-By Warner Todd Huston
After the hilarious ABC sitcom, “Last Man Standing,” was canceled this month, many fans became suspicious that the network only dumped the popular show because of its conservative political content. Now the show’s star, comedian and actor Tim Allen, is also expressing how shocked he is over the fate of the show.
Allen, who is famous for his center-right political leanings, jumped to his Twitter account to tell fans that he, too, was surprised that his show got the ax. In his May 16 tweet, Allen said he was “stunned and blindsided” that ABC put an end to the series.
Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years. #lastmanstanding
— Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) May 16, 2017
ABC cancelled the conservative-friendly show despite that it was still earning some of the better sitcom ratings on network TV. Whereas most of the shows ABC cancelled had seen steady ratings declines, “Last Man Standing” was still often winning its time slot and had experienced no meaningful loss of viewers.
Once the cancellation was reported, many fans immediately launched a boycott of ABC because they felt Allen’s show was canceled only because of its conservative message.
This isn’t the first hit TV sitcom Tim Allen has enjoyed. In 1991 Allen parlayed his popular standup comedy routines into his TV break with the sticom “Home Improvement.” On his first series, Allen brought wholesome family entertainment with a center-right message to fans for eight seasons. The show made him a near household name and sent him off into a long list of movie roles such as “The Santa Clause,” “Galaxy Quest,” and “Toy Story.”
“Last Man Standing” had a lot of great bits. Here is Allen’s hilarious take down of college snowflakes…
Many of Allen’s fans were equally “blindsided” by ABC’s decision to cancel the popular show. In reply to Allen’s Tweet many thanked the actor for his show and agreed with him that the network’s decision was a shock.
Big loss for ABC network, that means I don't need that channel anymore… @Ask_Spectrum is there a way to pay by the channel? #CordCutting
— Guy Martineau (@Guy_Martineau) May 16, 2017
My whole family loves your show, so distraught to hear the news.
— Jordan Crowder (@jordancrowder) May 16, 2017
ABC stands for Anything but Conservatives
— Kevin Borregaard (@kevinborregaard) May 16, 2017
It's more than a show, we are being shut down and lied to everywhere! We're at war people whether u want to believe it or not.
— Rebecca (@rebeccajoc) May 16, 2017
It was the only show that made everything funny. I'm not on either political side. But funny is funny.
— Nate-The Great Falstaffian- Shivers (@NJShivers) May 16, 2017
our house was saddened by the cancelation. Only show with values we had to watch with our 3 teen girls. Very disappointing!!
— crystal strong (@argonai) May 16, 2017
Was the cancellation politically motivated? Have people really become that sensitive? God help us all… #lastmanstanding
— Living The Dream :) (@NurseHezz) May 16, 2017
It was all fun and games when they thought trump didn't have a chance to be elected. They can't handle it. Must resist anything pro trump. 🙄
— Jessica Moore (@jess77ica) May 16, 2017
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Warner Todd Huston is a Chicago based freelance writer. He has been writing news, opinion editorials and social criticism since early 2001 and before that wrote articles on U.S. history for several American history magazines. Huston is a featured writer for Andrew Breitbart’s Breitbart News, and he appears on such sites as Constitution.com, CanadaFreePress.com, BizPac Review, and many, many others. Huston has also appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, and many local TV shows as well as numerous talk radio shows throughout the country.
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