VIDEO : 'Roseanne' Reboot A Direct Result Trump's Election

ABC executives say the network's "Roseanne" reboot was a direct result of President Trump's election victory. The show scored huge ratings when it premiered Tuesday night.
According to The New York Times, executives at ABC met the morning after the election to discuss the network's future. The network had finished last among the major four networks that November. One thing that came out of it was a reboot of "Roseanne," the sitcom about a working-class family that ABC thought could resonate with those who voted for Trump.
ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey told The Times that the show was a "direct result of the post-Election Day initiative to pursue an audience that the network had overlooked."