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 *Roseanne* was left behind a long time ago, but is *The Conners* here to stay? That is the question ABC seeks to answer with a resounding "yes" when its "No. 1 New Comedy" returns for what will officially be its second season. Unofficially, of course, this marks the third season featuring the Conner clan—including the 2017 *Roseanne* revival (which was a massive hit until Roseanne Barr found herself out of a job thanks to her own tweets). The 2018 emergency solution kept the entire cast intact—save for Barr—writing out their matriarch in the hope of saving a high-rated series; and it worked... more or less. Total viewership topped 13 million when *The Conners* premiered, but dipped to just under 9 million by the end of the season. Even the lower end of those figures beats the average of ABC's next highest-rated series, so here we are: Season 2 (sort of)! However, something curious has been happening with recent sitcom revivals. While many continue to be produce...