Daytime TV Performer of the Week: ‘Y&r’s Eric Braeden Plays His Adversaries Like a Fiddle

Victor Newman’s no stranger to adversaries on The Young and the Restless. A businessman of Victor’s stature would be justified in using a sledgehammer to deal with his foes, but Eric Braeden, who plays the mustached mogul, prefers, at times, to use a surgeon’s scalpel to deal with his enemies. For his performance as a cerebral strategist, TV Insider is giving Daytime Performer of the Week honors to Braeden. Recently, Victor invited Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) to join him at his table at Society. Understandably, she was surprised given that they aren’t particularly tight and Phyllis is in bed (figuratively) with Cane (Billy Flynn), who claims to…