Question: I would like to know if there is any interest in another network picking up Last Man Standing since ABC cancelled it. I am more conservative, but watch shows that are obviously liberal-leaning. As the ratings were good for a Friday night, I don’t understand why another network wouldn’t pick it up, unless all are so liberal that they don’t want to play to
the conservative parts of the nation. —Joanne
Matt Roush: So far no words of any takers, but it has been reported that the studio (Sony) is shopping it around, having been taken by surprise by the cancellation. The last time I addressed this, before ABC announced its schedule, I argued that its cancellation was most likely due to the fact that ABC didn’t own it, which may still be a factor in why it wasn’t held back for midseason. But when I saw that ABC had abandoned its “TGIF” family-sitcom strategy on Fridays in favor of moving action-fantasy shows (Once Upon a Time, Marvel’s The Inhuamns) to the night, then the rationale became more pragmatic, that there wasn’t a home for it anymore. (Though it still could have been put on the shelf as a replacement to give one of the Tuesday or Wednesday sitcoms a rest.) I still look at this as a business, not a political, decision. After six seasons, Last Man Standing is not a cheap show to renew, which may be why no one has made a deal yet. It could still happen.
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