And the beat goes on.
CBS has renewed their number 1 soap, “The Young and the Restless,” for four more seasons.
The daytime drama is now guaranteed to go until August of 2028.
The soap has been on the air since 1973. A lot of the cast has been there for around 40 years. The nominal star, Eric Braeden, will be 87 when this contract expires!
Soaps seem to be back in vogue. Both “General Hospital” and “Days of our Lives” have received shouts of encouragement from their respective network execs. It’s likely that “The Bold and the Beautiful” will keep going, too.
The shows are relatively cheap to produce, and have loyal followings. What “Y&R” needs is a new writer, as the current one, Josh Griffiths, plods along like a snail. I turned it on today and seemed like no one had moved in 8 weeks!
Anyway, on with the show!
PS The way soaps are written, all the children currently on the show will be young parents in four years! They get a lot of vitamins!
