“THE TALK” CO-HOST SHERYL UNDERWOOD RETURNS TO THE #1 DAYTIME DRAMA "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS"

Underwood Reprises Guest Role On “Y&R” Alongside Actor Christian LeBlanc, Airing Monday, March 26 on CBS

Christian LeBlanc To Visit THE TALK, Friday, March 23

CHEAT TWEET: #THETALK co-host @SherylUnderwood returns to Genoa City as a guest star! Tune in 2 @YandR_CBS on Mon. 3/26

LOS ANGELES, March 21 – THE TALK co-host Sheryl Underwood returns to the #1 Daytime Drama, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, for a guest appearance airing Monday, March 26, on CBS.

In the episode, which coincides with Y&R's 39th anniversary, Underwood will reprise her role as a Justice of the Peace, sharing scenes with Emmy Award winner Christian LeBlanc, who plays attorney Michael Baldwin on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.  

LeBlanc will pay a return visit to THE TALK on Friday, March 23 to preview Underwood's Y&R appearance.

THE TALK, CBS’s daytime talk show features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities having The Talk about current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler and airs weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT).  John Redmann and Gilbert, who developed the show, are executive producers. 

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS has been the #1-rated daytime drama for more than 23 years.  The show is broadcast weekdays (12:30-1:30 PM, ET; 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, PT) on the CBS Television Network and is produced by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

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Press Contacts:

Kelli Raftery  The Talk 818-655-1598  kelli.raftery@cbs.com

Erin O’Brien  The Talk 818-655-1590  erin.obrien@cbs.com

Jennifer Solari  The Talk 818-655-7222  jennifer.solari@cbs.com

Cindy Marshall CBS/Y&R 818-655-1586  cindy.marshall@cbs.com

Elise Bromberg        Y&R     323-575-4261           elise.bromberg@tvc.cbs.com