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[01/17/25 - 03:39 PM]
"Shifting Gears" Brings Tim Allen Back to ABC and Hulu in Style with 17 Million Total Audience to Date
"Shifting Gears" stood as ABC's strongest series debut in over six years - since 10/16/18 with "The Conners," and marks the most-watched ABC series premiere on streaming to date, based on views in its first seven days on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

[12/30/24 - 09:25 AM]
Video: "Shifting Gears" Official Trailer
Look for the series premiere January 8 at 8:00/7:00c on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

[12/13/24 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Week of December 9-13
Updates include: Max ends output deal with Sesame Workshop; Amazon cancels "Dinner with the Parents"; and Hulu orders pilot for "Prison Break" reboot series.

[11/22/24 - 11:20 PM]
Development Update: Week of November 18-22
Updates include: Gabriel Macht's Harvey Specter to visit NBC's "Suits LA"; CBS eyes "The Equalizer" spin-off series; and Sylvester Stallone's "Tulsa King" on track for two-season order.

[11/11/24 - 01:01 PM]
ABC Announces 2025 Midseason Premiere Dates
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings star in new comedy series "Shifting Gears" premiering Wednesday, January 8, followed by the highly anticipated "Abbott Elementary" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" crossover episode, which kicks off the Emmy Award-winning series' midseason return.

[10/18/24 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 14-18
Updates include: Sophia Bush to visit "Grey's Anatomy"; Seann William Scott joins the cast of ABC's "Shifting Gears"; and AMC pulls the plug on "Parish" after one season.

[09/27/24 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 23-27
Updates include: Kyle Chandler on track to lead HBO's "Lanterns"; Harriet Dyer tapped for "DMV" at CBS; and "Black Cake," "Chucky," and "UnPrisoned" all get the axe.

[08/02/24 - 11:16 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 29-August 2
Updates include: ABC orders Tim Allen's "Shifting Gears" to series; Peacock moves on from Sam Esmail's "Battlestar Galactica"; and Disney+ cancels newcomer "Renegade Nell."

[05/24/24 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 20-24
Updates include the cancellations of Max's "The Girls on the Bus"; Freevee's "High School" and "Primo"; The CW's "The Spencer Sisters" and "Walker"; as well as Apple's "Still Up."

[05/10/24 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 6-10
Updates include the cancellations of Roku's "Chad"; Apple's "Constellation"; NBC's "Extended Family"; FOX's "Housebroken"; ABC's "Not Dead Yet"; Hulu's "The Other Black Girl"; and Max's "Scavengers Reign."

[05/03/24 - 11:10 PM]
Development Update: Week of April 29-May 3
Updates include: Amazon eyes early season two order for "Cross"; Sean Teale boards ABC's "Dr. Odyssey"; and Nancy Travis, Felix Avitia round out the cast of NBC's "Grosse Pointe Garden Society."

[04/12/24 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Week of April 8-12
Updates include: Kat Dennings to star in ABC's "Shifting Gears"; NBC sets cast for "Grosse Pointe Garden Society"; and "Cold Case," "Heroes" and "Melrose Place" all eyed for revivals.

[03/08/24 - 11:49 PM]
Development Update: Week of March 4-8
Updates include: FOX's "Doc" rounds out principal cast; Amazon sets leads in "We Were Liars"; and Christian Kane returns for The CW's "The Librarians: The Next Chapter."







SHIFTING GEARS (ABC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/8/25 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (winter 2025)
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 8:00 PM-8:30 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's web site, January 2025) "Shifting Gears" stars Tim Allen as Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins. Tim Allen executive produces alongside Michelle Nader, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, John Pasquin, Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo. Pasquin also directed the pilot episode. Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully are executive producers on the pilot episode. Kat Dennings is a producer. The ABC series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Barrett Margolis as Georgia
· Daryl "Chill" Mitchell as Ed
· Kat Dennings as Riley
· Maxwell Simkins as Carter
· Seann William Scott as Gabriel
· Tim Allen as Matt
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Froy Gutierrez as Nick (Original Pilot)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Becky Clements as EP
· John Pasquin as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Julie Thacker Sully as CRTR/EP
· Kat Dennings as PROD
· Marty Adelstein as EP
· Michelle Nader as EP
· Mike Scully as CRTR/EP
· Richard Baker as EP
· Rick Messina as EP
· Tim Allen as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Television