Last Man Standing (American TV series)

The series follows Mike Baxter, a senior executive and director of marketing for the Outdoor Man sporting goods store chain based in Denver, Colorado. His home life is initially filled with his wife and three daughters (hence the "last man" in the show's title), along with a grandson. His life later extends to the young men who are married to or dating his daughters.

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• Tim Allen as Mike Baxter: Mike is a father of three daughters and the director of marketing for the Outdoor Man chain of sporting goods stores. Mike staunchly supports traditional, conservative values.{{cite web |publisher=American Radio Relay League |url=http://www.arrl.org/news/em-ham-radio-in-hollywood-em-comedian-tim-allen-stars-as-radio-amateur-on-new-tv-show |title=Ham Radio in Hollywood: Comedian Tim Allen Stars as Radio Amateur on New TV Show |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=September 29, 2014 |archive-date=October 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002101121/http://www.arrl.org/news/em-ham-radio-in-hollywood-em-comedian-tim-allen-stars-as-radio-amateur-on-new-tv-show |url-status=live }}
• Nancy Travis as Vanessa Baxter (née Davidson), Mike's wife: Vanessa is a geologist working in the energy industry. In season four, Vanessa becomes frustrated with her job and decides to become a high-school science teacher. After being laid off as a teacher due to budget cuts, Vanessa begins her own tutoring business.
• Alexandra Krosney (season 1) and Amanda Fuller (seasons 2–9{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2018/07/02/last-man-standing-molly-ephraim-season-7-mandy-recast/|title=Last Man Standing Shake-Up: 2 Major Roles Being Recast Ahead of Season 7 (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=July 2, 2018|website=TVLine|access-date=July 3, 2018|archive-date=July 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703082101/https://tvline.com/2018/07/02/last-man-standing-molly-ephraim-season-7-mandy-recast/|url-status=dead}}) as Kristin Baxter-Vogelson, the oldest daughter, initially a teenage mother trying to raise her son on her own.
• Molly Ephraim (seasons 1–6) and Molly McCook (seasons 7–9) as Mandy Baxter-Anderson, the learning-impaired, fashion-focused middle daughter.
• Kaitlyn Dever (regular, seasons 1–6; recurring, seasons 7–9) as Eve Baxter, the youngest daughter, a strong scholar and athlete with military aspirations, and clearly Mike's favorite child.{{cite web |title=Last Man Standing EP Laments That 'Unfortunate' Cast Departure |url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/02/molly-ephraim-leaving-last-man-standing-season-7-mandy-recast/ |website=TVLine |access-date=2 August 2018 |date=August 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803012902/https://tvline.com/2018/08/02/molly-ephraim-leaving-last-man-standing-season-7-mandy-recast/ |url-status=live }}
• Christoph Sanders as Kyle Anderson, a young employee at Outdoor Man, who initially dates Kristen, but later married Mandy.
• Héctor Elizondo as Ed Alzate, Mike's longtime business partner, of Basque heritage,{{cite episode|title=Rediscover America|series=Last Man Standing|credits=Vince Calandra (writer) & Victor Gonzalez (director)|network=ABC|airdate=October 10, 2014|season=4|number=3}} and later Vanessa's step-father.
• Evan and Luke Kruntchev (recurring, season 1), Flynn Morrison (regular, seasons 2–6), and Jet Jurgensmeyer (regular, season 7; guest star, season 8) as Boyd Baxter, son of Kristin and Ryan and grandson of Mike and Vanessa.
• Nick Jonas (guest star, season 1) and Jordan Masterson (recurring, seasons 2–3; regular, seasons 4–9) as Ryan Vogelson, Boyd's Canadian father who later re-enters his son's life and marries Kristin. He is very "left-wing" in his views, and thus clashes a lot with Mike.
• Jonathan Adams as Chuck Larabee (recurring, seasons 2–3; regular, seasons 4–9): Mike and Vanessa's neighbor, a retired U.S. Marine who later becomes the head of security at Outdoor Man.
• Krista Marie Yu as Jen (seasons 7–9), Vanessa's ethnocentric foreign-exchange student from Hong Kong who moves in with the Baxters in season 7.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/last-man-standing-krista-yu-promoted-series-regular-fox-tim-allen-1202537375/|title='Last Man Standing': Krista Marie Yu Promoted To Regular On Fox Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|author=Denise Petski|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429053545/https://deadline.com/2019/01/last-man-standing-krista-yu-promoted-series-regular-fox-tim-allen-1202537375/|url-status=live}}

• Robert Forster as Bud Baxter (seasons 1, 3–4, 7), Mike's widower father. Forster died October 11, 2019, prior to season 8.
• Erika Alexander (seasons 2–5) and Tisha Campbell (season 7–9) as Carol Larabee, Chuck's wife and Mike and Vanessa's neighbor.
• Carla Jimenez as Blanca Alvarez (seasons 2–4), the Baxters' Guatemalan-born housekeeper who also works for Mandy in her fashion business.
• Sarah Gilman as Cammy Harris (seasons 2–6), Eve's soccer teammate and extremely chatty best friend.
• Jonathan Taylor Thomas as John Baker (seasons 2–3), Kristin's boss at a fancy restaurant where she works.
• Tye Sheridan as Justin (seasons 3–4), Eve's fellow Jr. ROTC member, football teammate and brief boyfriend.
• Zachary Gordon as Andrew (season 3), Eve's nerdy classmate.
• Joely Fisher as Wendi Gracin (seasons 3–5), Ed's obnoxious younger girlfriend, whom he meets near the end of season three.
• Patricia Richardson as Helen Potts (season 4), The Baxters' widowed neighbor, who sees a lot of her deceased husband in Mike.
• Bill Engvall as Reverend Paul (seasons 5–9), the new pastor of the Baxter family's church.
• Jay Leno as Joe Leonard (seasons 5–9), a semi-retired auto technician who later works in the repair shop at Outdoor Man.
• Travis Tope as Rob (season 6), Eve's boyfriend who is studying criminal justice at University of Colorado Boulder.
• Susan Sullivan as Bonnie Davidson (later Alzate) (seasons 7–9), Vanessa's mother who becomes Ed's wife.

