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The Grinder

TV·2015–2016·1 season, 22 episodes·FOX·Comedy·30m·6.3·Created by Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel

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The Grinder follows a famous TV lawyer who, after his hit series, The Grinder, is canceled, moves back home and joins his brother at their family's real-life law firm - despite having no formal education, no bar certification, no license to practice and no experience in an actual courtroom.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Grinder S01E05A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)S01E05 · 6.5Just as Dean prepares to give up on what he thinks is a hopeless search for love, he is reunited with Gail (guest star Christina Applegate), an old flame who restores his belief in romance. Meanwhile, Deb encourages Stewart to change his strict ways and let Lizzie have a supervised date with Joel Zadak.
  2. 02The Grinder S01E08Giving Thanks, Getting JusticeS01E08 · 6.2After spending several holidays away from the family, Dean is thrilled to be reunited with them for his first real Thanksgiving celebration in a long time. But his overexcitement and meddling brings a major, unexpected family secret to light. Meanwhile, a series of flashbacks reveal the chain of events that led to Dean's departure from his hit TV drama, "The Grinder," and its subsequent cancellation.
  3. 03The Grinder S01E20For the PeopleS01E20 · 6.0Dean and Stewart's mother, Lenore, makes a surprise visit, which causes Dean to panic, because Bonnie has never approved of his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Stewart is desperately trying to get reservations to the hottest restaurant in town for his anniversary dinner with Deb. With his ex-wife in town, Dean Sr. thinks he should get back into the dating scene and gets help from Ethan and Lizzie.

Cast

Rob LoweRob LoweDean SandersonConnor KalopsisConnor KalopsisEthan SandersonHana HayesHana HayesLizzie SandersonMary Elizabeth EllisMary Elizabeth EllisDebbie SandersonWilliam DevaneWilliam DevaneDean Sanderson Sr.Fred SavageFred SavageStewart SandersonNatalie MoralesNatalie MoralesClaire Lacoste

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2015–16Aired 5.6Season avg
  1. S01E01The Grinder S01E01PilotSeptember 29, 2015 5.9THE GRINDER is a new comedy about two brothers: one a spotlight-grabbing actor who plays TV's most popular lawyer and the other, a real-life
  2. S01E02The Grinder S01E02A Hero Has FallenOctober 6, 2015 4.8After the exciting and victorious Krantz case, Sanderson & Yao gets flooded with cases. Dean, in his usual fashion, wants them to pick t
  3. S01E03The Grinder S01E03The Curious Disappearance of Mr. DonovanOctober 13, 2015 5.9Convinced that the only explanation for Claire's non-interest in him is that she's a mole, Dean tells Stewart that Claire is sharing secrets
  4. S01E04The Grinder S01E04Little Mitchard No MoreOctober 20, 2015 5.4When a new couple, Lyle (Nat Faxon) and Vanessa Gerhart (Alexie Gilmore), comes into their life, Stewart and Deb deal with "The Dean Effect"
  5. S01E05The Grinder S01E05Season's bestA Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)November 3, 2015 6.5Just as Dean prepares to give up on what he thinks is a hopeless search for love, he is reunited with Gail (guest star Christina Applegate),
  6. S01E06The Grinder S01E06Dedicating This One to the CrewNovember 10, 2015 5.9When Ethan chooses to audition for the school play instead of following in his father's footsteps by joining the tech crew, it highlights th
  7. S01E07The Grinder S01E07Buckingham MaliceNovember 17, 2015 5.9Stewart convinces Dean he can't keep using his celebrity if he really wants to be a "regular guy." But when the brothers find themselves in
  8. S01E08The Grinder S01E08Giving Thanks, Getting JusticeNovember 24, 2015 6.2After spending several holidays away from the family, Dean is thrilled to be reunited with them for his first real Thanksgiving celebration
  9. S01E09The Grinder S01E09Grinder Rests in PeaceDecember 1, 2015 5.9"The Grinder: New Orleans", a spinoff of the original hit series, asks Dean to film a scene giving closure to his beloved character, Mitch G
  10. S01E10The Grinder S01E10The Olyphant in the RoomJanuary 5, 2016 5.7After Dean catches Timothy Olyphant making out with Claire, he thinks he can "win her back" by taking the lead on a case—and using very ques
  11. S01E11The Grinder S01E11ExodusJanuary 19, 2016 5.4Stewart and Deb tell Dean it's time for him to find his own place. Meanwhile, a rival law firm attempts to poach Dean from Sanderson & Y
  12. S01E12The Grinder S01E12Blood Is Thicker Than JusticeJanuary 26, 2016 5.4After their fallout in the previous episode, Dean and Stewart find themselves on opposing sides during a divorce case. Meanwhile, back at ho
  13. S01E13The Grinder S01E13Grinder V GrinderFebruary 2, 2016 5.4Timothy Olyphant is back in Boise and the rivalry between Dean and him continues when Stewart invites Olyphant to spend more time around San
  14. S01E14The Grinder S01E14The Retooling of Dean SandersonFebruary 9, 2016 5.4When Dean scares off a big prospective client by being too dramatic, Stewart tells him maybe it's finally time to let go of his "Grinder" pe
  15. S01E15The Grinder S01E15The Ties That GrindFebruary 16, 2016 5.6Dean's therapist, Jillian, encourages him to, once and for all, shed his Grinder persona and find out who the real Dean is. Through his ther
  16. S01E16The Grinder S01E16Delusions of GrinderFebruary 23, 2016 5.2Stewart becomes certain there's a larger conspiracy against the firm. It's the first time Sanderson & Yao has ever been involved in a tr
  17. S01E17The Grinder S01E17From the AshesMarch 1, 2016 5.8As the conspiracy surrounding Sanderson & Yao reaches a boiling point, the only man who can get to the bottom of it has abandoned the "g
  18. S01E18The Grinder S01E18GenesisMarch 15, 2016 5.3Post-therapy, Dean finds that he has lost the ability to grind. To get it back, he decides to crack the case of the office being ransacked.
  19. S01E19The Grinder S01E19A System on TrialApril 12, 2016 5.3Stew is worried that Dean Sr.'s anger problems will hurt his case, but Dean Sr. insists there's no problem at all. Dean says there's only on
  20. S01E20The Grinder S01E20For the PeopleApril 19, 2016 6.0Dean and Stewart's mother, Lenore, makes a surprise visit, which causes Dean to panic, because Bonnie has never approved of his lifestyle. M
  21. S01E21The Grinder S01E21DivergenceMay 3, 2016 5.6After finding out Dean Sr. is guilty, Stew thinks they should settle the case. Dean, of course, believes they should try to win, and wants t
  22. S01E22The Grinder S01E22Full CircleMay 10, 2016 5.8Dean Sr.'s malpractice trial is finally at hand and it will come to a surprising conclusion when Stewart gets sidelined, leaving it to the r

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