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Chelsea admits to Victor that Adam told her the basic details of his plan to get Newman Enterprises back from Cane. Chelsea makes it clear to Victor that Adam didn’t want to tell her the plan but once he told her the basics she figured out the rest of the plan. Chelsea also tells Victor that she told Nikki and Nikki suggested that they tell Lily about the plan so she and the twins will be safe.

Nikki is upset that Victor already put the plan in motion because she can’t get in touch with Lily and the twins. Jack tells Diane that Jill is sick and was trying to get Billy to see her, but Billy said that he was following Jill’s wishes in not going to see her.

Victor tells Cane he must sign Newman Enterprises over to him or he will never see his family again.

Billy tells Jack that he intends to run Chancellor Industries in a way that will honor Katherine and Jill but Jack thinks Billy wants to run the company to prove to all the people who didn’t believe in him that he can succeed at running Chancellor Industries.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 3, 2026

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Nick is unable to persuade Noah to take things slowly with Sienna and not move to Los Angeles with her.

Audra tells Holden that, when she was in school, she was bullied by girls for having an accent and wearing hand me down clothes. Audra tells Holden she worked hard to assimilate to the point of stealing clothes so that nobody would make fun of her again. Audra tells Holden that when she started making money she went back to the stores from which she stole cand bought clothes and donated the clothes to charities that help women. Holden tells Audra to talk to Claire because they have a lot in common . Audra tells Holden that she doesn’t want to talk to Claire but she will keep the peace as long as Holden doesn’t give Claire any more details about what happened in Los Angeles. Audra warns Holden that if Claire comes after her the gloves are off.

Claire talks with Sienna who tells her that Holden worked as a bartender at the Shadow Room when Audra came in with an art dealer who got drunk and started touching Audra and Holden defended Audra against the art dealer. Sienna tells Claire that the art dealer disappeared suddenly and nobody knows what happened to him. Claire asks Sienna the name of the man because she wants to find out what happened to him.

Sharon and Tessa have a long talk and they decide that Mariah has changed but no matter how much she was in emotional pain she would never kidnap Dominic. Sharon and Tessa think that because of the trauma Mariah suffered with Ian Ward he somehow got in her head and thar is why she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Tessa decide to try and figure out where Mariah and Dominic are and bring them both home so that Mariah can get the help she needs.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 2, 2026

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At Crimson Lights, Nick and Sharon discuss Cane and Phyllis’s takeover of his family business. Nick is distraught and angry about Phyllis’s involvement and the ramifications.

Sienna and Noah are enjoying some fun and romance at the Overlook Cafe. Their talk turns to her plan to move back to LA and his desire to go there with her. She tries to convince him to stay in Genoa City and be near his family again. Noah counters that since he now owns the Shadow Room, they can run it together in LA, but Sienna is leery because of its past association with Matt.

Nate goes to the Chancellor mansion to support Devon during the ordeal with Mariah kidnapping Dominic.

Devon reaches out to Sharon for help while she is at Crimson Lights with Nick, who goes with her to meet with Devon at her place. Just before Devon arrives, Sharon and Nick chat with Sienna and Noah in her living room.  He informs them that he hired the Newman jet to take him and Sienna to LA, where they will be living and running the Shadow Room together.

Devon shows Sharon and Nick footage of Mariah at the motel in Genoa City and tells them that she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Nick are shocked and offer to help find the child.

While Devon is at Sharon’s, Abby is at home. She calls her dad and asks him to come over because she needs his help. Then she clings to  a stuffed animal that Chance gave to Dominic. She prays to Chance to watch over and protect Dominic, and to put his detective skills together to bring Dominic home.

Hallucination Ian is in the front passenger seat of the car Mariah is driving away from Genoa City with Dominic asleep in the back seat. Ian gives her a pep talk about how she will be a good mother to Dominic and says he will never abandon her and will always help her. Dominic wakes up and calls out “Papa”, Hallucination Ian disappears. When Mariah asks Dominic if he had a nightmare, he tells her that he had a sad dream about his papa in heaven, and he misses him. When he mentions how his “mommy” would sing to him, Mariah tells him that she’s also kind of like his mommy, that she sang to him while he was in her tummy and that she nicknamed him Bowie. He asks her to sing; she flashes back to singing Tessa’s song to him while she was pregnant with him. She  starts humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and tells him that sometimes she almost feels like he’s her son, too. Dominic looks out the side car window and smiles.

