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The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional version of Genoa City, Wisconsin. First broadcast on March 26, 1973. Since its debut, The Young and the Restless has won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. It is also currently the highest-rated daytime drama on American television. It has appeared at the top of the weekly Nielsen Ratings in that category for more than 1000 weeks since 1988.

Show Information:

 * Debut: March 26, 1973
 * Creators: William J. Bell & Lee Phillip Bell
 * Production Companies: Bell Dramatic Serial Company, Corday Productions Inc., Universal Televison & Sony Pictures Televison
 * Producing Team: Jill Farren Phelps (Executive Producer), John Fisher (Supervising Producer), Anthony Morina (Supervising Producer), Josh O'Connell (Associate Producer) & Matthew J. Olson (Associate Producer)
 * Directing Team: Mike Denney, Sally McDonald, Peter Brinckerhoff, Dean LaMont, Andrew Lee, Casey Childs, Habib Azar
 * Head Writer: Josh Griffith
 * Associate Head/Breakdown/Script Writers: Natalie Minardi Slater, Marla Kanelos, Beth Milstein, Paula Cwikly, Sandra Weintraub, Linda Schreiber, Jay Gibson, Amanda L. Beall, Janice Ferri Esser, Anne Schoettle, Susan Dansby & Greg Ball
 * Creative Consultant: William Bell Jr.
 * Casting Director: Camille St. Cyr