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Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and was briefly revived from March 27 to May 22, 2018. Starring Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner, the series revolves around her family in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Receiving generally positive reviews for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family, the series reached No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1989 to 1990 in its second season.

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A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.

Aired
1988–2018
Seasons
10 · 231 episodes
Status
Canceled
Created by
Matt Williams
Network
ABC
Genres
Comedy

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Television.runtime
21–22 minutes
Television.list_episodes
List of Roseanne episodes
Television.image
Roseanne (Carsey Werner Television series) logo.svg
Television.num_episodes
231
Television.num_seasons
10
Television.language
English
Television.country
United States
Television.composer
Dan Foliart Howard Pearl
Television.creator
Matt Williams
Television.network
ABC
Television.genre
Sitcom
Television.related
The Conners

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end time
1997-05-20
start time
1988-10-18
number of seasons
10
number of episodes
222
social media followers
44921
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Roseanne
Commons category
Roseanne (TV series)
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25 sections
Contents
  • Production history
  • Premise
  • Cast and characters
  • Episodes
  • Original series
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
  • Season 6
  • Season 7
  • Season 8
  • Season 9
  • Revival
  • Season 10
  • Critical response
  • Renewal, cancellation and firing of Barr
  • ''The Conners''
  • Ratings
  • Syndication
  • Awards and nominations
  • Home media
  • Notes and references
  • External links

Roseanne is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams that originally aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and was briefly revived from March 27 to May 22, 2018. Starring Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner, the series revolves around her family in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois. Receiving generally positive reviews for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family, the series reached No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1989 to 1990 in its second season.

During the initial run, the series remained in the top four for six of the nine seasons, and in the top 20 for eight. During the short-lived revival, the series reached No. 3, with an average of 18 million viewers per episode within the span of its nine episodes. In 1993, the episode "A Stash from the Past" was ranked No. 21 on TV Guides 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2002, Roseanne was ranked No. 35 on TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 2013, it was ranked No. 32 on TV Guides 60 Best Series of All Time.

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