After Roseanne's Huge Return, ABC Quickly Renews for Next Season

Premiere was the most-watched comedy telecast since 2014

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Less than 48 hours after Roseanne returned to enormous ratings, ABC has already picked up the revival for another season.

On Tuesday, the hour-long return of Roseanne in its former 8 p.m. time slot was watched by a whopping 18.2 million viewers and earned a 5.2 rating in the 18-49 demo, making it the most-watched comedy telecast since September 2014. Tuesday’s premiere also had higher ratings than its then-series finale in May 1997, which was watched by 16.6

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