'Roseanne' Revival Will Be Longer Than We Thought
by EG
ABC is giving a vote of confidence to its revival of Roseanne before the revived series even hits the air. It's notable, though, that the network has only ordered one additional episode of the new series. That's a far cry from NBC's bet on its own revival of Will & Grace, which got an order for a whole second season before the first season of the revival had debuted. WIll & Grace has, so far, been a decent, but far from stellar, performer for NBC.
ABC is feeling good about its upcoming Roseanne revival.
The network has ordered an additional episode ahead of the Roseanne Barr sitcom's highly anticipated return, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. That brings the episode total of the reboot to nine episodes.
Set to bow sometime in 2018, the new episodes will see the return of original stars Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Michael Fishman (DJ), Lecy Goranson (Becky) and even Sarah Chalke, who played the second Becky and will return to the series in a different role.
Gilbert spearheaded the revival and will executive produce with series newcomers Whitney Cummings and Jax Media's Tony Hernandez, as well as returning producers Tom Werner, Bruce Helford and Barr.
Roseanne is the latest series at ABC to get the green light for additional episodes. In recent weeks, the network has ordered more episodes of long-running drama Grey's Anatomy, as well as comedies Black-ish, American Housewife and The Middle. On Friday, ABC also ordered three more episode of freshman light drama Kevin (Probably) Saves the World.
Although the new episodes have yet to premiere, the decision to invest in more Roseanne is not surprising given the anticipation surrounding the show's return. Roseanne originally ran from 1988-1997.
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