The Roseanne revival earned terrific ratings for ABC in the 2017-18 television season. It stung them to cancel it in the wake of star Roseanne Barr’s offensive Twitter behavior. Rather than let the whole Conner family (and that great big audience) go, the Alphabet Network has introduced The Conners TV show. Can the first season of this spin-off even come close to being the kind of Nielsen knockout the revival was, or has the audience already moved on? Will The Conners be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An ABC family comedy, The Conners stars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey, and Maya Lynne Robinson. Guest stars in season one include Estelle Parsons, James Pickens Jr., Natalie West, Johnny Galecki, and Juliette Lewis. The sitcom follows the working-class family of Roseanne and Dan Conner (Goodman) including their three children Becky (Goranson), Darlene (Gilbert), and D.J. (Fishman), as well as Roseanne’s sister, Jackie Harris (Metcalf). No matter what challenges they meet in Lanford, Illinois, the Conners endure, thanks to their persistence, humor, and most of all — love.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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For comparisons: The 10th season of Roseanne on ABC averaged a 3.49 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic and 13.482 million total viewers.
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like The Conners TV series? Should this ABC TV show be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*3/22/2019 Update: ABC has renewed The Conners TV show for a second season.
This show is unfunny without Roseanne. Will be cancelled after one season….and the sad thing is just a handful of people will care.
This show was a waste of time & money. It will not last. They lost their real money maker when they let Roseanne go. ABC execs deserve what is coming. Glad I have my Roseanne shows recorded on dvr.
I don’t know anyone that watches it. Everyone I know watched the original roseanne and eagerly awaited the reboot and really enjoyed it. Roseanne was screwed and all the people involved should be ashamed of themselves. No one backed her up!!!
If I had a friend who was racist I would not back them up either. It says much about you that you think they should have backed up a racist. If we let people get away with being a POS then they will keep doing it. Would you keep being friend with someone that punches people in the face all the time? Same difference.
If Roseanne was a Democrat she wouldn’t have been fired.
Ridiculous comparison. Punching someone is a physical act of violence. It is antisocial behavior as well as illegal. A punch is factual. The result is factual. Now, there is NO historical support for asserting that Roseanne is racist. Moreover, racism is a belief system and our country supports free speech. Her tweet was not factual. Her intent cannot be determined factually. And, the result is not factual (offense? hurt feelings?) Is it OK with you that Chris Rock says that all white people are crazy or that he is teaching his daughters that? If you are OK with that, than… Read more »
What Roseanne tweeted was a joke that wasn’t received well at all. What Roseanne tweeted might have been taken as racist, but Roseanne as a person is not racist. She is a comedienne who tells inappropriate jokes and no one is off limits. She is Jewish but even made an ‘oven’ joke. Does that make her anti-Semitic? Racism is hate for another race and discrimination because of that hate. Racism has many meanings to people. ABC made a racist decision to fire Roseanne because its CEO is black and in a position of power. She made a decision based on… Read more »
Get rid of this show. Without Rosanne it’s nothing!
The Halloween ep sucked. Nothing more than them pushing everything being PC. Idk how they consider that a party or scary hell for that matter even fun. Yes i watched it but on a friends download. refuse to support the crap! Just wanted to see what they claimed was gonna be a good show(NOT EVEN CLOSE)!
With everything said and done, I guess only certain people get in trouble and fired. Everyone should apologize if we are going “there”. I think this show and the station are disgusting. Nothing says respect like going on with a show they all have because of, who now, that’s right, Roseanne. It should be cancelled and maybe they will feel what it’s like to be hit by that bus.
It’s horrible, this show is trying way to hard to be politically correct and it’s not funny.
I like this version of the show much better then when Roseanne was on it…
So that makes, what, 5 people that like the show that are not financial invested?
Bring Rosanne back, absolutely absurd they would fire her for that tweet. Although it was wrong, she apologized and others have said worse. Ridiculous now the show doesn’t even compare… #connersarenorosanne
The Conners is definitely no Roseanne; and without it’s original namesake, it is destined to fail. Without her, it is a cheap imitation – not even close. Roseanne’s sense of humor carried the show; and without her, it is lackluster at best. She said something stupid. It certainly wasn’t worth canceling the show. I love John Goodman; but without Roseanne, he can’t carry the show. There isn’t enough funny without her to tune in. ABC is reaping its reward. Sadly, we will have to wait for Roseanne’s comeback on another network.
The second episode is down 24% from last week, and I predict more of a drop next week.
Yes. Bring it back. The cast of the Connors are very talented and very funny. People need to give it a chance. Of course it won’t be the same without Roseanne but if the storylines are good the show must go on. Even if it’s under another name.
I agree keep connors going it was excellent..
No way without Roseanne it is not worth my time. I am not giving it a chance and hope the show goes down the tubs.
Patty you don’t watch it, but you hope it gets cancelled? I don’t like some shows, but I know others do. I don’t sit here and hope something fails just because I don’t like it. I simply don’t watch it.
We DID NOT watch this show & certainly don’t plan to in the future. Hopefully FOX will pick up Roseann for another series but without the rest of the Conners who are NOT at all funny. Too bad that others have done & said a lot worse & all is forgiven. Bye ABC.
Yeah, um that’s your opinion. I personally love The Connors and I hope it gets renewed. No need for the caps we get it you don’t like the show.
I don’t generally watch tv. I thought the premier of the Conners was great. The opioid crises is decimating our lower middle class. I’m shocked that they would make this so relevant. I will watch it again.
There was a comedian on Americas got Talent that looked like she could be Roseann’s cousin and has her kind of witt! I think the “Conner” show should bring her on the show to bring back the roseann humor. Not sure of the ladies name, but she is awesome. Give her a chance on the CONNERS!
Watched the show last night. Only part I liked was about Dan starting to come around, from his loss of Rosanne. The rest was not very good. It won’t last I’m afraid. Just nothing to carry it??