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“The Young and the Restless” star Justin Hartley confirmed on Friday that he is leaving the CBS soap after two years.
In a note posted to his Facebook page on Friday, the actor thanked viewers of the show for being “the most loyal and dedicated fans I’ve ever encountered.”
“You are truly the heart of the show,” he wrote. “It simply does not work without you. I wanted to thank you for that. Thank you for tuning in; thank you for letting me entertain you; thanks for entertaining me, and thank you for caring.”
Hartley’s character, Adam Newman, was killed off the CBS drama in a dramatic explosion in Thursday’s episode.
The “Revenge” alum stepped into the role following Michael Muhney’s departure in 2014 and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination earlier this year for his performance. “People are going to have their opinions, which I think is great — I welcome it and I love it,” Hartley said of “The Young and the Restless” fans, in an interview with TheWrap following the announcement of his casting.
Hartley’s departure comes two weeks ahead of the premiere of the actor’s next show, NBC’s “This Is Us.”
Also Read: 'This Is Us' Is the 'Dramedy Version' of 'Lost,' Creator Dan Fogelman Says
From executive producer Dan Fogelman, “This Is Us” stars Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and Sterling K. Brown as a unique ensemble whose paths cross and life stories intertwine in curious ways. The audience learns that several of them share the same birthday, and so much more than anyone would expect. Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones also star.
138 Fall TV Shows: Every New and Returning Series (Photos)
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Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return. We'll keep updating this gallery as more Fall 2016 premiere dates are announced.
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Logo
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 9:00 p.m.
“Finding Prince Charming” (Logo) -
FX
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 10:00 p.m.
“Better Things” (FX) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 9
“One Mississippi” (Amazon) -
Cinemax
Friday, Sept. 9 at 10:00 p.m.
“Quarry” (Cinemax) -
Showtime
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
“The Circus” (Showtime) -
PBS
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
“Indian Summers” (PBS) -
Showtime
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
“Masters of Sex” (Showtime) -
ABC
Monday, Sept. 12 at 8:00 p.m.
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blindspot" (NBC) -
FX
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“American Horror Story” (FX) -
IFC
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“Documentary Now!” (IFC) -
Comedy Central
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“South Park” (Comedy Central) -
Comedy Central
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 p.m.
“Legends of Chamberlain Heights” (Comedy Central) -
Lifetime
Thursday, Sept. 15 at 9:00 p.m.
“Project Runway” (Lifetime) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 16
“Fleabag” (Amazon) -
Syfy
Friday, Sept. 16 at 8:00 p.m.
“Z Nation” (Syfy) -
HBO
Friday, Sept. 16 at 11:00 p.m.
“High Maintenance” (HBO) -
CBS
Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8:30 p.m.
“The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” (CBS) -
CBS
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) -
NBC
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Voice" (NBC) -
Fox
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Gotham" (Fox) -
CBS
Monday, Sept. 19 8:30 p.m.
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS) -
Fox
Monday, Sept. 19 9:00 p.m.
"Lucifer" (Fox) -
NBC
Monday, Sept. 19 10:00 p.m.
"The Good Place" (NBC) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS" (CBS) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:30 p.m.
"New Girl" (Fox) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Bull" (CBS) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scream Queens" (Fox) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS) -
NBC
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"This Is Us" (NBC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Survivor" (CBS) -
Fox
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Goldbergs" (ABC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
"Speechless" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) -
Fox
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Empire" (Fox) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Modern Family" (ABC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m.
"black-ish" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago P.D." (NBC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Designated Survivor" (ABC) -
Netflix
Thursday, Sept. 22
“Easy” (Netflix) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Superstore" (NBC) -
Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Rosewood" (Fox) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Chicago Med" (NBC) -
Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Pitch" (Fox) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Notorious" (ABC) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"The Blacklist" (NBC) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC) -
Netflix
Friday, Sept. 23
“Longmire” (Netflix) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 23
“Transparent” (Amazon) -
Syfy
Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
“Van Helsing” (Syfy) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"MacGyver" (CBS) -
NBC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon" (NBC) -
Fox
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Last Man Standing" (ABC) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
"Dr. Ken" (ABC) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS) -
Fox
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Exorcist" (Fox) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Shark Tank" (ABC) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blue Bloods" (CBS) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox) -
PBS
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
“Poldark” (PBS) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Simpsons" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
"Son of Zorn" (Fox) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Family Guy" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Secrets and Lies" (ABC) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept 25 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:00 p.m.
