00:00Tim Allen is returning to ABC. The actor will star in Shifting Gears, a multi-camera comedy
00:06pilot for the Disney-backed broadcast network. Shifting Gears will see Allen play Matt,
00:10a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter
00:15and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins. Allen formerly starred
00:20in Last Man Standing, which was originally developed for ABC and aired six of its nine
00:24seasons on the network before moving to Fox.
00:26Just try another channel. Oh, Mike, they don't just take a show off one network and put it on a
00:32different one. Hey, there it is. You're right, Mr. B. And Home Improvement, which starred Allen as
00:39Tim the Toolman Taylor and ran from 1991 to 1999, also aired on ABC. Allen wrote on social media,
00:46we are at it again. ABC just ordered a comedy pilot, Shifting Gears. Shifting Gears marks ABC's first
00:52pilot order of 2024. For more on this story and the latest TV news, head to THR.com.
00:58This is the Hollywood Reporter News.
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