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"The Conners" Debut Ratings Steady With "Roseanne" Finale; Falls From Opener
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Ubiquitous
Oct 17, 2018, 10:58:27 AM10/17/18
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Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and
the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
triumph, or at least solid success.
After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
how Barr’s character died: opioid overdose. With everyone except
Barr on-board, the cast and episode also set the stage for how the
10-episode spinoff intends to continue without the franchise’s
former leading lady.
With a 7.7/13 in metered market ratings, the early indication is
it’s certainly not going to be the same or easy but ABC has some
breathing room, at least for now.
While no one really expected The Conners to hit the massive debut
that the return of Roseanne had on March 27 after nearly 20 years
off the air, the spinoff was barely ahead of the revival’s May 22
finale, at least in the early metrics. That “Knee Deep” finale
episode came mere days before Barr’s racist online attack on former
Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, and even by then the already
renewed series had seen a double digit decline from the Season 10
opener. Which is to say, the finale was a reasonable benchmark for
The Conners to reach.
Down 35% from the Roseanne opener, the debut of The Conners was just
4% better than the mothership series finale in metered market
numbers. In fact, despite a massive marketing push, The Conners
wasn’t even the highest rated show of Tuesday night. Though The
Conners was ahead of This Is Us by 22% in the early numbers, it was
the fourth episode of the 16th season of CBS’ NCIS that topped the
night with a 8.1/13 in metered market results.
For ABC, the real goal for The Conners seems to be to match or be
close to the final season opener of The Middle, which aired on
October 3 last year. That Season 9 debut snagged 6.2 million viewers
and a 1.6/6 rating among adults 18-49. Looking at the metered
markets this morning, that goal looks realistic at this point as the
Roseanne Season 10 ender had an audience of 10.6 million and a
2.5/12 rating in the key demo.
We’ll update with more Conners results as well as the ratings for
the debut of Nathan Fillion’s The Rookie and the rest of the Big 4
primetime as those numbers come in later today.
--
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Not a serial rapist, but a rapist.
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Not a blackout drunk, but an alcoholic.
Not an alcoholic, but he drinks beer.
OK, he just threw ice at someone once in the 1980's.
the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
triumph, or at least solid success.
After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
how Barr’s character died: opioid overdose. With everyone except
Barr on-board, the cast and episode also set the stage for how the
10-episode spinoff intends to continue without the franchise’s
former leading lady.
With a 7.7/13 in metered market ratings, the early indication is
it’s certainly not going to be the same or easy but ABC has some
breathing room, at least for now.
While no one really expected The Conners to hit the massive debut
that the return of Roseanne had on March 27 after nearly 20 years
off the air, the spinoff was barely ahead of the revival’s May 22
finale, at least in the early metrics. That “Knee Deep” finale
episode came mere days before Barr’s racist online attack on former
Barack Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, and even by then the already
renewed series had seen a double digit decline from the Season 10
opener. Which is to say, the finale was a reasonable benchmark for
The Conners to reach.
Down 35% from the Roseanne opener, the debut of The Conners was just
4% better than the mothership series finale in metered market
numbers. In fact, despite a massive marketing push, The Conners
wasn’t even the highest rated show of Tuesday night. Though The
Conners was ahead of This Is Us by 22% in the early numbers, it was
the fourth episode of the 16th season of CBS’ NCIS that topped the
night with a 8.1/13 in metered market results.
For ABC, the real goal for The Conners seems to be to match or be
close to the final season opener of The Middle, which aired on
October 3 last year. That Season 9 debut snagged 6.2 million viewers
and a 1.6/6 rating among adults 18-49. Looking at the metered
markets this morning, that goal looks realistic at this point as the
Roseanne Season 10 ender had an audience of 10.6 million and a
2.5/12 rating in the key demo.
We’ll update with more Conners results as well as the ratings for
the debut of Nathan Fillion’s The Rookie and the rest of the Big 4
primetime as those numbers come in later today.
--
Kavanaugh is a gang rapist.
OK, not a gang rapist, but a serial rapist.
Not a serial rapist, but a rapist.
OK, not a rapist, but a blackout drunk.
Not a blackout drunk, but an alcoholic.
Not an alcoholic, but he drinks beer.
OK, he just threw ice at someone once in the 1980's.
anim8rfsk
Oct 17, 2018, 11:56:55 AM10/17/18
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Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:58:26 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> "The Conners" Debut Ratings Steady With "Roseanne" Finale; Falls From Opener
> Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net>
> October 17, 2018 at 7:58:26 AM MST
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> "The Conners" Debut Ratings Steady With "Roseanne" Finale; Falls From Opener
> Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net>
> October 17, 2018 at 7:58:26 AM MST
>
> Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and
> the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
> Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
> triumph, or at least solid success.
>
> After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
> John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
> how Barr’s character died: opioid overdose.
SUZEEQ!!!! Why didn't you tell us?!?!?!?!?!
> Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and
> the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
> Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
> triumph, or at least solid success.
>
> After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
> John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
> how Barr’s character died: opioid overdose.
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suzeeq
Oct 17, 2018, 12:29:41 PM10/17/18
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anim8rfsk wrote:
> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:58:26 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> "The Conners" Debut Ratings Steady With "Roseanne" Finale; Falls From Opener
>> Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net>
>> October 17, 2018 at 7:58:26 AM MST
>>
>> Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and
>> the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
>> Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
>> triumph, or at least solid success.
>>
>> After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
>> John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
>> how Barr’s character died: opioid overdose.
> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:58:26 -0700 Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> "The Conners" Debut Ratings Steady With "Roseanne" Finale; Falls From Opener
>> Ubiquitous<web...@polaris.net>
>> October 17, 2018 at 7:58:26 AM MST
>>
>> Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and
>> the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The
>> Conners premiered last night in hopes of turning tragedy into
>> triumph, or at least solid success.
>>
>> After months of playing its sitcom cards close to the chest, the
>> John Goodman, Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf led series revealed
>
> SUZEEQ!!!! Why didn't you tell us?!?!?!?!?!
>
I did.
> SUZEEQ!!!! Why didn't you tell us?!?!?!?!?!
>
anim8rfsk
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