The Young and the Restless's sister show is The Bold and the Beautiful.
Sister shows are two or more television series which exist in the same fictional universe and which may have crossovers . The Bold and the Beautiful . It premiered on March 23 , 1987 as a sister show to the Bells ' other soap opera The Young and the Restless ; several characters from each of the two shows have crossed over to the other since the early 1990s . The Young and the Restless . Y&R is also a sister show to the Bells ' other soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful , as several actors have crossed over between shows .