The Grinder (TV series)
The Grinder is an American single-camera legal comedy television series created by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. The show was picked up to series by Fox on May 8, 2015, and premiered on September 29, 2015. On October 15, 2015, Fox ordered six additional scripts for the first season, potentially increasing the season order to 19 episodes. On October 27, 2015, Fox ordered a full season of 22 episodes for the first season. Despite being acclaimed by critics and viewers, the show never achieved high ratings. "The Grinder" was canceled by Fox on May 16 , 2016. Plot. The series follows television actor Dean Sanderson, Jr., who returns to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, after his long-running television series, "The Grinder", ends. Though Dean is not a lawyer, he believes that his experience playing one on television makes him qualified to practice law. He decides to join his family's law firm, Sanderson & Yao, much to the chagrin of his younger brother Stewart, who is an actual lawyer. Stewart and a new hire named Claire are the only people who seem to comprehend that Dean's television experience does not qualify him for a job  at a real law firm. Reception. Critical reception. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 93%, based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""The Grinder"s humor is buoyed by Rob Lowe and Fred Savage's chemistry as a hilarious new odd couple." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". As the first season progressed, the show began to become more popular with critics. Many critics compared "The Grinder" to shows such as "Arrested Development", "Community", and  Better Off Ted, all of which were shows that had small audiences in their time slots on broadcast television, but received largely positive critical reception because of their characters and writing.