EXCLUSIVE: The current fifth season of ABC’s The Conners will be the largest yet for the Roseanne spinoff.
It will include 22 episodes, traditionally considered a full-season broadcast order. The series’ first season, which rose out of the ashes of Roseanne’s implosion, consisted of 11 episodes.
With cast members being signed year-to-year and juggling other commitments, The Conners produced 20 episodes each in Seasons 2-4.
That count has now gone up to 22 episodes. I hear the news was shared during the Oct. 7 taping of the multi-camera comedy. ABC has been stocking up on its most popular comedy series.
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