“Look at her ratings. They were unbelievable.”
The revived ABC sitcom “Roseanne” is so successful, it’s reportedly already been picked up for a second season.
After more than 18 million viewers tuned in Tuesday night for the premiere of comedian Roseanne Barr’s rebooted show, a source told CNN Thursday the announcement for the show’s second season is “imminent.”
President Donald Trump called Barr, whose eponymous character supports him in the show, earlier this week to congratulate her on the revived series’ epic success. He commended the sitcom’s “huge” ratings.
And on Thursday, the president talked about the show during a speech in Ohio, The Hill reported:
“Look at her ratings. They were unbelievable, over 18 million people and it was about us.… The fake news hasn’t figured it out yet… and when they do, they’ll become much less fake. It may take a while, but it’s happening.”
Following the historic “Roseanne” debut, it was reported Fox is interested in rebooting its popular sitcom “Last Man Standing,” starring comedian Tim Allen. The show, produced by 20th Century Fox and aired on ABC, was canceled last year despite impressive ratings.
Allen’s character — Mike Baxter — was politically and socially conservative. While ABC said the decision to can the series had “nothing to do” with politics, Allen has compared being conservative in Hollywood to living in Nazi Germany.
