‘The Young and the Restless’ News: Jill Farren Phelps In Contract Negotiations Will YR Give Her The Boot?

Jill Farren Phelps, the executive producer for “The Young and the Restless” may have a few more months left on her contract, but according to Daytime Confidential, Phelps is ready to being negotiating her contract with Sony and CBS very soon.

Phelps has been the executive producer over at “The Young and the Restless” since 2012 and since then The Young and the Restless has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, and the ratings are doing better than ever. Unfortunately, things are not looking so good on the staffing and talent side of things. Since Phelps took over, The Young and the Restless has replaced various head writers on more than one occasion, and has been hit with the loss and exit of huge stars such as Emme Rylan, Michelle Stafford, Billy Miller, Michael Muhney, and more. Losses like these do not go unnoticed and have caused a some issues for The Young and the Restless.

In addition, Daytime Confidential is reporting that Phelps was responsible for bringing on General Hospital star Steve Burton. The problem here, is that his paid day rate is very close to Eric Braeden and Peter Bergman, even though Burton has not played an instrumental part in the CBS soap.

Phelps has successfully re-casted Adam Newman with notable actor Justin Hartley, and Gina Tognoni has received positive marks for her spin on the role of Phyllis Summers. Unfortunately, Phelps has not been successful in replacing Billy Miller, and a source has revealed that after trying David Tom and Burgess Jenkins as replacements, The Young and the Restless is considering working with Miller to have him reprise the role.

Phelps also played a crucial part in bringing on co-executive producer Chuck Pratt. Pratt, who has been working on the show since February, has added a ton of drama and interesting story lines such as a plane crash, the club cave-in ordeal, murders, and the doppelgänger arc.

Despite the few issues that Phelps is facing, we see no reason for Sony and CBS not to renew her contract. She has won the show various Daytime Emmy Awards, and driven the ratings higher and higher.

Do you think that is enough to keep Phelps, or should “The Young and the Restless” be looking for a new executive producer? Let us know in the comments below.

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