Last Man Standing will remain forever cancelled. The quest to find the sitcom a new home following cancellation at ABC has hit a dead-end, Deadline reports:
I hear Fox seriously considered rescuing the series, which is produced by sibling 20th Century Fox TV. I hear the network tried to fit Last Man Standing on the schedule but couldn’t find a way to do it.
I hear there don’t seem to be any other viable scenarios to keep the sitcom alive elsewhere and, with its writers already scattered and lining up new gigs, a seventh season of Last Man Standing appears highly unlikely.
Last Man Standing, which comes from an outside studio, 20th TV, often had gone down to the wire on renewals, with the studio agreeing multiple times to license fee reductions in tense negotiations, something I hear the studio was open to again. But this time, likely because ABC had decided to end the Friday comedy block that had housed LMS and possibly because the sitcom was still expensive withoutthe backend revenue that comes from ownership, the show’s future was not a subject of negotiations, with the network simply deciding against another season.
As things stand, Last Man Standing remains in the cancellation graveyard, its permanent new home.
Shirley Crawford says
I think LMS is cancelled simply because IF you don’t agree with mainstream, YOU are silenced. It HAS taken a HITLER attitude. ONE thinking….MINE! ” We are right . YOU are wrong. Agree with me or YOU ARE GONE.”
Michael P. says
There’s an old adage that says, “That of which you accuse others, you are likely guilty of yourself.” The self-professed tolerant Left strikes again.
Pam says
Agreed!!
Angie Wilt says
Agree! Too political and it has been said that the media is not biased – HA!
They are ending the ABC Friday Night Comedy block? At the end of a long week I look forward to good laughs on Friday night TV. What is wrong with these decision- makers at the networks??
Sally Broadhurst says
I am on left and not all of us are as bad as you think or are yourselves. I loved the show and was hoping that another station would pick it up like five other shows fox cancelled. Can’t see them keeping crap like the Exorcist and not pick up LMS or leave the other dramas I loved on. You are complaining about your own network who broadcasts only for the right which is FOX and they too let you down!
Sally Broadhurst says
One other thing, why bring a show like Roseanne back when Last Man Standing is so much better than Roseanne ever was? Are thes people so bored with annonimity that they have to come back with crappy shows like they had the last three years they weee on?
Corey Hensley says
Because LMS was never as successful as Roseanne. Roseanne was a beast in the ratings.
david ratay says
One of the best comedies, ever, on TV. With most of the TV world being a shit show of politically correct crap we find people that are down to earth types on both sides of the political aisle on LMS and saw them ultimately putting family first and overlooking their differences. Plus Molly Ephraim is smoking hot…
Slasher says
Good move FOX!
Daniele says
Looks like our show is saved by fox network that is so sweet there are many great characters in the show madie is so funny
HA! says
Politicizing this show is STUPID. It was a sitcom and other than occasional jabs at the left, there was no political aspect to it. You all are delusional. It was just a mediocre rehash of Home Improvement. Not worthy of a time slot. Tim Allen’s comedy is OLD. He should have stayed int he 80s with his jokes. Maybe him and Jeff Foxworthy can hang out now…… you might be a tired old hack… if ABC renews your bad sitcom full of stolen jokes….
Randy says
Last Man Standing is one of the best sitcoms ABC has on TV these days. I can not believe it is being cancelled! I for one, am disgusted, and will not be watching or supporting ABC anymore in any way!!! I have been glued to the recliner every Friday night at 8 pm every week for the past 6 years it was on. Tim Allen is a classic and the show was extremely funny and well written. You are not fooling anyone ABC, we know the only reason you are shutting it down is because the show’s political pendulum swings on the opposite side of yours!!!!!!!! BAD MOVE!!! There goes the Bachelor and Bachelorette! And the only other show worth a darn on ABC “The Designated Survivor” will be no more for our family as well! This network has the crappiest shows on TV that we have ever seen. I am so thankful for FOX stepping up!
Randy says
Well I guess Fox wasn’t able to save the show! Bummer!!!
Michael says
Fox renewed the dumbest show on television Last Man On Earth but couldn’t find away to keep the BEST show on television The Last Man Standing??? I think it’s past time for us to ALL turn off our TV’s and start spending more time w our Family and Friends. This was ABC and their thin skinned liberals paying Tim back for speaking the truth. Take a stand and block ABC channels off your DVR! This is why people in “Hollywood” NEVER come out as conservative. At least until their careers are over…! Tim Allen was the Last “conservative” Man Standing, in Hollywood…