show has no  female AA characters on right now which is shameful. 

8 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

I still find it odd the show unceremoniously decided a bit odd that the show just let Elena fall through the cracks right as she was on the verge of a new story with her bringing JT to town that just got dropped like a hot potato.

Elena maybe unlikeable, but she  was the catalyst for the Nate/Devon rivalry, yet is now MIA, and the show has no  female AA characters on right now which is shameful. 

I feel like in many ways Audra is now the replacement for Elena and Hilary/Amanda. 

21 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

I feel like in many ways Audra is now the replacement for Elena and Hilary/Amanda. 

Agree.

22 hours ago, YRfan23 said:

I feel like in many ways Audra is now the replacement for Elena and Hilary/Amanda. 

 

54 minutes ago, kalbir said:

Agree.

So true and I agree with you both. Also worth mentioning that Imani was dropped as well and Audra was simply given Imani’s story instead (with the silly background with Noah thrown in).

I adore ZS as Audra but I do wish the show had at least kept Imani as well as I thought even the recast was good, but of course I will never understand Josh Griffith’s thought processes.