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A dozen actors from The Young and the Restless took a break from the grind of soap opera duties to mark the show’s 50th anniversary March 1 by doing something that can’t happen every day: unearthing a time capsule that was buried on the CBS Television City lot for 25 years.

Interred on March 26, 1998, it contained merch, scripts, faux newspaper clippings from the Genoa City Chronicle, two Y&r books by Mary Cassata and Barbara Irwin (who flew down for the event) and the last Ibm Selectric typewriter ball used by head writer Kay Alden before they switched to computers.

“I’ve been here 44 of those 50 years,” Melody Thomas Scott told THR of playing Nikki Newman on the show since 1979. “We beat astronomical odds to still be here and still be No. 1.”

As for whether they can make it another 50, Scott is cautious amid a shift in TV consumption that has...

Mal Young is leaving “The Young and the Restless” as head writer and executive producer, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.

Young, whose departure was first reported by Daytime Confidential, has been with CBS’ long-running soap opera since 2016. He was named head writer and executive producer in 2017 after the the departure of Sally Sussman and Kay Alden. Young’s prior credits include British series “EastEnders” and “Brookside,” and he co-created “And The Beat Goes On” for Channel 4 in the U.K..

No replacement has been named.

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Young’s departure is not the only to befall the long-running daytime series. In October, star Doug Davidson said he’ll exit the CBS soap after 40 years.

When asked by a fan if he’d been let go from the daytime soap, the actor replied, “It seems so.

Mal Young has exited The Young and The Restless as head writer and executive producer, Deadline has confirmed. No replacement has been named as of yet.

Young told ShowBiz 411, he “felt it was a good time to move on.” He added he has his own project that he’s been developing and wants to pursue, and also would like to “get a bit of my life back”, noting that running a show like Y&R is “all consuming.”

Young has been with Y&R since 2016. He was named head writer and Ep last year following the departure of Sally Sussman and Kay Alden. He was formerly a producer for British series EastEnders, as well as a producer on drama Brookside, and he co-created And The Beat Goes On for UK’s Channel 4. He previously served as BBC’s controller of continuing drama, where he oversaw EastEnders, along with other serials, and co-created BBC’s drama,...

Once Upon a Time has conjured a new evil, casting Australian actress Emma Booth (Glitch) in the heavily recurring role of a witch “who is as wicked as they come,” our sister site Deadline reports.

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Additionally, Giles Matthey is set to reprise his role as adult Gideon in the Rumple-focused fourth episode of the ABC drama’s upcoming Season 7, EW.com reports. As previously reported, Emilie de Ravin — who is no longer a series regular — will reprise her role in the same hour to “provide an update on Belle.

General Hospital head writer Bob Guza is out according to ABC Soaps In Depth and other tweets on Twitter Thursday afternoon.

Ingo Rademacher tweeted: "Bob Guza is done as head writer of Gh. Thanks for a great 15 yrs Bob. Good luck to u in the future."

Jason Thompson added: "Well its official. Bob Guza is no longer our Gh head writer. Welcome Garin Wolf! Pretty crazy."

Garin Wolf will take over as head writer of the show. He previously worked at As The World Turns and wrote for Night Shift before joining Gh and winning three Emmys as part of the show's writing team.

In 2008, the WGA published a list of writers who resigned from the guild during the strike by filing for financial core status. Wolk was on the list, as were Maria Arena, Marlene Poulter Clark, John F. Cosgrove, Cwikly, Esensten, Jeanne M. Grunwell, Dena Higley, Mark Christopher Higley,...

Here are the Daytime Emmy nominations in the technical categories.

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series All My Children ABC Production Designer James Jones Art Director Bryan Langer Set Decorator Kay Dee Lavorin The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Production Designer Jack Forrestel Art Directors Fabrice Kenwood Charlotte Garnell Scheide Set Decorator Elsa Zamparelli General Hospital ABC Production Designer Chip Dox Art Director Daniel Proett Set Decorators Jennifer Elliott Andrew Evashchen One Life To Live ABC Production Designer Roger Mooney Art Directors Ruth Wells John Kenny Martin Fahrer The Young and the Restless CBS Production Designer William Hultstrom Art Director David Hoffmann Set Decorators Joe Bevacqua Andrea Joel Fred Cooper

Outstanding Achievement for a Casting DirectorFor A Drama Series All My Children ABC Casting Director Judy Wilson General Hospital ABC Casting Director Mark Teschner One Life To Live ABC Casting Director Julie Madison...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards including Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team. 

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team 

As The World Turns - CBS 

                 Co-Head Writers

                        Jean Passanante                         David Kreizman                         Lucky Gold                  Associate Head Writers                        Leah Laiman                  Associate Writers                        Josh Griffith                         Susan Dansby                         David Smilow                         Gordon Rayfield                         Leslie Nipkow                         Janet Iacobuzio                         Penelope Koechl                  Script Editor                        David A. Levinson 

The Bold And The Beautiful  - CBS                 Head Writer                        Bradley P. Bell                  Co-Head Writers                        Kay Alden                         Michael Minnis                  Writers                        Tracey Ann Kelly                         Patrick Mulcahey                         Shannon Bradley                         Adam Dusevoir                         John F. Smith                         Rex M. Best 

Days Of Our Lives - NBC                 Head Writer                        Dena Higley                  Co-Head Writer                        Chistopher Whitesell                  Script Writers                        John Newman                         Ryan Quan                         David Cherrill                         Richard Culliton                         Carolyn Culliton                  Associate Writers                        Rick Draughon                         Jeanne Marie Ford                         Michellle Poteet Lisanti                         Lisa Seidman                  Script Editor                        Fran Myers 

The Young And The Restless...

How TV portrays AIDS // Soaps misconstrue facts about disease

By Deborah Rogers

The New York Times

September 6, 1988

Genoa City, Pine Valley and Bay City, the fictional sites of three popular daytime soap operas, have finally witnessed the arrival of AIDS, accompanied by accolades for addressing a significant social issue. CBS' Young An The Restless, ABC's All My Children and NBC's Another World have each woven the topic of AIDS into their story lines. Each depicts the disease differently; yet, they have in common one disconcerting element: All three AIDS plots on these television serials feature patients who are women - and women with no history of drug abuse.

This dramatic license flies in the face of the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, which indicate that as of Aug. 15, 1988, of the 69,577 individuals diagnosed as having AIDS, the overwhelming majority are homosexual and bisexual males and intravenous drug addicts.