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Roseanne Barr is back in the headlines, and this time, she leveled serious accusations against ABC. In a bombshell interview given to the Daily Mail recently, the comedy icon and controversial figure had a lot to say about the network.

While pointing fingers at ABC, Barr claimed that the network had allegedly spied on her and used insidious tactics to sabotage her before firing her from the reboot of her hit show, Roseanne. Well, one can’t help but wonder whether Barr’s spying drama is a legitimate grievance or a convenient way to dodge accountability for the racist tweet that cost her the show.

Roseanne Barr claims ABC allegedly spied on and sabotaged her Roseanne Barr on Roseanne Barr: Cancel This! | Credits: Fox Nation

Roseanne Barr was dropped from ABC’s revival of Roseanne when she posted a racist tweet against former White House aide, Valerie Jarrett, claiming she...

When Roseanne Barr was fired from the rebooted Roseanne in 2018, the producers decided that, in order to continue, the series would need to change. Instead of the sarcastic loudmouth Roseanne Conner as the center of her family, John Goodman’s Dan Conner, Laurie Metcalf’s Jackie Harris and Sara Gilbert’s Darlene Conner stepped in to fill the void, making it a show with a bit less attitude and an increased focus on grief in light of Barr’s character’s death. These changes allowed the show — now rebranded as The Conners — to last for seven seasons.

However, not all shows are smart enough to fully pivot after a cast departure. Instead, many just end up replacing that person with a new character who has pretty much the exact same personality. The hope, presumably, is to keep whatever dynamics a show already possesses.

Here are some of the best — and worst — examples…...

Netflix unveils first-look images and the premiere date for a new comedy series co-created by Chuck Lorre. Best known as the co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, Lorre is an award-winning television producer and writer, responsible for creating a number of hit TV shows, including Roseanne, Two and A Half Man, and Mom.

After The Big Bang Theory wrapped in 2019, the co-creator continued to work on the spinoff series, Young Sheldon, which ran from 2017 to 2024. With the Sheldon prequel coming to an end after the death of George Sr. (Lance Barber), Lorre then helped bring another franchise prequel, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, to life. Lorre also worked with Nick Bakay to co-create the Prime Video series titled The Bookie, starring Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, and Jorge Garcia.

Chuck Lorre's New Comedy Series Leanne Arrives On Netflix In Summer Leanne Morgan Stars In The Comedy Inspired By Her Stand-Up Comedy

Chuck Lorre's latest show,...

Netflix is coming in hot with its latest original sitcom, as the streamer has unveiled the first batch of images for its upcoming series, Leanne. With a logline that will remind audiences of iconic shows of yesteryear such as Reba and Roseanne, the project follows its titular character, (played by comedian Leanne Morgan), after she’s forced to start life over again thanks to her husband of 33 years leaving her for another woman. The fresh start is certainly a rude awakening for the grandmother who’s well into menopause, but after she shakes off the blues and grabs life by the horns, she finds that she’s going to be more than okay — especially with the safety net of loved ones helping her out along the way.

Leanne’s (Morgan) life might be difficult, but you wouldn’t know it by the lineup of premiere images. In them, we see...

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In the fourth-ever episode of "The Big Bang Theory," we meet Sheldon Cooper's (Jim Parsons) mother, Mary Cooper, who's played by Laurie Metcalf and provides a very strong contrast to her science-minded son. So, how did Metcalf even get involved with Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady's beloved CBS sitcom? According to Jessica Radloff's 2022 book "The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series," it all comes back to "Roseanne."

Both Chuck Lorre and one of his stars, Johnny Galecki — who plays Sheldon's best friend Leonard Hofstadter on "The Big Bang Theory" — worked on "Roseanne" in different capacities; Lorre wrote for the sitcom, while Galecki appeared as David Healy in a recurring role throughout its run. Lorre, as Radloff reveals, asked Galecki to reach out to Metcalf, and the rest, I suppose, is history.

Nowadays, with outlets like Netflix, Hulu and whatever HBO is called this week, comedians who tell dirty jokes can do the exact same thing on sitcoms or animated shows. But before the arrival of streaming and premium cable, a stand-up comic who predominantly worked blue had no place on TV. That is, unless they could play by network TV’s rules, which was no sure thing. The Richard Pryor Show, for example, lasted just four episodes.

There were, however, some comedians who managed to hold off on the f-bombs and make a killing on TV. Here are five of them…

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Who would have thought that the guy who joked about his mom being a sex worker and his wife being a seven-year-old girl would become one of the sweetest dads in TV history? Saget first shocked audiences with his wildly raunchy stand-up act, and then again by...

