ABC Scored With ‘Roseanne.’ But Where Are TV’s Black Working-Class Shows?
BOTH SIDES
The assumption that ‘Roseanne’ represents the working-class voters who helped put Trump in office is frankly ludicrous, no matter what ABC—and Trump himself—says.
The Roseanne reboot has been a big hit for ABC. With delayed viewing, the ratings reached 25 million viewers for last week’s premiere. The reincarnation, which now imagines Roseanne as a Trump voter, has received praise from conservatives, from liberals who get off on depictions of “both sides,” and even President...