 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #3

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Article written by Barbara 1/30/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/26/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Rants: 👎

Harrison’s fake emergency matchmaking trick for getting Claire and Kyle to spend time together with him and remind them how compatible they are was cute, but a waste of air time. Seemed like it was just filler to remind viewers that Kyle has a child and to keep Claire in Kyle’s orbit. I don’t particularly like the actor who plays Harrison. I know he’s just a little kid, but I’ve seen many talented child actors on soaps, and this boy is not one of them. He came across as reading his lines, or like he managed to memorize and recite them, and couldn’t effectively infect any emotion into what he was saying. JMVHO.

Sally continues to annoy the heck out of me. She’s such a bi*ch. She’s always putting Billy on the defensive, lecturing him and generally condescending to him. I like the friendship between Sally and Audra, but I’m beginning to feel sorry for Audra having to listen to broken record Sally complaining and whining about Billy.

Not liking the storyline with Mariah kidnapping Dominic from Abby and Devon, which started this week with her skulking around outside the Chancellor mansion, then returning to the motel and talking with her hallucination of Ian Ward, trying to resist his attempts to persuade her to kidnap Dominic. As of Friday 1/30/2026, she had caved to Ian, went through with kidnapping Dominick, and is driving away with him in the back seat of the car. Also, they need to lay off the bronze spray tan on Abby’s pretty face. She looks plastic.

Raves: 👍

On the flip side, because Dominic is so adorable (this is a child actor who can act), he makes Mariah tolerable.

It was fun to see Victor sitting calmly in his chair behind his desk in his office at Newman Enterprises, listening to Cane and Phyllis going off on him, then remaining still with his hands folded, watching the heated exchange between Phyllis and Victoria before declaring “enough” and throwing Cane and Phyllis out.

Interesting dynamic with Adam, Chelsea and Nikki in alignment after Chelsea spoke up and told Nikki about Victor enlisting Adam to trick Cane into thinking that Lily and his kids are in danger (as a way to lure Cane back to the bargaining table for Victor to regain Newman Enterprises).

Abby, who is a Newman, but not involved in the family business, expressing concern to her husband/Devon about it being in such peril, was a refreshing acknowledgement of the character’s paternal family roots.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 30, 2026

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Nick tells Phyllis he is done with her taking Newman Enterprises from his family has permanently ruined their relationship. Phyllis tells Nick that it doesn’t matter to her and Nick tells Phyllis that she will be successful in business, but she will end up alone without anyone who cares about her.

Phyllis calls Summer but she doesn’t answer her phone. Summer sends Phyllis a text message that says don’t call me.

Devon and Abby go to Crimson Lights for coffee and they run into Daniel and Tessa. Devon and Abby tell Daniel and Tessa that someone took Dominic and the only thing they found was a scarf. Devon shows Tessa the scarf and she recognizes it as a custon made scarf she gave Mariah for Christmas two years ago.

Devon gets a call from the police station, and they tell him that a little boy matching Dominic’s description was seen at a nearby motel. Mariah tells Dominic it is time to go to the next hiding place. Devon and Abby get to the motel and find one of Dominic’s mittens. The policewoman shows Devon security footage from the motel security camera. Devon tells the policewoman that the people on the video are Mariah and Dominic. Abby decides to call her dad and get his security team looking for Mariah and Dominic.

Cane tells Billy that the takeover of Newman Enterprises is finished and he is now the CEO of Chancellor Industries just like he promised him. Billy tells Cane about Jill ‘s heart condition getting worse and asks Cane not to make an official announcement about him being the CEO of Chancellor Industries because if Jill finds out it could make here condition even worse.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Kyle has a talk with Diane and tells her that he will always love Claire but he has realized that he has to let her go and hope that if is meant to be they will get back together. Claire talks to Nikki about Holden and Kyle. Claire tells Nikki that she has truat issues with both Kyle and Holden and those trust issues involving Audra. Nikki believes in true love and thinks that if Claire and Kyle are meant to be they will get back together.

