Due to CBS Sports coverage of the March Madness NCAA college basketball tournament, The Young and the Restless did not air.
This was a planned preemption, and there were no "lost" episodes as a result of the less-than-soapy schedule change. Regular programming resumed on Monday, March 25, and picked up where the Wednesday, March 20, episode concluded.
To celebrate Soap Central's 30th anniversary, here is a look at what was happening on Y&R during the March Madness period in other years -- and there has been a lot of drama, including a shocking maternity reveal, two look-alikes, a long-lost relative, and, of course, Y&R's very first episode!
MARCH 1973
The Young and the Restless debuted. The mysterious Brad Elliot arrives in Genoa City, and viewers are introduced to the legendary Brooks and Foster families. Click here for the complete recap of this week
MARCH 2000
Tricia could not get Tony's accident out of her mind. Christine agreed to become partners with Michael in their own firm. Drucilla went back to Paris for a fashion show, leaving Lily in Genoa City to spend some time with her dad. Nina told Meg she thought Tricia needed professional counseling. Jack wanted to make sure Christian was well aware of Ashley's pregnancy, and Jack wondered what Christian was going to do about it. Jack thought that with time, Christian and Ashley could love each other and raise the child together. Brock was concerned about Mac's confusion over her feelings for Billy. Brock had no idea how to be supportive of his daughter without stepping over the boundaries. Brittany told Billy what had happened the night of the party, but she neglected to tell Billy one important thing. Jill and John had their talk with Billy about the trouble Billy had caused while he had been drunk. Jill insisted she would do whatever she could to prevent Billy from dying very young like Phillip had. Diane determined she would do whatever she could to hold on to her tie with Victor, even if it meant getting pregnant. Gary and Victoria became friendlier every day. Ross wanted to get out of prison as soon as he possibly could. Click here for the complete recap of this week
MARCH 2014
Chelsea obtained a restraining order to keep Chloe away from Connor. Jill and Colin learned that Rachel Berenson had been a translator for Katherine's father during World War II. Colin feigned an illness to trick Jill into admitting that she cared for him. Tyler hesitated to share details of his past engagement to Mariah with Abby. The woman with the wrist tattoo slipped an engagement ring on her finger. Victoria took Johnny to Washington, DC, to spend some time away from Billy. Kelly accepted Lily's job offer to work at the Athletic Club. Kelly rejected Jack's attempts to make up for trying to bribe her to leave town. Lily lashed out at Neil for supporting Hilary. Nikki overheard Paul and Dylan discussing Ian's cryptic statements, and she suspected that Ian was still up to something. Willa Ward offered to provide information in exchange for money, but Dylan declined. Victor thought that the same person who had set him up for selling illegal drugs had also manipulated Cane into acquiring Bonaventure Industries. Nick admitted Sharon to the hospital after she suffered a breakdown. Victor ordered Cassie's look-alike to leave town. Sharon consented to electroconvulsive therapy in order to make her visions of Cassie go away. Cassie's look-alike sneaked into Sharon's hospital room and apologized, but a drugged Sharon passed out before she could alert anyone. Click here for the complete recap of this week
MARCH 2022
Victor received bank statements Michael had sent before his disappearance, proving that a shell company owned by Ashland had deposited large sums of cash into the account of the Peruvian doctor who'd claimed he'd been paid to falsify Ashland's medical records. Victor showed the statements to Victoria, whose faith in Ashland began to waver. Victor appealed to Nick to try to make Victoria see reason. Adam was appalled that Nick was Victor's strategy to combat Ashland, and he asserted that Victoria was the one who'd failed their family. Victoria started to voice her doubts to Nick, but Ashland interrupted. Nate confronted Ashland with medical evidence that Ashland had faked his cancer diagnosis. Ashland threatened to have Nate's medical license revoked and claimed he could prove his innocence. Nate went to Victor and Adam and announced he had the smoking gun they'd been looking for. Sally sought Sharon's advice about Adam. Lauren's worry about Michael's absence escalated when Sally blabbed that Victor was having his people search for Michael in Peru. Chelsea and Sally declared a tentative truce. Jack learned that Allie was Keemo's daughter and that Keemo had claimed he'd never met his father. A shell-shocked Allie told Jack that she wasn't interested in getting to know him, but she later gifted him with a figurine that Keemo had treasured. Jack decided to return to Genoa City without figuring out who'd sent the mysterious text messages that had lured him to L.A. Click here for the complete recap of this week