The Conners is doing much better than Roseanne Barr’s supporters had hoped. When ABC made the surprising announcement they were canceling the top new show due to remarks some deemed racist, people were shocked. While anyone who had followed Roseanne’s career over the years wasn’t surprised that she would make a politically targeted joke that would be viewed as controversial, the fact that ABC would cancel the reboot after it was a ratings’ success was a shock.

After a period of confusion and indecision, fans of the show (and specifically Sara Gilbert) rallied together in hopes the show would continue without Roseanne. Even Barr said she felt terrible about the people who lost their jobs overnight due to her tweet.

As Roseanne Barr is an outspoken proponent of President Donald Trump, and many of her cast members held different political views, some argued that it was really Barr’s personal belief that resulted in the abrupt firing and show’s cancellation.

When it was announced the show would continue without Roseanne controversy spread across social media platforms. Some politicized the new show with many on the right hoping the show would fail and vowed not to watch it. Those on the left supported the firing and wanted to see the show take a new direction that was aligned with more Democratic views.

Interestingly, the Roseanne reboot was about a family with different political views working together. Art didn’t imitate life though when ABC heads decided there was no working with the Emmy-winning actress, producer, and writer due to her tweet.

ABC announced that The Conners has won its Tuesday night timeslot by 17 percent and is now the number two television show following NBC’s This Is Us. The Conners is so popular, it only trails This Is Us by half a point.

ABC ordered 11 episodes of The Conners Season 1. The show airs Episode Six “One Flew Over The Conners’ Nest on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

ABC released an episode summary and announced that Fred Savage will direct the episode and Sarah Chalke will return in the role of Andrea.

“With Mark and Mary’s help, Jackie convinces Dan to build a chicken coop in the backyard so the family can eat organic eggs, but from a bird’s-eye view, it appears that she may have ulterior motives. Becky meets with Andrea for the first time since the surrogacy mishap, and Darlene is forced to deal with a sleazy customer at her casino job.” Advertisement

Have you watched The Conners? What do you think of the series sans Roseanne Barr? The Conners airs on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET.