Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2015-18, 4 Seasons Totaling 67 Episodes
Network: FOX
Starring: Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones, Mel Rodriguez, Cleopatra Coleman
Series Website: www.fox.com/the-last-man-on-earth
Description: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH is a new single-camera comedy about the life and adventures of the last man on earth. PHIL MILLER (Forte) was once just an average guy who loved his family and hated his job at the bank – now he’s humanity’s last hope. Will he ever find another person alive on the planet? Would hoping that she is a female be asking too much? FOX.com
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Why Was It Cancelled? This show has had mediocre at best numbers since its first season and has lived On the Bubble each year. The cancellation announcement did not come as a huge surprise considering the network already indicated that it was on thin ice. But it does seem like an odd moved to cut the show short when it is so close to a syndication friendly count of episodes. It has amassed 67 eps by the end of its fourth season and another 18 episodes (its typical order) would get it to 85, close enough to the threshold that the syndication market prefers for an encore run. Considering that the network owns the show, it sure seems like it makes financial sense to keep it around for one more year in order to reap the long-term profits from the syndication sale (and also to not leave the show ending on a cliffhanger). Maybe the cast had a fifth season clause that boosted their salaries which would make it expensive to bring it back, but the network would make that up in the long run. And don’t expect another network to pick this one up because FOX owns it which would make it difficult for anybody else to make money off of it. So for now, it appears that fans will have to come up with their own resolution to that cliffhanger ending.
Season to Date (StD) Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 10/1/17 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/8/17 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/15/17 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/22/17 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/29/17 | n/a | Preempted | 0.9 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/5/17 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/12/17 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/19/17 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/26/17 | n/a | Preempted | 0.8 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 12/3/17 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 12/10/17 | n/a | On Hiatus | 0.8 | 1.9 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 1/7/18 | 9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 1/14/18 | 10 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 1/21/18 | n/a | On Hiatus | 0.9 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/18/18 | 11 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 3/25/18 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/1/18 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/8/18 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/15/18 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/22/18 | 16 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/29/18 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 5/6/18 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | n/a | On the Bubble |
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2016-17 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 9/25/16 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/2/16 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | Renewal Possible |
| 10/9/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/16/16 | 3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 10/23/16 | 4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 10/30/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 11/6/16 | 5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 11/13/16 | 6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 11/20/16 | 7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | On the Bubble |
| 11/27/16 | Repeat | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 12/4/16 | 8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 12/11/16 | 9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Renewal Possible |
| 12/18/16 | n/a | On Hiatus | 1.0 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/5/17 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/12/17 | 11 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/19/17 | 12 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Renewal Possible |
| 3/26/17 | 13 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 4/2/17 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 4/9/17 | Repeat | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 4/16/17 | Repeat | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 4/23/17 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 4/30/17 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 5/7/17 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
2015-16 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 9/27/15 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Low |
| 10/4/15 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | n/a | Low |
| 10/11/15 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | Low |
| 10/18/15 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Moderate |
| 10/25/15 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/1/15 | n/a | Preempted | 1.3 | n/a | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/8/15 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | Elevated |
| 11/15/15 | 7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | n/a | Elevated |
| 11/22/15 | 8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | Elevated |
| 11/29/15 | Repeat | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | n/a | Elevated |
| 12/6/15 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | Elevated |
| 12/13/15 | 10 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | Elevated |
| 12/20/15 | n/a | On Hiatus | 1.3 | 3.2 | n/a | Elevated |
| 3/6/16 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | Elevated |
| 3/13/16 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | n/a | Elevated |
| 3/20/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.3 | n/a | n/a | Elevated |
| 3/27/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.3 | n/a | n/a | Elevated |
| 4/3/16 | 13 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Renewed |
| 4/10/16 | 14 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/17/16 | 15 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/24/16 | 16 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Renewed |
| 5/1/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.2 | n/a | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/8/16 | 17 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Renewed |
| 5/15/16 | 18 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | n/a | Renewed |
2014-15 Season Ratings:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (MM) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 3/1/15 | 1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 3.8 | Low |
| 3/8/15 | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Low |
| 3/15/15 | 3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | Low |
| 3/22/15 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.6 | Low |
| 3/29/15 | 5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Low |
| 4/5/15 | Repeat | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | n/a | Low |
| 4/12/15 | 6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | Renewed |
| 4/19/15 | 7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | Renewed |
| 4/26/15 | 8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Renewed |
| 5/3/15 | 9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | Renewed |
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