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created by Matt Williams that originally aired on

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from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, with a revival season that premiered in 2018. Lauded for its realistic portrayal of the average American family, the series stars

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, and revolves around the Conners, an

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working-class family. In the ninth season, Roseanne and her family win the lottery and associate with "high society". On May 16, 2017, it was announced ABC would produce a tenth season revival of the series, set to air as a mid-season replacement in 2018, with the original cast returning. The tenth season debuted on March 27, 2018. On March 30, 2018, the series was renewed for an eleventh season of 13 episodes by ABC. However, ABC reversed its decision and canceled the series on May 29, 2018, when Barr was fired from the show after she posted a controversial tweet about former Obama-administration Senior Advisor

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. On June 21, 2018, the show was revived as a spin-off entitled ''

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'', which has the same cast as ''Roseanne'' after her character dies of a opioid overdose. The show premiered on October 16, 2018, and aired all of its episodes on ABC, with the final episode airing on April 23, 2025.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1988–89)

Season 2 (1989–90)

Note: The entire season was directed by John Pasquin.

Season 3 (1990–91)

Season 4 (1991–92)

Season 5 (1992–93)

Season 6 (1993–94)

Season 7 (1994–95)

Note: Due to a timeslot shift by

of ''

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'' to Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., which was a reaction to

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's move of ''

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'' to Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., ''Roseanne'' was moved to Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. for this season.

Season 8 (1995–96)

Note: Starting with this season (and the rest of the series), ''Roseanne'' was moved back to Tuesdays, but to 8:00 p.m. instead of the original 9:00 p.m.

Season 9 (1996–97)

Season 10 (2018)

Notes and references

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