Nonsense. The Conners is actually holding up well. From EW:
“The Conners had 7.7 million viewers and a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49, which is up a tenth of a point from last week, which was up against the World Series.
The series’ strong premiere number was largely chalked up to curiosity...
Bugger has a couple of meanings, the one that means darn (close approximation) got a lot of play when I was growing up. I still say “oh bugger, I forgot” and the like from time to time.
Twat is a common insult and I admit I use it quite a lot though not around Americans that I’m not that close...