The Conners

The Conners is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams and developed by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, and Dave Caplan for ABC as a direct continuation of the series Roseanne. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Helford, Rasmussen, Caplan, Tom Werner, Tony Hernandez, and co-star Sara Gilbert serving as executive producers, and features John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey, Maya Lynne Robinson, and Jay R. Ferguson. A planned renewal for Roseanne's eleventh season was cancelled in May 2018, due to controversial tweets by its star Roseanne Barr on Twitter. The next month, ABC ordered a spin-off and confirmed the adult principal cast's involvement, while Kenney, McNamara and Rey were confirmed in August. The series premiered on October 16, 2018, airing in the Tuesday 8:00 p.m. slot its predecessor was scheduled to hold during the 2018–19 television season. ABC ordered an extra episode on October 26, 2018, bringing the episode number to eleven. On March 22, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes. ABC ordered six extra episodes on May 14, 2019, expanding the number to 19. An additional episode was then ordered, with season 2 totaling 20 episodes. The second season premiered on September 24, 2019. ABC renewed the series for a third season on May 21, 2020, and it was announced that season 3 would move from Tuesday to Wednesday, which premiered on October 21, 2020. The series was renewed for a fourth season on May 14, 2021, which premiered on September 22, 2021. On May 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on September 21, 2022. ABC expanded the series' fifth season on October 12, 2022, to feature its largest season to date, ordering 22 episodes...