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Why ABC Canceled Tim Allen's Home Improvement
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Valerie Ettenhofer)
scrn logline
Tim Allen's hit sitcom 'Home Improvement' gets the ax at ABC due to behind-the-scenes drama and conflicts
beat sheet
- Network executives clashed with Allen over creative control, leading to a tense working relationship in the later seasons
- Rumors swirled of on-set tensions between Allen and co-star Patricia Richardson, who played his wife Jill on the show
call sheet
Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, ABC, Home Improvement