VIDEO : How ?The Conners? Premiere Explained Roseanne's Absence

'The Conners' premiered on October 16 and revealed how the family matriarch, Roseanne, died. First the family thinks it's a heart attack, but then find out it was an opioid overdose, says ExtraTV. In May, ABC cancelled the 'Roseanne' reboot after a controversial tweet from Roseanne Barr. Weeks later, ABC announced a spinoff show called 'The Conners.' The show's co-star, John Goodman, had previously hinted that Roseanne would be killed off.