‘The Conners’: How The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Celebrated 100 Episodes & Whether The Producers Expect To Do More
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from Wednesday’s episode of The Conners on ABC. The Conners celebrated a big milestone — 100 episodes! — by doing what it does best: telling stories about small-town life and reminding folks that it has one of the most experienced ensembles on broadcast TV.
Here, executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan talk about their six-season odyssey and whether it’s time to start planning for a seventh year on ABC. DEADLINE: I still remember the day when former ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey abruptly canceled the Roseanne reboot.
And now, the spinoff, The Conners, is celebrating 100 episodes. DAVE CAPLAN: We have a hard time believing that ourselves. BRUCE HELFORD:There are a couple of milestones.
This is the first time to have the whole cast of a show hit the 100-episode milestone twice. DEADLINE: Because you are celebrating 100 episodes, did you purposely give a shout-out to old Roseanne characters like Nana Mary and Crystal Anderson-Conner? HELFORD: It worked into the story and we thought it would be nice.
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