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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains plot points from Wednesday’s episode of The Conners on ABC.

sans the original show’s controversial star, “The Conners” premiered in 2018 and follows patriarch Dan (John Goodman), his sister-in-law Jackie (Laurie Metcalfe), his daughters Darlene (Gilbert) and Becky (Lecy Goranson), and Darlene’s daughter, Harris Conner-Healy (Kenney). Sean Astin is also part of Season 6, as Tyler, Becky’s love interest.

EXCLUSIVE: Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin, Schmigadoon!) has joined the cast of NBC‘s Lopez vs. Lopez for Season 2 in a recurring role that highlights both his acting and musical skills.

Drew Carey today saluted the writers who thanked him for the meals he provided strikers at Bob’s Big Boy and Swingers during the WGA work stoppage. It was his first public comments on his charitable efforts.

Is it time for The Conners to say goodbye?

BreAnna Bell “The Conners,” “The Bachelor,” and “American Idol” have each been renewed at ABC. The shows join a list of nine total renewals including “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (season 34), “Bachelor in Paradise” (season 9), “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (season 4), “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (season 2), “Not Dead Yet” (season 2), “Shark Tank” (season 15). The news comes on the heels of several cancellations including “Big Sky,””Alaska Daily,” and “The Company You Keep” (the latter shows were axed after just one season). Announcements for “The Rookie: Feds,” and “Home Economics” will be revealed at a later date. The “Conners” will return for a sixth season. The show’s Season 5 finale, which aired on May 3, scored a 0.45 rating among adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers during its 8 p.m. timeslot, ultimately defeating the series finale of “The Goldbergs,” which earned a 0.30 rating among the key demo and drew in 2.5 million total viewers as the show came to a close after 10 years on the network.

The Conners are sticking around at ABC. The series has been renewed for its sixth season, the network announced Tuesday.

Selome Hailu “Lopez vs. Lopez” has been renewed for its second season at NBC. Starring George Lopez opposite his real-life daughter Mayan, the multi-cam comedy follows a working-class old-school Latino (George) who moves in with his Gen Z daughter (Mayan) as they rebuild their dysfunctional relationship one argument at a time. Along with the Lopezes, stars include Matt Shively as Mayan’s live-in boyfriend Quinten Van Bryan, Brice Gonzalez as their son Chance Lopez-Van Bryan, Selenis Leyva as Mayan’s mother and Geroge’s ex Rosie and Al Madrigal as George’s employee Oscar. The series frequently features guest roles played by prominent Latino actors such as Constance Marie, Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Marilyn Milian, Danny Trejo and Melissa Fumero.

is always there for him – Ben. As the episode continues, members of the family lament their own disappointments of that one important day years – and in some cases, decades – earlier.

The Conners could possibly be prepping to say goodbye to viewers with the upcoming sixth season. In a recent interview and ahead of the Season 5 finale, executive producer Bruce Helford hinted that the ABC sitcom could be heading into its last season.

Justice for the People with Judge Milian,” a new daily one-hour court series that will debut in fall 2023.Milian, who took over from Jerry Sheindlin as judge of “The People’s Court” in 2001, was the longest-presiding judge of the syndicated reality series.“Lopez vs. Lopez,” which premiered on Nov.

Lopez vs. Lopez has a new home as it nears the end of its freshman season.

Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as a guest star in an upcoming episode of ABC’s The Conners.

EXCLUSIVE: NBC‘s Lopez Vs. Lopez is expanding its family with the addition of three cousins played by Harvey Guillén (What We Do In The Shadows), Chelsea Rendon (Vida) & Jessica Marie Garcia (On My Block).

NBC has ordered an additional nine episodes of its new hit comedy series Lopez vs Lopez, bringing the first season total to 22 episodes.

EXCLUSIVE: The current fifth season of ABC’s The Conners will be the largest yet for the Roseanne spinoff. It will include 22 episodes, traditionally considered a full-season broadcast order.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “The Conners” star Michael Fishman is leaving the ABC sitcom ahead of Season 5, Variety has confirmed. Fishman played DJ Tanner in the series, reprising the role he played for 10 seasons on “Roseanne.” Exact details on how Fishman will be written out of the show are currently under wraps, but it will supposedly leave the door open for him to return. Jayden Rey, who plays DJ’s daughter Mary in the show, will also not be back as a series regular, though she will appear in a guest star role. John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara, Jay R. Ferguson, and Katey Sagal will all return for the new season. Fishman first began playing DJ Tanner in 1988 in the second episode of “Roseanne.” He stayed with the show throughout its first nine seasons, returning along with the rest of the original cast for the 2018 revival. He has also directed five episodes of “The Conners” since 2020, most recently directing the Season 4 episode “Messy Situation, Miscommunication and Academic Probation.”

 are losing one of their own. Michael Fishman, who played DJ on all 10 seasons of and the first four seasons of the spinoff, is not returning for season 5 of the ABC sitcom, ET has learned. Additionally, Jayden Rey, who plays his daughter, Mary, is not slated to return as a series regular when picks back up with new episodes.