Claire and Kyle run into each other at Crimson Lights and talk about the situation at Newman Enterprises. Claire asks Kyle out to dinner and he accepts her invitation. Chelsea persuades Adam to tell her Victor’s plan. Adam and Chelsea are summoned to the ranch by Nikki who asks Adam to tell her Victor’s plan. Adam doesn’t want to tell Nikki the plan, but Chelsea tells Nikki the plan. Chelsea tells Nikki that Victor wants Cane to think that he has kidnapped Lily, Mattie, and Charlie so that Cane will give Newman Enterprises back to them. Nikki thinks the only way that the plan will work is to persuade Lily to help them with the plan

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Sally tells Audra that since Billy is leaving Abbott Communications and, she can’t talk to Jill, she has made the decision to hire her to take Billy’s place at Abbott Communications and talk to Jill about it when she is feeling better.

Sally tells Victoria that Billy left Abbott Communications and Victoria figures out that Cane offered Billy the job of running Chancellor Industries. Sally confirms that is why Billy left Abbott Communications and also tells Victoria that she is worried that Billy will return to his old bad habits.

Devon and Abby search the Chancellor Mansion property three times and Abby finally persuades Devon that someone kidnapped Dominic. Devon calls the police to report Dominic missing. A guilt-ridden Mariah takes Dominic to the hotel room where she is staying and tells him that they are playing hide and seek with his mommy and Daddy and they have to keep changing places to keep going with the game. The hallucination of Ian Ward keeps telling her that sometime soon she will have to tell Dominic that Abby and Devon don’t love him anymore and they don’t want him anymore. Mariah doesn’t want to do what the hallucination of Ian Ward tells her to do because she can’t bear to break Dominic’s heart.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 27, 2026

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Sally tells Billy that she talked to his Uncle Snapper, and he told her that Jill’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. Billy later calls his mom and tells her he will go visit her when she feels better. Billy remembers when Jill told him that Chancellor Industries was his legacy.

Cane and Phyllis go to Newman Enterprises to tell the Newmans they must leave the building. Victor tells Phyllis to enjoy being on top because she will fall very soon. Victor tells Adam to go through with their plan and Nikki and Victoria are upset when Victor won’t tell them what he is planning to do.

The hallucination of Ian Ward persuades Mariah that the only way that she will be happy is to kidnap Dominic and raise him as her own child. Mariah goes to Abby and Devon ‘s house and kidnapped Dominic while Abby is in the garden shed getting a bucket to help Dominic make a snow man. Abby goes back inside the house and tells Devon she can’t find Dominic. Devon and Abby think Dominic is playing a game of hide and seek and they start to search for him.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, January 26, 2026

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Harrison plays a trick on Claire and Kyle with a fake emergency to get them both to come to the Abbott mansion. As soon as they arrive, he lets them know it was a false alarm and says that he needs their help with a school project. He gives them index cards and pens, asks them a few basic questions and has them write down their answers. Harrison is thrilled when most of their answers match and admits that he modified what was a school project to show them how much they have in common. Claire gets a text from Holden asking her to meet, but she tells Kyle and Harrison that she has to go to see her mom. In the foyer before Claire leaves, she and Kyle talk about the situation at her family’s company and Harrison’s sweet attempt at matchmaking. When Kyle returns to the living room, he admits to Harrison that he misses Claire.
A cheerful Sharon brings Nick back to her house from the hospital. His leg is on the mend and the doctor cleared him to go home with new pain meds. He is also now sporting a cane instead of the crutch.
Noah and Sienna come to Sharon’s house from a meeting with Michael Baldwin. Nick apologizes to them for how poorly he treated them right after his car accident when he was in excruciating pain. Sienna tells Nick and Sharon that since she and Matt were married under false pretenses, it will be easy for their marriage to be annulled. Nick and Sharon look uneasy. Sienna tells them that Victor was able to have all of Matt’s financial assets put into her name, except for the Shadow Room club. Noah adds that he enlisted the help of his grandfather, who had ownership of the club transferred to Noah. Sharon and Nick exchange glances of discomfort. Noah explains that he is planning to run the club remotely from Genoa City, to their relief. Sienna announces that it is time for her to go back to LA. Noah tries to talk her out of it and settle in Genoa City with him, but she insists that she has to return to LA.  He winds up offering to go there with her, telling her that they can run the Shadow Room there together. Nick and Sharon look dismayed.
Victor is in his office, staring at his portrait, when Victoria comes in and gives him a hug. They discuss what to do to save their company. He assures her that he will not give up the fight for it and tells her how proud of her he is. When she asks what the plan is, he tells her that he reached out to Jill for help, but her health has gotten worse, so her assistance is not an option He also informs Victoria that he prefers not to tell her and Nikki about the plan he has come up with. Adam walks in, asks Victor what he contacted him about regarding the plan, and Victoria stomps out, angry that Victor chose to bring Adam in on the plan, not her. She meets up with Nikki at Society and vents to her mom about Victor. Nikki is okay with Victor keeping them in the dark because it’s to protect them, but she worries about possible ramifications of whatever the plan could be.
Victor tells Adam he needs him to find Lily and the children.  When Adam asks if that would involve putting them in harm’s way, Victor assures him that he would never do that. He explains that he wants  them to make Cane think that Lily and their kids are in danger, in order to lure Cane back to the bargaining table.

