The Conners

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The Conners
GenreSitcom
Created byMatt Williams
Developed by
Starring
ComposerAntonio Beliveau
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes106 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyDonald A. Morgan
EditorBrian Schnuckel
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) –
present (present)
Related
Roseanne
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The Conners is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams for ABC as a direct continuation of the series Roseanne. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Bruce Helford serving as executive producer and features actors John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jayden Rey and Jay R. Ferguson.

A planned renewal for Roseanne's eleventh season was cancelled in May 2018, due to controversial tweets by its star Roseanne Barr on Twitter. The next month, ABC ordered a spin-off and confirmed the adult principal cast's involvement, while Kenney, McNamara and Rey were confirmed in August.

The series premiered on October 16, 2018, airing in the Tuesday 8:00 p.m. slot its predecessor was scheduled to hold during the 2018–19 television season. On October 26, 2018, ABC ordered an extra episode, bringing the episode number to eleven.[1]

On March 22, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes.[2] On May 14, 2019, ABC ordered six extra episodes, expanding the number to 19. An additional episode was then ordered, with season 2 totaling 20 episodes.[3] The second season premiered on September 24, 2019.[4] On May 21, 2020, ABC renewed the series for a third season, and it was announced that season 3 would move from Tuesday to Wednesday,[5] which premiered on October 21, 2020.[6] On May 14, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth season,[7] which premiered on September 22, 2021.[8]

On May 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season,[9] which premiered on September 21, 2022.[10] On October 12, 2022, ABC expanded the series' fifth season to feature its largest season to date, ordering 22 episodes for the 2022–23 U.S. TV season, which concluded on May 3, 2023.[11] On May 16, 2023, the series was renewed for a sixth season,[12] which premiered on February 7, 2024.[13] On May 10, 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh and final season consisting of six episodes, which will premiere in March 2025.[14]

  1. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 26, 2018). "The Conners Season 1 Gets a Bit Bigger". Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 22, 2019). "The Conners Renewed for Expanded Season 2 at ABC — Who's Returning?". TVLine. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Conners Season 2: ABC Expands Episode Order to Nearly a Full Season". TVLine. May 14, 2019. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Erik (July 2, 2019). "ABC Fall Premiere Dates: 'The Conners', 'Black-ish' & Spinoff, Cobie Smulders' 'Stumptown', Final 'Modern Family' Season & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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  7. ^ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'The Conners' Renewed For Season 4 By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
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  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 12, 2022). "'The Conners': Season 5 To Feature Show's Biggest Ever Episode Count". Deadline.
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  13. ^ Petski, Denise (2023-11-16). "ABC Midseason Premiere Dates: 'The Bachelor', '9-1-1′, Abbott Elementary', 'Grey's Anatomy', More". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2024-05-10). "'The Conners' Renewed By ABC For Abbreviated Seventh & Final Season". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-05-10.