The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers suggest more drama in the land of L.A. during the week of May 26-30, as sweeps month comes to a close.

The soap opera can be a revolving door at times, where characters come and go, only to come back again! Such is the case over the next five days as a comic makes a guest-star appearance for the daytime drama, once again.

Welcome Back, Tom Arnold

Comic Tom Arnold will reprise his role of Captain Deuce Stevens, the Forrester family pilot, as he has scenes with Daphne Rose, played by Murielle Hilaire. Stevens will be seen on the soap during the Monday, May 26 episode.

As fans know, this isn’t the first time Arnold has played the pilot on the CBS soap. The former Roseanne star debuted on the soap back in July 2024 when he flew Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), along with...

Here are the latest comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Beyond the Gates.

The Week of May 26, 2025

Find out if any of your favorite actors and actresses from yesteryear are returning to the shows you watch, if any newcomers have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any popular performers are about to make their exit.

Days of our Lives

A family crisis, John Black’s dire medical condition, brings back major Brady family members to support Marlena (Deidre Hall) on Days. Christie Clark returns as Carrie Brady Reed on Wednesday, May 28. The actress last aired on the soap in 2019. She did, however, make an appearance on Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem in 2021.

Chandler Massey resurfaces as Will Horton, too. He reunites with his grandmother,...

A familiar face pops back in at The Bold and the Beautiful. Here’s the latest comings and goings casting news from the soap. Find out if any popular stars from yesteryear are boarding the show this week or in the near future, if any newcomers are joining in contract, recurring or day-player roles, and if any of your favorite actors or actresses are leaving the CBS drama.

The Week of May 26, 2025

Actor-comedian Tom Arnold returns to the Los Angeles based soap as Captain Deuce Stevens, the Forrester family pilot. He airs in scenes opposite Murielle Hilaire’s Daphne on Monday, May 26. The former Roseanne star made his last appearances as the character back in July and September of 2024.

Netflix’s latest series will feature two award-winning actors in the lead. Dan Levy, best known for portraying David Rose on the hit series Schitt’s Creek, and Laurie Metcalf, who played Jackie Harris in Roseanne and its sequel series The Conners, will lead a new crime comedy series on the streamer, per Entertainment Weekly.

Both Levy and Metcalf are four-time Emmy winners, and Metcalf was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Greta Gerwig’s 2017 film Lady Bird. The yet-untitled series is described as a family crime comedy and was announced at Netflix’s recent upfront presentation.

Levy is the series’ co-creator and will executive produce and serve as showrunner in addition to starring. Rachel Sennott co-created the show with Levy. She also starred in The Idol with Levy and The Weeknd. Also announced as a member of the cast is Taylor Ortega, who played Shego in Disney’s...

The Big Bang Theory spin-off, Young Sheldon, has brought several talented actors into the spotlight, from lead star Iain Armitage to Zoe Perry, who portrayed Mary Cooper, Sheldon’s mother, throughout the CBS series. Perry has since reprised the role in the new spin-off, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

However, while she has become well-known for her role as Mary Cooper, her journey in acting began long before Young Sheldon. One key milestone in her early career was a brief role in the long-running CBS procedural NCIS.

Zoe Perry played a dirty cop in NCIS Season 13

Season 13 of NCIS features Zoe Perry in a brief but memorable role as Kristen Fields, a police officer in Harpers Ferry who harbors some hidden secrets that unravel as the episode progresses.

Related: “I don’t want to embarrass him”: No Young Sheldon Fan Will Want to Bludgeon Mary Cooper after Zoe Perry...

Netflix has officially greenlit a brand-new comedy series co-created by Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy and Bottomsbreakout Rachel Sennott, with Levy set to star alongside Ghosts and The Four Seasons actress Taylor Ortega and Emmy-winning legend Laurie Metcalf. The untitled project will consist of eight episodes and is expected to begin production later this year. What a mightily impressive line-up that is, goodness gracious.

The announcement was made during Netflix’s upfront presentation in New York by chief content officer Bela Bajaria, who also confirmed new seasons for The Diplomat, Bridgerton, and Love on the Spectrum.

According to the official logline from Netflix, the comedy will follow “two deeply incapable siblings (Levy and Ortega) who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.” Yes, you read that right. Think Arrested Development meets Fargo — but with more guilt and better sweaters. And presumably no banana stand, but we can't say that for sure.

Netflix has ordered a new comedy series from Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott, with Levy set to star alongside Taylor Ortega and Laurie Metcalf.

