'Roseanne' renewed for second season already. Man.
Love it or hate it so, so much, the Roseanne reboot got a second season.
After a massive ratings premiere on Tuesday, ABC announced Friday that they would be renewing the controversial sitcom for its second season.
The internet was torn up, for better or worse.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Though critics had been talking about the show for weeks, the show's ratings shocked even the most hardened skeptics. On Tuesday night, a staggering 18.2 million viewers tuned in. The total viewercast has grown by over 3.4 million in recent days.
The announcement comes on the heels of news that President Trump called Roseanne, a Trump supporter, himself to congratulate her on the show's ratings success.
The show's renewal contract allegedly calls for up to 13 episodes. Just nine episodes were scheduled for the original season.
Roseanne hasn't exactly received universal praise. While the show has been by some praised for shedding light on how divided families and friends deal with modern issues, critics have lambasted the actress for spreading hateful right-wing propaganda online, including the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Roseanne has also accused Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg of performing a Nazi Salute (he has not).
To another two years of internet drama!
Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
