‘Roseanne’ Getting Canceled Is the Best Possible Thing for ABC and the Show’s Fans

It was, honestly, the speed of the decision that was so shocking.

In recent years, there have been no shortage of instances where a public figure’s bad remarks on social media have cost them their jobs or other opportunities.

But usually it has taken time, even beyond the initial apology, for the ramifications to be dealt out.Not so in this case.

Within mere hours of Roseanne Barr hitting “send” on a racist Tweet Tuesday morning, ABC president Channing Dungey released a statement that didn’t just condemn Barr’s message, but canceled her show.

Just a few hours later, the show’s planned Emmys campaign was a thing of the past, while the show’s entire digital existence on the ABC press site was scrubbed away.

Soon, other networks (including Viacom’s cable channels and the digital network Laff) were even removing repeats of the original “Roseanne.”Even before the reboot’s cancellation,

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