The untitled series will consist of eight episodes and go into production later this year. The announcement was made by Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria on stage at the Netflix upfronts in New York City on Wednesday.

Per the official logline, “Two deeply incapable siblings are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.”

“I’m so excited to be bringing this truly chaotic family story to life with Netflix,” Levy said. “Thrilled with the team we’re building both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Taylor Ortega is going to become a household name and it’s been my life’s mission to get to call Laurie Metcalf ‘mother.’ Looking forward to getting to share this with everyone.”

Levy and Sennott are...

Dan Levy is back, and this time he’s bringing the family drama (and crime). Netflix has officially announced a new comedy series under his creative partnership. In what promises to be a wildly dysfunctional, hilariously chaotic ride, the as-yet-untitled series will follow two deeply incapable siblings who are blackmailed into the world of organized crime.

The eight episodes will star Taylor Ortega and Laurie Metcalf. Levy, who made his feature directorial debut with 2024’s Good Grief, will also star, serve as showrunner, and executive produce. This is his second original scripted series, the first being the Emmy-winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek. Rachel Sennott (Bottoms) co-creates and executive produces.

The family crime comedy is the first series from Levy’s overall deal with Netflix and marks a new chapter for his Not a Real Production Company. “I’m so...

Steve Pepoon, who received an Emmy for writing an episode of The Simpsons as a freelancer, worked on other TV comedies like It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Alf and Roseanne and co-created The Wild Thornberrys, has died. He was 68.

Pepoon has been in treatment for a heart condition called cardiac amyloidosis for the past two years and died unexpectedly May 3 outside his home in Paola, Kansas, his wife, Mary Stephenson, told The Hollywood Reporter.

After moving from his native Kansas to Los Angeles in 1979, Pepoon in late 1985 finally sold his first script, which became an episode of Silver Spoons that aired in January 1986. Fifteen months later, he was hired as a staff writer on Alf, another NBC comedy, and wrote for its final three seasons through 1990.

He kept writing on spec, and one script he did for Fox’s The Simpsons, “Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment,” won him his Emmy,...

The TV upfronts have a long and colorful history, rooted in grainy images of network executives strategically moving shows around an oversized scheduling board, trying to parry moves by other programmers in the equivalent of a high-stakes chess match.

Today, the strategy is less a cerebral cat-and-mouse game of positioning those pieces than a WWE-style free for all, where programmers try to assemble cohesive lineups but can’t begin to plan how to counter competition that’s coming at them on a multitude of fronts.

Billions of dollars in advance commitments still hang in the balance, with networks and now streaming services seeking to impress media buyers and garner their share of the advertising pie. While sellers still dress to impress, from flying in talent to hosting parties, the Trump economy has cast a shroud over this year’s festivities, stoking fears companies will cut back on spending amid looming recession anxiety.

Nostalgia is not, inherently, a bad thing. Classic films like Federico Fellini's "L'Avventura," George Lucas' "American Graffiti," and Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused" pine away for carefree youth, but they're also careful to acknowledge that the end of the party is on the horizon. Those tales are told from a place of melancholy remove. To quote Thomas Wolfe, "Going back home is a real boneheaded idea."

But in our glutted age of entertainment, where the competition for eyeballs is fierce, the old-school networks believe that one of their programming strengths is viewers' wistfulness for a simpler time, when there were three or four major broadcast entities providing the lion's share of original content. ABC, NBC, CBS and the 1980s party crasher Fox have their work cut out for them in 2025. They're held to conservative content standards and archaic scheduling strictures. Decades ago, they still had an edge because...

Barbara Billingsley, the actress who played mom June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver, wasn’t nearly as generous with the compliments as Eddie Haskell, the neighborhood suck-up who was always trying to get in her good graces. Once she got a load of Roseanne, another family sitcom that became popular 30 years after her own, she complained to a newspaper about “this big, sloppy woman.”

“You know, the first time I saw Roseanne, I thought, ‘Ugh! I hate the messy house,’” she told Newark’s Star-Ledger, as reported by MeTV. It’s unclear whether Billingsley’s “big, sloppy woman” dig referred to the way the character kept her home or the sitcom star’s personal appearance.

The Conner house certainly looked nothing like the immaculate Cleaver abode. June was famous for vacuuming in high heels and pearls, an ensemble that Roseanne never pulled off on her show. Billingsley later revealed...

Double Oscar winner George Clooney has become one of the most successful people in his profession but despite family connections (his aunt was the late singer Rosemary Clooney), he struggled for years to make it as an actor.

