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Home Front: Culture Wars
ABC Cancels Conservative Tim Allen Sitcom ‘Last Man Standing' Despite Strong Ratings
2017-05-12
[Breitbart] ABC has cancelled its Tim Allen-starring sitcom Last Man Standing after six seasons, the network confirmed Wednesday.

ABC and production partner 20th Century Fox TV had reportedly usually negotiated over licensing fees for the comedy series before each season; this time, according to Deadline, there was no negotiation, and the network simply pulled the plug on the show.

The sitcom starred Allen as Mike Baxter, a marketing director for a sporting goods store who happened to be politically conservative, and his relationship with his wife Vanessa and his three teenage daughters. The show was one of the few (if not the only) broadcast network sitcom to appeal to conservative, blue-collar America, a true oddity since Allen has noted in interviews that the program was written by liberal writers.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  The last network program I watched regularly was "The Unit". It was cancelled after 4 great seasons, and replaced by some bullshit cop drama that was cartoonish in nature.
Posted by: Crusader   2017-05-12 22:19  

#4  About 5m, a million less than Last Man Standing.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2017-05-12 17:34  

#3  What does 'Blak-ish' get ZF?
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-12 17:12  

#2  Last Man Standing averaged 5m viewers in the most recent season. Parks and Recreation averaged 2.5m viewers before it was canceled. Brooklyn 99 averages 2m viewers and has been renewed.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2017-05-12 16:12  

#1  Reason #4,543 that I am happy I cut the cable years ago.

Posted by: DarthVader   2017-05-12 09:03  

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