How to explain the mammoth success of ABC’s Roseanne revival, with the audience for its one-hour, two-episode premiere now climbing past a breathtaking-for-broadcast total of 25 million viewers? Try this: “It’s the economy, stupid.” Well-written scripts don’t hurt, either. Millions of people don't stick around to watch lousy shows, regardless of their economic status or political beliefs.
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