In its later seasons, the comedy was bringing in between 5-7 million viewers for its live viewings, and earned around a 1.0 demo rating.
But it would often surpass those numbers to drive its yearly averages up, especially when delayed viewing came into play.
So if Fox can manage to bring in the majority of those former viewers, the network could be looking at one of its most-watched comedies in years.
Specifically in the second one, when the Baxter parents are called out of the woods by “million of strangers” to come back, it’s clear that Fox is confident in how well Last Man Standing will do in the same Friday night timeslot it used to air in.
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