Last Man Standing first appeared on ABC's development slate in late 2010 when writer Jack Burditt received a put pilot commitment from ABC under the original title Man Up.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/11/abc-lands-man-up-comedy-from-writer-jack-burditt-which-may-star-tim-allen-82498/|title=ABC Lands 'Man Up' Comedy From Writer Jack Burditt Which May Star Tim Allen|date=November 8, 2010|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815235054/http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/abc-lands-man-up-comedy-from-writer-jack-burditt-which-may-star-tim-allen/|url-status=live}} In January 2011, ABC green-lighted production of a pilot episode under the title Last Days of Man.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/01/19/development-update-wednesday-january-19-732524/9075/|title=Development Update: Wednesday, January 19|date=January 19, 2011|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=August 13, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/nbc-orders-ron-moore-pilot-1118030551/ |title=NBC orders Ron Moore pilot |date=January 19, 2011 |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |work=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109152946/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118030551?refCatId=14 |archive-date=January 9, 2012

|access-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=live }} On February 18, Tim Allen, who had been attached to the potential series from the beginning, officially joined the project in the lead role.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/02/tim-allen-returns-to-abc-roots-with-comedy-pilot|date=February 18, 2011|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Home Improvement Redux: Tim Allen Returns to ABC Roots With Comedy Pilot|work=TVLine|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=August 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816114922/http://www.tvline.com/2011/02/tim-allen-returns-to-abc-roots-with-comedy-pilot/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/tim-allen-commits-to-abc-comedy-pilot-107571/|date=February 18, 2011|title=Tim Allen Commits To ABC Comedy Pilot|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=April 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425084329/http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/tim-allen-commits-to-abc-comedy-pilot/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/18/tim-allen-abc-sitcom-pilot|date=February 18, 2011|title=Tim Allen Nabs ABC Sitcom Pilot|last=Harnick|first=Chris|work=AolTV|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002172112/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/02/18/tim-allen-abc-sitcom-pilot/|url-status=dead}} At the end of March, Nancy Travis joined the cast in the leading female role as Allen's "smart and loving wife who doesn't miss much".{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/03/29/nancy-travis-lands-lead-in-tim-allens-pilot/|title=Nancy Travis lands lead in Tim Allen's ABC pilot|date=March 29, 2011|last=Hibberd|first=James|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002020901/https://ew.com/article/2011/03/29/nancy-travis-lands-lead-in-tim-allens-pilot/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/nancy-travis-gets-female-lead-in-abcs-tim-allen-pilot-jere-burns-joins-nbc-comedy-118562/|title=Nancy Travis Gets Female Lead In ABC's Tim Allen Pilot, Jere Burns Joins NBC Comedy|date=March 29, 2011|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=August 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802051015/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/nancy-travis-gets-female-lead-in-abcs-tim-allen-pilot-jere-burns-joins-nbc-comedy/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a311867/nancy-travis-joins-abc-tim-allen-pilot.html|title=Nancy Travis joins ABC Tim Allen pilot|date=March 30, 2011|last=Jeffrey|first=Morgan|work=Digital Spy|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005405/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a311867/nancy-travis-joins-abc-tim-allen-pilot.html|url-status=live}} Soon thereafter, Héctor Elizondo came on board in a supporting role as the boss to Allen's character.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/03/30/hector-elizondo-joins-tim-allen-project/|title=Hector Elizondo joins Tim Allen project|date=August 30, 2011|last=Rice|first=Lynette|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002020857/https://ew.com/article/2011/03/30/hector-elizondo-joins-tim-allen-project/|url-status=live}}

On May 13, 2011, ABC picked up the pilot for the 2011–2012 television season under the new title Last Man Standing.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/05/13/abc-picks-up-tim-allen-comedy/|title=Tim Allen ABC comedy|date=May 13, 2011|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|last2=Hibberd|first2=James|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 13, 2011|archive-date=December 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219041650/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/05/13/abc-picks-up-tim-allen-comedy/|url-status=live}} On May 17, 2011, ABC announced that the series would air on Tuesday nights at 8 Eastern/7 Central.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/abc-2011-12-primetime-schedule-announced/92903|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520225832/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/17/abc-2011-12-primetime-schedule-announced/92903/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 20, 2011|title=ABC 2011–12 Primetime Schedule Announced|date=May 17, 2011|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=August 2, 2011}} It debuted on October 11, 2011, with the first two episodes airing in a one-hour premiere.{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=ABC Announces Fall Series Premiere Dates: Late Starts for 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Man Up'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/27/abc-announces-fall-series-premiere-dates-late-starts-for-once-upon-a-time-man-up/96596/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629162827/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/27/abc-announces-fall-series-premiere-dates-late-starts-for-once-upon-a-time-man-up/96596/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|date=June 27, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=June 27, 2011}}

On November 3, 2011, the series was picked up for a full season of twenty-two episodes.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/03/abc-picks-up-full-seasons-of-once-upon-a-time-last-man-standing-and-happy-endings-orders-additional-scripts-for-pan-am/109596|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104233833/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/03/abc-picks-up-full-seasons-of-once-upon-a-time-last-man-standing-and-happy-endings-orders-additional-scripts-for-pan-am/109596/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2011|title=ABC Picks Up Full Seasons of 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Last Man Standing' and 'Happy Endings'|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=November 4, 2011}} On January 12, 2012, the order was increased to twenty-four episodes.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/01/12/abc-orders-more-of-last-man-standing/|title=Last Man Standing extended by two more weeks on ABC|last=Rice|first=Lynette|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 12, 2012|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002020857/https://ew.com/article/2012/01/12/abc-orders-more-of-last-man-standing/|url-status=live}}

