FOX Officially Orders Last Man Standing Revival

Tim Allen is back on TV after a season off. FOX has given a series order to a revival of Last Man Standing, which was cancelled last season by ABC. The news was announced by FOX TV Chairmen and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden on Friday. Allen will return along with Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Jonathan Adams, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson.

“Last Man Standing ended too soon, and the outcry from the fans has been deafening,” Fox TV chairmen and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a statement. “We’ve wanted to put the show back together since its final taping a year ago, and Tim never gave up hope, either. Thanks to its millions of devoted viewers and the irrepressible Tim Allen, we haven’t seen the last of Last Man Standing.”

“Hell yes, I’m excited!” Allen said in a statement. “When I heard the offer to create more episodes of Last Man Standing, I did a fist-pump so hard I threw my back out… I could not be more grateful for the fans who wrote petitions and kept up the passion and incredible support for the show.”

The show was on ABC for six seasons before being cancelled last spring to make room on Friday for a drama slate, and due to ABC failing to negotiate a new deal on the increasingly-expensive show. The show’s return was reported to be in talks for a return earlier this month.