The Grinder rests his case for good. TVLine reports FOX has cancelled the sitcom after one season.
The freshman comedy starred Rob Lowe as a TV lawyer who moves back to his hometown to practice law for real with his attorney brother (Fred Savage). William Devane, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and Natalie Morales also starred.
Though the premiere performed well in the ratings, numbers dropped over the course of season one, with the show receiving an average of .75 in the 18-49 demo and a total of 2.176 million viewers.
Rob Lowe confirmed the cancellation on his Twitter today:
#TheGrinder was not renewed by @FOXTV It was unapologetically original, smart, funny and had a murder's row of talent. #GrinderRests.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) May 12, 2016
What do you think? Did you watch The Grinder? Do you think it should’ve been renewed?
One of the funniest shows on TV. Great actors with unbelievable chemistry. I wish they would rethink cancelling it or another station should pick it up. I’m bummed!
I am so upset. Great show, funny stuff, outstanding cast with excellent comedic chemistry.
My husband and I really enjoy the show Grinder. Please have it go into a second season. We just discovered it and are watching the first season on Xfinity on demand. It’s a good Fox tv show; witty, funny with serious moments. We would love to have it continue to the next season and would enjoy watching it on s current basis.
Please renew it!
Barbara Conlin
Johns Creek, GA
No! We so enjoy The Grinder! Please don’t cancel it. It is fresh, hilarious, and had very little gratuitous sex. Love how Rob Lowe plays his character – Dean Sanderson is a horrible actor! Such a ham. Fred Savage has grown up and is still a great actor. Please reconsider.
Can not believe “The Grinder” was cancelled. Our whole family loves to watch this show. Difficult to find a funny, witty, and well cast show for a family to watch together.
As sitcoms go this was a refreshing and well written show. I don’t know what more Fox can put out there for higher ratings. Married With Children days are long gone. The Grinder was one of my favorite shows to look forward to in an age there aren’t many sitcoms worth the time.
Our family looked forward to this every week…and then rewatched it! This is a shame!
Boooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Loved it! Very smart! They cancel all the best shows in lieu of crap.
The Grinder was awesome! Great writing and great acting! It should NOT have been cancelled!
Come on, don’t cancel it!! One of the best parts about the show is that it was original, like psych when it first came out!! I don’t think I want to end up like those “showhole” commercials that amazon makes…
This show is witty, smart, and unique. Rob Lowe is hilarious. Fred Savage is a fabulous frustrated brother. The supporting cast is stellar. Bad call FOX.
Hilarious show. Bring it back. A show without violence is a joy these days.
This is one of the best shows on t.v. today — well it was!!!! Here is a link to sign a petition to stop the cancellation.
https://www.change.org/p/hulu-renew-acclaimed-rob-lowe-and-fred-savage-comedy-the-grinder?
There are over 4,200 signatures but it needs to get to 5,000. Please sign and let’s do more than talk about how wrong it was to cancel this show.
Dear Fox execs, you guys are absolutely so far removed from what is good entertainment it’s comical. Actually, here’s an idea, how about a show about a network ran by a bunch of idiots? You can loosely base it off of real life, because you guys have all the material for every episode already, just look at your history of blunders and the masses of upset viewers you tend to piss off everytime you cancel a good series before it’s time. Case in point – American Idol. You suck fox. Seriously.
Just another blunder by Fox. I loved this show and was a loyal to one of the funniest shows ever!