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 do not like starting new shows anymore, what’s the point you watch every episode, even if it’s just an ok show, the last episode of the season always leaves you wanting more! I read that this wasn’t the first time for the low ratings and they were declining every year…so why couldn’t an actual ending be written? I actually can not even think of a show that I’ve watched in the last 5 years that has an ending…makes you wonder how many others like myself who would rather binge a completed series than start watching a new show. I… Read more »
I watched the entire 4 seasons on Hulu. I am a big fan. Please, please come out with season 5!
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Last man on earth is what I looked forward to every Sunday and now there taking it off whisked it had more ratings
I’m so sad. I absolutely loved this show. It was silly and fun and a great way to escape from reality for a bit. I rarely watch TV and recently binge watched The Last Man on Earth and was sad to come to the end.
I do not watch television as a rule, because I am so busy. However, I make time to watch this show because it brings me out of the reality of our real world and gives me a genuine laugh or two. I am not a fan of Fox but until today I watched your show. Maybe a different syndicate will pick it up. Fox sucks anyhow!
LOVED last man on earth. Sad that I just discovered it when they decided to cancel
I am so sad to see Last Man in Earth end! The show always made me lauagh and when I would tell friends about scenes from the show, others always chuckled with me! Please please please will another Network pick up this show? Pleeeeeaaaaasssssssseeeee???!
Come on man!
Can’t believe that you cancelled Brooklyn nine nine & Last Man on Earth just to bring back Last Man Standing—a show that has been cancelled for a year.
Rest assured I will NOT be watching FOX this fall.
Can we find another network to pickup Last Man of Earth, please?!?!
Nooooo please dont cancel the season 4 opens doubta please dont cancel!!!!!!!
Please don’t cancel the show, its like the only thing we would enjoy watching every week.. A silly show that would make us laugh and forget about what is going on in the world today… If only for a half hour. it was a breath of fresh air for us. at least give one final episode, some closure, not a cliff hanger, wondering the fate of these loveable characters, at the hands of a possible angry mob. 🙂
It’s soooooo funny, my grandkids love it! Wish you wouldn’t cancel it. Has brought us many good laughs. Wish you would reconsider.
No no no do NOT cancel Last Man on Earth!!! It is the only thing I look forward to every week!!! Ill spiral into a deep depression knowing that season 4 left off on such a huge cliffhanger. Big mistake to cancel, please reconsider!
Please bring it back for a good final, I love the show in fact we wished it was a hour show . Lots of my friends enjoyed it also. Please bring it back.
I love this show you cant cancel it.