After dropping out of college, Clooney would try his hand at acting. He struggled for a few years until finding a part on “E/R” in 1984. This wasn’t the “ER” that would make him a star 10 years later, but instead was a short-lived sitcom with the same name. In the decade between those shows, Clooney became known mostly for his track record of starring in an incredibly large number of pilots that weren’t picked up to be made into series. He would score a few successes with recurring roles on “The Facts of Life,” “Sisters” and “Roseanne,” but he would also suffer brutal humiliations like starring in “Return to Horror High...

After seven successful seasons and nearly four decades of laughs, tears, and authentic blue-collar storytelling, ABC‘s hit sitcom The Conners has officially closed its final chapter. Can you believe it’s been almost 40 years since we first met this iconic TV family?

The emotional series finale aired on April 23, 2025, giving viewers one last chance to visit the familiar living room with that famous couch and Afghan blanket we’ve all come to love. The Conners first came back into our lives in 2018 as a spinoff following the cancellation of the Roseanne revival, continuing the family’s journey after the death of their matriarch.

But now, after more than 100 episodes of this latest incarnation, the residents of Delaware Street in Lanford have said their final goodbyes. So why exactly won’t we be seeing Season 8? Let’s dig into the real reasons behind the conclusion of this beloved series that...

John Goodman should have been on top of the world after Roseanne zoomed to the top of the ratings charts. But like many successes, it was a “be careful what you wish for” scenario. The pressure to stay on top was immense. Goodman was suddenly so famous that he couldn’t go out without being recognized.

The worst part, though, was having to go to work every day. Roseanne might have been the most tumultuous sitcom set ever, with its eponymous star fighting with producers and firing writers on the daily. “I think Roseanne started screaming quite early,” said Brandon Stoddard, president of ABC Entertainment. “In general, they are not screaming in year one.”

Did I mention Roseanne also brought Tom Arnold into the mix? It was enough to drive a man to drink, which is precisely what Goodman did. He imbibed heavily for decades, he told The Guardian, before...

Michael Fishman is opening up about why he didn’t appear in the series finale of The Conners.

The 43-year-old actor played D.J. Conner on all 10 seasons of Roseanne and reprised his role for first four seasons of the spinoff series. He did not appear in the last three seasons of the show and he didn’t return for the series finale, which aired on April 23.

In a new Instagram video, Michael addressed his absence from the finale after being “inundated with people looking for a reaction.”

Keep reading to find out more…“People seem to want to have there be some kind of conflict or controversy, especially on my part,” Michael shared in the video posted on April 25. “The reality is, all I really have is empathy and understanding for all of the people on set, and for all of our audience that’s grieving.”

In the caption of the post,...

Michael Fishman is opening up about the reason he was not included in the series finale episode of The Conners.

The Roseanne spinoff ended after seven seasons on ABC, and Fishman took to social media to share his thoughts after fans noticed his absence from the series finale.

“Thankful for the Gift of Grief, that it happened, that I got to share the experience, forever changed by it.

To everyone who build our shows and all those who empowered it,” Fishman posted on Instagram.

Fishman played DJ Conner on all 10 seasons of Roseanne and reprised his role in The Conners for four seasons.

“People seem to want to have there be some kind of conflict or controversy, especially on my part,” he said in the video. “The reality is, all I really have is empathy and understanding for all of the people on set, and for all of our audience that’s grieving.

Well, folks, that’s all she wrote! After an incredible 37-year journey (if you can believe it), the Conner family has officially packed up their iconic plaid couch and said goodbye to our television screens.

The Conners wrapped up its seven-season run this month, closing the book on one of America’s most enduring TV families. Remember when this all started back in the late ’80s? Who would’ve thought we’d still be talking about these characters in 2025?

As we bid farewell to the blue-collar family that made us laugh, cry, and everything in between, fans everywhere are wondering what their favorite stars are up to now. So grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and let’s catch up with the actors who brought the legendary Conner family to life and see what new adventures they’re embarking on in 2025.

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Almost 30 years ago, NBC premiered a TV show named ER in 1994. As the title suggests, the series followed the inner life and stories of an Emergency Room of the fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The storyline revolved around the critical cases that the hospital staff and doctors faced and how they dealt with other problems in their personal lives that bled into their professional lives.

Way before Grey’s Anatomy, people would tune in to watch the NBC show to learn more about the historic lives of doctors and nurses. George Clooney played Doug Ross, while Julianna Margulies portrayed Carol Hathaway’s character.

