The Young and the Restless is one of the most popular soap operas in television history and the show is still going strong after 50 years on air!

The hit soap opera first debuted on CBS back in 1973 and has won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 11 times.

The series chronicles of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Genoa City.

Over the past few months, there have been a ton of casting changes, including one character getting recast, two stars returning, and a few shocking exits.

Browse through the slideshow for all the big changes recently…