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The Best Seasons of The Young and the Restless

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

Top season
Season 2
10.0avg
Best episode
S1E3 Episode 3
8.915 votes
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#1

Season 2

256 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1974

10.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 10.0
#2

Season 24

10 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1996

10.0/ 10
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Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 10.0
#3

Season 46

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2018

10.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE139 · Episode 11647 - March 20, 2019 10.0

Other Seasons

#4

Season 48

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2020

10.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE158 · Friday, May 14, 2021 10.0
#5

Season 53

257 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2025

10.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE236 · Thursday, September 10, 2026 10.0
#6

Season 42

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

8.7/ 10
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Best episodeE3 · Thursday, September 4, 2014 10.0
#7

Season 52

255 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2024

8.5/ 10
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Best episodeE42 · Tuesday, December 3, 2024 9.0
#8

Season 1

370 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1973

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE14 · Episode 14 10.0
#9

Season 50

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE81 · Wednesday, January 25, 2023 10.0
#10

Season 45

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2017

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE36 · Episode 11289 - October 20, 2017 8.0
#11

Season 43

256 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

6.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE80 · Wednesday, December 23, 2015 10.0
#12

Season 49

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

6.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE157 · Friday, May 13, 2022 10.0
#13

Season 44

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

1.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE87 · Episode 11086 - January 04, 2017 1.0
#14

Season 3

256 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1975

N/A/ 10
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#15

Season 4

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1976

N/A/ 10
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#16

Season 5

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1977

N/A/ 10
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#17

Season 6

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1978

N/A/ 10
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#18

Season 7

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1979

N/A/ 10
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#19

Season 8

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1980

N/A/ 10
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#20

Season 9

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1981

N/A/ 10
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#21

Season 10

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1982

N/A/ 10
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#22

Season 11

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1983

N/A/ 10
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#23

Season 12

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1984

N/A/ 10
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#24

Season 13

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1985

N/A/ 10
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#25

Season 14

258 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1986

N/A/ 10
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#26

Season 15

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1987

N/A/ 10
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#27

Season 16

1 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1988

N/A/ 10
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#28

Season 17

2 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1989

N/A/ 10
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#29

Season 18

1 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1990

N/A/ 10
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#30

Season 19

60 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1991

N/A/ 10
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#31

Season 20

10 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1992

N/A/ 10
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#32

Season 21

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1993

N/A/ 10
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#33

Season 22

10 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1994

N/A/ 10
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#34

Season 23

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1995

N/A/ 10
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#35

Season 25

123 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1997

N/A/ 10
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#36

Season 26

129 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1998

N/A/ 10
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#37

Season 27

253 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1999

N/A/ 10
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#38

Season 28

252 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2000

N/A/ 10
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#39

Season 29

247 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2001

N/A/ 10
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#40

Season 30

249 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2002

N/A/ 10
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#41

Season 31

256 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2003

N/A/ 10
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#42

Season 32

251 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2004

N/A/ 10
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#43

Season 33

253 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2005

N/A/ 10
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#44

Season 34

252 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2006

N/A/ 10
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#45

Season 35

366 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2007

N/A/ 10
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#46

Season 36

256 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2008

N/A/ 10
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#47

Season 37

252 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

N/A/ 10
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#48

Season 38

250 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

N/A/ 10
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#49

Season 39

255 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

N/A/ 10
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#50

Season 40

138 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2012

N/A/ 10
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#51

Season 41

368 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2013

N/A/ 10
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#52

Season 47

187 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

N/A/ 10
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#53

Season 51

255 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2023

N/A/ 10
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#54

Season 54

20 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2026

N/A/ 10
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Top-rated The Young and the Restless episodes

  1. #1Episode 3 S1E38.9
  2. #2Episode 1 S1E18.0
  3. #3Wednesday, March 15, 2023 S50E11610.0
  4. #4Monday, September 28, 2026 S53E24810.0
  5. #5Episode 2 S1E27.9

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