A snippet from ER (Emergency Room) | Credits: NBC

The show had a good run for 15 seasons, but as it progressed, many lead actors left and said goodbye to their characters. One such actor was Clooney, who got massive fame for featuring in the series and made an exit after season 5. However,...

With 12 seasons, multiple spinoffs, and 10 Primetime Emmys on its mantelpiece, the CBS sitcom great "The Big Bang Theory" offered its main cast plenty of high-profile work for quite a long time. However, one major member of the show's cast fell to the wayside fairly early on. The actor in question is Sara Gilbert, whose experimental physicist character Leslie Winkle was a major player during the first two seasons of the show, but only appeared in one episode of season 3 before disappearing from the series altogether. Indeed, she wasn't seen again until a final, borderline cameo appearance in "The Big Bang Theory" season 9, episode 17, titled "The Celebration Experimentation."

During an appearance on "The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast," Gilbert herself discussed her "Big Bang Theory" situation, and put Sara's dwindling screen time down to the show simply being unable to sustain Leslie's particular, chaos-creating brand of character in the long run.

Roseanne is certainly one of the most underrated series from Chuck Lorre’s vast career. Although he has been behind shows like The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and Dharma & Greg, which have gone on to make great reputations for themselves, there are also lesser-known gems that many do not know about.

The series has an exceptional cast of familiar and unfamiliar actors, ranging from Johnny Galecki and Laurie Metcalf from Tbbt to Roseanne Barr and John Goodman. Although the series did not do as well as his other works, it seems to be a lot more personal to Lorre’s real life.

This is best seen in an interview that the producer gave, where he talked about an episode that was very personal to him.

Roseanne and family conflicts

The feelings of pride and financial struggle being tied together are very rarely explored in sitcoms.

Why did TV fans have such a hard time believing that some of their favorite characters were just killed off? Because so many TV shows like “Game of Thrones,” “Supernatural” and “The X-Files” have brought back supposedly dead characters so often that the word “dead” has kind of lost all meaning in genre TV.

As for “9-1-1,” which killed off beloved fire captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) last week, the series’ first responders were routinely saved from certain death over and over in the previous seven seasons, that it seemed like none of them could ever really die.

Whether the fans, or the plot, demanded it, here are 11 onscreen deaths that were reversed by magic, rewritten or simply retconned away. Naturally, beware, there are lots of spoilers below.

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Fans were beside themselves when Jon Snow (Kit Harington) died on “Game of Thrones.” After...

The Conners wrapped up its seven-season run on Wednesday (April 23) with an emotional series finale that paid tribute to Roseanne Barr, the family matriarch and star on which the spinoff sitcom was based. Despite a contentious history between Barr and the show following her firing, the series finale saw the show’s main characters visiting Roseanne’s grave and John Goodman’s patriarch, Dan Conner, reflecting on his relationship with his late wife. The Conners premiered on ABC on October 16, 2018, as a continuation of the hit series Roseanne. This came after the Roseanne revival was canceled after one season due to controversial comments Barr made on X (then Twitter). Instead, the show spun off into The Conners, where Barr’s titular character was killed off in an accidental opioid overdose. While Barr has spoken out against the show in the past, Jake Pentland, her son and rep, recently told TMZ...

Kaley Cuoco only had eyes for one co-star when she was cast as Penny in the hit sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. And who else could it be other than her on-screen love interest, Johnny Galecki, who played Leonard on the series. The couple from the show also dated in real life after they met on the set.

And Cuoco has revealed that she had a huge crush on her co-star from very early on and was thrilled to find out that Galecki felt the same spark between them.

Kaley Cuoco reflected on her crush on The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki

The Big Bang Theory portrays Leonard as having love at first sight for her next-door neighbour Penny when he sees her, and the feeling wasn’t all that different for the actors behind the roles.

Kaley Cuoco as Penny | Credit: CBS

Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki, who portrayed Penny and Leonard,...

Happy Earth Day Week! The environmentally-themed holiday brings with it some terrific new documentaries (“Sea Lions of the Galapagos” on Disney+ and “Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey” on Netflix), which is very exciting. And if you aren’t interested in Mother Earth, what about journeying into outer space with the long-awaited return of “Andor” (on Disney+)? Elsewhere, “The Conners” finally comes to an end (on ABC) and there are a couple of edge-of-your-seat action movies on Netflix (“Havoc” and “Bullet Train Explosion”). Also, “The Rehearsal” comes back to HBO just in time to make you feel uncomfortable again.

