It’s still early, but reportedly, FOX may revive Tim Allen’s cancelled Last Man Standing TV show. Check out Allen’s confirmation and more, below.
One week shy of a year ago, ABC cancelled Last Man Standing after six seasons of relative Nielsen ratings success. Soon thereafter, ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey did her best to dispel rumors that the comedy was cancelled because of its (or Allen’s) conservative political bent and chalked it up to scheduling challenges. Still, Allen said the cancellation “blindsided” him.
Then an ABC sitcom, Last Man Standing centers on straight-talker Mike Baxter (Tim Allen), a man surrounded by women. While this sporting goods store marketer is high on common sense, Mike is a little low on what some call political correctness and others call manners. The ABC cast also included Nancy Travis, Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever, Amanda Fuller, Jordan Masterson, Flynn Morrison, Jonathan Adams, Christoph Sanders, and Hector Elizondo. Reportedly, the talks with FOX include the idea of bringing back stars in addition to Allen.
Tim Allen Teases Possible Return of Cancelled Sitcom Last Man Standing
At first, Allen posted a non-specific “stay tuned” tweet to his verified Twitter account. Less than a half an hour later, he gave sufficient detail to rally his audience. Check it out.
stay tuned
— Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) May 3, 2018
They heard all your voices people!! LMS just might be a reality. Keep it up. Who wants more #LastManStanding ?
— Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) May 3, 2018
Last Man Standing Could Be Renewed for Season Seven on FOX
Variety soon hopped on the bandwagon. Finally, THR released this report:
ABC’s loss is Fox’s gain.
A year after Disney-owned ABC canceled Tim Allen comedy Last Man Standing, Fox is in early talks to revive the multicamera comedy for a seventh season. Allen, sources say, has signed on and has been — with producers 20th Century Fox Television — the driving force of the revival. Discussions are also underway with producers and stars from the former ABC comedy to return. Insiders stress the talks are on the early side and could break down ahead of the network’s May 14 upfront presentation to Madison Avenue ad buyers. Fox and 20th Century Fox Television declined comment.
The Fox studio, where the first six seasons of the comedy were produced, made it known at the time of the cancellation that they would try to find the sitcom new home. Last year, CMT, where Last Man Standing reruns have done quite well in syndication, was in talks to pick up the seventh season. Eventually, the cable network passed on it, reportedly over its price tag.
What do you think? Would you watch a Last Man Standing TV series revival? Do you think the sitcom is a good fit for FOX? Sound off in the comments.
Best show out there! Bring back last man standing! I bet it will beat rosanne ratings!
Bring it back!
I would definitely be watching if Fox picked it up
Love this show, ( Last Man Standing) love Tim Allen and all the cast members. I watch everything on Fox and would add this show to my list. Bad for ABC, since I only watched 2 shows on that channel and now it is down to 1. Good Bye ABC.
I need a good reason to watch FOX. Why not put on a show that I already know I really like? I’d be all for this. A revival I actually want.
Yes I would watch! As well as all my friends and family. I still watch the re-runs and can’t believe it was taken off. I blame Hollywood and ABC forcing their political opinions on all of us! It’s a great show with all ideas put into it. To bring it back would be justice for all the fans.
I love Last Man Standing. We watch the reruns over and over. Will watch it on FOX.
Lets get this done. There are so few good sitcoms anymore!! Make it happen Tim and Fox!!!
Please revive this entertaining and funny show
So happy for this!
Disney now owns 20th Century Fox – including all tv and film. Either way I’ll be happy to have the Baxter’s back
We love Last Man Standing! We would love to see Fox come back with more new shows of LMS. Tim Allen has great humor that our whole family enjoys. Please bring him back!
I was glad to see ABC replaced a top 50 with failures. Adore Tim and entire cast, and the story lines were “real life”. Bring them on, I’ll watch!
Yes I love this show. The more seasons the happier I will be.
I would be very happy to see Last Man Standing back on TV with NEW episodes. It was one of the best family shows on TV. Instead, the networks are keeping horrible shows like blackish, Mom, and two Broke girls. Those are not family shows.
2 Broke Girls was cancelled last season, did you wake up from a coma?
Our family can’t wait! We love LMS and continue to watch the old shows (over and over).
Thank you for bringing it back!!!