Variety reports a bump from a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demo to 3.0, and a viewership bump from 10.6 million to 12.9 million.
The premiere did experience impressive gains in post-live viewing.
The Conners received an order for one more installment, meaning a total episode count of 11.
The spinoff ratings weren’t nearly as impressive as the ratings for the Roseanne revival premiere earlier this year, but they were clearly enough for ABC to want a little bit extra out of the series in its first run.