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?
was looking forward to another season. I watched the show in real time and then introduced my boyfriend to it and we watched all 4 seasons. Loved this show. One more season would be awesome!
In short, this is bunch of Sit Here In Tijuana.
Boom.
Please bring it back on the air. or at least HULU. You can’t leave us hanging like this. I just literally found this show and binge watch it every night on hulu and to get to Season 4 episode 18 and end it there is unfair!!! BRING IT BACK
Please bring it back
very good show
Please bring back season 5 your ratings went down because nobody watches tv were all watching your show on Hulu. Please please bring back one final season.
Don’t stop the best thing on tv. There’s plenty more to offer. Season 5 or else! (Please)
Please renew!!!!!!
I binge watched this show every chance I got on Hulu, I really liked this show. I’m VERY disappointed in Fox for canceling it. Now I know all shows come to an end at some point, but DON’T LEAVE FANS HANGING LIKE THAT! We deserve to know how the story that YOU gave us ends!
This is sad. I always watch on HULU, so I am not sure if those ratings count. I really enjoyed this quirky show and sad that it ended this way.
I just need to know how will end!!! Come on Fox!!! You ended to many god movies! 🙁
This show was genuinely great. Awesome cast great premise. We watched on Hulu the day after, I wish they would take those numbers into account! I’m sure tons of others watched this way as well. We the people can bring back season 5. Write Fox!
That’s what I was thinking too. I watch all the shows on a subscription service and wish they could track that too.
Blasé !! J aurais tellement aimé une saison 5.
Merci quand même pour ces 4 saisons genialissimes
Please for the love of god make another final season!!!
Why did you cancel it…….??????? This is an amazing and funny show. It has the quirky sense of humor that I and its fans love!!! Please bring back season 5!!!!
Wow! Great series Last man standing. Please bring back season 5!