Originally Posted by kane

There are likely more than one reason why this show was canceled. In no particular order:

- The show was likely expensive to make. It was in its 6th season and Tim Allen is a big name so he likely got paid a lot. Successful shows get more and more expensive to make as they go on. Let's not forget Friends was a Top 3 show that got over 20 million viewers every season and even saw a boost in viewers it's last few seasons, but it cost so much to make it just wasn't profitable enough to keep around.

- The ratings weren't as good as they appear. Yes, it was the #2 rated comedy on that channel, but it had an older, less desirable audience. The ratings for ages 18-49 were not that good and taken as a whole the ratings for the show were pretty mediocre.

- American Idol is coming back and will air on ABC. They might have kicked this show to the curb for one that will likely get better ratings with younger viewers and may cost less to produce.

- The show has already passed the 100 episode mark so it can go into syndication. Having another season or two won't add a lot to the bottom line.

- Bob Iger, the head of Disney, is Jewish and he may not have appreciated when Tim Allen went on Jimmy Kimmel and said: "Being a Republican in Hollywood is like like living in 30's Germany."

Was the show canceled because he is conservative? Maybe it played a part, but there were likely many other factors.

To me, it is pretty simple. The show was likely on the bubble as far as being renewed and kept around then Allen compared being a multi-millionaire with a TV show to being a Jew in Nazi Germany. The studio likely wasn't too happy about that and was not looking to do the show or its star any favors.