Q: I heard that ABC is dropping "Last Man Standing." Tell me it is not true. I love the show.

A: The network has indeed dropped the Tim Allen sitcom after six successful seasons, with Allen tweeting that he was "stunned and blindsided" by the decision.

ABC was criticized about the cancellation, especially by people who believed Allen's outspoken conservatism was the reason. Allen's politics were known long before this and had not kept the show from running longer than most. But he brought more attention to the issue when he compared liberal Hollywood to 1930s Germany.

ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey pointed to other reasons for the show's end, such as ABC deciding not to program comedies on Friday night (where the network also dropped "Dr. Ken"), and the ownership of "Last Man Standing." As the Washington Post noted, " 'Last Man Standing' is also produced by outside studio 20th Century Fox TV, and not ABC Studios, which means there's less potential financial reward for ABC's parent company, Disney."

Bingeing on 'Monkeys'

Q: Syfy just had all 10 episodes in the 2017 season of "12 Monkeys" over a three-day weekend instead of weekly. Do you know why this was televised this way?

A: The network tried to take advantage of the appetite for binge viewing, in which an entire season of a show is released at once and fans can devour as much or as little as they want at one time. (The 10 episodes are also on Syfy.com and On Demand.)

Executive producer Terry Matalas told TVLine.com that "this is how people like to consume this show. More and more, people just want to get it all at once, and this is a story [where] it's great to have all the puzzle pieces fresh in your mind as you move on to the next episode."

There's just no 'Justice'

Q: I don't understand why "Chicago Justice" was canceled. I believe the problem was putting it on Sunday evening and not during the week like the companion shows.

A: I had hopes for "Justice," but found it a wan addition to NBC's "Chicago" shows "Fire," "Med" and "P.D.," all renewed for next season. It was also meant to be a successor to "Law & Order" but never quite got a tone that matched that or the "Chicago" shows. The ratings were only so-so — the lowest for any "Chicago"-branded series.

As for the time slot issue, NBC did try "Justice" in different times, including with the hit "This Is Us" as a lead-in, although that may have just caused viewer confusion. In addition, a network schedule can be a difficult puzzle, where you have to figure out your best opportunity in every time slot, and NBC didn't see that with "Justice" on a weeknight. And it had to put something on Sunday.

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