How to watch Tim Allen’s new TV series Shifting Gears online

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Tim Allen is putting his tool belt back on for his return to television Changing gearsa new sitcom premiering on ABC.

Allen plays Matt, a headstrong widower who owns a vintage car restoration shop. “He is faced with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter Riley (Kat Dennings) and her adolescent children (Maxwell Simkins and Barrett Margolis) burst back into his life,” the series log reads.

At a glance: How to watch Changing gears On-line

Changing gears It also stars Daryl “Chill” Mitchell as Ed and Sean William Scott as Gabriel. The series marks Allen’s return to ABC, where the hit ’90s sitcom aired DIYer (which ran for eight seasons) and the nine-season drama Last man standing. Watch the full trailer below.

Read on to find out more about how you can watch Changing gears online with and without cable, also free of charge.

Here’s how to watch Changing gears: Premiere date, episode release schedule

Changing gears Premieres Wednesday, January 8 at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on ABC and streams the following day on Hulu. The first season consists of 11 episodes and the finale is expected to air on March 19.

Here’s how to watch Changing gears On-line

Changing gears will be released on Hulu every Thursday (the day after the episodes air on TV) starting January 9th. The easiest way to stream the series is with a Hulu subscription, which starts at $9.99 per month. Eligible new subscribers can watch Changing gears free with a 30-day trial of Hulu’s ad-supported basic plan; Find out more here.

Those with an existing cable subscription can watch the show online by logging in to ABC.com or the ABC app with their TV provider credentials, including traditional and streaming services such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.

Cord cutters can watch Changing gears Live online without traditional cable via a TV streaming service that carries ABC, including DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling and others. Here are some of the best options that offer free trials and deals.

Fubo

Watch ABC and over 170 channels; Select plans start at $74.99 per month

Hulu + Live TV

Watch and stream on ABC and over 95 channels Changing gears upon request; Plans start at $82.99 monthly

loop

Watch ABC and over 46 channels with Sling Blue and Blue & Orange plans; Plans on sale for up to half off first month