Tim Allen is sticking around on Wednesday nights a little longer than expected. ABC has bumped up Shifting Gears ’ second season order from 10 episodes to 13, which means fans are getting three extra weeks of Allen and Kat Dennings before the network makes room for something else. It’s not quite a full-season order (those usually hit 18 episodes or more), but it’s definitely a vote of confidence after the show ranked as one of ABC’s top comedies last season.

Season 1 of Shifting Gears only ran 10 episodes since it launched midseason, so Season 2 is already bigger. The multi-cam sitcom follows Dennings as a single mom who moves back in with her estranged dad (Allen), who owns an auto restoration shop. Along with the two leads, the cast includes Seann William Scott, Daryl “

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