SummaryAfter eight years of playing a lawyer on television, Dean Sanderson (Rob Lowe) moves to join the family law firm in Idaho where his brother (Fred Savage) is an actual lawyer.
Created By:Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
The Grinder
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 29, 2015
Metascore
Generally Favorable
71
User score
Generally Favorable
7.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
71
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Sep 28, 2015
88
The half hour moves along briskly, sprinkled with a slew of funny lines and throwaway reactions and a few knowing winks at TV conventions--though not so many winks that they pull you out of the story. And through it all you have the pleasures provided by Lowe, Savage, Ellis and Devane, who mesh seamlessly.
Sep 29, 2015
80
The Grinder has fun with the concept, kicking it around with wry contempt, then picking it up off the ground and dusting it off and studying it for a moment, then deciding it might be a fun challenge to see if they can make people care about a character, and a concept, that's not only played out but stomped flat.
Sep 29, 2015
70
The Grinder, which features William Devane as Dean and Stewart's father, has great energy. The nicely executed courtroom scenes are balanced with mordant scenes at home with the family.
Sep 28, 2015
67
The show they're in is amiable enough, but the premise is awfully thin and the pilot doesn't hint at much of anything beyond that.
Sep 25, 2015
60
It’s a clever enough idea--or at least a serviceable one--primarily to give the leads an excuse to play off each other. Lowe also has the mix of casual egomania and well-trained earnestness down to a science.
Sep 28, 2015
40
There's just no jokes here, no characters worth spending time with and nothing beyond one iota of a clever hook that becomes as disappointingly protracted - before the pilot is even done - as the worst cutaway gags in "Family Guy."
User score
Generally Favorable
7.2
67% Positive
62 Ratings
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18% Mixed
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15% Negative
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Jan 20, 2021
9
This was one of my favorite TV shows in quite a while, and I was disappointed it was cancelled after just one season. Also, disappointed none of the streaming sites have picked it up (you can buy the season on Prime for $9). Everyone has a different funny bone, so I don't know if most viewers didn't find it as funny and fun as my wife and I did, or it just wasn't in a good scheduling spot. Even though I've seen every episode, I hope someday it hits Netflix or Prime (free) because I'd watch it again. If you get a chance, give it a shot. The writing is pretty witty, and I loved the two kids. They were awesome.
Production Company:
- Paul Mogel Productions
- Stoller Global Solutions
- The Detective Agency
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 29, 2015
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-PG
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Critics Choice Television Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
