![]() ![]() This development season, Fox put an emphasis on multi-camera comedies with several pilots, Rel, The Cool Kids, both of which were ordered to series, and the recently ordered untitled Rob McElhenney & Rob Rosell project, which also is set in middle America. ![]() Fox had been out of the multi-camera business for a while and didn’t have a multi-camera comedy to pair the now-canceled Last Man with. Fox brass tried to fit Last Man Standing into the schedule but couldn’t find a way to do it. Thanks to its millions of devoted viewers and the irrepressible Tim Allen, we haven’t seen the last of Last Man Standing.”įox actually seriously considered rescuing Last Man Standing last May, following its surprise cancellation by ABC after six seasons. “We’ve wanted to put the show back together since its final taping a year ago, and Tim never gave up hope either. “ Last Man Standing ended too soon and the outcry from the fans has been deafening,” said Gary Newman and Dana Walden, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. 1 new program across all syndication when it debuted off-net during the 2016-2017 season. Among the key Adults 18-49 demographic, the series averaged a 1.7/7. Last Man Standing was ABC’s second most-watched comedy, after Modern Family, averaging 8.3 million viewers in Live + 7 for the 2016-2017 season. Oh, has it only been one year? Well, just goes to show you – a lot can happen in a year.” I’m sure audiences will be curious to see what we look like after all these years. “And a fist pump, ouch, for Dana Walden and Gary Newman at Fox for not only listening to the fans, but for making the bold move to bring Last Man Standing back. It’s the fans! I could not be more grateful for the fans who wrote petitions and kept up the passion and incredible support for the show,” he continued. When I heard the offer to create more episodes of Last Man Standing, I did a fist pump so hard I threw my back out. Now we get the news from Fox that it’s time to get back out on that diamond – hell yes, I’m excited! It leaves you sitting in the dugout, holding a bat and puzzled. “Team LMS was in the sixth inning, ahead by four runs, stands were packed and then for no reason, they call off the game. The series is eyed for a new multi-camera comedy block on Friday.Ĭreated by Jack Burditt, Last Man Standing stars Allen as Mike Baxter, a married father of three girls, who tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.Īllen has been vocal about his disappointment over the cancellation of Last Man Standing by ABC and his hope to see it come back. for a new season of the series, which will be its seventh, with Allen locked in to return. His casting is currently in second position to his NBC comedy pilot Guess Who Died which is not expected to go forward at the network.Īs Deadline previously reported, LMS producer 20th Century Fox TV had been in talks with sibling Fox Broadcasting Co. I hear co-star Hector Elizondo also has a deal in place to come back. “If you want to know what I think, come see me at the Mirage in Las Vegas.The bulk of the show’s core cast is back, including Allen, Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson. “It’s really a good family show.”Īs for Allen’s own politics: “I'm not the character I play,” the actor and comedian said. “This show doesn’t need to be fancy,” he said. Instead, they plan to play to its fervent base, those who clamored to see the show returned to the air. How quickly she moved was very impressive.”Įxecutive producer Matt Berry said that after its move to Fox, the show would not attempt to dilute its style or find a new audience. She’s a very strategic and brilliant person. After ABC declined to renew the series, he continued, “I got a neat call from Dana Walden. “I thought this thing still had a pulse,” Allen agreed, speaking about the aftermath of the cancellation. Back in May, TV pundits were surprised to learn that ABC opted to drop the series, which aired on Friday nights and had legitimately consistent ratings for years.Ībbott did note wryly that if Last Man Standing had gotten the kind of promotion Roseanne got “when we were on ABC, maybe we would still be on there!” This is like 30s Germany,”Īllen was not alone in bemoaning the show’s sudden demise. He’s mitigated by a family of women who had a difference of opinions, but the guy was a likable guy.” He also told Jimmy Kimmel, “You get beat up if you don’t believe what everybody believes. Allen had previously insinuated that his personal politics, and the politics of openly conservative Mike Baxter, may have been why the show was axed, complaining in an interview with Norm Macdonald, “There is nothing more dangerous, especially in this climate, than a funny, likable conservative character.
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