Young and the Restless 2-Week Spoilers for May 25-June 5, 2026 indicate Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) is doing something heroic despite his hatred of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden).
And Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) finds himself cornered and cannot keep lying about his addiction anymore. We’re going to get into all these spoilers for the two weeks of May 25th through June 5th, including big action for Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) who seems to be missing, plus Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) who’s celebrating and some people who may not be celebrating on his behalf.
Young and the Restless Spoilers Monday, May 25th: Encore Episode
Monday, May 25th, it is Memorial Day, so we’re getting a rerun. This episode originally aired July 3rd, 2019. And I’m thinking there’s a particular reason that this episode was chosen for the rerun. Fans may recall this episode. It was back when Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) was CEO at Dark Horse because Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) got Phyllis to hack the servers and snatch the company away from Nick and then Phyllis was appointed CEO by Adam.
So, I wonder if that was why they chose this episode because it was another case of Phyllis working with somebody to use hacking or AI whatnot to steal a Newman corporation. Also, in this episode, Summer Newman (then Hunter King) was day-drinking until Phyllis yanked her out of that bad scene.
And Calvin Boudreau showed up in Genoa City. He was that older rich guy that Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) had gotten to marry her. She was gold digging. She came to town after lying to Calvin about why she was returning and she was out on a dinner date with Nick when her husband popped up and blew apart some secrets that Chelsea was hiding.
Y&R Brings Us Back to Elena & Devon
We also had a date night on that episode. Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) and Devon Hamilton Winters (Bryton James) were out at a carnival and Victor and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) went to the same carnival. Plus, Victor told Victoria and Abby that he was starting an experimental treatment. So, this was back when Victor was still CEO of Newman and he was faking a neurological issue. He was trying to trick his family and manipulate and test them like usual.
Tuesday, May 26th on Young and Restless: Matt Faces Nick
Tuesday, May 26th is our first new Young and the Restless episode of the week. And we’ve got Phyllis losing leverage to get what she wants from Victor. So, it looks like he gets his hands on Matt Clark (Roger Howarth), which means Phyllis is screwed, thanks to Patty Williams‘ (Stacy Haiduk) phone call alerting them. Matt is captured by the Newmans and they lock him in that little gym in Victor’s house and Nick is facing off with Matt in the gym.
But the bad guy is looking pretty laid-back. Obviously, Nick hates Matt. But the guy doesn’t remember anything, so this should be pretty confusing for Nick and Matt both. Patty makes a distress call about Jack, so we’ll wait and see what that is. It sounds bizarre, right?
Adam hears from Billy that Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) is pregnant. But honestly, Billy should have let Sally tell her ex. Maybe Adam just overhears and Billy didn’t mean to spill it. It is a sensitive subject since Sally and Adam’s baby girl died.
Young and the Restless Spoilers for Wednesday, May 27th: Nick’s Life on the Line
Wednesday, May 27th, Devon gets a promise from Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) and I’m sure this is about Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) and keeping Dominic Winters (Ethan Ray Clark) safe. Hopefully, Devon is going to have a shift towards forgiveness after his talk with Mariah at the mental hospital. Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) gets closer to Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) as she is increasingly convinced that he has really changed after him saving Malcolm Winters (Shemar Moore).
You know what’s frustrating me about this is we’re not seeing Shemar Moore getting more screen time. So, this is all happening offscreen and I hope we’re not going to go through this whole process and we never actually see Malcolm. Also, Nick’s life is in danger. Looks like he ODs again.
He’s on a tense phone call looking sweaty while Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun), Sharon Newman (Sharon Case). And Victor are standing there nearby and they watch in horror as Nick collapses. He’s been popping pills and he has been lying. He’s been sweating. Looks like a textbook junkie. This is all really bad. Hopefully, it’s a turning point for him. Also this week, Noah and Sienna have a very serious talk.
Thursday, May 28th on Y&R: Update on Malcolm Winters
Then, on Thursday, May 28th, Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) and Stephanie Simmons (Vivica A. Fox) get an update on Malcolm’s condition. I am expecting good news. Victor shocks everybody with a decision about Nick’s addiction. So, I’m wondering if Victor agrees that they’ll bring in Jack to talk some sense to Nick, get him to rehab and be his sponsor. Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) needs Jack’s help.
So, Victoria goes looking. She finds him in Crimson Lights and she may ask Jack to come help Nick or it might be about Nikki because of this terrible headache she’s having in her room at the GCAC. She’s telling Victoria that she had this awful headache and she thought it went away. But it came back and it seems much worse. Nikki looks to be in kind of bad shape.
And I’m wondering if it’s a health crisis, maybe a flare tied to her multiple sclerosis. Also this week, Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin) and Holden share a sweet moment gazing at each other still in New York. And Nikki has haunting dreams. And I wonder if she’s blaming her DNA on Nick getting hooked on pills.
Young and the Restless Spoilers for Friday, May 29th: Nick Forced to Face His Problems
Friday, May 29th, Victor and Nikki give Nick no choice but to finally face his addiction head-on. And I hope he is heading to rehab ASAP. Jack is stunned by the news Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) gives him about Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters). So, Kyle arrives at the Abbott mansion and he’s telling his dad that he’s afraid Diane’s missing and Kyle tells Jack that Diane hasn’t been to work at Jabot in two days. Her bed hasn’t been slept in in two days. And Kyle says none of this is normal.
And this might have something to do with Patty because remember she sent Jack flowers last week saying that she’s going to give him space and Patty said she won’t contact him. But then said in her note that Jack may soon have a reason to reach out to her. So, is Diane turning up missing the reason that she expects Jack will reach out? And obviously he will.
So, we’re also getting a she villain reunion where Phyllis spends some time with Patty and Phyllis is giving Patty a little history lesson. And I wonder if Phyllis is going to bring Patty up to speed on Matt’s horrible crimes over the years like raping Sharon and other women. Framing Nick for murder, being a disgusting fentanyl dealer, trying to blow up Noah, Sienna, Nick and Sharon at that gas station, trying to kill Noah in that car crash in LA. There’s just a whole list.
Young and the Restless Spoilers Week of June 1st-5th: Nick Finally Gets Help
Then the week of June 1st through the 5th, hopefully we are going to see Nick getting shipped off to inpatient rehab. Maybe with Matt captured and confined and amnesiac, Nick can relax enough to seek treatment and take care of himself. But also, if Victor and Nikki tag team him, I don’t think Nick will have much choice but to go.
We should also find out what’s going on with Diane and whether somebody grabbed her and stashed her or if she just went off the grid on her own, had a tech-free spa weekend. I kind of doubt it because I think she would have left a note. And if crazy Patty does have Diane, it’ll be messy because Patty hates Diane and it could even be dangerous. Nikki may be in a health crisis and we should learn more. Again, it may have something to do with her MS.
Victor & Nikki May Finally Reunite on Young and the Restless
And this could be the catalyst that reunites Victor and Nikki because despite his cruelty, Victor isn’t going to want Nikki in pain or struggling with this disease. We might be seeing a redemption arc for Matt soon. I think we’ll find out more when his memories come back. If Roger Howarth’s character leans right back into villain or if he hates his past and hates what he’s done even after the memories come back and decides he wants to be a better man.
I’m also hoping we’re going to get a glimpse of Malcolm during recovery. We should also see Lily and Cane getting much closer. They could be heading towards a full-blown reunion soon. We may also get some ripple effects from Sally and Billy’s baby news since Adam probably fills in Chelsea and that would absolutely shock her as well.