 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #2

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Article written by Barbara 1/25/26

Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/19/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)

Raves: 👍

Adam and Chelsea – I am really liking these two together, I think they have great chemistry, an organic and easy rapport and I’m rooting for them to stay together. ♥️

Nikki bonding with Chelsea – I was touched by the scenes at Newman Ranch when Nikki told Chelsea she was happy to have her supporting the family, that Chelsea fits in and that she can see why Adam loves her so much. 🙂

Tessa and Daniel make a nice couple, there’s definite sparks and chemistry between these two.  (I prefer Tessa’s dark hair, the blonde makes her pretty face look kind of washed out)

So nice to see Abby and Devon again and nuDominic is adorable. Unfortunately, Mariah, who I do not like, is going to become involved in their storyline, but the trade off is seeing Ian Ward, who I enjoy, even though he’s just a hallucination for Mariah.

Rants:👎

Sally’s attitude – it seems like her sole purpose is to strut around whining and complaining to Billy and about him to her bestie, Audra.

The scenes in the 1/22 episode of Sally and Billy separately flashing back to previous conversations about Abbott Communications were overkill. Having to watch them arguing about their current situation is enough, don’t need to see them reviewing things in their minds.

What’s with Billy’s hair?! It looks like he was plugged into an electrical outlet!

Amy – this week was the first time I’ve seen her in the current storyline, and I have no prior familiarity with the character because I wasn’t a Y&R viewer back when she was initially on … ugh, I can’t stand her. She is abrasive and nosy, and the actress is horrible. Imho, she is trying way too hard (and falling flat). She is painful to watch.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 23, 2026

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Audra tries once again to apologize to Amy for hurting Nate and everything is going well in their talk until Amy catches Audra in a lie when she asks her about her relationship with Holden. Audra tells Amy that Holden was a bartender at a club she went to in Los Angeles and they were just casual acquaintances. Amy knows Audra very well and knows she is lying to her. Amy tells Audra that if she wants her trust again she must earn it.

Sally later tells Audra that Billy is about to let her down again by taking Cane’s offer to run Chancellor Industries. Sally has decided that she is going to tell Jill what Billy intends to do. Sally also hopes to persuade Jill to allow her to hire Audra to take Billy’s place at Abbott Communications.

Devon and Abby talk about the crisis Newman Enterprises is going through because of Cane’s AI program. Devon and Lily later take Dominic (now played by Ethan Ray Clark) ice skating.

Mariah is in a hotel room in an unknown location thinking about Tessa and Aria. Mariah misses Tessa and Aria very much but she decides she is a horrible person and doesn’t deserve to be happy. Mariah remembers Dominic’s birth and how she was Dominic’s surrogate mother so that Abby and Chance could have a family. The hallucination of Ian Ward tells Mariah that she must follow the plan but Mariah doesn’t think that she needs to do whatever it is that the hallucination of Ian Ward wants her to do.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Victoria goes to Cane ‘s train to tell Cane that she called Lily, Mattie, and Charlie that he used the AI program to take over Newman Enterprises do not hinge and now his family wants nothing to do with him. Cane tells Victoria that what his family thinks doesn’t hurt him anymore.

Sally tries to persuade Billy not to take Cane’s offer but, in the end, she tells him that she won’t stand in his way. Billy goes to Cane’s train and tells him that he wants to accept his offer. Phyllis tells Cane that he shouldn’t let Billy run Chancellor Industries because he will run it into the ground.

Billy wonders if Cane is going to honor the deal he offered him or if he is going to let Phyllis call the shots.

