‘The Conners’ Repeats To Air On The CW In Unusual Acquisition Deal; Premiere Date Set
deadline.comThis is something we don’t see often — repeats of a current broadcast series airing concurrently on another broadcast network in primetime.
In a deal with Lionsgate, the CW has acquired the five existing seasons of ABC’s comedy series The Conners. Back-to-back reruns of the Roseanne spinoff will air Thursdays 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM, flanked by original episodes of Canadian comedy imports Son of a Critch at 8 PM and Children Ruin Everything at 9:30 PM.
The Conners will begin its CW run Jan. 4 at 8:30 PM with the series’ first two episodes, “Keep On Truckin'” and “Tangled Up In Blue”.
In addition to airing in the Thursday slot, the sitcom starring John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf and Lecy Goranson, will also be deployed elsewhere on the schedule when needed, including on Sunday, Jan.7, behind a broadcast of the Jennifer Lopez starrer The Wedding Planner.
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