On May 11, 2012, ABC renewed the series for a second season set to air in the 2012–2013 season in November.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/11/private-practice-body-of-proof-renewed-by-abc-scandal-gcb-canceled/133753|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514150939/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/11/private-practice-body-of-proof-renewed-by-abc-scandal-gcb-canceled/133753/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2012|title=Updated: Private Practice, 'Body of Proof' Renewed; 'Last Man Standing,' 'Scandal' & 'Apt 23′ Renewed Too; 'GCB' Canceled|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=May 12, 2012|date=May 12, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tvline.com/2012/07/26/fall-tv-abc-announces-premiere-dates|title=Fall TV: ABC Announces Premiere Dates|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|work=TVLine|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=July 26, 2012|archive-date=November 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126002921/http://tvline.com/2012/07/26/fall-tv-abc-announces-premiere-dates/|url-status=live}}

On June 11, 2012, Tim Doyle was hired as the new showrunner of the series. Doyle was the third showrunner that the series had since it entered production. Doyle replaced Kevin Abbott, who joined the staff as the showrunner mid-way in the first season. Abbott replaced series creator Jack Burditt, who was the showrunner for the first thirteen episodes. Unlike Burditt, who is no longer credited as an executive producer, Abbott continued to serve as an executive producer while showrunning the fellow ABC sitcom Malibu Country starring Reba McEntire. Both Last Man Standing and Malibu Country aired as a part of ABC's Friday night lineup for the 2012–2013 primetime television season.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/tim-doyle-joins-abcs-last-man-standing-as-new-showrunner-284788/|title=Tim Doyle Joins ABC's 'Last Man Standing' As New Showrunner|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 11, 2012|date=June 11, 2012|archive-date=June 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617001725/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/tim-doyle-joins-abcs-last-man-standing-as-new-showrunner/|url-status=live}} On November 8, 2012, Abbott re-joined the Last Man Standing crew full-time, after a stint in rehab, and gave Nastaran Dibai full showrunning duties of Malibu Country.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/nastaran-dibai-to-run-maliby-country-kevin-abbott-rejoins-last-man-standing-368304/ |title=Nastaran Dibai To Run 'Malibu Country', Kevin Abbott Rejoins 'Last Man Standing' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 28, 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109234146/http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/nastaran-dibai-to-run-maliby-country-kevin-abbott-rejoins-last-man-standing/ |url-status=live }}

On June 11, 2012, it was announced that Alexandra Krosney (Kristin) was let go from the show for creative reasons.{{cite news|author=Michael Ausiello|url=http://tvline.com/2012/06/11/last-man-standing-alexandra-krosney-leaving|title=Last Man Standing Drops Alexandra Krosney – Season 2|work=TVLine|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-date=June 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616011058/http://tvline.com/2012/06/11/last-man-standing-alexandra-krosney-leaving/|url-status=live}} Krosney was replaced by Amanda Fuller in season 2.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2012/08/shiri-appleby-poised-to-recur-on-nbcs-chicago-fire-more-tv-castings-316918/|title=TV Castings – Chicago Fire, Last Man Standing, Arrow|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 27, 2012|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811114524/http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/shiri-appleby-poised-to-recur-on-nbcs-chicago-fire-more-tv-castings/|url-status=live}} On June 19, 2012, it was also announced that twins Luke and Evan Kruntchev, who played the role of Boyd in season 1, would not be returning; they were replaced by Flynn Morrison in season 2.{{cite magazine|last=Baldwin|first=Kristen|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/10/last-man-standing-tim-allen-abc/|title='Last Man Standing' adds actors to play Tim Allen's daughter, grandson|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 10, 2012|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602011307/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/10/last-man-standing-tim-allen-abc|url-status=live}} The character of Boyd was also age-advanced from two years old to five years old.{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/06/last-man-standing-season-2-retools-family-dynamic-and-ages-up-the-kid.html|title='Last Man Standing' Season 2 retools family dynamic and ages up the kid|work=From Inside the Box|access-date=June 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622183933/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/06/last-man-standing-season-2-retools-family-dynamic-and-ages-up-the-kid.html|archive-date=June 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}} Jordan Masterson plays Ryan, Boyd's father, in a recurring role beginning in season 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Last-Man-Standing-1052001.aspx|title=Keck's Exclusives: Last Man Standing Recasts Role – Today's News: Our Take|work=TVGuide.com|date=August 16, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2012|archive-date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101104337/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Last-Man-Standing-1052001.aspx|url-status=live}} The role was previously played by Nick Jonas, who guest-starred in one episode in season 1.

The second season initially received a 13-episode order. ABC announced on November 12, 2012, that an additional three scripts had been ordered.{{cite web |last=Andreeva|first=Nellie |title=ABC Comedies 'Malibu Country' & 'Last Man Standing' Get Orders For More Scripts |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/abc-comedies-malibu-country-last-man-standing-get-orders-for-additional-scripts-370467/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929104902/http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/abc-comedies-malibu-country-last-man-standing-get-orders-for-additional-scripts/ |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}} On November 27, five more episodes were ordered to bring the second-season episode total to 18.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-get-5-more-episodes/159564/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202060832/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-get-5-more-episodes/159564/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2012|title='Last Man Standing' and 'Malibu Country' Get 5 More Episodes Each|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 28, 2012|access-date=November 29, 2012}}

On May 10, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season,{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed_n_3103778.html |title='Last Man Standing' Renewed: ABC Orders Season 3 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=May 15, 2013 |first=Chris |last=Harnick |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610071005/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed_n_3103778.html |url-status=live }} which premiered on September 20, 2013, and ended on April 25, 2014, after 22 episodes.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/16/abc-sets-premiere-dates-for-2013-2014-season-including-s-h-i-e-l-d-once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-modern-family-scandal-more/192284 |title=ABC Sets Premiere Dates for 2013–2014 Including 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Once Upon A Time In Wonderland' & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |work=TV by the Numbers |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719052314/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/16/abc-sets-premiere-dates-for-2013-2014-season-including-s-h-i-e-l-d-once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-modern-family-scandal-more/192284/ |archive-date=July 19, 2013 }}

