NEW YORK (AP) — When “The Young and the Restless” climbed to the top of the daytime drama ratings, there were 13 soap operas on the air. Now there are four.

The CBS drama just marked week No. 1,248, or 24 years, at the top, the Nielsen Co. said. The series about the fictional Wisconsin town of Genoa City has been on the air since 1973, and its inhabitants are doing a little celebrating.