Fox does indeed own the show now, through sister studio 21st Century Fox TV, and, clearly, they gambled right. Last Man Standing’s Sept. 28 premiere had a multiplatform audience of 12.4 million viewers, making it Fox’s most-watched Friday telecast in 18 years. Fox has won Friday nights among adults 18-49 for six consecutive weeks now because of the show.
In a recent interview with IndieWire, Allen explained how it felt to be a minority conservative voice in a Hollywoodland filled with agenda-driven antagonists:
“I’ve always said that, certainly, relationships are politics. The political discourse between a male and female energy is politics. And children, that’s all political stuff. I like to mess around because I’ve been a standup fiery comic for 30 years. And I like pissing people off, and I said there’s nothing, especially in this area, that pisses people off more than a very funny conservative. A smart, funny conservative that takes shots and is certainly self-effacing. The left-wing point of view is so pervasive that they don’t even realize it’s a point of view. It is just a point of view. I think this character likes that, he likes to have another point of view. It makes him sharper and more interesting. But we don’t push it. I don’t think we’ve mentioned pro or con Trump once now.”
Allen’s words are a subtle nod to Roseanne Barr whose massively popular reboot of “Roseanne” was met with backlash when it premiered to record-breaking numbers earlier this year for ABC, before being cancelled after controversial tweets written by Barr surfaced.
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