The Young And The Restless Weekly Spoilers: Secrets, Lies, And Complicated Pasts

The Young and the Restless weekly spoilers for December 29, 2025, to January 2, 2026, reveal the Newmans plotting their next move, with trickery all around.

The Newmans on Offense and Defense

Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) decides to take matters into his own hands and calls out Matt Clark’s (Roger Howarth) bluff while Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) worries for Sienna Bacall’s (Tamara Braun) safety. After all, she got herself involved with a madman who has caused his parents angst and fear since they were teenagers.

By the end of the week, The Great Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Nick team up to bring down Matt once and for all.

Meanwhile, Victor has his own side plot going on in which he tests Michael Baldwin’s (Christian Le Blanc) loyalty. As if Michael hasn’t done enough for him over the last few years, much to Lauren Fenmore’s (Tracey E. Bregman) chagrin. Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) may be the one that Victor wants to worry about at the moment.

They may have made up on Christmas, but Nikki is still off sharing secrets with Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) next week.

Jack also gets a surprise from Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) when she presents him with a very unexpected gift.

Complicated Pasts and Futures

Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) share some pivotal moments in the coming week as they discuss the heartbreaking history between them. They shared a child who died, as well as a deep and abiding love. But now Adam is with Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) again and Sally is with Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), but is that really what they both want?

Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) is finally admitting that she has feelings for Daniel Romalotti (Michael Damian) and wants to explore them. She is still in love with Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), but Mariah is now someone she doesn’t even recognize, and she has been this way for months.

What she doesn’t realize is that Mariah is still haunted by Ian Ward (Ray Wise). They might believe the man is dead, but he is anything but and Mariah is going to have a reckoning soon that could change her life forever once again.

Tune into all-new episodes of The Young and the Restless weekdays on CBS to see how these stories play out.