“Shifting Gears” Gets Extended Second Season

In October, the second season of the hit comedy, “Shifting Gears”, will return to our screens. The show follows Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When his estranged daughter, Riley, and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.

According to Deadline, ABC has extended the second season of “Shifting Gears” by three episodes, expanding from ten to thirteen episodes. However, the show didn’t get a full season order, which is usually over eighteen episodes.

It’s expected that this expansion is to help fill the 8pm Wednesday comedy hour timeslot with “Abbot Elementary” until the revival of “Scrubs” arrives on ABC. However, things could still change with ABC’s scheduling. 

“Shifting Gears” stars Tim Allen as Matt, Kat Dennings as Riley, Seann William Scott as Gabriel, Daryl Chill Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter and Barrett Margolis as Georgia.

The new season will also kick off with special appearances from Tim Allen’s former “Home Improvement” co-stars, Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn, and Debbe Dunning.

Tim Allen executive produces alongside Michelle Nader, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, John Pasquin, Jim Patterson, Bob Daily and John Amodeo. Kat Dennings is a producer. The ABC series is produced by 20th Television.

The second season of “Shifting Gears” will premiere on Wednesday, 1st October 2025, on ABC, with new episodes being available the next day on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+. The first season is also available to stream on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+. The show is also available on Disney+ internationally, though no release date for the second season has been announced yet, though hopefully, it’ll be in line with the US release schedule.

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