Shifting Gears viewers might be surprised to find out that the ABC sitcom initially chose not to have Tim Allen's character date around before bringing Jenna Elfman back as his love interest. During the Wednesday, February 4, finale of the hit ABC sitcom, Matt (Allen) made an effort to meet someone new after his split from Eve (Elfman) - by going on a traditional values dating app. TradSwipe didn't work well for Matt, who ended up on a disastrous date with Lynn (Angela Kinsey).