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Mandy Baxter’s extreme makeover is complete. Last Man Standing has tapped Molly McCook (The Ranch) to play Tim Allen’s middle daughter in the upcoming Fox revival, replacing original portrayer Molly Ephraim. Additionally, black-ish guest star Jet Jurgensmeyer is taking over the role of Boyd (aka Mike’s grandson) from former cast member Flynn Morrison.

“Whereas the Clintons are like herpes: Just when you think they’re gone, they show up again.” Due to the popularity of Home Improvement, advisers of former First Lady Hillary Clinton once suggested she appear on the children's sitcom. The information was picked up on in previously unreleased documents from Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady. “I know this may sound like a wild idea, but I think it is an interesting one to discuss,” wrote the first lady’s press secretary, Lisa Caputo, in an August 1995 memo. “[ABC News producer] Rick Kaplan brought to my attention that Home Improvement would...

f you wondered what kind of dad that liberal Ryan (Jordan Masterson) was going to be to his new daughter on Last Man Standing, January 23’s episode “Bedtime Story” clued us in. One might think his unborn daughter’s aunt and uncle, Mandy (Molly Ephraim) and Kyle (Christoph Sanders), would be the natural first choice to be the godparents, but Ryan’s first choice was the Obamas. “I mean, you think they would have at least responded with a form letter. It just doesn't seem like Michelle,” he laments. One might also think that Mandy decorating her goddaughter’s bedroom is something Ryan...

To sit and watch all the different new world order species/races jockeying for a position to keep their heads above water and keep ahead of the last lie. Hillary Clinton didn’t win, and if you can’t believe it, it “WAS” Divine Intervention! Now the past president may be the first without a library and having to look for a job. Should have saved some money, but everyone though Hillary was in and they could continue to sin. Do you find this strange? The ABC executive that cancelled Roseanne is the same person who cancelled Last Man Standing and is married...

Viewers rejoiced at the news that popular sitcom “Last Man Standing”, which was inexplicably cancelled last year despite high ratings, returned to ABC last week. And it wasn’t just a cult following–the ratings speak for themselves. According to Variety, a stunning 8 million viewers tuned in for the show reboot, which calls to mind the massive turnout for the ill-fated Roseanne reboot, pre-Valerie-Jarrett-tweet, of course. Last year, many speculated that the show was canceled not as a smart business move, but for Tim Allen’s polarizing conservative, Christian views. “There’s nothing more dangerous to me, especially in this climate, than a...

Last week marked the return of two sitcoms, Murphy Brown and Last Man Standing. Both shows have had their own interesting journeys. Murphy Brown was on the air for ten years and was seen by many as a landmark for how women were represented on television. Reboots are all the rage these days in Hollywood, but as Candice Bergen has repeatedly pointed out, her show wouldn’t have been revived if it weren’t for the election of President Donald Trump and part of her goal is to “restore respect for the press.”

On Thursday night, the old liberal sitcom Murphy Brown was revived; on Friday, the old conservative sitcom Last Man Standing is raised from the dead. The canceled ABC show has been picked up by Fox and plopped down in its old time period. Both shows exploit the election of Donald Trump to the presidency for laughs; both are nearly unendurable in the context of the current television landscape, which is as obsessed with Trump as Trump is obsessed with TV. You’ll recall that Tim Allen plays Mike Baxter, marketing director for a store similar to a Bass Pro Shop —...

Fox’s Last Man Standing revival premiered on Friday night to 8 million total viewers and a 1.8 demo rating, improving greatly upon its previous premiere on ABC (6 mil/1.1) as well as its Season 6 average (6.9 mil/1.2). In fact, LMS delivered its best rating since its Season 2 opener on ABC (which did a 2.0), and led Fox to its highest rated Premiere Week Friday in seven years and its most watched Friday in nine-and-a-half years. Leading out of that, The Cool Kids retained 6.8 mil and a 1.5. Hell’s Kitchen (3.1 mil/0.9) matched its previous premiere and season...