Below, we round up four new TV shows and five new movies to watch this week.

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … The most celebrated live-action “Star Wars” series finally returns for its second and final season. If the first season of “Andor” detailed how...

Actor Michael Fishman is probably best known for his portrayal of D.J. Conner, the youngest of the Conner kids, beginning in 1988 on the classic sitcom Roseanne. He reprised the role in 2018 on the Roseanne reboot, The Conners, and appeared in more than 70 episodes of the series.

After seven seasons on air, The Conners’ concluded with its April 23 series finale and Fishman took to the social media site, Threads, to thank his fans and cast mates for the journey.

Post by @reelmfishman View on Threads “It Was an Honor”

Posting on Threads on April 23, Fishman stated, “I want to thank all of you who supported our work. It was an honor to share a set with some of the most talented people in history in front of and behind the camera. I'm thankful for every participant. We celebrate all the pieces of the puzzle, seen or not. Thank you John,...

As an audience, there’s a lot more to a TV show or movie that we get hooked on than the personalities of the characters. Sure, the storyline and how everyone is intertwined is a foundational block, but there’s something to be said for the inanimate heroes of our stories, too. Take, for example, Supernatural. Yes, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles’ demon-hunting brothers technically drove the series, but what got them from place to place was their cherished ‘67 Chevy Impala. Last night, fans bid adieu to another beloved object, as the series finale of The Conners forced us to say goodbye to the titular family’s couch once and for all.

Over the eight-season run of the original series, Roseanne, the old beaten-down couch with a quilt tossed over its back, was a central part of the family’s home. So, when ABC greenlit the follow-up, it was a...

The Conners far exceeded anyone’s expectations — including my own. Having risen from the ashes of the Roseanne revival in 2018, this quasi-spinoff went on to run an astounding seven seasons, falling just two seasons shy of matching its predecessor’s original nine-season run. But along the way, the powers that be began to play fast and loose with continuity. Rather than embrace the franchise’s rich history, they often wrote around it (or worse, forgot about it entirely).

Right off the bat, the revival disavowed canon and resurrected Dan Conner. Quite frankly, it was the only way forward. But then...

If memories of the Conner family’s shenanigans after winning the lottery or undoing an entire season’s worth of storylines in the series finale of Roseanne linger in the memories of that classic sitcom’s fandom, the executive producers of Roseanne spin-off The Conners have felt your pain. And that’s why they made it their mission to end the latest, and — for now at least — last comedy in the Conner universe (Conner-verse?), on a more realistic, and hopeful note.

With the warning of many spoilers ahead, The Conners EPs Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan, and Bruce Rasmussen broke down for Gold Derby the way they sent the Conner family — notably Dan (John Goodman), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson), and Jackie (Laurie Metcalfe) — off into TV land history, after 37 years of the working-class classic comedy’s off-and-on run on the tube.

Read More: ‘The Conners’ star Lecy Goranson on...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for The Conners Season 7, Episodes 5 & 6.] The Conners bid viewers adieu in the series finale of ABC‘s Roseanne spinoff, and it was a tearful endeavour as the TV family said goodbye for the last time. Delivered in two parts, the finale kicked off with Dan (John Goodman) preparing for the deposition that could win him and his family big bucks for the wrongful death of matriarch Roseanne (Roseanne Barr). Meanwhile, Mark (Ames McNamara) is presented with the opportunity to join a cybersecurity training program with a promise of employment. The catch? It’s in New York City. Darlene (Sara Gilbert) isn’t a big fan of this idea, especially when Mark tells his mother he doesn’t plan to attend college, leaving the duo on opposing sides of the argument. Meanwhile, Becky (Lecy Goranson) and Tyler (Sean Astin) decide to combine their funds and struggle to decide what they’ll spend...

She may be remembered as one-half of “Two Beckys,” but The Conners star Lecy Goranson will always be the Becky Conner, as the actress who originated the role of Roseanne and Dan Conner’s oldest child on Roseanne when she was just 14 years old.

Through the 1988-97 original series (minus a few of seasons off while she attended college and Sarah Chalke was recast as the character), the one-season Roseanne reboot in 2018, and the just-completed seven-season Roseanne sequel, Goranson’s Becky ran off against her parents’ wishes to marry her high school boyfriend, Mark (Glenn Quinn), became a widow (after Quinn died in 2002 and his role was not recast), battled alcoholism, became a single mother, and pursued an advanced degree after giving up her dream of college when she eloped with Mark.

In The Conners series finale — spoiler alert — Becky’s years of surviving a lot of trauma and working a lot of unsatisfying,...

