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    'Last Man Standing' canceled despite high ratings

    Tim Allen's hit sitcom "Last Man Standing" has seen its final days.

    ABC announced it has canceled Allen's show after six seasons.

    According to Deadline, ABC and its production partner for the show 20th Century Fox TV typically negotiate licensing fees prior to each season, however the network simply decided to pull the plug.

    A rep for 20th Century Fox TV told us cancellation decisions are made by ABC. A rep for ABC did not return Fox News' request for comment.

    The cancellation came as a shock for many fans considering the show's high ratings. Deadline reports the sitcom was the network's second-highest comedy this season and averaged 8.1 million viewers, just behind "Modern Family," which averaged 8.7 million viewers this season and was recently renewed for two more seasons. It was also ABC's third highest watched scripted series behind "Grey’s Anatomy" and "Modern Family."

    So why was the show killed?

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    Some fans speculated it was due to the show's conservative slant.

    Allen, a conservative himself who has voiced his support for President Donald Trump, plays Mike Baxter who is also politically conservative on the show. "Last Man Standing" has been praised for being one of the few shows that appeal to a conservative viewership, something the network was conciously trying to do...

    ..."You gotta be real careful around here," Allen noted. "You get beat up if you don't believe what everybody else believes. This is like '30s Germany."

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...h-ratings.html

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    We didn't watch regularly, but we like the show. The left is getting ridiculous.

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    ABC Besieged by Boycott Calls After Cancelation of Conservative Tim Allen's Hit Show
    By Heat Street Staff | 3:40 pm, May 13, 2017
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    It's TV upfront week, which means major network cancellations are being announced left, right and center.

    But the liberal ABC Television Network's decision to axe Tim Allen's hit Friday night comedy The Last Man Standing has caused consternation among fans who suspect the highly rated multi-camera sitcom has been nixed primarily because of Allen's right-of-center political beliefs.

    The show was ABC's second-most-watched comedy this season, with 8.1 million viewers, only behind Modern Family. Deadline Hollywood, which broke the news of the cancellation, reported that The Last Man Standing was "hitting ratings highs in its sixth season."

    Many viewers of the show think that the decision is being made by liberal ABC, owned by Disney, primarily because the series is about an unashamedly conservative character (Mike Baxter) played by a conservative actor. Allen told Jimmy Kimmel in March that living in Hollywood right now was akin to being in Nazi Germany.

    Leading the protest is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who tweeted: "Looks like ABC is playing politics with your show despite decent ratings. Sad."

    Many fans of the show are furious on social media and are calling for a boycott of the network.

    There are four petitions on change.org begging ABC to re-consider their decision. Neither Allen nor the network have commented on the move, but ABC is understood to be citing the fact it doesn't own The Last Man Standing (Fox produces the show) and the show's aging viewer demographic to explain why it pulled the plug.

    It is, however, also possible that it has do with ABC's reluctance to promote conservative politics on its network. It has been reported that Bob Iger, the longtime CEO of Disney, is flirting with an idea of running for president in 2020 as a Democrat....




    ...ABC also recently was fiercely criticized for mocking police and Middle America with its March gay rights miniseries When We Rise, which appeared to glorify the firebombing of police cars and overwhelmingly portrayed white, straight characters as ignorant, hateful rubes.

    Unlike The Last Man Standing, When We Rise was a catastrophic ratings bomb.



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    Quote Originally Posted by GodismyJudge View Post
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    ABC Besieged by Boycott Calls After Cancelation of Conservative Tim Allen's Hit Show
    By Heat Street Staff | 3:40 pm, May 13, 2017
    https://heatst.com/culture-wars/abc-...lens-hit-show/

    The show was ABC's second-most-watched comedy this season, with 8.1 million viewers, only behind Modern Family.
    Which of course has a male gay couple among other things.

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    There are four petitions on change.org begging ABC to re-consider their decision. Neither Allen nor the network have commented on the move, but ABC is understood to be citing the fact it doesn’t own The Last Man Standing (Fox produces the show) and the show’s aging viewer demographic to explain why it pulled the plug.
    God forbid they have any shows older folks like to watch.

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    Well, there is a serious backlash against ABC. Maybe they'll bring it back.

    http://conservativetribune.com/abc-b...m_campaign=can

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