Last Man Standing (2011)

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC , FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 4, 2007
Season #: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 16 out of 24
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Critic Reviews

  1. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Michelle Welch
    Oct 13, 2011
    60
    While it returns Allen to a Mr. Fix-it style of parenting and some broad he-man comedy, the show offers fewer grunts and more shrieking female voices.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Oct 10, 2011
    58
    [Tim Allen'd] be insufferable and unbelievable (even this doofus would know what Glee is), except Allen has the chops to make a studio audience laugh just through intonation and timing.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Oct 11, 2011
    50
    The only differences between Last Man Standing and the old "Home Improvement" are that Allen's name is Mike this time, his job is working for a sporting goods company as opposed to a hardware manufacturer, and his three kids are teenage daughters.
  5. Zap2it (Inside the Box)
    Reviewed by: Rick Porter
    Oct 11, 2011
    50
    It still carries a decidedly throwback vibe, and the ongoing bluster about the state of manhood in the world feels, at best, two steps behind the times.
  6. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Chuck Barney
    Oct 10, 2011
    50
    Very little of it feels fresh or funny. Nor does Allen's character strike me as someone viewers would want to spend a great deal of time with.
  7. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Oct 10, 2011
    42
    Allen's mere presence may keep it in business for a while. But it already seems as though it belongs on TV Land, where Home Improvement repeats already reside.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 7, 2011
    40
    As bad as Last Man Standing is, it would be a trillion times worse without Allen's veteran presence and ability to sell comedy in that set-up/punch-line kind of way.

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#29 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011
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#24 Most Shared TV Season of 2011

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 116
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 116
  3. Negative: 25 out of 116
  1. ccrogers15
    Nov 15, 2011
    10
    this is the best thing to happen to tv since 1992. Thats right.. when home improvement started. I miss home improvement and it was a greatthis is the best thing to happen to tv since 1992. Thats right.. when home improvement started. I miss home improvement and it was a great show with a great cast. I love this show, but small issue is nancy travis, she is not a good mother figure for this. And it makes a feel weird seing tim with nancy on here and not jill. It makes me feel he left her since 1999 and stuff and not seing wilson over the fence and tool time. I miss home improvement.… Full Review »
  2. MrsJenkins
    Oct 29, 2011
    10
    Love this show! It reminds me of the sitcoms I grew up with in the 90's!!! Tim Allen is funny as usual!
  3. RichBRAT
    Jan 5, 2012
    8
    I'm not a huge Tim Allen fan, not a big Home Improvement fan, but Last Man Standing is one show I DVR every week. It's fresh; it's funny. TheI'm not a huge Tim Allen fan, not a big Home Improvement fan, but Last Man Standing is one show I DVR every week. It's fresh; it's funny. The writing contains some surprises. The daughters' roles are diverse and clearly defined yet allowed to develop into rounded, believable characters. This is true, but to a lesser extent, of Kyle (Christoph Sanders) and of Ed (Hector Elizondo). Overall the show is fun, funny, well-crafted, and well-produced. To say that it's Home Improvement with daughters instead of sons misses the point. It's a family sitcom with equal parts humor and warmth and I, for one, like that combination a lot.… Full Review »
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