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Matthew Broderickis saying hello to The Conners.
The actor, 56, is joining the ABC sitcom this season asLaurie Metcalf‘s on-screen love interest, PEOPLE confirms.
He’ll be appearing as character Jackie Harris’ boyfriend Peter, according toEntertainment Weekly, and will be making his debut on the Oct. 30 episode.
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The series premiered on Tuesday evening, whenaudiences learnedhow production wrote offRoseanne Barr’s character following theactress’ firingandRoseanne‘s cancellation in May.
During the premiere episode, the Conner family addressed Barr’s absence in the opening scene. As the family gathered in the kitchen mourning the loss of “Granny Rose” three weeks after her death, a concerned Jackie asked to speak to Dan (John Goodman) alone outside.
While the family initially thought she suffered a heart attack in her sleep, they find out Roseannedied of an opiate overdose.
“I just got a call from a friend at the coroner’s office,” Jackie told Dan. “The autopsy found that it wasn’t a heart attack. Roseanne OD’ed on opiates.”
“That’s not possible,” Dan said. “We knew she had a problem. She was only on pain pills for two days after surgery, then it was just ibuprofen. It’s got to be wrong.”
“They think that she must’ve taken the pills right before bed, and with her health issues, it was enough to stop her breathing,” Jackie said.
Throughout the episode, the family discovered a mixture of pills hidden in different places around the house, including the closet and their freezer.
Although Barr said that shewouldn’t be tuning into watch theRoseannespin-off, she made her voiceloud and clearon premiere night.
“I AIN’T DEAD, BITCHES!!!!” she tweeted.
She later put out a longer, more eloquent joint statement withRabbi Shmuley Boteachregarding the show’s spin-off and decision to kill off her character.
The Connersairs Tuesdays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
