'The Young and the Restless' Casting Director Judy Blye Wilson Leaving

Judy Blye Wilson

After four years at CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, casting director Judy Blye Wilson is leaving the top-rated series.

“I am not retiring, just stopping to catch my breath,” she explains in a Facebook post.

Prior to joining Y&R, the four-time Emmy-winner worked at ABC soaps All My Children, One Life to Live and Ryan's Hope.

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29th Annual Artios Awards Winners: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, HOUSE OF CARDS, HOMELAND

The Casting Society of America hosted the 29th Annual Artios Awards, which recognize the year's top casting directors, at simultaneous dinner ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills and at the XL Nightclub, Cabaret & Lounge in New York on Monday night.

Check out a full list of Artios winners follows below:

Daytime Drama Series: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, Judy Blye Wilson
Television Pilot Comedy: THE MINDY PROJECT, Felicia Fasano
Television Pilot Drama: HOUSE OF CARDS, Laray Mayfield
Television Series Comedy: GIRLS, Jennifer Euston
Television Series Drama: HOMELAND, Judy Henderson, Lisa Mae Fincannon (Location Casting), Craig Fincannon (Location Casting)
Television Movie or Miniseries: Behind the Candelabra, Carmen Cuba, Wittney Horton (Associate)
Children’s Series: iCarly, Krisha Bullock, Jennifer K.M. Treadwell (Associate)
Television Animation: FAMILY GUY, Linda Lamontagne

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How many lives do soap operas have to live?
Carolyn Hinsey, columnist for Soap Opera Digest and author of "Afternoon Delight: Why Soaps Still Matter," said the decline is due in part to just that kind of attitude from network executives. "If ABC promoted ALL MY CHILDREN with half the vigor that it's now promoting THE CHEW [its replacement], the ratings might be different. It's been decades since a soap got that kind of daytime and prime-time spots," she said.

But this perspective misses a true cultural shift. Traditional soaps are simply giving way to the soaps of the new millennium: unscripted "reality" shows like THE REAL HOUSEWIVES or JERSEY SHORE or TEEN MOM. These shows scratch the same itch.