Roseanne is an American
sitcom that was broadcast on
ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997. Starring
Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an
Illinois working-class family. The series reached #1 in the
Nielsen ratings becoming the most watched television show in the United States from 1989 to 1990, and remained in the top four for six of its nine seasons, and in the top twenty for eight seasons, TV Guide rated "Roseanne" as one of the greatest shows of all time.