The Conners

A planned renewal for Roseanne's eleventh season was cancelled in May 2018, due to controversial tweets by its star Roseanne Barr on Twitter. The next month, ABC ordered a spin-off and confirmed the adult principal cast's involvement, while Kenney, McNamara and Rey were confirmed in August.

The series premiered on October 16, 2018, airing in the Tuesday 8:00 p.m. slot its predecessor was scheduled to hold during the 2018–19 television season. ABC ordered an extra episode on October 26, 2018, bringing the episode number to eleven.

On March 22, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season of 13 episodes. ABC ordered six extra episodes on May 14, 2019, expanding the number to 19. An additional episode was then ordered, with season 2 totaling 20 episodes. The second season premiered on September 24, 2019. ABC renewed the series for a third season on May 21, 2020, and it was announced that season 3 would move from Tuesday to Wednesday, which premiered on October 21, 2020. The series was renewed for a fourth season on May 14, 2021, which premiered on September 22, 2021.

On May 13, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on September 21, 2022. ABC expanded the series' fifth season on October 12, 2022, to feature its largest season to date, ordering 22 episodes for the 2022–23 television season, which concluded on May 3, 2023. The series was renewed for a sixth season on May 16, 2023, which premiered on February 7, 2024. On May 10, 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh and final season consisting of six episodes, which premiered on March 26, 2025. The series concluded with the final episode airing on April 23, 2025.