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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 112792" data-attributes="member: 57984">Roseanne returned Tuesday. The ABC sitcom, away from the air for two decades, kicked off its revived run with especially promising returns — dominating every other Big Four telecast of the night.The first two episodes of Roseanne, a full hour at the top of the ABC lineup, won the night by both adults 18-49 and total viewers. The show averaged a 5.1 rating in the key demo and 18.1 million viewers, rising from the first half hour to the next. The first number alone is easily enough to make Roseanne the highest-rated regularly-scheduled scripted show of the last few seasons, as well as the highest-rated sitcom in recent memory.That&#039;s an incredibly strong start for the sitcom, thus far only committed to nine episodes. The easiest comparison is another revival, NBC&#039;s Will &amp; Grace. The other reboot, one that helped jumpstart Roseanne and the current trend, premiered with a 3.0 rating in the key demo and just over 10 million viewers at the start of the season.ABC made a pretty bold move by having Roseanne go it alone at 8 p.m., without any lead-in. The hour has belonged to sitcoms The Middle and Fresh Off the Boat for the season up until now. Roseanne&#039;s brief run picks up next Tuesday, airing single episodes at 8 p.m. for another seven weeks.Reboots have been a big part of the <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=825&amp;BEFID=96252&amp;acode=779&amp;code=779&amp;aon=&amp;crawler_id=518814&amp;dealId=n3WrlJAsP2cL2mlnmBUCng%3D%3D&amp;searchID=&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.affil.walmart.com%2Ft%2Fcsesh01%3Fl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252FSceptre-32-720p-60Hz-Class-LED-HDTV-Assorted-Colors%252F35910981%253Fwmlspartner%253Dshoppingcom%2526affcmpid%253D3909487218%2526tmode%253D0000%2526veh%253Dcse&amp;DealName=Sceptre%2032%22%20720p%2060Hz%20Class%20LED%20HDTV%2C%20Assorted%20Colors&amp;MerchantID=518814&amp;HasLink=yes&amp;category=0&amp;AR=-1&amp;NG=1&amp;GR=1&amp;ND=1&amp;PN=1&amp;RR=-1&amp;ST=&amp;MN=msnFeed&amp;FPT=SDCF&amp;NDS=1&amp;NMS=1&amp;NDP=1&amp;MRS=&amp;PD=0&amp;brnId=2455&amp;lnkId=8070676&amp;Issdt=180327051923&amp;IsFtr=0&amp;IsSmart=0&amp;dlprc=172.0&amp;SKU=35910981" target="_blank">TV</a> narrative the last year, particularly at the broadcast networks. Will &amp; Grace and Roseanne will be followed by Murphy Brown on CBS during the 2018-19 season, and rumblings of others (The Office, Mad About You) continue. Like Will &amp; Grace, itself renewed through a third season of the new run, Roseanne&#039;s comeback was inspired by the current political climate. But unlike Will &amp; Grace, or any other scripted offering on U.S. TV at the moment, Roseanne presents a more varied take on Donald Trump&#039;s America.These shows are an easy way to cut through the clutter. They promote themselves, generally inspire initial tune-in and have established cast members to do a lot of the heavy lifting — one reason why ABC was able to pull in $175,000 for 30-second ads. For now, it seems, it was worth the investment.<a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/tv-ratings-roseanne-revival-skyrockets-with-stunning-premiere/ar-BBKP9fQ?li=BBmkt5R&amp;ocid=ientp" target="_blank">http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/tv-ratings-roseanne-revival-skyrockets-with-stunning-premiere/ar-BBKP9fQ?li=BBmkt5R&amp;ocid=ientp</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 112792, member: 57984"] Roseanne returned Tuesday. The ABC sitcom, away from the air for two decades, kicked off its revived run with especially promising returns — dominating every other Big Four telecast of the night. The first two episodes of Roseanne, a full hour at the top of the ABC lineup, won the night by both adults 18-49 and total viewers. The show averaged a 5.1 rating in the key demo and 18.1 million viewers, rising from the first half hour to the next. The first number alone is easily enough to make Roseanne the highest-rated regularly-scheduled scripted show of the last few seasons, as well as the highest-rated sitcom in recent memory. That's an incredibly strong start for the sitcom, thus far only committed to nine episodes. The easiest comparison is another revival, NBC's Will & Grace. The other reboot, one that helped jumpstart Roseanne and the current trend, premiered with a 3.0 rating in the key demo and just over 10 million viewers at the start of the season. ABC made a pretty bold move by having Roseanne go it alone at 8 p.m., without any lead-in. The hour has belonged to sitcoms The Middle and Fresh Off the Boat for the season up until now. Roseanne's brief run picks up next Tuesday, airing single episodes at 8 p.m. for another seven weeks. Reboots have been a big part of the [URL='http://rover.ebay.com/rover/13/0/19/DealFrame/DealFrame.cmp?bm=825&BEFID=96252&acode=779&code=779&aon=&crawler_id=518814&dealId=n3WrlJAsP2cL2mlnmBUCng%3D%3D&searchID=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.affil.walmart.com%2Ft%2Fcsesh01%3Fl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.walmart.com%252Fip%252FSceptre-32-720p-60Hz-Class-LED-HDTV-Assorted-Colors%252F35910981%253Fwmlspartner%253Dshoppingcom%2526affcmpid%253D3909487218%2526tmode%253D0000%2526veh%253Dcse&DealName=Sceptre%2032%22%20720p%2060Hz%20Class%20LED%20HDTV%2C%20Assorted%20Colors&MerchantID=518814&HasLink=yes&category=0&AR=-1&NG=1&GR=1&ND=1&PN=1&RR=-1&ST=&MN=msnFeed&FPT=SDCF&NDS=1&NMS=1&NDP=1&MRS=&PD=0&brnId=2455&lnkId=8070676&Issdt=180327051923&IsFtr=0&IsSmart=0&dlprc=172.0&SKU=35910981'][U]TV[/U][/URL] narrative the last year, particularly at the broadcast networks. Will & Grace and Roseanne will be followed by Murphy Brown on CBS during the 2018-19 season, and rumblings of others (The Office, Mad About You) continue. Like Will & Grace, itself renewed through a third season of the new run, Roseanne's comeback was inspired by the current political climate. But unlike Will & Grace, or any other scripted offering on U.S. TV at the moment, Roseanne presents a more varied take on Donald Trump's America. These shows are an easy way to cut through the clutter. They promote themselves, generally inspire initial tune-in and have established cast members to do a lot of the heavy lifting — one reason why ABC was able to pull in $175,000 for 30-second ads. For now, it seems, it was worth the investment. [URL]http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/tv-ratings-roseanne-revival-skyrockets-with-stunning-premiere/ar-BBKP9fQ?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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