Mal Young is leaving “The Young and the Restless” as head writer and executive producer, an individual with knowledge tells TheWrap.
Young, whose departure was first reported by Daytime Confidential, has been with CBS’ long-running soap opera since 2016. He was named head writer and executive producer in 2017 after the the departure of Sally Sussman and Kay Alden. Young’s prior credits include British series “EastEnders” and “Brookside,” and he co-created “And The Beat Goes On” for Channel 4 in the U.K..
Young’s departure is not the only to befall the long-running daytime series. In October, star Doug Davidson said he’ll exit the CBS soap after 40 years.
When asked by a fan if he’d been let go from the daytime soap, the actor replied, “It seems so.” He later expanded by saying the show would be going in a “new direction” without his involvement. In a statement to Soaps.com, Davidson explained that his contract with the show had expired in January and was not renewed. He had since been appearing as a recurring character while the show built out the rest of its roster.
Davidson first joined “The Young and the Restless” as Paul Williams in 1978, going on to become one of its longest-serving cast members. In 2013, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role.
10 New Summer 2018 TV Shows Ranked by Premiere Viewers (Photos)
Summer may not exactly be the Mecca of TV seasons, but people need to beat the heat somehow. Sometimes, that involves vegging out on the couch in front of the air-conditioner... and the boob tube.
We know that NBC's "America's Got Talent" and CBS' "Big Brother" are staples of July and August, but what new potential hits were introduced in Summer 2018?
Scroll through our gallery to see how the new summer TV series rank by their premiere audiences.
For the purposes of this comparison, we omitted Fox's "One Strange Rock" because it previously aired on Nat Geo Channel.
We also didn't count Fox's "Phenoms," which was a series of documentaries on rising soccer stars the network ran on three consecutive Friday nights to promote the World Cup. That one just doesn't fit here, but they'd be 11 and 12, respectively.
CBS’ ”TKO“ wasn’t a TOTAL knock out — but it beat every other broadcast series debut save one
Summer may not exactly be the Mecca of TV seasons, but people need to beat the heat somehow. Sometimes, that involves vegging out on the couch in front of the air-conditioner... and the boob tube.
We know that NBC's "America's Got Talent" and CBS' "Big Brother" are staples of July and August, but what new potential hits were introduced in Summer 2018?
Scroll through our gallery to see how the new summer TV series rank by their premiere audiences.