On May 10, 2014, ABC renewed Last Man Standing for a fourth season, which premiered on October 3, 2014.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed-for-4th-season/ |title='Last Man Standing' renewed for 4th season |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 10, 2014 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002020859/https://ew.com/article/2014/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed-for-4th-season/ |url-status=live }} Allen and Elizondo guest-starred as their Last Man Standing characters in a crossover episode with the fellow ABC Friday sitcom Cristela.{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/159432_tim_allen_guest_stars_on_cristela/|title=Tim Allen Guest Stars on 'Cristela' in 'Last Man Standing' Crossover Episode!|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=February 9, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2015|archive-date=February 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210052558/http://www.etonline.com/tv/159432_tim_allen_guest_stars_on_cristela/|url-status=live}}

On May 10, 2015, ABC announced the show had been renewed for a fifth season. Last Man Standing had become a solid performer for the Friday night lineup at ABC, which with the help of Shark Tank and 20/20 has become the top network among adults 18–49 for the night. Leading off Friday night for ABC, the sitcom averaged a 1.8 rating in adults 18–49 and 8.2 million viewers overall, according to Nielsen's Live+7 estimates.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed-5th-season|title=Last Man Standing renewed for season 5|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108141912/https://ew.com/article/2015/05/10/last-man-standing-renewed-5th-season/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/last-man-standing-renewed-season-5-abc-1201491995/|title='Last Man Standing' Renewed: Season 5 Greenlit by ABC – Variety|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister|work=Variety|date=2015|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220719/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/last-man-standing-renewed-season-5-abc-1201491995/|url-status=live}}

On May 13, 2016, ABC renewed the series for a sixth season, which premiered on September 23, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://release-date.info/tv-series/last-man-standing-season-6-release-date-580039271/ |publisher=TV Series |title='Last Man Standing' Season 6 Premiere Date Revealed |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831185053/http://release-date.info/tv-series/last-man-standing-season-6-release-date-580039271/ |archive-date=August 31, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

The entire set of the show had to be rebuilt following its cancellation on ABC and subsequent revival on Fox in 2018, according to representatives of an unrelated studio company who visited the set and attended a taping of the show at Radford Studio Center.{{cite web |url=https://www.lacastlestudios.com/studio-updates/top-ten-virtual |title=Top Ten Reasons to Shoot Your Film or TV Series on Virtual Sets |website=L.A. Castle Studios |access-date=October 13, 2024

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On March 15, 2020, production on the series was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/last-man-standing-the-orville-shut-down-over-production-coronavirus-1202883985/ |title='Last Man Standing' & 'The Orville' Join List Of Shows Shut Down Over Coronavirus |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 15, 2020 |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412150156/https://deadline.com/2020/03/last-man-standing-the-orville-shut-down-over-production-coronavirus-1202883985/ |url-status=live }}

On May 10, 2017, ABC canceled Last Man Standing after six seasons, despite the series being the second-most-watched ABC sitcom during the 2016–17 season (based on Live+7 figures), with ratings remaining mostly steady during its sixth season.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/last-man-standing-canceled-by-abc-after-6-seasons-1202089263/|title=Tim Allen Comedy 'Last Man Standing' Canceled By ABC After 6 Seasons|date=May 10, 2017|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511032127/http://deadline.com/2017/05/last-man-standing-canceled-by-abc-after-6-seasons-1202089263/|url-status=live}} The cancellation caused the show's fans to question its motivation, and many took to social media to voice their displeasure and petition for another network to pick up the show.{{cite web|last1=Mooney|first1=Paula|title='Last Man Standing' Canceled With 8.1M Viewers: Fans Boycott ABC Over Tim Allen's Conservative Christian Role|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/4212160/last-man-standing-canceled-with-8-1m-viewers-fans-boycott-abc-over-tim-allens-conservative-christian-role/|website=Inquisitir|access-date=May 12, 2017|date=May 11, 2017|archive-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512031240/http://www.inquisitr.com/4212160/last-man-standing-canceled-with-8-1m-viewers-fans-boycott-abc-over-tim-allens-conservative-christian-role/|url-status=live}} It also happened some months after lead actor Tim Allen (who is also a real-life Republican) said in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, that being a Republican in Hollywood is "like 1930s Germany. You gotta be real careful around here, you know. You'll get beat up if you don't believe what everybody believes". His comment was widely criticized, especially his comparing the treatment of Republicans in Hollywood with Nazi Germany.{{cite web|last1=Maglio|first1=Tony|last2=Gajewski|first2=Ryan|title=Did Tim Allen's Nazi Germany Joke Help Kill 'Last Man Standing'?|url=https://www.thewrap.com/last-man-standing-canceled-tim-allen-nazi-germany-joke/|website=TheWrap|date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=May 10, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511035052/http://www.thewrap.com/last-man-standing-canceled-tim-allen-nazi-germany-joke/|url-status=live}}

A viewer petition on the website Change.org calling for ABC to reinstate Last Man Standing surpassed 380,000 signatures as of May 23, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/05/last-man-standing-replacing-the-mick-on-fox-network-hears-from-ptc-001718683.html|title='Last Man Standing' replacing 'The Mick' on Fox? Network hears from PTC|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605143137/http://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/05/last-man-standing-replacing-the-mick-on-fox-network-hears-from-ptc-001718683.html|url-status=live}} In a conference call with reporters earlier in May, ABC president Channing Dungey stated, "Last Man Standing was a challenging one for me, because it was a steady performer. Once we made the decision not to continue with comedy on Friday, it was just kind of that's where we landed." Dungey cited studio ownership, future creative direction, ratings, and viewer engagement as all factors in her decision.{{cite web |url= https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/16/abc-defends-canceling-last-man-standing/ |title=ABC Defends 'Last Man Standing' Cancellation |website=Ew.com |date=May 16, 2017 |access-date=January 25, 2025 }} A year later, the petition's signatures had grown to 438,000.

