<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Young and the Restless </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also known as </Th> <Td> Y&R </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soap opera Drama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> William J. Bell Lee Phillip Bell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Mal Young </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Sally McDonald Owen Renfroe Conal O'Brien Casey Childs Michael Eilbaum See below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Present cast Former cast </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> RC Cates Sharon Farber Rick Krizman Dominic Messinger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> "Nadia's Theme" by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 11,000 (as of September 1, 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mal Young </Li> <Li> (and others) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Supervising Producers John Fisher Anthony Morina Producer Mary O'Leary Coordinating Producer Matthew J. Olsen Associate Producer Jimmy Freeman See below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> CBS Television City Los Angeles, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Multiple - camera setup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 30 minutes (1973--80) 60 minutes (1980--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Bell Dramatic Serial Company (1973--present) Corday Productions (1973--present) Screen Gems (1973--74) Columbia Pictures Television (1974--2001) CPT Holdings, Inc. (1988--present) Columbia TriStar Television (2001--02) Sony Pictures Television (2002--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Sony Pictures Television </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> CBS </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> NTSC (480i) (1973--2001) </Li> <Li> HDTV 1080i (2001--present) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Mono (1973--87) Stereo (1987--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> March 26, 1973 (1973 - 03 - 26)--present (present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> As the World Turns </Li> <Li> The Bold and the Beautiful </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/ </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Young and the Restless </Th> </Tr>

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