“Young and the Restless” spoilers for Thursday, October 23, 2025, raise the stakes on multiple fronts in Los Angeles and Genoa City. Kyle Abbott quietly trails Holden Novak while keeping a wary eye on Claire Newman. Nick Newman pushes hard for answers from Sienna Bacall about Noah Newman’s accident. And Phyllis Summers escalates her tech gambit with Cane Ashby’s artificial intelligence, setting up a power shift that could ripple across town. The episode airs on October 23, 2025, on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
Oct. 23 story beats: surveillance, a confrontation, and an AI standoff
Kyle Abbott keeps his distance but refuses to look away as Holden Novak meets with Sienna. His goal is simple: protect Claire Newman while testing Holden’s motives. “Tomorrow’s episode … shows Kyle watching Holden closely,” with Claire questioning what he’s really up to.
Claire spots Kyle surveilling and bristles at the secrecy. She urges him to stop “looking for trouble,” tells him “it would be ideal if he would go home,” and later thanks him for the flowers, even as emotions pour out after visiting Noah. When Kyle considers returning to Genoa City, Claire counters, “You’re giving up?”
Meanwhile, Nick Newman arrives and quickly clocks the players. He recognizes Sienna Bacall’s name and heads straight for a tense sit-down at her LA club, The Shadow Room. There, Sienna shares that her husband, Mitch, “met [Noah] at Noah’s club in London and offered to invest in a club in LA.” She confirms Noah “was there on Saturday” but didn’t track his exit or how much he drank. Nick’s priority remains clear: determine if Noah was intentionally harmed.
Back at the hospital, Sharon reads Tom Sawyer at Noah’s bedside and fights to keep hope alive after a nurse dismisses a twitch as a spasm. Claire visits her comatose cousin and is overwhelmed; Sharon leans on Nick, calling him the person she “can always rely on.”
Holden later warns Sienna that “the Newmans are powerful,” and Nick isn’t buying any “small world” coincidences—especially after Holden himself quips, “Small world.” Nick insists there’s not “a chance in hell” that the connections are random.
The night’s other powder keg belongs to Phyllis Summers and Cane Ashby. Phyllis has Cane’s AI “on her laptop,” a move that pushes Cane to storm in after his tech team flags a system breach. Cane confronts her—“Or an idiot with insider knowledge,” he snaps, assuming it was Phyllis—and vows that whoever stole the program will pay. Phyllis, unfazed, floats Victor Newman as a culprit and insists, “I have nothing to worry about.”
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What is coming on October 23
A same-day preview sets the table: “The Young and the Restless spoilers: Kyle spies on Holden, Nick grills Sienna, and Phyllis plots a power move,” posted by Ridhima Raina on Wednesday, 10/22/2025, at 2:25 PM EDT. The preview frames Kyle’s “secret search for answers about Holden Novak,” Sienna’s “stressful meeting” with Nick, and a potential Phyllis–Cane spark as she tries to “take control” of Cane’s AI rather than let Lily Winters “destroy it.”
The preview also underscores that the October 23, 2025, episode is built around “tense confrontations” and “secret investigations,” with CBS and Paramount+ listed as viewing options for fans who want to watch live or stream.
Cast & characters in focus (complete breakdown)
- Kyle Abbott — stealth-mode protector tracking Holden Novak around Claire Newman.
- Holden Novak — new connection with Claire; warns Sienna Bacall about the Newmans.
- Claire Newman — caught between concern for Noah and frustration with Kyle; visits her cousin in a coma.
- Nick Newman — interrogates Sienna at The Shadow Room after learning of Noah’s accident.
- Sienna Bacall — tied to Noah Newman via club business through her husband Mitch; fields Nick’s questions.
- Phyllis Summers — sitting on Cane Ashby’s AI; pushes a “power move” that could redraw alliances.
- Sharon — reads Tom Sawyer to Noah in LA; the nurse calls a twitch likely “just a spasm.”
- Lily Winters — referenced as the would-be destroyer of the AI; a pressure point in Phyllis and Cane’s negotiations.
Comings/Goings for the week of October 20–24, 2025, also spotlight returning faces: Michael Damian and Lauralee Bell as Danny Romalotti and Christine Blair, with bachelor and bachelorette parties underway. Cait Fairbanks is back as Tessa Porter, sharing scenes with Daniel (played by Michael Graziadei). Melissa Ordway returns as Abby Newman Abbott Winters, married to Devon Hamilton, celebrating Christine alongside her Aunt Traci (Beth Maitland).
Context anchors include long-time pillars: Eric Braeden, Melody Thomas Scott, and Sharon Case. The Young and the Restless premiered in 1965 and has earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.
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Timeline, dates, and where to watch
- October 23, 2025 — USA air date for the day-ahead storyline covered in the recap. “Recaps go live by 4:15 PM EST daily,” and this one covers the Thursday broadcast.
- Wednesday, 10/22/2025 at 2:25 PM EDT — Primetimer’s same-day spoiler preview publication time.
- October 20–24, 2025 — Comings/Goings window with key returns listed above.
- CBS and Paramount+ — current options to watch new episodes.
Why Phyllis & Cane’s AI storyline matters (analysis)
Even without a line-by-line confession, the beats are unmistakable. Cane’s tech team flags a breach; the AI vanishes; Phyllis has the program on her laptop; and she points him at Victor. If Cane can’t quickly reassert control, corporate and personal leverage will swing Phyllis’ way. Her cool “I have nothing to worry about” lands as both a dare and a tell.
Layer in Lily Winters’ previously stated intent to “destroy” the program, and you have a triangle of incentive—Cane’s ownership, Lily’s disposal plan, and Phyllis’ appetite to “take control.” That’s a combustible setup for hostile buyouts, lawsuits, or back-channel trades, especially with Victor Newman’s name floating as a convenient suspect.
Nick, Sienna, Holden, and the “small world” that isn’t
Nick’s instinct that there’s not “a chance in hell” this is a coincidence sets the pace for the investigation. Sienna’s timeline—Noah at The Shadow Room on Saturday, Mitch’s investment link through London—gives Nick real threads to pull. Holden’s warning about “the Newmans” telegraphs fear and respect, which only hardens Nick’s resolve. Expect more grilling, more surveillance, and more pressure on Sienna’s story to hold.
Bottom line for Young and the Restless spoilers
For October 23, 2025, the table is set: Kyle watches, Claire wavers, Nick interrogates, Sienna recalibrates, Holden hedges, Sharon reads Tom Sawyer, and Phyllis squeezes Cane over an AI that could become the next corporate superweapon. The Young and the Restless spoilers forecast is all tension, and it hits today’s broadcast window precisely as mapped out above.
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