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The Grinder

★ 7.2 8K votes 2015–2016 1 season · 22 episodes Canceled FOX
Ironic & metaSelf-aware humor that knows it's a TV show.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 7/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Rob LoweFred SavageMary Elizabeth EllisHana HayesConnor KalopsisWilliam Devane
Written by
Andrew MogelJarrad Paul
Starring
Rob LoweFred SavageMary Elizabeth EllisHana HayesConnor KalopsisWilliam Devane
Written by
Andrew MogelJarrad Paul
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0125250375500

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About

"A fake TV lawyer's delusions meet real family friction"

An actor who spent years playing a slick TV lawyer moves back home and decides he's qualified to practice real law, much to the exasperation of his actual-attorney brother. The show is a workplace-family comedy that constantly winks at its own fakery, with the lead's theatrical courtroom instincts colliding with the mundane reality of small-town legal work. It's fast, self-aware, and driven by sharp sibling chemistry rather than plot mechanics, more about tone and running jokes than any real case-of-the-week stakes.

Watch it for

the meta comedy about performance and delusion, anchored by genuinely funny sibling dynamics.

Maybe skip if

you want grounded legal drama rather than a show that mocks the genre itself.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12015
7.54K227h 58m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.5
44125 min
▶2A Hero Has Fallen7.4
30622 min
▶3The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan7.4
24922 min
▶4Little Mitchard No More7.5
23122 min
▶5A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)7.6
22021 min
▶6Dedicating This One to the Crew7.7
21321 min
▶7Buckingham Malice7.5
20521 min
▶8Giving Thanks, Getting Justice7.9
22422 min
▶9Grinder Rests in Peace7.9
20022 min
▶10The Olyphant in the Room7.3
19022 min
▶11Exodus (Pt. 1)7.5
17722 min
▶12Blood Is Thicker Than Justice7.4
16721 min
▶13Grinder v Grinder8.0
18921 min
▶14The Retooling of Dean Sanderson7.4
17121 min
▶15The Ties That Grind7.3
16021 min
▶16Delusions of Grinder7.0
16321 min
▶17From the Ashes7.4
17021 min
▶18Genesis7.6
15322 min
▶19A System on Trial7.5
14622 min
▶20For the People7.9
17221 min
▶21Divergence7.4
13722 min
▶22Full Circle8.0
13623 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Rob Lowe Dean Sanderson
Fred Savage Stewart Sanderson
Mary Elizabeth Ellis Debbie Sanderson
Hana Hayes Lizzie Sanderson
Connor Kalopsis Ethan Sanderson
William Devane Dean Sanderson Sr.
Natalie Morales Claire Lacoste
Steve Little Todd
Will Greenberg Hugh Rozz
Matt Hobby Pat Landy

Crew

Andrew Mogel
Jarrad Paul

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