It may not have managed Roseanne-level ratings, but the spinoff series The Conners has proven to be a solid hit for ABC, and so it comes as little surprise to hear that the network has opened talks over a second season. According to TV Line, cast members Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, Michael […]
The Conners delivers biggest series debut of the season but ratings well short of Roseanne
After parting ways with its main star and pulling the plug on the hit revival following Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets earlier in the year, ABC launched its Roseanne-less Roseanne spinoff The Conners last night. The series premiere episode ‘Keep on Truckin’ – which saw the Conner family facing up to life after the death of […]
Roseanne spinoff The Conners gets a first trailer
With just two weeks to go until the season premiere of The Conners, ABC has released a first-look trailer for the Roseanne spinoff series, which features the returning Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Jayden Rey, Ames McNamara and Emma Kenney. Basically everyone but Roseanne Barr, whose character has been killed off […]
Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis set for Roseanne spinoff The Conners
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation stars Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis are set for a reunion, with Lewis taking to Instagram to reveal that they are making a guest appearance in the upcoming Roseanne spinoff The Conners. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKW6f-Bh1N/ Galecki will be reprising his Roseanne role as David, with Lewis playing David’s girlfriend Blue. They join […]
Roseanne spinoff The Conners gets a first-look image
The official Twitter account for The Conners has shared a first look image from the Roseanne spinoff series featuring Sara Gilbert, Jayden Rey, Michael Fishman, Ames McNamara, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, and Emma Kenney; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Roseanne will be killed off for spinoff The Conners, reveals John Goodman The Conners […]
Roseanne will be killed off for spinoff The Conners, reveals John Goodman
Back in June it was announced by ABC that the network will be launching The Conners, a spinoff from the hit sitcom Roseanne, the latter of which was axed the previous month due to a racist tweet from leading lady Roseanne Barr. The new show will see John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and […]
ABC orders Roseanne spinoff The Conners without Roseanne Barr
Roseanne may have been axed following Roseanne Barr’s racist social media comments, but the original cast and crew are set to return to ABC – sans Barr – with the network giving the go ahead to a spinoff entitled The Conners. THR reports that the new show has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order, with the […]
A Roseanne-less Roseanne spinoff is being pitched to ABC
Despite the cancellation of Roseanne last week in the wake of Roseanne Barr’s racist social media remarks, it seems the Conner family could be set for a return to the small screen – albeit without their matriarch. Deadline is reporting that the show’s executive producers Tom Werner and Bruce Helford and Darlene actress Sara Gilbert […]
ABC axes Roseanne following Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet
ABC has announced that it has decided to pull the plug on its Roseanne revival after star Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet attacking Valerie Jarrett, an advisor to former President Barack Obama. Barr caused an outcry yesterday with a now-deleted tweet which stated “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.” The outspoken […]
UPDATE: Roseanne revival scores huge ratings, renewed for season 2
The Conner family returned to the small screen last night with the beloved U.S. sitcom Roseanne airing the first episode of its revival and proving to be a huge ratings success for ABC. The hourlong premiere pulled in a whopping 18.2 million viewers and a 5.2 rating in its key demo of adults aged 18-49. […]
