Q: Now that “Roseanne” is back, will it stay for a while?

— Sue Alexander, via email

A: There aren’t a lot of bets you can make and be certain to come up a winner, but this is one of them. After the blockbuster ratings the Roseanne Barr-starring revival’s premiere scored last month, ABC didn’t wait long — three days, to be exact — to announce that the show had been renewed, for what will be the second season of the update and the series’ 11th season overall.

The new order is for 13 episodes, an increase from the nine that have been made for the current season … but you can bet that if the network can get more, it will take them. It’s been quite some time since a scripted series earned the kind of viewing numbers “Roseanne” did upon its return, to the extent that rival broadcasters even were saluting it, knowing it’s good for that business overall in an age when cable and streaming fare is catching so much of the attention of audiences and critics.

Q: Has “SEAL Team” been doing well enough to get another season?

— Pat Cotton, Norman, Oklahoma

A: In a word, yes, since CBS already has renewed the Wednesday drama. Along with “S.W.A.T.” and “Young Sheldon,” it was one of the first series the network picked up for the 2018-19 season, and the deal lets David Boreanaz continue the impressive longevity and consistency of his television career.

He’s pretty much been on the home screen steadily for the past two decades, going from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” into the spinoff “Angel” — and then, after taking the 2004-05 season off, starting his long run in “Bones” and following that immediately with “SEAL Team.”

Q: I’ve seen new hosts on Turner Classic Movies lately. What are their backgrounds?

— Sara Phillips, Buffalo, New York

A: Dave Karger had done guest-host work on the channel following Robert Osborne’s passing, but his role has been formalized only recently. He has appeared often on such programs as “Today” and “Access Hollywood” as an entertainment commentator, and journalistically, he spent the better part of two decades as a writer at Entertainment Weekly before the joined the website Fandango as a reporter and program host.

Alicia Malone also has worked for Fandango, and as her accent likely gives away, she’s a native of Australia. That’s where she began covering entertainment news on a variety of shows, and she’s done the same sort of work in America on a variety of networks and programs. Also a personality on TCM’s streaming service FilmStruck, she’s written the book “Backwards & in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film.”

Q: What happened to “The Brave” on NBC? Did a different network pick it up?

— Jack Petersen, via email

A: No, and at the time of this writing, it wasn’t yet certain that NBC would pick it up for another season. The initial 13-episode run was timed to end in January, just before the Winter Olympics began — and when the Games were over, “The Brave’s” Monday slot went to “Good Girls.” Its ratings were average, and a grassroots campaign has been under way to get it renewed, but the jury apparently is still out.

Q: I saw that Aisha Tyler recently directed an episode of “Criminal Minds.” Are all of the show’s stars expected to direct it, too?

— Phil Grimes, Port Orange, Florida

A: Not “expected” to, but the CBS series has been particularly good about giving them those opportunities if they want them. Joe Mantegna and Matthew Gray Gubler have directed a couple of episodes per season for several years, and Thomas Gibson also filled that job on a number of occasions during his time on the show. Also, co-star Kirsten Vangsness has written several scripts for the crime drama, typically collaborating on them with executive producer Erica Messer.

Q: Will Ann Curry’s series “We’ll Meet Again” have more episodes?

— Diane Brendon, Columbus, Ohio

A: PBS hadn’t ordered a Season 2 at the time of this writing, but it’s hard to believe those conversations haven’t been going on. The six episodes that aired earlier this year received a very positive response, and the outreach generated by the themes — reunions of survivors of such events as the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attacks — was significant, making it just the kind of series that public television likes to have.