Roseanne without Roseanne: ABC orders The Conners to 10-episode season

After all this, ABC is still making more episodes of Roseanne. Just now, without Roseanne. The rumors quickly ramped up after ABC cancelled the once-revived hit thanks to Roseanne Barr’s racist Tweets, and it’s now official. The Conners, a spinoff of Roseanne, will come back this fall with 10 new episodes of the family, including John […]

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The rise and fall and rise and fall of Roseanne

What to make of Roseanne Barr? Yet another hot take? No. Her personal and professional lives, to both the most casual observers and the most ardent fans, have ridden the metaphorical rollercoaster for more than three decades now. And it’s all been well documented. From her initial breakthrough as a “domestic goddess” on The Tonight […]

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Some thoughts on the cancellation of “Roseanne”

Well, ABC went and did it, they cancelled the re-boot of the TV series Roseanne, their highest-rated comedy of the… MORE

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ABC cancels “Roseanne” after Roseanne Barr’s racially-charged Twitter rant

Boy, Roseanne Barr is probably really regretting the last 12 hours or so. The comedian, whose revived TV show was… MORE

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‘The Opposition’s Jordan Klepper, Josh Sharp, and Aaron Jackson Are Very Excited About the ‘Roseanne’ Revival

ABC’s Roseanne reboot premiered this week and scored hugely in the ratings, and that’s something The Opposition’s Jordan Klepper, Josh Sharp, and Aaron Jackson are extremely pleased to hear. During last night’s show, Klepper welcomed Sharp and Jackson to run through some more possible conservative reboots of classic sitcoms now that Roseanne is a success, […]

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This week on TV: Garry Shandling finds his zen and Roseanne reboots

It’s a big week of ABC as they’re rolling out three new sitcoms this week. Well, technically, two new sitcoms… MORE

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Why It Matters That Roseanne and Dan Voted for Trump

At this year’s TCA, Roseanne Barr announced that on the forthcoming revival of her sitcom Roseanne, her character Roseanne Conner will have, like Barr herself, voted for Trump. She decried political polarization, and she and Sara Gilbert discussed the ways families are divided over this election; Gilbert insisted, “People feel like they can’t disagree and […]

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ABC’s ‘Roseanne’ Revival Premieres in March

ABC’s Roseanne revival has a premiere date. According to Deadline, the network announced today that the revival, which was given a straight-to-series order back in May, will air on its original ‘90s time slot Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. The hourlong premiere episode will air on March 27th from 8:00-9:00pm then pick back up with half-hour […]

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Roseanne returns to ABC in its original timeslot, 8 p.m. Tuesdays, March 27, 2018

ABC is bringing Roseanne back for a new nine-episode season in its original timeslot where it reigned during the late 1980s — 8 p.m. Tuesdays — beginning March 27, 2018 with an hourlong revival. The entire cast of the Conner family and friends returns from the hit show that aired from 1988 to 1997, with […]

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Coming to Amazon: ‘Roseanne,’ ‘3rd Rock from the Sun,’ and More

Hulu recently made a huge push for classic sitcoms, announcing last month that it’s acquired exclusive rights to stream shows like M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bernie Mac Show, Perfect Strangers, and Family Matters, and now they’re getting a little competition from Amazon. According to Variety, starting this month, the following sitcoms will […]

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