<P> Roseanne is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997 with a revival season that premiered in 2018 . Lauded for its realistic portrayal of the average American family, the series stars Roseanne Barr, and revolves around the Conners, an Illinois working - class family . </P> <P> On May 16, 2017, it was announced ABC would produce an eight - episode 10th season revival of the series, set to air as a mid-season replacement in 2018, with the original cast returning . In November 2017, it was announced that ABC had ordered an additional episode for the new season bringing the total up to 9 . The tenth season debuted on March 27, 2018 . As of May 22, 2018, 231 episodes of Roseanne have aired, concluding the tenth season . On March 30, 2018, the series was renewed for an eleventh season of 13 episodes by ABC, but was canceled on May 29 due to an overtly racist comment made by Roseanne on Twitter about Obama aide Valerie Jarrett . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 18, 1988 (1988 - 10 - 18) </Td> <Td> May 2, 1989 (1989 - 05 - 02) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 12, 1989 (1989 - 09 - 12) </Td> <Td> May 8, 1990 (1990 - 05 - 08) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 18, 1990 (1990 - 09 - 18) </Td> <Td> May 14, 1991 (1991 - 05 - 14) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 17, 1991 (1991 - 09 - 17) </Td> <Td> May 12, 1992 (1992 - 05 - 12) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 15, 1992 (1992 - 09 - 15) </Td> <Td> May 11, 1993 (1993 - 05 - 11) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 14, 1993 (1993 - 09 - 14) </Td> <Td> May 24, 1994 (1994 - 05 - 24) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 26 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 21, 1994 (1994 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> May 24, 1995 (1995 - 05 - 24) </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 19, 1995 (1995 - 09 - 19) </Td> <Td> May 21, 1996 (1996 - 05 - 21) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 12.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 17, 1996 (1996 - 09 - 17) </Td> <Td> May 20, 1997 (1997 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 10.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 27, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 22) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17.85 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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