Last Man Standing boss was floored by big ratings, says the Fox comedy will continue - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-02-2018, 02:44 PM

...to not mention Trump's name

https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/01/last-ma...ng-showrunner/

Showrunner Kevin Abbott said Fox was expecting a 1.0 rating, so Friday night's return with a 1.8 very much exceeded expectations. "I don’t think anybody expected this," he told EW. "It’s a little hard to absorb. I looked at the number and I thought it was a misprint. It’s very gratifying." EW also asked Abbott if he'd like to have President Trump tout Last Man Standing's ratings. He declined to answer, and said: "Much like the show, we’re not going to say his name," adding: "Yeah. We want to appeal to everybody and that’s a polarizing thing. We want to talk about things but we don’t want to be a trigger that immediately thrills or turns off people. The news cycle changes so rapidly I don’t think we’re going to deal with anything immediately topical because by the time we air it will no longer be pertinent."

Chocolate Moose · 10-03-2018, 03:24 PM

Good!

stevea · 10-03-2018, 07:54 PM

Agree! There's way too much politics on a lot of shows.

10-02-2018, 02:44 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,090	Last Man Standing boss was floored by big ratings, says the Fox comedy will continue ...to not mention Trump's name https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/01/last-ma...ng-showrunner/ Showrunner Kevin Abbott said Fox was expecting a 1.0 rating, so Friday night's return with a 1.8 very much exceeded expectations. "I don’t think anybody expected this," he told EW. "It’s a little hard to absorb. I looked at the number and I thought it was a misprint. It’s very gratifying." EW also asked Abbott if he'd like to have President Trump tout Last Man Standing's ratings. He declined to answer, and said: "Much like the show, we’re not going to say his name," adding: "Yeah. We want to appeal to everybody and that’s a polarizing thing. We want to talk about things but we don’t want to be a trigger that immediately thrills or turns off people. The news cycle changes so rapidly I don’t think we’re going to deal with anything immediately topical because by the time we air it will no longer be pertinent."

10-03-2018, 03:24 PM	#2
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10-03-2018, 07:54 PM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,415	Agree! There's way too much politics on a lot of shows.