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the series finale of “The Conners,” streaming on Hulu as of April 24.

After 37 years, the adventures of Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and the rest of the family have come to an end with the series finale of “The Conners” on ABC Wednesday night. And although those kinds of goodbyes can be tricky, especially with a show that has so much history — both on-camera and off — executive producer Dave Caplan tells Variety, “We felt a tremendous responsibility to get this right.”

In a way, Caplan and fellow executive producers Bruce Helford and Bruce Rasmussen were aware of the pitfalls that an end of a series can present, keeping it storyline-driven and character-driven. And balancing keeping the conclusion sentimental when it should be, but funny as well. They felt like the “stewards” of the show and the characters, they say.

“It has a certain legacy...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Conners” Season 7 Episodes 5 and 6.

“The Conners” have said goodbye after 15 seasons across three shows in 37 years.

The ABC sitcom, a spinoff born out of the cancellation of its megahit “Roseanne” reboot, wrapped its run Wednesday with a heartwarming finale that left the beloved TV family a little bit better than when we found them.

The six-episode Season 7 followed as Dan (John Goodman) and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) worked to sue the opioid company that provided the medication that ultimately led to Roseanne Conner’s accidental overdose. Meanwhile, each member of the Conner family dealt with significant growth, including Mark (Ames McNamara) using his hacking skills to land a good job in New York without going to college; Becky (Lecy Goranson) keeping with her sobriety and landing a good job; Darlene (Sara Gilbert) repairing her relationship with Ben

The finale also resolved the lawsuit with he opioid company,...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains details from Wednesday’s series finale of The Conners on ABC.

After more than three decades, the Conners have held their final family meeting in that kitschy midwestern living room. The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod to the matriarch while acknowledging that life is still good for this working-class clan.

Below, executive producers Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan and Bruce Rasmussen talk about their decision to reference Roseanne in the final episodes, and how Laurie Metcalf’s unexpected display of emotion changed the final scene for the better.

Deadline: Before we dive into the episode, Dave Caplan, it’s time to acknowledge your Ph.D that is listed in the credits.

Dave Caplan: Yeah. I finished my degree. It’s in media-related psychology. It’s how storytelling affects its audience.

Bruce Helford: We’re smart people.

Bruce Rasmussen: Or dancing monkeys.

More than 35 years later, John Goodman is saying goodbye to Dan Conner.

With the two-part series finale of The Conners airing Wednesday at 8/7c on ABC, the Emmy winner said the seven-season revival has gone by “so fast” as he opened up about bidding farewell to the patriarchal character he originated on Roseanne in 1988.

“It’s really hard. It’s something I’m going to miss for a while. I’m old and resistant to change,” he told People, adding: “It was so exciting when we got this together and it seems like it was two weeks ago. Showing up every day and just being here with everybody. It’s a great place to work.”

Goodman said, “It’s just being here every day and like [my costar] Jay [R. Ferguson] said, we just come in and laugh a lot. And it’s hard.”

After ABC gave the series an abbreviated renewal last May...

The Conners is coming to an end!

The long-running ABC series, a continuation of the cherished sitcom Roseanne, is airing its series finale tonight after seven seasons.

In the one hour finale, Dan’s deposition stirs up feelings, Darlene confronts insecurities in her marriage to Ben, Jackie prepares for a series of physical tests and Becky and Tyler consider the next step in their relationship.

The series first launched back in 2018, and focuses on the family members of the matriarch after her sudden death.

Over the years, the cast of the popular series has amassed an impressive net worth. We’ve rounded up the main cast members of the show, and ranked them from lowest to highest estimated net worth.

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Over the course of its seven post-Roseanne seasons, The Conners has welcomed a number of celebrity guest stars to the show, including Matthew Broderick, Candice Bergen, Patton Oswalt, Whoopi Goldberg and Dan Aykroyd, who thankfully resisted the urge to bust out his harmonica and force John Goodman into performing a Blues Brothers 2000 reunion concert.

But there are a number of actors from the original Roseanne series who, barring a last-minute cameo on tonight’s series finale, simply never appeared on The Conners.

Executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan addressed some of these absences in a recent interview with TVLine. On the subject of Leon, Roseanne’s former boss-turned-business partner, played by the late Martin Mull, the producers claimed that they wanted to find a way to include him on the show, but it became a “moot issue” after he passed away last year. “It would have been a conversation,...

