The Young and the Restless brought another week of January 2025 to a close with new episodes released in the previous week. The storyline moved forward in interesting and dramatic ways, paving the route forward for the characters in Genoa City.
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The week's episodes focused primarily on the Newmans finally cornering Jordan and putting a plan into action to deal with her for good. Meanwhile, Sharon managed to free herself from captivity and return to her family, as the family realized how Ian Ward and Jordan had been manipulating the town for weeks.
The Young and the Restless weekly recap from January 20, 2025 to January 24, 2025
Monday, January 20: Pre-empted to CBS Network
The soap did not release a new episode on Monday, January 20. This is because the timeslot for its airing was pre-empted by CBS for news coverage for the day.
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Tuesday, January 21: The search is on
Victoria, Claire, and Nikki sat together to formulate a new plan to ensnare Jordan once and for all. Meanwhile, Jordan decided to abandon Ian fully and pursue her own plans.
Nick and Chance decided to go to Ian's motel and try to uncover evidence about Sharon's disappearance from there. While at the motel, Jordan overheard the duo and Chance calling for a search warrant.
Wednesday, January 22: Limbo
Panicking after overhearing Chance and Nick, Jordan called Claire and asked her to come to a safe house. There, Claire put her plan against Jordan in motion, even telling her aunt more things about how the Newmans were bad to her.
Under the influence of PCP, Sharon was visited by a hallucination of Nick, encouraging her to get up and fight. However, she passed out once more under the effect of the drug.
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Thursday, January 23: The unraveling
Ian met up with Tessa, trying to convince her that he had changed and only wanted the best for Mariah. This caused a fight between Mariah and Tessa, with Mariah's skepticism and Tessa's hope that Ian had truly changed.
Storming out, Mariah went past a park and saw her mother there. Sharon managed to free herself from the sewers and luckily get straight to Mariah. After this, Victor, Nikki, and Victoria joined Claire at the safe house, cornering Jordan. They informed her that Sharon had been found.
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Friday, January 24: Vengeance and letting go
The episode focused on the Newmans as they poisoned and killed Jordan for threatening and endangering the family. On the other hand, Billy decided to get a fresh start by putting old grudges aside and working on something new for himself.
Meanwhile, Sharon reunited with her family, grateful that her daughters Mariah and Faith were safe. She and Nick had a conversation discussing Ian Ward and Jordan's involvement in Sharon's kidnapping and Heather's murder.
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