Michael Fishman and Jayden Rey will not return as series regulars in the upcoming fifth season of “The Connors,” TheWrap has learned.Fishman’s name is not on the Season 5 lead sheet. In the show he portrays D.J.

, “A Judge and a Priest Walk Into a Living Room,” several key family members got married during a mega wedding. But given that this is, there’s always some setbacks. “It’s actually two steps forward and 15 steps back,” executive producer Bruce Helford jokes.

early in season 4 with a wedding, ends with even more nuptials now that Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Ben (Jay R. Ferguson), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and Neville (Nat Faxon) as well as Harris (Emma Kenney) and Aldo (Tony Cavalero) are all engaged. As a result of all three couples getting engaged, they decide to plan a mega wedding so everyone can get married at the same time.

The Conners,” “The Wonder Years” and “Home Economics” have been renewed for new seasons at ABC, the broadcaster revealed Friday.All three series will air their respective finales Wednesday, May 18.“The Conners” has been picked up for a fifth season by the Disney-owned network. Season 4 of the comedy series debuted in September.The show is a spinoff continuation of “Roseanne,” which was canceled after one revival season in 2018 due to controversial remarks made by series star Roseanne Barr.In Season 4, the Conners continue to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford.

“Lopez vs. Lopez,” a working-class comedy starring George Lopez and real-life daughter Mayan Lopez, is heading to NBC.The network has picked up the comedy from Universal Television to series.

Selome Hailu NBC’s comedy pilot “Lopez vs. Lopez,” created by George Lopez and his daughter Mayan Lopez, has been ordered to series.The multi-cam stars both Lopezes and is described as a working-class family comedy about dysfunction, reconnection and all the pain and joy in between. In April, Variety learned exclusively that Selenis Leyva, Brice Gonzalez and Matt Shively would also star, with Laci Mosley and Kiran Deol in recurring roles.

George Lopez and his daughter Mayan are making NBC their home.

EXCLUSIVE: Once again, ABC and Tom Werner’s Werner Entertainment have taken a key step toward the renewal of popular comedy series The Conners by making new deals with the four principal cast members of the Roseanne spinoff.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals details of Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s The Conners. The family and their neighbors in Lanford were forced to deal with tragedy in Wednesday night’s episode of ABC’s The Conners in a storyline that echoes the experiences of too many communities across the U.S.

CBS has given a pilot order to Unplanned in Akron, a multi-camera comedy from Schuyler Helford (Call Me Kat), Eric Feig’s Picturestart and CBS Studios.

Matt Walsh is joining starting with Wednesday night’s episode, “Hot for Teacher and Writing a Wrong.” It marks the first of a three-episode arc for the 57-year-old actor, who plays a somewhat shy community college psychology professor where Becky (Lecy Goranson) attends school. He puts his job at risk when he starts a relationship with her. This situation Becky finds herself in is something the producers teased to ET earlier in the year.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS is developing Unplanned In Akron, a multi-camera comedy from Picturestart and CBS Studios.

Lopez Vs. Lopez, a family comedy starring George Lopez and his daughter Mayan, has been picked up to pilot at NBC.

John Goodman) and Louise (Katey Sagal) finally get engaged, wasted no time in seeing the couple get married in season 4. Executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan explain to ET why they wanted to see the two get hitched, why the big day was anything but perfect, and how they filmed that tornado scene.

The Conners executive producer/showrunner Bruce Helford, who had been friends with Norm Macdonald for two decades, shared memories about the comedian and former SNL Weekend Update anchor who died today at the age of 61 after a long, private battle with cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: When she was 11, Mayan Lopez made her acting debut in an episode of her father George Lopez’s eponymous ABC blue-collar family sitcom. Fourteen years later, George Lopez and Mayan Lopez are set to star together in Lopez vs.

deftly handled the ups and downs of America’s favorite working-class family over the course of a standout third season and brought things to a close with an eventful finale. In a conversation with ET, executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan break down the episode, “Two Proposals, a Homecoming and a Bear,” and what it means for the likes of Dan (John Goodman), Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and D.J.

ABC’s top comedy series The Conners will be back for a fourth season.