The popular sitcom, which originally aired from 1988-1997, chronicled the lives of the working-class Conner family.
Earlier this year, the much-loved show returned to television after a 20 year hiatus. However, on May 29, the show was cancelled due to a racist remark made by Roseanne Barr. But on June 21, ABC announced it will be reviving the show once again, as a spinoff called The Conners. Here is everything that contributed to the rise and fall - and rise again - of the beloved show. April 2017 Reports swirl that a Roseanne reboot is in the works. In April 2018, Deadline reported that the Roseanne cast is negotiating a deal for a show revival. Multiple networks, notably ABC and Netflix, were interested in securing the show. It was later revealed that Sara Gilbert, who played Darlene, was the brains behind the rebirth of the popular sitcom. 'I thought about it and I was just lucky that everyone wanted to do it,' Gilbert told The View. She served as an executive producer along with Barr, Tom Werner, Bruce Helford, Whitney Cummings, and Tony Hernandez.
