The cast and crew of the Last Man Standing TV show have two reasons to celebrate. The sitcom will reach its 150th episode tomorrow night and, the series has been renewed for a second season on FOX, the comedy’s eighth season overall.
Last Man Standing stars Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Molly McCook, Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson, Hector Elizondo, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Krista Marie Yu, and Jonathan Adams. Kaitlyn Dever will recur. The series revolves around Mike Baxter (Allen), the marketing director of the Outdoor Man sporting goods stores and a “man’s man”. His family doesn’t see eye-to-eye with him so it can sometimes be a little tough for Mike to stand his ground and stay in touch with his inner man.
The seventh season of Last Man Standing on FOX is averaging a 1.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.89 million viewers. Compared to season six on ABC, that’s down by 2% in the demo and down by 8% in viewership.
While the network has renewed Last Man Standing, two other FOX shows haven’t been so lucky. Rel and The Gifted were both cancelled in the past 24 hours.
Here’s the FOX press release about the Last Man Standing renewal:
FOX RENEWS “LAST MAN STANDING,” STARRING TIM ALLEN, FOR THE 2019-2020 SEASON
Milestone 150th Episode to Air Tomorrow, Friday, April 19, on FOX
FOX has renewed the hit family comedy LAST MAN STANDING, starring Tim Allen, for the 2019-2020 season, it was announced today by Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment for FOX Entertainment. The series’ return marks its second season on FOX, and eighth in total.
“Hard to believe LAST MAN STANDING hits 150 episodes this week and it gets better with another upcoming season at FOX!” said Allen. “Great news for all of us who are creating these stories and working our pants off to make you all laugh. It’s another big high-five to the legions of loyal fans who have faithfully kept us front and center and huge on the radar. Thanks to our family at FOX who continue to make us feel so at home. Man, if we keep this up, they might have to call our show: Last Man Unable to Stand.”
“LAST MAN STANDING roared out of the gate on FOX, and has maintained its ratings dominance ever since,” said Thorn. “Much of that credit goes to the incredibly funny and talented Tim Allen, not to mention Nancy, Hector and the rest of the show’s great cast. We’d like to thank Kevin, Matt and the entire crew, along with our partners at 20th Century Fox Television, for overseeing one of television’s most popular comedies. We’d also like to congratulate them all on reaching 150 episodes – a milestone that’s well-deserved.”
LAST MAN STANDING averages more than 11 million Multi-Platform viewers, ranking as the #1 scripted program on Friday night, with a 29% advantage over #2 “Blue Bloods.” The series improves upon FOX’s year-ago Friday 8:00-8:30 PM half-hour by +50% in Adults 18-49 and +112% in Total Viewers. LAST MAN STANDING’s fall 2018 premiere was the most-watched Friday regular comedy telecast on any network in 15 years.
In the all-new, milestone 150th episode, “Yass Queen,” airing tomorrow, Friday, April 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), on FOX, Mike (Allen) tries to help Mandy (Molly McCook) get her clothing line off the ground and into stores by inviting her to sit in on a business meeting with an aggressive sales rep (guest star Melissa Peterman). Meanwhile, Ed (Hector Elizondo) hires Kyle (Christoph Sanders) to transcribe his life story. The series also stars Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Jordan Masterson, Jonathan Adams, Jet Jurgensmeyer and Krista Marie Yu.
In celebration of the 150th episode, the original pilot for LAST MAN STANDING will stream on Twitter tomorrow, Friday, April 19, for 12 hours starting at 9:00 AM PT. Join the celebration here: https://twitter.com/lastmanstanding
LAST MAN STANDING is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. The series was created by Jack Burditt. Kevin Abbott, Matt Berry, Kevin Hench, Ed Yeager, Tim Allen, Marty Adelstein, Shawn Levy, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina are executive producers. Abbott serves as the series’ showrunner.
What do you think? Do you like the Last Man Standing TV show? Will you be watching season eight of this FOX sitcom?
I have tried to record Last Man Standing.. I continuously have record All episodes but unless actually hit just this episode it does not recor. I have Comcast as my carrier but wondering are they blacking out this show because he is a conservative Christian. It is the only program that I have this problem.
I will be watching or should I say taping it. I wish you would have put it On Wednesday night or left it on Friday night. There is nothing on Wednesday and Friday to watch. It will be hard to compete with Greys Anatomy and A Million Little things. I hope it airs at 9 pm Last Man Standing is one of the best shows out there.
I will definitely be watching the new season. I’ve loved it from the beginning. I don’t know when it will start up again, but I can’t wait. I’ll just have to keep on the lookout. Love the show and all the characters…..
Love the show. It’s a show my husband and I actually watch together!!! My 91 year old mother loves it too!!!
Do not like the new Mandy—need the REAL MANDY BACK!!!!
I am also an original Mandy fan. It might have been easier if the new Mandy had at least looked like the original !
Love Last Man Standing. Happy it has been renewed.
We love Last Man Standing and will continue to watch every week!
My favorite comedy show! Thanks goodness they have the good sense to renew!
I love love this show…of course I’ll be watching it, thanks
This is my absolute favorite comedy!! I wish I could see it being filmed in person.
I’ve been watching last man standing since it began and I love the show. It makes me laugh and that’s something that we all desperately need in these times. The show makes me happy.
Thanks for such a great show! Seems it got better every year. Hard to do, I would think, with only half an hr to work with.
My favorite show. Loved it more the more I watched. Thank You for such a great show.
Definitely. So thrilled that FOX has renewed the 2019-2020 season. Wouldn’t miss The Baxter’s family adventures. My family and I watch all the reruns daily. Never get tired of Mike, Vanessa and crew. Go Outdoor Man!!! They are our daily dose of laughter. Thanks FOX
Greatest comedy on TV that the whole family can watch! Thank you Fox!!! We need a good wholesome laugh and Last man Standing never fails to do that!P
Always ready to watch Last Man Standing. Love the show.
Great show. Ya need to get President Trump on the show.