Why isn’t The Young and the Restless airing today? That’s the question Y&R fans are asking after the show was nowhere to be found today.
There wasn’t even an encore episode airing like there is when during the holiday season.
Instead, the good folks of Genoa City were off-screen, and storylines were put on hold.
It was a bit jarring, considering The Young and the Restless is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the end of the month.
However, CBS has a good reason for the preemption of Y&R, which should honestly not be that surprising.
Let’s see why the hit soap opera was not on and when the show will return.
Why isn’t The Young and the Restless airing today?
CBS has preempted The Young and the Restless for its annual coverage of March Madness. For those unfamiliar with the event, it’s the NCAA Division men’s basketball tournament.
The tournament has so many games that CBS opts out of regular programming to televise it.
Today isn’t the only day the hit soap opera is preempted. Y&R will also be off the air tomorrow, Friday, March 17. Yes, a long weekend looms for fans as the show won’t return until Monday, March 20.
The good news is that once the daytime drama is back, it will be all about celebrating the milestone anniversary.
What can fans expect when Y&R returns?
The most exciting thing that Y&R fans have to look forward to is when the show resumes airing new episodes next Monday.
It’s a big week for the CBS soap opera as the show celebrates 50 years on the air. The Young and the Restless is pulling out all the stops for the milestone occasion.
Not only are there major cast returns, but a primetime special will honor the last five decades of Y&R. On the show, Genoa City will come together for a bicentennial celebration.
Plenty of flashbacks will be incorporated into the event. However, that doesn’t mean the drama will subside.
The fight for McCall Unlimited remains as Victor (Eric Braeden) kicks up his plan a notch to win the company. Nate (Sean Dominic) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) continue to fight their feelings for each other too.
Jack (Peter Bergman) and Diane’s (Susan Walters) engagement news becomes the talk of the town. People have a lot of opinions on this pairing and upcoming nuptials.
There’s a little something for everyone coming up on Y&R, so be sure to tune in daily when it returns next week.
The Young and the Restless airs weekdays on CBS.
Why can’t these games be aired at night? The soap fans are not watching these games…With all the streaming channels available today why not stream these games? It’s obvious, CBS cares more about money than their daytime soap fans? Very disappointed..?? I
THAT IS WHAT MY FRIENDS AND I SAY!!!! THAT IS THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION…BUT NO SEE, THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH LIKE RIGHT…
Agreed. Ticks me off every year
If I wanted to watch sports there are many sports channels, STOP this madness; I don’t want to miss my soaps and there is no other channel to watch. I would pay to bypass CBS because they don’t care what the viewer wants.
Who cares about NCAA Division men’s basketball tournament. None of the billions of YnR fans certainly do! Bad preemption, crazy madness!!!
AGREE PLEASE STOP CUTTING INTO OUR SOAP TIME, WE AGREE YOU CAN AIR THESE GAMES AT AN LEAST WATCH TV PROGRAM. THESE SOAPS ARE WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING . STOP IT RIGHT NOW !!! STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND GIVE US VEIWERS THE RIGHT TO SEE OUR SOAPS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. ALSO STOP SHOWING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HEARINGS NO BODY WANTS TO SEE ANY OF THIS STUFF , YOU ONLY GIVE US 30 MINUTES OF THE BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL ONLY 30 MINUTES STOP DEPRIVING US THOSE MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We watch The bold and the beautiful everyday, we are what you call loyal fans and yet you ignore us.
You have many reruns that you can replace without taking the Bold & the beautiful spot.
I’m so disappointed you think so little of your loyal flowers.??
CBS is famous for letting its viewers down. They could air the game during their fake news segments
This is total BS My husband calls it march sadness! I hate it!! I hate CBS