Victor tells Nick that he took care of Matt Clark and he doesn’t have to worry about him anymore.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Daniel isn’t happy that Phyllis is taking over Newman Enterprises, and he thinks Summer will also be angry with her for doing this to her father’s family. Phyllis tells Daniel that if he and Summer can’t be happy for her they never really love her. Daniel tells Tessa that he thinks there is something happening between them and Tessa agrees that there is something happening between them.

Sally comes to see Cane on his train and tells him that by making Billy the offer of Chancellor Industries he is contributing to releasing Billy’s demons again. Phyllis isn’t happy because Cane made the offer because he thinks Billy will run Chancellor Industries into the ground. Cane tells Phyllis to concentrate on running Newman Enterprises and not worry about anything else since he is the one whose decisions really matter.

Jack goes to the Newman ranch to tell Nikki how sorry he is that Chancellor Industries is caught up in this AI program mess. Nikki thanks Jack for all of his support this past year. Nikki tells Jack that she doesn’t know what she would do without his friendship. Victor walks into the house just as Nikki and Jack are hugging each other.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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Victoria tells Billy that the AI program has turned on its host and is destroying Newman Enterprises. Victoria tells Billy not to use her as the unnamed source when he publishes his article. Victoria tells Billy that she had a talk with Sally who is worried that he is going to become obsessed with Chancellor Industries again. Billy tells Victoria that Chancellor Industries doesn’t matter to him anymore. Nick persuades Victor to let Matt’s victims have five minutes to tell him what they think of him.

Noah, Sienna, Nick, and Sharon tell Matt what a horrible person he is and why they are glad that he is going to pay for all his crimes. Nick is in a lot of pain from his leg injury and Sharon tells him she can stay in her guest room, and she will take him back to the hospital tomorrow.

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Y&R Raves and Rants #1

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Article written by Barbara 1/18/26

Roger Howarth as Matt Clark on Y&R (photo from Howarth's Facebook page)Having taken a long hiatus from Y&R, I recently decided to start watching it again.

After two weeks of watching the show, here are my initial impressions (just my humble opinions) in no particular order… just random musings:

Love, love, love the great Roger Howarth’s spin on the dastardly character of Matt Clark!

Billy + Sally = one big yawn fest, no chemistry, boring.

nuNoah … I must admit, I was skeptical about this recast because I did not particularly like him as Tripp on Days of our Lives and had been very invested in the previous actor’s portrayal of Noah. However, from the moment I first saw this Noah, I’ve been liking his take on the character very much. I also think there’s great chemistry between him and Sienna.

nuCane … I wish I could say the same about this recast, but it’s basically the opposite. I loved him as Chad on Days, but I cannot buy into him as Cane on Y&R. Watching scenes with Cane, all I see is the actor trying his best to become the character, but not coming through. IMHO, he and the storyline would have been better served if he had been cast as a brand new character with a troubled past connection with Victor Newman and his family, who came to Genoa City to take Victor down.Y&R actors at Christmas from Courtney Hope's Instagram page

I’m enjoying the “womance” between Sally and Audra. It’s so refreshing to see a genuine friendship (BFF’s, bonding) between two women, rather than the usual soap rivalry, bitterness and all that goes with it. The scenes with Sally and Audra at Society on Thursday 1/15/2026 (when Audra gave Sally support and suggestions about Sally’s challenging relationship with Billy) were heartwarming.

Love how Newman sibs Adam, Nick and Victoria are all getting along and united against Cane and Phyllis’s attack on their family legacy.

Shout out to Joshua Morrow – I anoint him my Performer of the Week for 1/12/2026, for his portrayal of Nick. His performances were riveting in many ways, especially how he has been capturing the severe physical pain his character is in (from the breaking his fibula in his recent car accident). It seemed like every time Nick winced and grimaced in pain, I could feel his suffering.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, January 19, 2026

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At Crimson Lights, Chelsea is working on her laptop. Esther brings her a coffee and expresses concern that Chelsea is contagious from the flu she had over New Year’s. Chelsea assures her that she’s fine now and dismisses Esther’s question about Newman Enterprises being under attack.  Esther notices something about it on Chelsea’s computer. After Esther walks away, Chelsea texts Adam to meet her there because rumors are gaining speed.

Adam comes to the Newman Ranch to let Victor know that the Newman IT team thinks it has created an algorithm to trick Cane’s AI program to attack false targets instead of Newman Enterprises, so they need to run a few more tests. Victor tells Adam there’s no time for more testing and directs Adam to give them the go-ahead.

