Young and The Restless Fans Overwhelmed Social Media with CBS Complaints

The Young and The Restless spoilers and updates reveal March-mad fans angry over March Madness’ preemption of their favorite soaps, got mad over something else too!

A certain team mascot, a big blue blob was inserted into the Genoa City populace-fans were not happy!

Fans Were Upset Over A Recent Promotion

Fans of Y & R have recently expressed their frustrations with CBS, taking to social media to air their grievances. This backlash was sparked by a post shared on the soap’s official Instagram account.

Since its debut in 1973, The Young and the Restless has been a staple of the CBS lineup, often paired with other daytime dramas.

That has been  including its sister show, The Bold and the Beautiful, and the newer series, Beyond the Gates. However, a recent promotional decision has left many fans feeling discontented.

The Soaps Were Interrupted By Basketball Games

As mentioned earlier, all of CBS’s soap operas were on a short break; this schedule adjustment affected The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Beyond the Gates.

The network’s coverage of March Madness caused the soaps to be temporarily halted-consequently, last week ended with a cliffhanger on Wednesday for each soap.

No new episodes were shown on Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21-since this was a nationwide event, the episodes were also unavailable for streaming; this promotion has become a yearly tradition.

Interestingly, Y & R took the situation lightly, featuring the Xavier University mascot, the Blue Blob, in a humorous video on Instagram where he was placed into a scene from Genoa City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Genoa City’s Big, Blue, Blobby Visitor

The video stated, “When March Madness interrupts the soap operas,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.

Another caption mentioned, “To be fair, the Blue Blob is hard to resist.” This post was shared on the Instagram page of the CBS soap and several CBS Sports accounts.

While fans are aware of the March Madness interruptions, they are not pleased about it. Some expressed their disappointment in the comments about the soap taking a pause, and a few questioned why CBS doesn’t utilize its other networks to broadcast the soaps during this time.

Some Saw The Humor And Got A Laugh

Some viewers still found the Blue Blob’s appearance amusing and enjoyed the change of pace.

Here are a few comments: “Please keep these coming! I miss my soaps during the interruptions, but I really enjoy the sketches MS and JM create for sports events.” “I agree. Missing two days of Y&R last week was frustrating. I know it happens every March, but at least we get to see Nick and Phyllis’ antics.”

“I always say I dislike March madness because it disrupts Y&R, why doesn’t CBS air the show on their other channels?” “Exactly, they could easily show it on KCAL 9 during those days; I’m confused-who is the blue blob and how is it related to Y&R?”

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