The Roseanne Show

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The Roseanne Show
Genre Talk show
Presented by Roseanne Barr
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes281
Production
Production locations CBS Television City, Hollywood
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1998 (1998-09-14) 
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)

The Roseanne Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Roseanne Barr. The show ran for two seasons from September 14, 1998, to June 23, 2000, in which it broadcast 281 episodes.

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Format

The show featured Barr interviewing guests. [1] During some episodes there were live call-ins or web chats from viewers and celebrities. The set of the show consisted of a living room, a kitchen, and a garden scene. The set rotated to present a different interview setting. The show also featured skits with audience member participation. Skits included Judge Roseanne, The Dr. Is In-sane and a dating game-esque skit. Some skits also included her producer Mary Pelloni. Throughout the show's entire two-year run, Dailey Pike was Roseanne's warmup guy and sidekick regular on the show. In season one, Zach Hope was Roseanne's cyber sidekick. Later in season two, Michael Fishman, who portrayed D.J. Conner on Roseanne, replaced Hope as Roseanne's cyber sidekick.

Notable people who performed on The Roseanne Show were Enrique Iglesias, Sheryl Crow, Mick Foley, Janice Robinson, Lulu, LFO, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Anna Nicole Smith, and Tori Amos.

Production

The show was taped before a live studio audience at CBS Television City stage 46 in Hollywood, California. It was produced by King World Productions under co-production of Roseanne's own company, Full Moon and High Tide Productions.

On October 7, 1999, John Lydon was scheduled to appear on the show but was removed before rehearsal for having his own camera crew backstage despite having written consent from the producer. The entire show with John Lydon was canceled, along with the rest of the week's tapings. [2] [3] After that week, the show continued production until June 2000.

Broadcast history and release

The show cleared and aired in 85% of markets and ran from September 14, 1998 to June 23, 2000, with reruns airing until September 8 of that year. 281 episodes of the show were produced. The rights are now owned by CBS Television Distribution.

Reception

The show received a negative reception from television critics [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References

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  2. "Roseanne Barr Made 'Demeaning' Calls to Staff of Her Talk Show". June 6, 2018.
  3. "Roseanne Barr was long known to abuse, demean staff on her shows, reports reveal". June 6, 2018.
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