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EXCLUSIVE: Jack Burditt assumed he had the blessing of Tim Allen when he was first asked to adapt The Santa Clause franchise for Disney+. But that wasn’t exactly the case. Flashback to May of 2020, when a studio executive reached out to the Emmy-winning sitcom writer to see if he could find a way to…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the two-part series finale of Fox’s Last Man Standing. Last Man Standing wrapped up its nine-season run with a two-part series finale that sees the Baxters’ green truck as a literal vehicle to celebrate nearly a decade of family, love and Outdoor Man. Written by Ed…

Last Man Standing is ending after three seasons on Fox, nine total, including an original run on ABC. And while the network has opted not to order another season, it is is sending Tim Allen and the rest of the Last Man Standing family off with praise just days before its series finale. "The show took a bold, yet…

Tim Allen is wrapping yet another long-running family sitcom as Last Man Standing nears its series finale on Fox. Though experienced the actor and executive producer may be at bringing beloved projects like Home Improvement and Galaxy Quest to close, Allen said it was difficult to say good bye to the on-screen family…

Last Man Standing will conclude with an hourlong series finale, Fox unveiled Thursday. The series finale will air Thursday, May 20 from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT on Fox. In October, the network revealed that the Tim Allen-fronted sitcom will end with its ninth season. Last Man Standing stars Allen as Mike Baxter, a happily…

ABC’s series debut of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune topped the ratings Thursday in primetime with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.83 million viewers, pacing a night that saw a slew of debuts across the Big 4 as they continue to roll out their new season fare. That list included series premieres for NBC…

The fog of reruns from the 2020 holidays has lifted. On Sunday night, networks returned to their regularly scheduled programming (more or less) with a combination of new shows and the return of some favorites. One of the only programs that didn’t take a holiday break was NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which held steady…

Disney Television Studios has joined other major TV studios in pushing the post-holidays start of production for Los Angeles-based shows amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus infections and Covid-19 deaths in Los Angeles County. Sixteen scripted series produced by Disney TV Studios’ ABC Signature and 20th…

Home Improvement‘s Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor meets Last Man Standing‘s Mike Baxter in the time period premiere for Fox comedy Last Man Standing. In the “Dual Time” episode, Tim Allen does double duty as a repairman (his former alter ego Home Improvement‘s Tim Taylor) and Last Man Standing‘s Mike Baxter. The network’s…

Fox has unveiled the bulk of its winter 2021 schedule, featuring the network's returning scripted series, which will roll out starting on Dec. 27. As revealed in Fox's World Series promo, The Prodigal Son is moving to Tuesdays, joining The Resident, as Monday becomes a 9-1-1-branded night featuring the mothership…

Last Man Standing is coming to an end, again. The Fox comedy will end with its upcoming ninth season, which will premiere on the network in January. The move means that the Tim Allen-fronted series will have run for 194 episodes when it ends with its ninth season being ordered for 21 episodes. It marks the second time…

Fox has officially renewed two more series for next season, flagship comedy Last Man Standing, headlined by Tim Allen, and medical drama The Resident, starring Matt Czuchry and Emily VanCamp. Both come from 20th Century Fox TV and both had been a lock to come back. The pickups leave freshmen Prodigal Son and Outmatched…