The same day, TVLine reported that Fox was "poised to" resurrect Last Man Standing for the 2018–19 TV season, and that Tim Allen is "officially on board". On May 3, 2018, Allen tweeted that a return "just might be a reality" and prompted the show's supporters to "keep it up". In August 2017, Allen expressed his appreciation for support by the show's fans to bring it back, and said the talent behind the show had much more to add.
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Jonnie and I are hopeful that we can find another home for it." Variety also confirmed in an exclusive report that 20th Century Fox Television would shop the series to other networks and streaming services in hopes it would be picked up for a seventh season another home was not quickly found, however. "We're starting to explore that," Kurtzman said. On May 20, 2017, Howard Kurtzman, president of 20th Century Fox Television, reportedly showed some interest in his studio continuing to produce the show. Tim Allen voiced his displeasure with the cancellation, tweeting on May 16, 2017: "Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years." A year later, the petition's signatures had grown to 438,000. Once we made the decision not to continue with comedy on Friday, it was just kind of that's where we landed." Dungey cited studio ownership, future creative direction, ratings and viewer engagement as all factors in her decision. In a conference call with reporters earlier in May, ABC president Channing Dungey stated, " Last Man Standing was a challenging one for me, because it was a steady performer. You'll get beat up if you don't believe what everybody believes." His comment was widely criticized, especially his comparing the treatment of Republicans in Hollywood with Nazi Germany.Ī viewer petition on the website calling for ABC to reinstate Last Man Standing surpassed 380,000 signatures as of May 23, 2017. You gotta be real careful around here, you know. It also happened some months after lead actor Tim Allen (who is also a real-life Republican) said in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, that being a Republican in Hollywood is "like 1930s Germany. The cancellation was met with outrage from the show's fans, many of whom took to social media to voice their displeasure and petition for another network to pick up the show. Had the series been renewed for a seventh season, ABC would have been required to pick up Last Man Standing's production costs, which the network was unwilling to do. Also, the contract between 20th Century Fox Television and ABC for the show, in which 20th Century Fox Television covered the cost of production, had expired after six seasons. ABC and its production partner for the show, 20th Century Fox Television, typically negotiate licensing fees prior to each season however, the network decided to cancel the show without doing so. "This was a scheduling decision," wrote Jori Arancio, senior vice president of ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. A representative for 20th Century Fox Television said cancellation decisions are made by ABC. On May 10, 2017, ABC canceled Last Man Standing after six seasons, despite the series being the second-most-watched ABC sitcom during the 2016–17 season (based on Live+7 figures), with ratings remaining mostly steady during its sixth season.
On July 2018, it reveals that Molly Ephraim and Flynn Morrison where both would not be returning for season seven. Soon thereafter, Héctor Elizondo came on board in a supporting role as the boss to Allen's character. At the end of March, Nancy Travis joined the cast in the leading female role as Allen's "smart and loving wife who doesn't miss much". On February 18, Tim Allen, who had been attached to the potential series from the beginning, officially joined the project in the lead role. In January 2011, ABC green-lighted production of a pilot episode under the title Last Days of Man. Last Man Standing first appeared on ABC's development slate in late 2010 when writer Jack Burditt received a put pilot commitment from the network under the original title Man Up. Patricia Richardson as Helen Potts (reunite to Allen on Home Improvement).Richard Karn as Bill McKendree (reunite to Allen on Home Improvement).Jonathan Taylor Thomas as John Baker (reunite to Allen on Home Improvement).
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