John Goodmanhas been in some iconic projects. One of those was the show Roseanne, which began airing in 1988 and ran for 10 seasons. Then came The Conners. The show started in 2018 and has since ran for 7 seasons. But now, the series is coming to an end and Goodman spoke with PEOPLEabout the show ending and how it feels for him as an actor. He shared with the outlet on a set visit that it is "really hard" to say goodbye to the show. “It's something I'm going to miss for a while. I'm old and resistant to change.”

The show running for 7 seasons as a spin-off is impressive, but even Goodman thinks that it all went by "so fast." He shared that he felt like it all felt way too quickly over. “It was so exciting when we got this together and it seems like it was two weeks ago.” Part...

The Conners will say goodbye to fans for the last time as the Roseanne spinoff signs off with its Season 7 finale on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, and in anticipation of the closing installments, TV Insider has an exclusive first look. In a sneak peek clip, above, Dan (John Goodman) observes his grandson Mark (Ames McNamara) as he partakes in a little afternoon computer hacking. “Hey, Grandpa, thanks again for letting me stay here. Mom doesn’t want a criminal living under her roof,” Mark tells Dan, referring to Darlene’s (Sara Gilbert) disapproval of his pastime and side hustle. “Yeah, I’m used to it,” Dan responds to his grandson in the clip above. “The Conners usually just run away from one part of the family to the other. Before we had two houses, people just kind of piled up in the basement.” Dan goes on to point out the nonchalant way...

The Roseanne spinoff, The Conners, is set to air its series finale on April 23, concluding the show’s seven-season run on ABC. One of its stars is opening up about what the show meant to her and what she will miss about the series and playing Darlene Conner, a role she has portrayed since Roseanne premiered in 1988.

In an interview with People, Gilbert shared her thoughts on the show coming to an end.“I think we just have such a good time, and we laugh a lot. And the group, not just the cast, but the crew as well, the writers. It feels like family, and because we did it for so many years, it’s sort of deep in our soul. And so that is hard to imagine being without,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert on Why The Conners Resonates with Viewers

Gilbert also touched on why the show, which followed...

Tomorrow, the credits will roll on The Conners for the last time when the series celebrates its grand finale. After seven seasons, the show proved that the world of the family from Lanford, Illinois had plenty of staying power even after their matriarch and original series star, Roseanne Barr, was killed off. Over the last few years, fans have caught up with the titular gang of relatives who we first met all the way back in the 80s thanks to a little TV show called Roseanne. During that time, we got to see a new generation of the Conners enter their young adult years, while favorites like Sara Gilbert’s Darlene and Lecy Goranson’s Becky continued into adulthood. At the same time, there were a few beloved characters from the flagship production who fans were upset they never got to see in the follow-up chapter.

Feeling a similar sense of disappointment as the fandom,...

When it comes to regrets, the executive producers of ABC’s The Conners have a few.

“Martin Mull passed before we had a chance to [bring back Leon],” Bruce Helford laments. “We would have liked Johnny [Galecki] to come back [as David after Season 2], but we respected that….”

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“And we never got Clooney!” fellow EP Dave Caplan interjects. “I don’t know what the hell...

The Roseanne-verse finally comes to an end this week with the series finale of The Conners. While we don’t know exactly what will happen, it will no doubt focus on the titular family’s wrongful death lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company responsible for making the opioids that Roseanne Conner overdosed on.

It’s kind of funny that the show has been able to wring so much drama out of a plot point that was only introduced because Roseanne Barr was fired from Roseanne. That’s like if Two and a Half Men ended with a dramatic court case involving the manufacturers of the piano that fell on Charlie Sheen.

What should we expect from the finale of The Conners? According to executive producer Bruce Helford, we should expect the unexpected. “There’s something that happens in the final episode that I don’t think has ever happened on broadcast television,...

As The Conners prepares to air its final episodes on April 23, 2025, Sara Gilbert, the heart and soul behind Darlene Conner, bids a tearful farewell to the ABC sitcom that’s been a cultural touchstone for over three decades. Gilbert, 50, recently shared that the show “feels like a family” to her, reflecting on the laughter and bonds forged over seven seasons.

From its roots in Roseanne to the triumph of spinoff success, The Conners has tackled the challenges of working-class life with a perfect mix of humor and heart, striking a chord with millions. For loyal fans who have laughed and cried along with the Conners, saying goodbye will surely be a heart-wrenching experience.

The Conners‘ final bow after seven successful years on TV John Goodman, Katey Sagal, Sara Gilbert, and Jay R. Ferguson in a still from The Conners | Credits: ABC

The ABC sitcom, The Conners, prepares for its final bow,...