The Young and the Restless Season 44 Episode 253 Episode 11253 - August 29, 2017 ( Air Date 2017-08-29 ) 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.".