The BEST episodes of The Young and the Restless

Every episode of The Young and the Restless ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Young and the Restless!

Set in Genoa City, Y&R is the long-running soap that tells the story of the struggle behind the business- and sex-savvy Abbott and Newman clans.

Last Updated: 6/22/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Ep. #6327

Season 25 - Episode 104 - Aired 3/4/1998

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#2 - Ep. #6326

Season 25 - Episode 103 - Aired 3/3/1998

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6 votes

#3 - Episode 11178 - May 17, 2017

Season 44 - Episode 179 - Aired 5/17/2017

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#4 - Ep. #8055

Season 32 - Episode 208 - Aired 1/19/2005

Colleen can't decide between joining Zach on a road trip or staying in Genoa City. Phyllis disguises herself as a reporter in an attempt to convince Glenn that the public would see Damon going to jail as an unusually cruel crime, since Dominic is the man who killed his son and was breaking his parole when he came to Genoa City. [Y&R was preempted Thursday, January 20, due to CBS News coverage of the Presidential Inauguration.]

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#5 - Ep. #7725

Season 31 - Episode 122 - Aired 9/29/2003

Dru and Neil breaks the fight between Brad and Victor before it's really started. Paul is stunned when Todd accuses Paul of having a sick obsession for Chris. Kay makes Esther promise to cooperate with Jill or be fired.

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#6 - Ep. #6797

Season 27 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2000

Brad wants to know if Kay changed Nikki's mind about spending her future with him. He wants her to walk out the door with him now. She tells him she still has some packing to do and will meet him at Gina's. On the plane ride home from New Mexico, Victor recalls beautiful memories of Nikki and him. He sincerely hopes they can work out their problems. When he walks in the door, he notices Nikki's bags and asks where she is going. Ramona admits to Helena that she was intimate with Victor. She's not sure she'll ever be able to get him out of her heart. Victoria asks if the others are in favor of going back to the old campaign. Gary suggests that the photos be a little less provocative. Victoria thinks that is a good suggestion. She wants to speak with Gary in private. Warton tells Leo that he wants to change his life around, but is worried that the Newmans and all their money will put him back in jail. Megan leaves a message on Tricia's phone machine that she and Tony are getting married.

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#7 - Ep. #6460

Season 26 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/10/1998

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#8 - Ep. #6353

Season 26 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/13/1998

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#9 - Ep. #6340

Season 25 - Episode 117 - Aired 3/25/1998

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#10 - Ep. #6339

Season 25 - Episode 116 - Aired 3/24/1998

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#11 - Ep. #6338

Season 25 - Episode 115 - Aired 3/23/1998

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#12 - Ep. #6335

Season 25 - Episode 112 - Aired 3/18/1998

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#13 - Ep. #6334

Season 25 - Episode 111 - Aired 3/17/1998

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#14 - Ep. #6333

Season 25 - Episode 110 - Aired 3/16/1998

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#15 - Ep. #6332

Season 25 - Episode 109 - Aired 3/11/1998

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#16 - Ep. #6331

Season 25 - Episode 108 - Aired 3/10/1998

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#17 - Ep. #6330

Season 25 - Episode 107 - Aired 3/9/1998

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#18 - Ep. #6329

Season 25 - Episode 106 - Aired 3/6/1998

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#19 - Ep. #6328

Season 25 - Episode 105 - Aired 3/5/1998

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#20 - Ep. #6336

Season 25 - Episode 113 - Aired 3/19/1998

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#21 - Episode 11176 - May 15, 2017

Season 44 - Episode 177 - Aired 5/15/2017

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#22 - Episode 11192 - June 06, 2017

Season 44 - Episode 193 - Aired 6/6/2017

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#23 - Episode 11336 - December 28, 2017

Season 45 - Episode 83 - Aired 12/28/2017

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#24 - Episode 11119 - June 15, 2017

Season 44 - Episode 200 - Aired 6/15/2017

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#25 - Episode 11513 - September 07, 2018

Season 46 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/2018

Phyllis goes to Vegas with Billy, Jack twigs on a new idea to find his father, and Charlie worries about his mother.