Noah and Nick are in Sharon’s living room discussing Nick’s dogged determination to get rid of Matt for good. Seeing how much pain his father is in, Noah implores him to concentrate on his health, not Matt. Sienna comes down from the bedroom, stands on the stairs, overhears them talking and heads back to the bedroom. When Sharon comes into the living room, Noah fills her in on Nick’s plan to kill Matt.  Sharon makes it clear that as much as she wants to end Matt’s reign of terror, she is not on board with him being killed. She and Noah try to get Nick to go back to the hospital, but he steadfastly refuses.

Sienna sneaks out of Sharon’s house, going straight to Victor at Newman Ranch.  She asks for his help to stop Nick from killing Matt by telling him that Nick has Matt stashed in the trunk of his car. She expresses her concern about what Matt is putting Noah through because of her and tells Victor that she doesn’t want Noah or Nick dragged down any further from involvement with Matt. She also lets Victor know that she’s in love with Noah, but she doesn’t think they have a future because they belong in different places. Victor tells her he appreciates her candor and agrees that perhaps it would be best for her to return home to LA when this is all over.

Victor and Sienna go to Sharon’s place, where Victor tries to dissuade Nick from his plan to kill Matt; he insists that Nick let him take care of Matt. Sharon and Noah chime in. Nick refuses, then pauses and asks Victor what he intends to do with Matt if he hands him over. Victor says it’s better that neither Nick nor any of the others know his plans.

Adam and Victoria meet with Chelsea in Crimson Lights to strategize dealing with the press.  They talk about their concern with the toll the situation is taking on their father. Adam also mentions that he is worried Newman Enterprises is sinking and there’s nothing they can do about it. Victoria insists that will not happen. The three of them agree that they must come up with a way to save the Newman family legacy and protect their Victor by destroying Cane and Phyllis.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 16, 2026

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YBilly and Sally argue because Sally thinks that, if Billy decides to run Chancellor Industries, he will be making the biggest mistake of his life. Billy insists that he hasn’t decided what he is going to do yet. Sally tells Billy that if that if he decides to run Chancellor Industries she will not be happy.

Nick persuades Jack and Kyle to give him Matt Clark and in exchange he guarantees that Newman Enterprises won’t use the AI program to get control of Jabot. Nick takes Matt to the Newman Ranch and hides him somewhere on the property. Noah finds Nick outside and sees blood on Nick ‘s hand and he asks Nick if Matt is dead. Nick tells Noah that he made a deal with Jack and Jack gave him Matt. Noah asks Nick what he is going to do with Matt.

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Cane offers Billy Chancellor Industries to run, and Billy tells him he will think about it and have an answer for him soon. Billy tells Sally about Cane offering him Chancellor Industries.

Nick asks Phyllis to stop the takeover of Newman Enterprises, or she might lose Daniel and Summer once they find out that she and Cane took over Newman Enterprises. Nick tells Phyllis that he is going to grind her and Cane into dust and enjoy doing it.

Nick later calls Summer what Phyllis did to Newman Enterprises. Cane gives Phyllis one last chance to get out of their business partnership so she won’t lose the respect of Daniel and Summer but she says Daniel and Summer will understand what she did so she is going to burn down the Newmans.

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Tessa tells Sharon that she has filed for divorce from Mariah because she can’t live her life in limbo anymore. Tessa tells Sharon that she has lost hope that Mariah will ever come home.

Victor tries to make a deal with Cane and Phyllis to buy back Newman Enterprises. Cane and Phyllis tell Victor to accept the fact that he has lost and they have won. Cane and Phyllis tell Victor that they will not negotiate with him. Cane offers Victor Arabesque at pennies on the dollar. Victor tells Phyllis that Summer will hate her for taking away Newman Enterprises from her family.

Nick gets out of the hospital against medical advice to help his family save Newman Enterprises. Nick thinks that he is the only person who can persuade Phyllis to stop the cyber-attack against Newman Enterprises.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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Recap written by Eva

Cane, Phyllis, Billy, and Diane individually celebrate the downfall of Victor Newman.

Jack wants to wait and make sure it actually happens before he celebrates. Nikki tells Victoria that the Abbott security team caught Matt, but Victor lets him go and she is worried he might come after them. Victoria tells Victor, Nikki, and Adam has started taking the company offline, but the AI program is too fast and one of the divisions of the company is gone.