On May 16, 2017, Allen expressed his displeasure with the cancellation, writing: "Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years."{{Cite news|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/05/16/tim-allen-abc-tweet-last-man-standing-cancelled/22094047/|title=Tim Allen lashes out at ABC after 'Last Man Standing' cancellation: 'Stunned and blindsided'|author=|work=AOL.com|access-date=May 17, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517065714/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/05/16/tim-allen-abc-tweet-last-man-standing-cancelled/22094047/|url-status=live}}

On May 20, 2017, Howard Kurtzman, president of 20th Century Fox Television, reportedly showed some interest in his studio continuing to produce the show. "We're starting to explore that," Kurtzman said. "... Jonnie and I are hopeful that we can find another home for it."{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/05/20/last-man-standing-20th-century-fox-tv-will-seek-new-home-for/22099687/|title=AOL.com|date=May 20, 2017 |access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=May 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530011154/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/05/20/last-man-standing-20th-century-fox-tv-will-seek-new-home-for/22099687/|url-status=live}} Variety also confirmed in an exclusive report that 20th Century Fox Television would shop the series to other networks and streaming services in hopes it would be picked up for a seventh season;{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/last-man-standing-new-home-tim-allen-1202434432/ |title='Last Man Standing': 20th Century Fox TV Will Seek New Home for Tim Allen Comedy (Exclusive) |website=Variety |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=May 18, 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-date=May 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519211143/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/last-man-standing-new-home-tim-allen-1202434432/ |url-status=live }} another home was not quickly found, however.

In August 2017, Allen expressed his appreciation for support by the show's fans to bring it back, and said the talent behind the show had much more to add.{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/roseanne-ratings-put-pressure-on-networks-to-revive-conservative-show-last-man-standing |title='Roseanne' ratings put pressure on networks to revive conservative show 'Last Man Standing' |publisher=Fox News |first=Sasha |last=Savitsky |date=March 29, 2018 |access-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329172327/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/03/29/roseanne-ratings-put-pressure-on-networks-to-revive-conservative-show-last-man-standing.html |url-status=live }}

On May 3, 2018, Allen wrote that a return "just might be a reality" and prompted the show's supporters to "keep it up".{{cite news |title=Tim Allen teases 'Last Man Standing' return |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 3, 2018 |publisher=Fox News |first=Sasha |last=Savitsky |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tim-allen-teases-last-man-standing-return |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503185751/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/05/03/tim-allen-teases-last-man-standing-return.html |url-status=live }} The same day, TVLine reported that Fox was "poised to" resurrect Last Man Standing for the 2018–19 TV season, adding that Tim Allen is "officially on board".{{cite news |title=Last Man Standing Revival Eyed at Fox, Tim Allen Officially on Board |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |work=TVLine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |url=http://tvline.com/2018/05/03/last-man-standing-revival-fox-season-7-tim-allen/ |archive-date=May 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505092555/http://tvline.com/2018/05/03/last-man-standing-revival-fox-season-7-tim-allen/ |url-status=live }} Deadline Hollywood reported that Fox was in talks for another season, but it was "by no means a sure thing", suggesting it would depend on whether the actors could be re-signed "at reasonable salaries".{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-standing-eyes-return-fox-tim-allen-1202379904/ |title='Last Man Standing' Eyes Resurrection At Fox With Star Tim Allen Set to Return |newspaper=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508024250/http://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-standing-eyes-return-fox-tim-allen-1202379904/ |url-status=live }} On May 11, 2018, Fox TV's CEOs and chairmen announced that Fox had officially picked up Last Man Standing for a seventh season.{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/ |title=Tim Allen's Last Man Standing Is Returning to TV 1 Year After Cancellation |magazine=People |date=May 11, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |first=Michele |last=Corriston |archive-date=May 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511210452/http://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/05/11/tim-allens-last-man-standing-revived-fox/603136002/|date=May 11, 2018|title=Last Man Standing' resurfaces at Fox, a year after ABC canceled it|work=USA Today|last=Levin|first=Gary|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511233504/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/05/11/tim-allens-last-man-standing-revived-fox/603136002/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-fox-seventh-season-tim-allen-1202388669/|title='Last Man Standing' Resurrected At Fox For Season 7 With Original Cast Led By Tim Allen|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 11, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511232449/http://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-fox-seventh-season-tim-allen-1202388669/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-fi-ct-fox-schedule-20180514-story.html|title=Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' returns — this time on Fox's fall schedule|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|website=Los Angeles Times|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515022539/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-fi-ct-fox-schedule-20180514-story.html|url-status=live}} Dana Walden, chairman of Fox Television Group, later hinted that the return of Last Man Standing was in part a response to the huge success of the Roseanne revival on ABC earlier in 2018: "Obviously, I think everyone took a good, hard look at the performance of Roseanne. It did so well, and it certainly did remind us that we have a huge, iconic comedy star in our Fox family in Tim Allen."{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/who-is-not-returning-last-man-standing-recast.html/?a=viewall|title=Who Isn't Returning for 'Last Man Standing' Season 7? Two Roles Are Being Recast|last=Morrow|first=Brendan|website=cheatsheet.com|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713020708/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/who-is-not-returning-last-man-standing-recast.html/?a=viewall|url-status=live}}

