Overview

• The Conners airs its two-part series finale on April 23, 2025, marking the end of its seven-season run on ABC.
• The show successfully continued without Roseanne Barr, focusing on the Conner family’s dynamics and resilience after her character’s fictional death.
• Laurie Metcalf’s Jackie Harris became the de facto matriarch, providing emotional support and stability to the family in Roseanne’s absence.
• Producers attempted to bring back legacy characters like George Clooney’s Booker Brooks and Johnny Galecki’s David Conner, but scheduling and other factors prevented their returns.
• The on-screen chemistry between John Goodman’s Dan Conner and Laurie Metcalf’s Jackie Harris was pivotal to the series’ emotional and comedic balance.