Make way for a whole season of guest stars! The new trailer for Season 2 of Shifting Gears<\/a> just dropped, and it is jam-packed with celebrities.<\/p>\n Shifting Gears ended its first season with a shocking kiss and many questions for fans. The ABC<\/a> freshman comedy stars Tim Allen<\/a> as Matt, a widowed father whose daughter, Riley (Kat Dennings<\/a>), and his grandchildren, Carter (Maxwell Simkins<\/a>) and Georgia (Barrett Margolis<\/a>), move in with him after things get rocky with Riley\u2019s estranged husband, Jimmy (Lucas Neff<\/a>).<\/p>\n During the Season 1 finale, Riley decides to finally divorce Jimmy when he comes home for Georgia\u2019s middle school graduation after announcing plans to tour with the Foo Fighters<\/a>. Matt fights with his nemesis Eve (Jenna Elfman<\/a>), who works next door to him and hits his car with his door. By the end of the episode, the enemies become lovers and share a shocking kiss. To celebrate Riley\u2019s new singledom, her boss Eve throws her a party. Riley drinks a little too much, so Gabriel (Seann William Scott<\/a>), her childhood best friend and dad\u2019s coworker, takes her home. She wonders aloud why a woman hasn\u2019t married him yet, and he tries to confess his feelings for her, but she falls asleep as he confesses.<\/p>\n This left the show on a cliffhanger with many loose ends not tied up. So, will fans get answers in Season 2?<\/p>\n The sitcom recently announced some very special guest stars that relate back to Allen\u2019s first major TV role. Here is everything we know about the sitcom\u2019s next season.<\/p>\n ABC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shifting Gears will return for Season 2. The renewal comes after the sitcom had a noticeable drop in ratings since its premiere in January. Shifting Gears reached 7.8 million viewers in the Nielsen Live+7 ratings during its premiere episode, while the finale in March dropped to 5.17 million in the same time period. The show\u2019s performance on Hulu<\/a> has not been updated since January. The show ranked number five among ABC\u2019s scripted series this season.<\/p>\n Shifting Gears Season 2 will premiere on Wednesday, October 1, at 8\/7c on ABC. The sitcom is expected to air on Wednesdays for the rest of the season. Season 1 premiered in January with only 10 episodes, but this seems like a full season pickup.<\/p>\n After Eve and Matt shared a kiss, the former enemies could explore a relationship. But Matt could also still be healing from losing his wife. Riley and Gabriel might finally tell each other how they feel \u2014 though this could lead to a not-so-positive reaction from Matt.<\/p>\n Dennings told TV Insider what she hopes for her character<\/a> in the upcoming season. \u201cI hope we see Riley do some exploration of who she is now because she doesn\u2019t really know who she is now, without the ex-husband relationship and back living at home as a mom with two kids, and have her discover her personality without the things that she is used to. I think that would be cool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Allen, Dennings, Scott, Simkins, Margolis, Elfman, as well as Daryl Mitchell, all starred in Season 1 and are set to return.<\/p>\n As for guest stars, comedian and talk show host Lilly Singh is set to appear in one episode. Her character doesn\u2019t have a name yet, but is described as Riley\u2019s new mom friend, with whom she clicks instantly. Their budding friendship is derailed by unexpected mama drama.<\/span><\/p>\n Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will also appear in one episode. He will play himself. It is not clear if Betts and Singh will star in the same episode. See Betts\u2019 announcement below.<\/p>\n On August 19, Deadline<\/a> reported that Allen\u2019s Home Improvement<\/a> costars \u2014Patricia Richardson<\/a>, Richard Karn<\/a>, and Debbe Dunning<\/a>\u2014 will all appear in Season 2.<\/p>\n Richardson played Jill Taylor, Tim\u2019s wife, on the show for eight seasons. Karn was Albert \u201cAl\u201d Borland, Tim\u2019s friend and assistant on the show-within-a-show, Tool Time, from seasons one to eight. Dunning played Heidi Keppert, the Tool Time girl, from Seasons 3 through 8.<\/p>\n The trio will appear in Season 2\u2019s season premiere on October 1. Although details about their characters are under wraps, Deadline reported that they will \u201chelp Matt Parker in an unexpected way.\u201d<\/p>\n Richardson and Karn also appeared in Allen\u2019s second sitcom, Last Man Standing<\/a>. Jonathan Taylor Thomas<\/a> had a recurring role on the show. He was one of three sons on Home Improvement. In Season 1, Nancy Travis<\/a>, his wife in Last Man Standing, also had a guest role. She will also return as a guest star, according to a press release.<\/p>\n See the HI reunion on the season premiere.<\/p>\n Yes! The new trailer dropped on Wednesday, September 17, just two weeks before the seaosn premiere.<\/p>\n Matt and Riley continue to argue and work together as she navigates life with her two children as a newly divorced woman. The guest stars above, plus Gabriel Iglesias<\/a> and Shark Tank<\/a>\u2018s Lori Greiner<\/a>, make appearances. \u201cOh my God! It\u2019s Lori from Shark Tank! My Queen,\u201d Georgia says.<\/p>\n Allen, along with Michelle Nader, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, John Pasquin, Jim Patterson, Bob Daily, and John Amodeoserve serve as executive producers on the sitcom. \u00a0Mike Scully and Julie Thacker Scully executive-produced the first episode. Pasquin directed the pilot episode. Dennings is also a producer.<\/p>\n All 10 episodes of Shifting Gears Season 1 are available to watch on Hulu<\/a>. Season 2 will air on ABC and the next day on the streaming platform.<\/p>\n Shifting Gears<\/strong>, Season 2 Premiere, October 1, ABC, streaming next day on Hulu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SHG_S2_KA_4000x2250_v5-2_PRE-1014x570.jpg\")
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