On July 2, Fox announced that, in addition to Allen, series regulars Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Hector Elizondo, Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson and Jonathan Adams had all signed on to appear in the season 7 revival. Molly Ephraim and Flynn Morrison both opted not to return for the new season, with Fox announcing their roles ("Mandy" and "Boyd", respectively) would be recast ahead of season 7.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/last-man-standing-molly-ephraim-flynn-morrison-1202863659/ |title=Tim 'Last Man Standing' Regulars Molly Ephraim, Flynn Morrison Exit Ahead of Season 7, Roles to Be Recast |last=Otterson |first=Joe |publisher=Variety |date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702220619/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/last-man-standing-molly-ephraim-flynn-morrison-1202863659/ |url-status=live }} On August 6, 2018, it was announced that Molly McCook and Jet Jurgensmeyer would be taking over the roles of Mandy and Boyd, respectively. The article also stated that Kaitlyn Dever, who recently signed on to play a lead role in the 2019 Netflix miniseries Unbelievable, would return as Eve in a recurring role only.{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2018/08/06/last-man-standing-mandy-recast-molly-mccook-season-7-fox/ |title=Last Man Standing's Mandy Recast: Molly McCook Replaces Molly Ephraim |date=August 6, 2018 |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |website=TVLine |access-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033613/https://tvline.com/2018/08/06/last-man-standing-mandy-recast-molly-mccook-season-7-fox/ |url-status=live }}

For the seventh season, the show aired in the same Friday night time slot as for the last five of its six seasons on ABC; the show was renewed for an eighth season, and was moved to a new time slot, as Fox had signed an agreement to air WWE SmackDown on Friday nights beginning in fall 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-wwe-close-five-year-deal-bring-smackdown-network-1123487|title=Fox and WWE Close Five-Year Deal to Bring 'SmackDown' to Network|last=Guthrie|first=Marisa|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102193229/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-wwe-close-five-year-deal-bring-smackdown-network-1123487|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/06/27/wwe-fox-smackdown-live-usa-monday-night-raw-five-year-deal|title=Traina Thoughts: FOX, USA To Pay Big Money For Rights To 'SmackDown,' 'Raw'|last=Traina|first=Jimmy|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=June 27, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230632/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/06/27/wwe-fox-smackdown-live-usa-monday-night-raw-five-year-deal|url-status=live}} When the Fox schedule was released in May 2019, Last Man Standing was placed in a Thursday night time slot, but only in weeks when Fox would not air NFL or XFL games.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/fox-fall-2019-20-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-empire-the-masked-singer-the-orville-last-man-standing-1202613344/|title=Fox Fall 2019–20 Schedule: WWE, NFL, No Live-Action Comedies With 'Last Man Standing' Held, 'Empire' & 'Resident' To Tuesday|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506222641/https://deadline.com/2019/05/fox-fall-2019-20-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-empire-the-masked-singer-the-orville-last-man-standing-1202613344/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/xfl-schedule-2020-abc-fox-espn-fs1-1202765955/|title=XFL Schedule: ABC, Fox & Their Cable Outlets Set 10-Week Regular Season Dates Plus Playoffs|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 22, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022163751/https://deadline.com/2019/10/xfl-schedule-2020-abc-fox-espn-fs1-1202765955/|url-status=live}} On October 24, 2019, it was announced that season eight had been scheduled to premiere on January 2, 2020, with 2 back-to-back episodes airing in an hour time slot for three weeks on January 2, 9 and 16, before returning to a one-episode-a-week time slot of 8/7c starting on January 23.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-last-man-standing-duncanville-deputy-masked-singer-outmatched-9-1-1-lone-star-1202768301/|title=Fox Midseason Premiere Dates: 'Last Man Standing', 'Flirty Dancing', 'Deputy', 'Duncanville' & More|last1=Pedersen|first1=Erik|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|date=2019-10-24|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229204803/https://deadline.com/2019/10/fox-midseason-premiere-dates-last-man-standing-duncanville-deputy-masked-singer-outmatched-9-1-1-lone-star-1202768301/|url-status=live}} On May 19, 2020, Fox renewed the series for a ninth and final season, which premiered on January 3, 2021.{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Allen Comedy To End With Season 9 On Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018190021/https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|url-status=live}}

Last Man Standing premiered on ABC in the United States on October 11, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/abc-unveils-2011-12-primetime-schedule-132846/|title=ABC Primetime Schedule 2011|date=May 17, 2011|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106073048/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/abc-unveils-2011-12-primetime-schedule/|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|reason=This source does not confirm the October 11, 2011 premiere date.|date=May 2023}} Despite being ABC's second-highest rated sitcom for the 2016–17 season, ABC declined to renew Last Man Standing for a seventh season amid controversy, causing fans to petition for its renewal. The following year, Fox announced it had picked up the show for a seventh season, which premiered on September 28, 2018. In May 2020, Fox renewed the series for a ninth and final season, which premiered on January 3, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/fox-2021-winter-premiere-dates-the-masked-dancer-call-me-kat-last-man-standing-the-resident-9-11-lone-star-prodigal-son-1234612346|title=Fox Sets Winter Premiere Dates; 'The Masked Dancer', 'Call Me Kat' & 'Last Man Standing' Get Post-NFL Launches|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110193659/https://deadline.com/2020/11/fox-2021-winter-premiere-dates-the-masked-dancer-call-me-kat-last-man-standing-the-resident-9-11-lone-star-prodigal-son-1234612346/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/last-man-standing-resident-renewed-at-fox-1295081| title='Last Man Standing,' 'The Resident' Renewed at Fox| date=May 19, 2020| last=Goldberg| first=Lesley| access-date=May 19, 2020| publisher=The Hollywood Reporter| archive-date=May 26, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526185038/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/last-man-standing-resident-renewed-at-fox-1295081| url-status=live}} The series concluded after 194 episodes on May 20, 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/last-man-standing/listings/ |title=Last Man Standing |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=April 26, 2021 }}

