The Young and The Restless Shakeup: Josh Griffith Out as Head Writer!
A big change is coming behind the scenes at The Young and the Restless: Josh Griffith, who has served as head writer since 2019, is leaving the show.
Josh Griffith Exits The Young and the Restless
According to TV Insider, which broke the news of Griffith’s departure, it was the scribe’s choice to step down from his head-writing role, and the show’s cast and crew learned of his decision earlier today.
Griffith’s resignation is not effective immediately, but how long he will continue to pen the action in Genoa City is unclear. Y&R has yet to name his successor as head writer.
Less than two months ago, a Y&R spokesperson confirmed to Soap Opera Digest that Griffith had opted to step down from his other role at the show, co-executive producer, to focus on his writing duties.
A seven-time Daytime Emmy winner, Griffith’s career in soap operas dates back decades and spans all three major broadcast networks. He started out at NBC’s Santa Barbara in 1988 and left in 1991, soon landing at ABC’s One Life to Live, where he was promoted to co-head writer before exiting in 1995. Alongside Robert Guza Jr., Griffith co-created Sunset Beach, which ran on NBC from 1997-99. OLTL brought Griffith back as co-head writer from 2003-04, after which he joined the writing team of CBS’ As the World Turns.
.Griffith began his association with Y&R in 2006, serving as a creative consultant and writing episode breakdowns and was soon promoted to co-executive producer.
He left in 2008, moving to NBC’s Days of Our Lives as co-head writer from 2015-16. He then returned to Y&R as supervising producer, eventually resuming duties as head writer in 2019.
Griffith had served as both head writer and executive producer from 2023-25, when Sally McDonald joined him as co-EP. McDonald has been serving in the position solo since earlier this year.
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