Roseanne Barr is looking to return to primetime.

The star of ABC's long-running sitcom has teamed with one of the "Roseanne" producers, Caryn Mandabach, for a family comedy in which she would play the matriarch.

Jim Vallely ("Arrested Development") is attached to pen the script for the project, which has been pitched to Fox. He would executive produce with Mandabach, Maggie Rowe and Barr.

After her eponymous sitcom ended its nine-year run in 1997, Barr fronted a syndicated talk show and a reality series for ABC. Now she's returning to her scripted comedy roots.

Mandabach, who rose to partner at Carsey-Werner, the company behind "Roseanne," has focused for the past couple of years on producing for the BBC. In the U.S., she executive produces Showtime's upcoming series "Nurse Jackie," starring Edie Falco.

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Sounds great!! :D

Hmm looks interesting!

Thank goodness for more and more scripted comedies!! With such a well-known commodity as Roseanne on board, it can only help.

You're better off going to another network Rosie. FOX is awful at developing sitcoms and giving them a chance to succeed.

I posted about this in other thread but I agree Fox sucks when it comes to sitcoms. The only ones I like were That 70's Show and Married ... With Children.

Great! I wish they would air Roseanne again over here! ;)

if it were to air on CBS or ABC I think it might make it. But not on Fox i want it to last but it is unlikely.