ABC Sets Premiere Date For Roseanne Spinoff The Conners
ABC has announced a mid-October premiere date for The Conners, the spinoff of the hit revival of Roseanne announced in June following the firing of Roseanne Barr.
The network and parent company Disney swiftly cut ties with Barr in late May after the comedian wrote a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a longtime adviser to former President Barack Obama. Barr, who continues to insist she thought Jarrett is white, will have no creative or financial stake in the spinoff, which will instead center on the other members of her television family.
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The Conners will lead off ABC’s Tuesday schedule beginning Oct. 16, with Nathan Fillion’s new series The Rookie, about the oldest police trainee in Los Angeles, capping off the night.
Here’s ABC’s full fall television lineup (all times are Eastern/Pacific):
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00-10:01 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (Season 27 premiere)
10:01-11:00 p.m. “The Good Doctor” (Season 2 premiere)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
8:00-8:30 p.m. “The Goldbergs” (Season 6 premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. “American Housewife” (Season 3 premiere; new time)
9:00-9:31 p.m. “Modern Family” (Season 10 premiere)
9:31-10:00 p.m. “Single Parents” (Series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “A Million Little Things” (Series premiere)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (Season 15 premiere; two hours)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “How to Get Away with Murder” (Season 5 premiere)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 30
7:00-8:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Season 29 premiere)
THURSDAY, OCT. 4
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Station 19” (Season 2 premiere)
FRIDAY, OCT. 5
8:00-8:30 p.m. “Fresh Off the Boat” (Season 5 premiere; new day and time)
8:30-9:00 p.m. “Speechless” (Season 3 premiere; new day)
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Child Support” (Season 2 premiere; new time)
SUNDAY, OCT. 7
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” (Series premiere; two hours)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (Season 10 premiere)
SUNDAY, OCT. 14
10:00-11:00 p.m. “The Alec Baldwin Show” (Series premiere)
TUESDAY, OCT. 16
8:00-8:30 p.m. “The Conners” (Series premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. “The Kids Are Alright” (Series premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. “black-ish” (Season 5 premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. “Splitting Up Together” (Season 2 premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “The Rookie” (Series premiere)