It looks like season four is the last that we’ll see of The Last Man on Earth. This week, FOX cancelled the low-rated Sunday night comedy so there won’t be a fifth season.
A FOX post-apocalyptic comedy, The Last Man on Earth stars Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones, Mel Rodriguez, Mary Steenburgen, and Cleopatra Coleman. After a deadly virus devastates the planet, Phil Tandy Miller (Forte) believes he’s the last human alive. Eventually, he finds other survivors and alternates between misery and elation. In season four, to avoid nuclear fallout, the survivors set sail for Mexico, even though none of them know how to pilot the boat. They also have to squeeze in two new passengers, Pamela (Kristen Wiig) and her dog, Jeremy.
The Last Man on Earth: A Look at the Ratings
The Last Man on Earth has managed low-to-middling ratings for the past few seasons and this season saw some new lows. Season four averaged a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demo and 1.95 million viewers.
For comparison, season three averaged a 0.89 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.12 million viewers. The series could have easily been cancelled a few times over the years due to low ratings. It appears that this time, the numbers just sank too low for FOX. The defacto series finale aired on May 6th.
Jones broke the news on Instagram and thanked the cast and crew and fans for their support.
Creator/star Forte is out of the country but thanked fans in this (hopeful) post from four days ago.
What do you think? Are you a fan of The Last Man on Earth? Would you have watched season five of this FOX comedy?
I just binge watched the first 4 seasons of The Last Man on Earth and found it a very funny and thought provoking series. I couldn’t stop watching it and always looked forward to the next episode. Sad to see it end at season 4, because it seemed that the story still had a long way to go! I also assumed it was made after the covid pandemic. Amazed to discover that it was made beforehand. After what we all went through during the covid pandemic, I think this series would be far more popular now and a season 5… Read more »
Yes we really enjoyed “Last Man on Earth” loved the characters!!!! Please don’t leave us hanging we need a season 5!!!!!!
Its unfair and unethical not to do at least an ending closure season or episodes
Yes please make another season with the same characters if yall would. All my family and friends loves watching the last man on earth