Daytime scribes Jamey Giddens ("Beyond the Gates") and Dan O'Connor ("General Hospital") have been named the new co-head writers of CBS' "The Young and the Restless," TVLine has confirmed. The pair replace exiting head writer Josh Griffith, who joined the daytime drama as a breakdown writer in 2006. Over the past two decades, Griffith held several positions at the series, working his way up to head writer/executive producer. Giddens most recently was a writer on CBS' "Beyond the Gates." His previous writing work includes "Days of Our Lives," "Sistas," "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem," and "The Rich and the Ruthless."