"Quantico" (ABC) -
Syfy
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
“Channel Zero” (Syfy) -
Syfy
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
“Aftermath” (Syfy) -
Comedy Central
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
“Drunk History” (Comedy Central) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 9:00 p.m.
"Criminal Minds" (CBS) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT
“Big Brother: Over the Top” (CBS All Access) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
"Code Black" (CBS) -
TV Land
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
“Younger” (TV Land) -
TV Land
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:30 p.m.
“Impastor” (TV Land) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 30
“Crisis in Six Scenes” (Amazon) -
Netflix
Friday, Sept. 30
“Marvel’s Luke Cage” (Netflix) -
Ovation
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:00 p.m.
“Versailles” (Ovation) -
Starz
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz) -
Starz
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:35 p.m.
“Blunt Talk” (Starz) -
Showtime
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
“Shameless” (Showtime) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
“Westworld” (HBO) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
"Madam Secretary" (CBS) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 p.m.
"Elementary" (CBS) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 3 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scorpion" (CBS) -
NBC
Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Timeless" (NBC) -
ABC
Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Conviction" (ABC) -
Hulu
Tuesday, Oct. 4
“The Mindy Project” (Hulu) -
CW
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Flash" (CW) -
CW
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m.
"No Tomorrow" (CW) -
CW
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m.
"Arrow" (CW) -
CW
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:00 p.m.
"Frequency" (CW) -
Netflix
Thursday, Oct. 7
“The Ranch” (Netflix) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:00 p.m.
“Divorce” (HBO) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 p.m.
“Insecure” (HBO) -
CW
Monday, Oct. 10 at 8:00 p.m.
"Supergirl" (CW) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 10 at 9:00 p.m.
"2 Broke Girls" (CBS) -
Freeform
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
“Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?” (Freeform) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Middle" (ABC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
"American Housewife" (ABC) -
Freeform
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
“The Letter” (Freeform) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
"Fresh off the Boat" (ABC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Real O'Neals" (ABC) -
NBC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago Fire" (NBC) -
CW
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (CW) -
CW
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 9:00 p.m.
"Supernatural" (CW) -
USA
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10:00 p.m.
“Falling Water” (USA) -
Amazon
Friday, Oct. 14
“Goliath” (Amazon) -
Netflix
Friday, Oct. 14
“Haters Back Off” (Netflix) -
Pop
Friday, Oct. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“Wolf Creek” (Pop) -
PBS
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8:00 p.m.
“The Durrells in Corfu” (PBS) -
Epix
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 9:00 p.m.
“Berlin Station” (Epix) -
Epix
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 p.m.
“Graves” (Epix) -
USA
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 p.m.
“Eyewitness” (USA) -
CW
Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:00 p.m.
"Jane the Virgin" (CW) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Odd Couple" (CBS) -
Hulu
Wednesday, Oct. 19
“Chance” (Hulu) -
Netflix
Friday, Oct. 21
“Black Mirror” (Netflix) -
CW
Friday, Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Vampire Diaries" (CW) -
CW
Friday, Oct. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW) -
BBC America
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (BBC America) -
AMC
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
“The Walking Dead” (AMC) -
AMC
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
“Talking Dead” (AMC) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
"Man With a Plan" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
"The Great Indoors" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
"Mom" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
"Life in Pieces" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
"Pure Genius" (CBS) -
Amazon
Friday, Oct. 28
“Good Girls Revolt” (Amazon) -
IFC
Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:00 p.m.
“Comedy Bang! Bang!” (IFC) -
BBC
Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:00 p.m.
“Tracey Ullman’s Show” (HBO) -
TBS
Monday, Oct. 31 at 9:00 p.m.
“People of Earth” (TBS)
From returning favorites like “Empire” to highly anticipated debuts such as “This Is Us,” TheWrap’s guide to Fall 2016 premiere dates
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