The Young and the Restless Season 42 Episode 173 Thursday, May 7, 2015 ( Air Date 2015-05-07 ) Genre Soap, Drama category. Overview "The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters families.".