Supported by Media ‘Roseanne’ Is Here to Stay: ABC Renews Highly Rated Reboot Photo From left, Michael Fishman, Jayden Rey, Ames McNamara, John Goodman, Roseanne Barr and Sara Gilbert in a scene from the new season of “Roseanne.” Credit Adam Rose/ABC “Roseanne” is going to be here for a while.
Three days removed from its blockbuster premiere, ABC said on Friday that it would bring back the revived sitcom for another season.
After “Roseanne” drew 18.2 million viewers and a mighty 5.1 rating among adults under 50 on Tuesday, a renewal was all but inevitable. Roseanne Barr, the show’s co-creator and star, had previously said she wanted to do another season.
And when networks find something that works these days, they are quick to lock it down. NBC renewed its reboot of “Will & Grace” to a second season before the show premiered in September. Earlier this month, it renewed the old sitcom for a third go-round, keeping the show alive until 2020.
“Will & Grace” drew more than 10 million ..