The series aired on City in Canada.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it premiered on October 9, 2012, on Sky One,{{cite web|title=Sky1 Acquires UK Rights To ABC's Comedy Series 'Last Man Standing'|url=http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/09/sky1-acquires-uk-rights-to-abcs-comedy-series-last-man-standing/|first=Patrick|last=Munn|work=TVWise|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=September 19, 2012|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110031459/http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2012/09/sky1-acquires-uk-rights-to-abcs-comedy-series-last-man-standing/|url-status=live}} which aired the first two seasons before dropping it due to low ratings; the show was bought by E4, where it premiered on March 13, 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/03/03/26999/e4_buys_last_man_standing|title=E4 buys Last Man Standing|date=March 3, 2017|work=Chortle|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132517/http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/03/03/26999/e4_buys_last_man_standing|url-status=live}} Channel 4 then reran the program on Sunday mornings from July until September 2017.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In Australia, Last Man Standing was broadcast on Fox8, Network Ten, One and Eleven in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/fox8-premieres-sept-oct.html|title=FOX8 premieres: Sept / Oct|first=David|last=Knox|work=TV Tonight|date=September 20, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2014|archive-date=January 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109234009/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/fox8-premieres-sept-oct.html|url-status=live}} In New Zealand, it aired on TV3.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/LastManStanding.aspx|title=Last Man Standing – Shows – TV3|work=MediaWorks|date=September 20, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2014|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225134547/http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/LastManStanding.aspx|url-status=live}}

In Flanders (Belgium), it airs on VTM.{{cite web |url=https://vtm.be/tv-gids/vtm4/uitzending/aflevering/8fbfc198-f2c6-49b5-9b64-86fa7c9ab4ae |website=VTM |title=Last Man Standing |access-date=April 20, 2021 |language=nl |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420135621/https://vtm.be/tv-gids/vtm4/uitzending/aflevering/8fbfc198-f2c6-49b5-9b64-86fa7c9ab4ae |url-status=live }} In the Netherlands, it previously aired on RTL 7,{{cite web |url=https://www.tvgids.net/ |website=TV GIDS |title=TV GIDS Nederland |access-date=March 20, 2019 |language=nl |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212150718/https://www.tvgids.net/ |url-status=live }} but as of 2021 it airs on Comedy Central.{{cite web |url=https://www.comedycentral.nl/tv-gids/comedycentral-nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930182110/https://www.comedycentral.nl/tv-gids/comedycentral-nl |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |website=comedycentral.nl |title=TV Guide Wednesday 30 September 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020 |language=nl }} In Germany the show airs on ProSieben.{{cite web |url=https://www.prosieben.de/tv/last-man-standing/ |title=Last Man Standing |website=ProSieben |language=de |access-date=December 16, 2020 |archive-date=December 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216011209/https://www.prosieben.de/tv/last-man-standing |url-status=live }}

On September 3, 2015, it was announced that Freeform (formerly known as ABC Family) had obtained syndication rights to the series, which aired from September 28, 2015 until November 28, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/09/abc-family-fall-2015-schedule-with-last.html|title=ABC Family Fall 2015 Schedule with Last Man Standing; Girl Meets World Tackles Asperger's Syndrome in Upcoming Episode – SitcomsOnline.com News Blog|work=sitcomsonline.com|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905073018/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/09/abc-family-fall-2015-schedule-with-last.html|url-status=live}} On May 15, 2015, it was announced that Hallmark Channel had obtained the rights to the sitcom, and they aired the series from 2016 to 2017.{{cite web|url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/05/hallmark-channel-acquires-last-man.html|title=Hallmark Channel Acquires Last Man Standing for 2016; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 18, 2015) – SitcomsOnline.com News Blog|work=sitcomsonline.com|access-date=May 15, 2015|archive-date=May 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517234812/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2015/05/hallmark-channel-acquires-last-man.html|url-status=live}} Last Man Standing aired on CMT from 2015 until 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/cmt/videos/10153180993313196/ |title=Last Man Standing is coming to CMT! Join Tim Allen and the ladies for a big ol' marathon TOMORROW. 🏡😍 Can't wait? Catch some eps TODAY at 12/11c! |publisher=Country Music Television |via=Facebook |date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204203750/https://www.facebook.com/cmt/videos/10153180993313196/ |url-status=live }} In fall 2016, the series was syndicated to local TV stations.{{cite news |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |date=December 22, 2016 |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/last-man-standing-syndication-success-ratings-star-sitcoms-viability-1201874869/ |title='Last Man Standing's Syndication Success Shows Viability Of Star-Driven Sitcoms |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 30, 2023}} Last Man Standing aired on NewsNation (formally WGN America) from 2018 until 2023,{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/tim-allen-last-man-standing-reruns-air-wgn-america-1202355463/ |title=Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' Reruns To Air On WGN America |date=March 29, 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Denise |last1=Petski |first2=Nellie |last2=Andreeva |access-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-date=February 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204205534/https://deadline.com/2018/03/tim-allen-last-man-standing-reruns-air-wgn-america-1202355463/#! |url-status=live }} and USA Network from 2021 until 2023.https://www.usanetwork.com/last-man-standing The sitcom joined Up TV on January 1, 2023,{{cite news |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1073846/last-man-standing-reruns-tim-allen-uptv/ |title='Last Man Standing' Is Joining UPtv Lineup in 2023 |date=December 15, 2022 |website=TVinsider |first=Meredith |last=Jacobs |access-date=September 17, 2023 }} and Laff on September 25, 2023.{{cite news |url=https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2023/09/laff-fall-2023-schedule-with-last-man.html |title=Laff Fall 2023 Schedule with Last Man Standing and Man with a Plan; Upload Returns October 20 |date=September 25, 2023 |website=Sitcoms Online |access-date=September 26, 2023 }}

