Tim Allen says ‘Last Man Standing’ cancelled because his character was conservative

Tim Allen has some thoughts about why Last Man Standing was cancelled.

Appearing on Norm Macdonald Live, the actor and comedian expressed his frustrations and gave his own explanation for why his show got the axe despite its good ratings. In his opinion, it came down to his character, Mike Baxter, being politically conservative.

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“I have no idea why they did what they did,” Allen said, but blamed ABC. “You couldn’t have handled this worse.”

ABC has denied the character’s conservative leanings played a part in the show’s cancellation. In May, the network said that the decision came down to the series’ “ownership structure,” referring to the fact that it was produced outside the network by 20th Century Fox Television, making it expensive for the network to license.

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When Macdonald brought up the fact that CMT had been interested in picking up the show, but found it too expensive, Allen simply shrugged.