The Young and the Restless Season 43 Episode 246 Wednesday, August 17, 2016 ( Air Date 2016-08-17 ) 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.".