Via Free Beacon:
Roseanne Barr returned to television on Tuesday night with ABC’s revival of “Roseanne,” the sitcom that made the comedian a household name nearly two decades ago, only this time her character is an avowed supporter of President Donald Trump.
Roseanne Connor’s political shift, resembling Barr’s own real-world anthesis, is a hit with TV audiences. Last night’s maiden episode garnered over 18.2 million viewers, the highest-rated sitcom broadcast on any network in over three years, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The show’s viewership was the highest witnessed by ABC for it’s 8 p.m. Tuesday night time slot since 2006.
“Roseanne” dwarfed another rebooted show, NBC’s more liberal-leaning “Will & Grace” in its first episode ratings. The NBC show’s audience only managed to pull in 10 million viewers for its inaugural episode, even after much media fanfare.