Shifting Gears (TV series)

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Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears (20th Television) logo.svg
Genre Sitcom
Created by Julie Thacker Scully
&
Mike Scully
ShowrunnerMichelle Nader
Starring
Music by Tony Kanal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • John Pasquin
  • Richard Baker
  • Rick Messina
  • Marty Adelstein
  • Becky Clements
  • Tim Allen
  • John Amodeo
  • Julie Thacker Scully
  • Mike Scully
  • Michelle Nader
  • Bob Daily
  • Jim Patterson
Producers
  • Anastasia Stanecki
  • Kat Dennings
Cinematography Donald A. Morgan
Editors
  • Pamela Marshall
  • Scott Ashby
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2025 (2025-01-08) 
present (present)

Shifting Gears is an American sitcom television series starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings for ABC from 20th Television. It premiered on January 8, 2025. [1]

Contents

Premise

A widower who runs an auto shop reluctantly takes in his estranged daughter and her two children. [2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

No.Title [4] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [4] Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Restoration" John Pasquin Julie Thacker Scully & Mike Scully January 8, 2025 (2025-01-08)1ZHF016.10 [5]
2"Accomodations"John Pasquin Bob Daily January 15, 2025 (2025-01-15)1ZHF034.56 [6]
3"Job"TBATBAJanuary 22, 2025 (2025-01-22)TBATBD
4"Grief"TBATBAJanuary 29, 2025 (2025-01-29)TBATBD

Production

A pilot episode was ordered in March 2024 made by 20th Television and written by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully. [7] The project was given a series order by ABC in July 2024. It is from the studio 20th Television and starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings. Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully were involved in the pilot but left the project. Allen executive produces with Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina and pilot director John Pasquin. [8] Michelle Nader joined as showrunner and executive producer in September 2024. [9] Dennings is also a producer. Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo also executive produce. [10]

Seann William Scott joined the cast of the series in October 2024. Also in the cast for the series are Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis. [11] In November 2024, Brenda Song was cast to guest star. [3] In December 2024, Jenna Elfman joined the cast in a recurring role. [12]

Shifting Gears is filmed at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. [13]

The series premiered on ABC on January 8, 2025. [1]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 42% approval rating with an average rating of 3.3/10, based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Shifting Gears has a formidable pair of sitcom stars in Tim Allen and Kat Dennings, but flavorless characters and flat jokes keep their new comedic vehicle stuck in neutral." [14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [15]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Shifting Gears
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
1"Restoration"January 8, 20250.7/86.10 [5]
2"Accomodations"January 15, 20250.4/54.56 [6]

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