‘Roseanne’ Fans Boycott ABC After Show Cancellation

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ROSEANNE - "Twenty Years to Life" - "Roseanne," the timeless sitcom that broke new ground and dominated ratings in its original run, will return to ABC with all-new episodes, in a special hour-long premiere, TUESDAY, MARCH 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT). "Roseanne" will air in its regular time slot, 8:00-8:30 p.m., beginning TUESDAY, APRIL 3. (Adam Rose/ABC via Getty Images) SARA GILBERT, LAURIE METCAF, ROSEANNE BARR, JOHN GOODMAN, MICHAEL FISHMAN, SARAH CHALKE, ALICIA GORANSON

That didn’t take long.

Shortly after ABC announced that “Roseanne,” the titular sitcom reboot of the 90s-era show starring Roseanne Barr, was canceled, conservatives took action. (RELATED: ‘Roseanne’ Canceled on ABC After Crude Tweets).

Roseanne found herself in boiling hot water after comparing former Obama Administration advisor Valerie Jarrett to a love child birthed by the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes. Her tweet was immediately denounced, and Roseanne showed contrition about its message:

That wasn’t enough. ABC announced the show was canceled shortly after:

This was very unfortunate for Trump voters, who found Roseanne’s character in the show sympathetic to their needs.

Now, conservatives, newly deprived of their favorite TV character, are hitting back. Immediately after the cancellation was announced, the call to boycott ABC flooded Twitter’s feed. Take a look:

There are thousands of similar comments on Twitter. It looks like ABC is going to experience a lot of fallout from canceling one of its most popular shows. But that’s the risk the network chose to take. (RELATED: After the Season Finale, Roseanne’s Ratings Dominate All Other Television Shows).

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