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Tim Allen may be the man of the house when “Last Man Standing” returns to broadcast television, but he won’t be a vocal Trump supporter — even though one reason his show is coming back is thanks to “Roseanne.” At the Television Critics Association press tour Thursday, Fox CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman told journalists the producers behind the 20th Century Fox-produced comedy will not feature any specific indication as to who the main character voted for in the 2016 presidential election — at least, not yet. “Right now, the producers’ plans are simply not to address whether he...

In a new teaser for the return of Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing,” the sitcom’s stars make a not-so-subtle reference to the show’s move from ABC to Fox. “Look at that, look, it’s a fox,” Nancy Travis, who plays Allen’s wife on the show, says as the couple sits around a campfire in a promo that was released on Tuesday. Allen’s Mike Baxter responds, “What is it?” “Yeah a fox,” Travis’ Vanessa Baxter responds. The TV wife repeats the word “fox” until Allen says, “I know somebody’s gonna be happy you said that three times.” 15 sec video: Preview: Check...

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ABC canceled its hit sitcom "Roseanne" on Tuesday after the show's biggest star, Roseanne Barr, went on a racist Twitter rant.

When ABC cancelled "Last Man Standing" after its sixth season last year, the show was at the top of its game, with millions of loyal viewers and perched behind only "Modern Family" at the number two ranking among the network’s comedy shows. To say fans were disappointed is an understatement. Although ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey tried to blame the network’s decision on the show’s high price tag rather than star Tim Allen’s political affiliation or, worse, his support of President Trump, not many were buying it, particularly Allen. "I always wanted "Last Man Standing" to be like ['All in...

Don’t call it a comeback. “Last Man Standing” was resurrected at Fox for Season 7 on Friday after ABC canceled the popular show. The news comes after Allen teased a possible reboot of his series on social media a few days ago. The show’s original cast, including Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson, will also return.

Don’t call it a comeback. “Last Man Standing” was resurrected at Fox for Season 7 on Friday after ABC canceled the popular show. The news comes after Allen teased a possible reboot of his series on social media a few days ago. The show’s original cast, including Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson, will also return.

Tim Allen, you can probably thank Roseanne for this: Last Man Standing is getting a new lease on life — and it appears the revival will stick this time around. A year after its controversial cancellation at ABC, the Allen-fronted comedy is poised to be resurrected by Fox for the 2018-19 TV season, TVLine has learned. Allen has, per sources, signed a deal for a potential Season 7 and conversations are underway with key cast members and EPs from the original incarnation to join him. Last Man‘s axing after six seasons caused a bit of an uproar last May, with...

When ABC’s reboot of “Roseanne” premiered last month, the show decimated others competing in similar time slots. “Roseanne” had been off the air for nearly 20 years but returned as a rousing success. It even managed to beat out CBS’s exclusive interview with former porn star and Trump accuser Stormy Daniels. The March 27 premiere reported early ratings of 18.5 million million viewers with a 5.1 rating among adults aged 18-49. (RELATED: You Won’t Believe The Monster Ratings The ‘Roseanne’ Premiere Got) But today, Variety is reporting even better ratings than previously expected. The delayed ratings have officially clocked in...

Studio 20th Century Fox Television is looking for a new home for canceled Tim Allen comedy “Last Man Standing.” Speaking to Variety Thursday, studio presidents Jonnie Davis and Howard Kurtzman said that they were surprised by ABC’s decision to pull the plug on the show. “That’s the one that’s really an open sore right now,” Davis said. Kurtzman added, “We really were expecting a pickup. The fact that we didn’t get a pickup was a surprise and a disappointment. I think no one was more disappointed than Tim Allen, such a huge star with such a huge following.” But the...

More than a quarter-million people have put their names to a petition demanding ABC bring back the highly-rated conservative sitcom Last Man Standing. The fan-created Change.org petition titled “Save Tim Allen’s Show ‘Last Man Standing” has garnered more than 275,000 signatures in less than a week’s time. “Last Man Standing stands out in the sea of network television sitcoms. It is a show that appeals to a broad swath of Americans who find very few shows that extol the virtues with which they can identify; namely conservative values,” petition creator “Deputy Matt” wrote. “Last Man Standing is one of the...