'The Conners' upsets viewers with live commentary during primary reporting
The Conners was broadcast live Tuesday, at the same time that results were coming in from the New Hampshire primary. And even the family that Roseanne Barr built couldn't help but get caught up in the action.
One of the plot lines was centered around Mark (Ames McNamara) writing a school report on the primary. As a result there were several political jokes. And since the episode was live, the characters were able to share and comment on the results as they were reported — including the news that Andrew Yang was suspending his campaign.
The show is no stranger to politics, as it is derived from the failed Roseanne reboot which was canceled after Barr likened former Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett to a character from Planet of the Apes. And the politically themed show both upset and intrigued viewers.
Hey @therealroseanne sad to say I watched #TheConners live. It was awful! When will Hollywood realize they can’t influence us? When will they realize there is NO COMEDY in politics! They can keep their crazy bat crap crazy political views to themselves. Only going to watch reruns
— Matt Cooper (@MattCoopster) February 12, 2020
Wow! Catching up on the live show of @TheConnersABC REALLY preachy and annoying. So disappointing. #preachy #TheConners #liveshow #fail #epicfail
— Mundo Alvarez-Nededog (@RaimundoAlva) February 12, 2020
#TheConners @TheConnersABC this is beyond stupid. Haven't laughed once. Chill on the political shit.
— Will Wolfinbarger (@WillWolfHTTR) February 12, 2020
Dude, the @AndrewYang news and hearing it on @TheConnersABC how cool is that?! So meta! Sorry #YangGang but it was distinctively millennial cool. #TheConners #TheConnersLive
— Liz Russo (@TheLizRusso) February 12, 2020
if you wanna break from the #NHprimary there's a great episode of #TheConners #TheConnersLive tonight, complete with primary references.
— JenniferLA_NY (@LanyJennifer) February 12, 2020
Did Yang really drop out? I thought that was a joke on #TheConners #NHprimary2020
— Janet Flora Corso✍📚✌ (@janflora) February 12, 2020
While the show didn't promote any specific candidate, it did promote the idea that it's important for people to know how politics and primaries work. Though Darlene (Sara Gilbert) did joke, "The early primaries are fascinating. You get to see the young candidates right before the corporate ones swoop in with their campaign dollars."
The Conners airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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