This is the first episode not feature original late star Glenn Quinn, who played Mark Healy in recurring role, died in 2002.
In the episode, Darlene moves back in with her parents, Roseanne and Jackie reconcile, and Becky tells the family that she is becoming a surrogate.
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, and was watched live in the United States by 18.44 million viewers.
One week after Darlene and her kids, Harris and Mark, moved back in, Roseanne and Dan are still adjusting to not living alone.
[1] On February 15, 2018, ABC aired a special episode of 20/20, titled "Roseanne: The Return", which looked back at the history of the show, and featured the entire cast sharing information about the revival.
[10] The number of live viewers was ten percent more than the original series finale, "Into That Good Night", in 1997, and the 18-49 rating was the highest for any comedy telecast since the eighth season premiere of The Big Bang Theory, "The Locomotion Interruption", in 2014.
[14] The episode also received praise from President Donald Trump, who called Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on the success of the show, and the high ratings.