Victor figures out that Cane and Phyllis are behind the cyberattack and he goes to them and asks them what they want to stop the attack against Newman Enterprises.

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Y&R Best Lines Monday, 1/12/26

Matt Clark and Victor Newman on Y&R Jan. 12, 2026

 

Best Lines provided by Barbara

Matt to Jack: “Can you take me with you, please. It’s much cozier at your place.”


Matt to Jack: “Dude, looks like you totally wasted a trip”


Adam to Matt: “What’s it going to take to shut you up?”

Matt: “A snack”


 

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, January 12, 2026

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Recap written by Barbara

Billy and Sally run into Cane and Phyllis at the GCAC. Phyllis goes off on a tirade to Billy, while Sally and Cane stand there in awkward silence.

Later, at the Crimson Lights patio, Phyllis gloats to Cane about how she handled Billy. Cane lets her know that he pressed the button on his phone which triggered the AI program to destroy Enterprises from within. Phyllis pulls Cane in close, kisses him, and they go to his train and have victory sex.

Billy tells Sally he found out that Phyllis and Cane are in cahoots to take down Newman Enterprises and they discuss the ramifications.

When they go to Sally’s suite and she leaves the living room momentarily, Billy calls Jack and tells him that Cane and Phyllis are working together against Victor. As Sally heads back to the living room, she eavesdrops on their conversation.

At the Newman ranch, Jack (accompanied by Kyle) tries in vain to convince Victor to accept his offer to trade Matt to Victor in exchange for the AI program. Victor gets a text, leaves, and Jack’s security team takes Matt away to a secure location.

When Victor returns, he digs in his heels with his refusal to accept Jack’s offer and banishes Jack and Kyle from the ranch. Then, he gathers Adam, Nikki and Victoria and alerts them that their family is under attack by the AI program going after it’s host.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, January 9, 2026

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Claire wonders why Audra is being so nice to her. Holden tells Claire not to worry about Audra anymore and gives her a kiss.

Cane tells Phyllis that the AI program has something built in to it that will make it eat it’s host company that is why Victor ruined Arabesque so easily.

Jack tells Victor that he will give Matt Clark to him if he gives the AI program to him so he can destroy it. Victor asks to see Matt and, when Matt is brought out, Nikki pleads with Victor to give the AI program to Jack.

Nick awakens and he seems fine but after talking to Sharon he has pain and he tells Sharon that she should go find a nurse.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, January 8, 2026

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Gio asks Wiley to call Michael and make sure that it is okay for him to play the Tron video game. Wiley calls Michael and an adorable ringtone of Wiley ‘s voice saying “Daddy it’s me Wiley pick up“ Kai and Trina almost rule out Michael as Drew’s shooter. Drew loses control on the witness stand while Acting District Attorney Turner is questioning him. Drew admits how much he hates Michael because he took Aurora Media, the Quartermaine name, and turned his family against him.

Alexis must undo the damage Drew did to Willow’s case, so Alexis has no choice but to put Willow on the witness stand in her own defense. Acting District Attorney Turner asks Willow if she has ever touched Edward’s gun. Willow remembers touching the gun but she lies and tells the court that she has never touched the gun.

Acting District Attorney Turner asks Willow what she would do for children and she tells the court she would do anything for her children but, as she is telling the court the words, Willow remembers being outside Drew’s house in her car dressed in black and holding Edward’s gun. The audience sees black shoes walking into Drew’s house and two shots ring out.

Acting District Attorney Turner tells Dante that Willow just might have saved herself because she remained calm and she was unable to break her. Wiley makes a phone call and Kai and Trina hear the “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star “ ringtone, and they both turn in time to hear Willow tell Wiley she is glad that he called her because they will see each other very soon.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Holden persuades Audra to leave Claire alone and he will not tell Claire about the drunk art dealer that he defended her against when the man asked for the money back that she stole from him. Holden assures Audra that the man died when he hit him on the head and then he buried the body in an unmarked grave.

Billy overhears Phyllis asking Cane to help her get the AI program from Victor so they can use it to take Newman Enterprises from Victor.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane that he has had the Abbott security team keeping a close eye on the Newmans so they would know Victor’s next move against them. Kyle also tells Jack and Diane that the Abbott security team found out that a man from Nick and Sharon ‘s past has been harassing them and the man is Newman enemy number one. The security team brings Matt in the house and Jack immediately recognizes Matt and calls Victor to tell him that he has Matt with him.
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