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On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 14% based on 37 reviews, and the average rating is 4.14/10. The same site's critical consensus for the season reads, "Last Man Standing is a thoroughly middling sitcom relying on jokes that feel alternately dated or hostile."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last-man-standing/s01/|title=Last Man Standing: Season 1|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 27, 2017|archive-date=April 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416195720/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last-man-standing/s01/|url-status=live}} On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-man-standing-2011|title=Last Man Standing (2011) – Season 1 Reviews|website=Metacritic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010215616/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-man-standing-2011|archive-date=October 10, 2011|url-status=live|access-date=May 27, 2015}}

The Hollywood Reporter called the series "a predictable sitcom with a stupid premise and bad acting".{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/last-man-standing-tv-review-244660|title=Last Man Standing: TV Review|last=Goodman|first=Tim|date=October 5, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216211622/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/last-man-standing-tv-review-244660|url-status=live}} Los Angeles Times: "The jokes and plots have been efficiently constructed, but most have no traction; they slide right off you, and the characters themselves seem disconnected from one another."{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2011-oct-11-la-et-last-man-standing-20111011-story.html|title=Last Man Standing': Review|last=Lloyd|first=Robert|date=October 11, 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112319/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/11/entertainment/la-et-last-man-standing-20111011|url-status=live}} Entertainment Weekly offered a slightly more favorable review of the show: "When I look at the now-rounded softness of Tim Allen, and note once again how his sandpaper voice contrasts winningly with his hopeful eyes, it's impossible to plunge a shiv into this series."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/11/last-man-standing-tim-allen-home-improvement|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Allen returns to TV, no 'Home Improvement'|last=Tucker|first=Ken|author-link=Ken Tucker|date=October 11, 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100202/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/10/11/last-man-standing-tim-allen-home-improvement|url-status=live}}

Season two of the series holds an approval rating of 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last-man-standing/s02/|title=Last Man Standing: Season 2|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408081800/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last-man-standing/s02/|url-status=live}} Entertainment Weekly commented: "I think it's time the folks involved with Last take a closer look at All in the Family, in which the prejudice was built around real jokes."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/11/02/malibu-country-last-man-standing-mitt-romney-reba-mcentire-tim-allen|title='Last Man Standing' and 'Malibu Country': Season premiere reviews|last=Tucker|first=Ken|author-link=Ken Tucker|date=November 2, 2012|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123730/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/11/02/malibu-country-last-man-standing-mitt-romney-reba-mcentire-tim-allen|url-status=live}} The A.V. Club's Emily VanDerWerff wrote: "The problem with Last Man Standing{{'}}s attempts to go political is exemplified by the first scene of the season première, which remains one of the most uncomfortable scenes of television I've ever watched... doing its best to push buttons in the audience that don't need to be pushed, as if it thinks what made [Norman] Lear's sitcoms a success was the yelling or the mentions of social issues that people sometimes argued about."{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/ilast-man-standingis-second-season-was-the-weirdes-95857|title=Last Man Standing's second season was the weirdest sitcom season since 'Til Death|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|date=April 1, 2013|newspaper=The A.V. Club|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819094211/http://www.avclub.com/article/ilast-man-standingis-second-season-was-the-weirdes-95857|url-status=live}} Philly.com wrote about season three: "The unlikely comeback vehicle for Tim Allen, Last Man Standing on ABC, is a thoroughly traditional, absolutely charming sitcom. [...] Last Man is both economical and efficient, getting excellent comic mileage out of the most marginal bit players."{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20131221_Lots_of_funny_business_all_over_TV.html|title=Lots of funny business all over TV|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|date=December 20, 2013|publisher=Philly.com|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205054100/http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20131221_Lots_of_funny_business_all_over_TV.html|url-status=live}}

Season seven holds an approval rating of 58% based on 12 reviews and an average rating of 5.34/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Last Man Standing isn't the most realistic sitcom on the dial, but its idealistic representation of opposites living in harmony offers sorely needed hope during divided times."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_man_standing/s07|title=Last Man Standing: Season 7 (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=October 28, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207121254/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_man_standing/s07|url-status=live}} On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-man-standing-2011/season-7|title=Last Man Standing (2011) – Season 7 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=November 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106221552/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-man-standing-2011/season-7|url-status=live}}

A study conducted during the 2016 U.S. presidential election found that it was the tenth most popular show on television with Republicans.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/favorite-tv-shows-of-democrats-and-republicans-2016-7/#10-last-man-standing-abc-11|title=The 10 favorite TV shows of Democrats and Republicans|website=Business Insider|access-date=May 13, 2017|archive-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516171748/http://www.businessinsider.com/favorite-tv-shows-of-democrats-and-republicans-2016-7#10-last-man-standing-abc-11|url-status=live}}

ABC's series premiere of Last Man Standing drew a 3.5 adults 18–49 rating. That was 9% better than the 3.2 adults 18–49 rating for the series premiere of No Ordinary Family in the same time-slot the previous year (which was two weeks earlier in the season). Season 2 of Last Man Standing premiered with a 2.0, down about 38% from its first-season premiere, but up about 18% from the previous season's finale.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/05/friday-final-tv-ratings-last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-adjusted-up-fringe-and-nikita-adjusted-down/156158/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108132544/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/05/friday-final-tv-ratings-last-man-standing-and-malibu-country-adjusted-up-fringe-and-nikita-adjusted-down/156158/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |title=Friday Final TV Ratings: 'Last Man Standing' and 'Malibu Country' Adjusted Up; 'Fringe' and 'Nikita' Adjusted Down |last=Kondology |first=Amanda |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=November 5, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2012}} Ratings for the eighth season on Fox declined after the series moved to Thursday nights, competing with Young Sheldon (CBS) and Superstore (NBC). Despite the strong competition, Last Man Standing was still the highest-rated scripted comedy on Fox for the 2019–2020 season.

Last Man Standing was nominated for a 2012 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Comedy", but lost to CBS's 2 Broke Girls.

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