The long-running daytime soap opera, "The Young and the Restless" has been extremely successful since 2013. Since the show first aired in 1973, it gained a lot of hits to viewers. As speculations surpassed that the American TV show has a franchise cancellation, fans expressed their great dismay.
"The Young and the Restless" is a long-running American TV series which was co-created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. As the show was aired in 1973, it continuously going to the top. Based on 2003 survey on the most watched show for the last 25 years, it appeared that "The Young and the Restless" continuously going to the top spot.
There were speculations circulated that "The Young and the Restless" had a franchise cancellation. On its 44 seasons, IMDb users have given the show a low rating of 5.2 out of 10. Perhaps, it could be the reason of show's franchise cancellation.
According to WaitWith, it was stated that the long-running TV series did not confirm about the said cancellation. "Thanks for being a fan! As of today (Sunday, November 13), there is still no word on the development of season 45 of The Young and the Restless but it will be revealed on this page once there is an official premiere date."
Though the current rating of "The Young and the Restless" is fairly low, it was reported that the show has already a contract with CBS to continue its episode through 2017. Besides, diehard fans wanted to have more episodes to be watched.
"The Young and the Restless" has 22 main cast including Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Steve Burton, Sharon Case, Doug Davidson, Eileen Davidson, Melissa Claire Egan, Daniel Goddard, Camryn Grimes, Amelia Heinle, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Byton James, Christel Khalil, Christian LeBlanc, Kate Linder, Michael Morgan, Joshua Morrow, Mellizza Ordway, Grey Rikaart, Melody Thomas Scott, Krosroff St. John, Jason Thompson and Gina Toqnoni.