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Will people watch ‘The Connors’ without Roseanne?

The “Roseanne” spinoff show “The Connors” premieres tonight on ABC. Noticeably absent from the cast is Roseanne Barr. ABC fired her earlier this year, after Barr sent out that infamous racist tweet about President Obama’s advisor, Valerie Jarrett.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 16, 2018 • 1 min read

The “Roseanne” spinoff show “The Connors” premieres tonight on ABC. Noticeably absent from the cast is Roseanne Barr. ABC fired her earlier this year, after Barr sent out that infamous racist tweet about President Obama’s advisor, Valerie Jarrett. The show is going on though, because “Roseanne” was a ratings bonanza for ABC.

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