FOX
RENEWS “LAST MAN STANDING,”
STARRING
TIM ALLEN,
FOR
THE 2019-2020 SEASON
Milestone
150th
Episode to Air Tomorrow, Friday, April 19, on FOX
FOX
has renewed the hit family comedy LAST MAN STANDING, starring Tim
Allen, for the 2019-2020 season, it was announced today by Michael
Thorn, President, Entertainment for FOX Entertainment. The series’
return marks its second season on FOX, and eighth in total.
“Hard to
believe LAST MAN STANDING hits 150 episodes this week and
it gets better with another upcoming season at FOX!” said Allen.
“Great news for all of us who are creating these stories and
working our pants off to make you all laugh. It’s another big
high-five to the legions of loyal fans who have faithfully kept us
front and center and huge on the radar. Thanks to our family at FOX
who continue to make us feel so at home. Man, if we keep this up,
they might have to call our show: Last Man Unable to Stand.”
“LAST MAN
STANDING roared out of the gate on FOX, and has maintained its
ratings dominance ever since,” said Thorn. “Much of that credit
goes to the incredibly funny and talented Tim Allen, not to mention
Nancy, Hector and the rest of the show’s great cast. We’d like to
thank Kevin, Matt and the entire crew, along with our partners at
20th Century Fox
Television, for overseeing one of television’s most popular
comedies. We’d also like to congratulate them all on reaching 150
episodes – a milestone that’s
well-deserved.”
LAST
MAN STANDING averages more than 11 million Multi-Platform viewers,
ranking as the #1 scripted program on Friday night, with a 29%
advantage over #2 “Blue Bloods.” The series improves
upon FOX’s year-ago Friday 8:00-8:30 PM half-hour by +50% in Adults
18-49 and +112% in Total Viewers. LAST MAN STANDING’s fall 2018
premiere was the most-watched Friday regular comedy telecast on any
network in 15 years.
In
the all-new, milestone 150th
episode, “Yass Queen,” airing tomorrow, Friday,
April 19
(8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), on FOX, Mike (Allen) tries to help Mandy (Molly
McCook) get her clothing line off the ground and into stores by
inviting her to sit in on a business meeting with an aggressive sales
rep (guest star Melissa Peterman). Meanwhile, Ed (Hector Elizondo)
hires Kyle (Christoph Sanders) to transcribe his life story. The
series also stars Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Jordan Masterson,
Jonathan Adams, Jet Jurgensmeyer and Krista Marie Yu.
In
celebration of the 150th
episode, the original pilot for LAST MAN STANDING will stream on
Twitter tomorrow, Friday, April 19,
for 12 hours starting at 9:00 AM PT. Join the celebration here:
https://twitter.com/lastmanstanding
LAST
MAN STANDING is produced by 20th
Century Fox Television. The series was created by Jack Burditt. Kevin
Abbott, Matt Berry, Kevin Hench, Ed Yeager, Tim Allen, Marty
Adelstein, Shawn Levy, Becky Clements, Richard Baker and Rick Messina
are executive producers. Abbott serves as the series’ showrunner.
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