Roseanneupdate: ABC might put costars in new show

Meet the …Bonners?

Here’s the challenge, though:Roseannewas created by Roseanne Barr.

The characters were conceived by her and Matt Williams.

If the sitcom were to continue without the matriarch, the actress would still benefit financially.

Nothing has been decided, however, and various options are still being weighed.

It’s not as if everyone scattered after Tuesday’s cancellation announcement.

Carsey-Werner, which produces the sitcom for ABC, is still on the hook for paying those salaries.

And since ABC ordered a new season, it bears its own financial brunt from the cancellation.

So keepingsomekind of show intact wouldn’t be the worst decision for ABC.

Even Barr herself lamented on Twitter about how her actions resulted in hundreds of people being out of work.

(Read more of her response on Twitter here).

So what if ABC ultimately decides to make it all go away?

“It’s notthatmuch money,” observes a competing studio.

“When you cancel a show, there are cancellation fees.

And then there are costs of actually shutting down the production.”

“Now ABC won’t be able to start Tuesday nights with a giant.”

ABC declined to comment.