ABC has started negotiations with the The Conners team about a third season of the hit comedy.
“We are deep in conversations with the cast and the producers,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told Deadline during TCA.
Because of the show’s origins — a spinoff of the Roseanne revival — The Conners cast does not have standard six-year contracts. Instead, the actors are signed year-to-year.
The Roseanne spinoff was an instant breakout, ranking as last season’s No. 1 new comedy in total viewers and 18-49 and ABC’s No. 1 comedy in both categories. This season, The Conners remains ABC’s most watched comedy series, averaging 7.7 million viewers (most current) and is tied with the final season of ABC’s Modern Family and CBS’ Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon as the highest rated comedy on broadcast in adults 18-49 (1.7 ratings)
“We would be crazy not to renew The Conners. It performs incredibly well for us,...
“We are deep in conversations with the cast and the producers,” ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke told Deadline during TCA.
Because of the show’s origins — a spinoff of the Roseanne revival — The Conners cast does not have standard six-year contracts. Instead, the actors are signed year-to-year.
The Roseanne spinoff was an instant breakout, ranking as last season’s No. 1 new comedy in total viewers and 18-49 and ABC’s No. 1 comedy in both categories. This season, The Conners remains ABC’s most watched comedy series, averaging 7.7 million viewers (most current) and is tied with the final season of ABC’s Modern Family and CBS’ Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon as the highest rated comedy on broadcast in adults 18-49 (1.7 ratings)
“We would be crazy not to renew The Conners. It performs incredibly well for us,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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