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s01e22 · 2016-05-11
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The Grinder
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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.
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22 this season · 22 totals01e01 Pilot 2015-09-30 00:30
Pilot
THE 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, small-town attorney who has yet to find his spotlight. When his long-running hit series comes to an end, Dean (Lowe) finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his small home town thinking he has the experience to take over his family's law firm, where he butts heads with his brother, Stewart (Savage).
s01e02 A Hero Has Fallen 2015-10-07 00:30
A Hero Has Fallen
After the exciting and victorious Krantz case, Sanderson & Yao gets flooded with cases. Dean, in his usual fashion, wants them to pick the next big case. Stewart disagrees, but he realizes that telling Dean he can't do something only will make him want to do it more. Soo Stewart decides to encourage Dean and the plan backfires. Meanwhile, Dean inspires Debbie to go for a promotion at work using a 'big dog' approach, which puts her job in jeopardy.
s01e03 The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan 2015-10-14 00:30
The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan
Convinced 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 with a rival firm. Although Stewart dismisses the accusation, Dean is set on proving his brother wrong. Meanwhile, Deb and Claire strike up a friendship, the gossipy nature of which propels Stewart to question whether Claire can be trusted after all.
s01e04 Little Mitchard No More 2015-10-21 00:30
Little Mitchard No More
When a new couple, Lyle (Nat Faxon) and Vanessa Gerhart (Alexie Gilmore), comes into their life, Stewart and Deb deal with 'The Dean Effect' - people liking you only because you have a famous brother. Meanwhile, Dean finds himself in a similar situation with Claire, the first person he's ever met who isn't affected by his celebrity.
s01e05 A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer) 2015-11-04 01:30
A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)
Just 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.
s01e06 Dedicating This One to the Crew 2015-11-11 01:30
Dedicating This One to the Crew
When Ethan chooses to audition for the school play instead of following in his father's footsteps by joining the tech crew, it highlights the differences between those who seem destined for the spotlight and those who live their lives in the shadows. Meanwhile, Stewart confronts Dean Sr. about how he gave his two sons very different life advice.
s01e07 Buckingham Malice 2015-11-18 01:30
Buckingham Malice
Stewart 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 serious trouble, Dean's fame might be the only way to bail them out.
s01e08 Giving Thanks, Getting Justice 2015-11-25 01:30
Giving Thanks, Getting Justice
After 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.
s01e09 Grinder Rests in Peace 2015-12-02 01:30
Grinder Rests in Peace
'The Grinder: New Orleans', a spinoff of the original hit series, asks Dean to film a scene giving closure to his beloved character, Mitch Grinder. Not surprisingly, Dean struggles with being replaced by his TV brother, Rake. Meanwhile Stewart, who has also been feeling replaced by his brother in Ethan's eyes, jumps at the opportunity to get Dean back into acting and out of his hair.
s01e10 The Olyphant in the Room 2016-01-06 02:30
The Olyphant in the Room
After 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 questionable tactics—representing a friend of hers. Meanwhile, Stewart is excited that a reporter is writing a story on him, but becomes upset when Dean steals the spotlight.
s01e11 Exodus 2016-01-20 02:30
Exodus
Stewart 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 & Yao. Also, Deb becomes reliant on Andre (Efren Ramirez), Dean's former stand-in, who's crashing with the family.
s01e12 Blood Is Thicker Than Justice 2016-01-27 02:30
Blood Is Thicker Than Justice
After their fallout in the previous episode, Dean and Stewart find themselves on opposing sides during a divorce case. Meanwhile, back at home, Ethan and Lizzie are seeing the impact of life without Uncle Dean, and Stewart and Debbie quickly take notice.
s01e13 Grinder V Grinder 2016-02-03 02:30
Grinder V Grinder
Timothy Olyphant is back in Boise and the rivalry between Dean and him continues when Stewart invites Olyphant to spend more time around Sanderson & Yao. After getting into an argument about who is closer to being a real lawyer, the two 'Grinders' decide to go head-to-head in a mock trial.
s01e14 The Retooling of Dean Sanderson 2016-02-10 02:30
The Retooling of Dean Sanderson
When 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' persona and come down to earth. He tries to convince Dean he should go to therapy. Dean reluctantly agrees, but in typical Dean fashion, he overcorrects and begins 'therapizing' the whole family, including Debbie, who is now tempted to quit her grueling job.
s01e15 The Ties That Grind 2016-02-17 02:30
The Ties That Grind
Dean's therapist, Jillian, encourages him to, once and for all, shed his Grinder persona and find out who the real Dean is. Through his therapy exercises, he ends up making others around him evaluate their own issues, much to Stewart's frustration.
s01e16 Delusions of Grinder 2016-02-24 02:30
Delusions of Grinder
Stewart becomes certain there's a larger conspiracy against the firm. It's the first time Sanderson & Yao has ever been involved in a truly dramatic situation, but Dean has shed his 'Grinder' persona and refuses to listen to Stewart's 'paranoia.' Instead, Dean decides to focus on being the office intern, so Stew has to take matters into his own hands.
s01e17 From the Ashes 2016-03-02 02:30
From the Ashes
As the conspiracy surrounding Sanderson & Yao reaches a boiling point, the only man who can get to the bottom of it has abandoned the 'grind' and enrolled in law school. Stewart, desperate for Dean's help, will go to any lengths to turn his brother back into 'The Grinder'.
s01e18 Genesis 2016-03-16 01:30
Genesis
Post-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. Meanwhile, in flashback, we see a younger, struggling Dean Sanderson as he must decide whether to embrace a simple life, or pursue his destiny and become the Grinder he was always meant to be.
s01e19 A System on Trial 2016-04-13 01:30
A System on Trial
Stew 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 one surefire way to find out what the people really think: they take it to the masses for some good old-fashioned focus group testing. Before long, the entire family gets caught up in the feedback of how they are perceived by others.
s01e20 For the People 2016-04-20 01:30
For the People
Dean 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.
s01e21 Divergence 2016-05-04 01:30
Divergence
After finding out Dean Sr. is guilty, Stew thinks they should settle the case. Dean, of course, believes they should try to win, and wants to use one of his old 'Grinder' tricks, by throwing himself into an unrelated sub plot that will lead him to what he needs to solve the case. Meanwhile, Stew is concerned that he is now 'infected' by 'The Grinder'.
s01e22 Full Circle 2016-05-11 01:30
Full Circle
Dean Sr.'s malpractice trial is finally at hand and it will come to a surprising conclusion when Stewart gets sidelined, leaving it to the rest of the Sanderson & Yao team to save the firm and find out who has been the secret mastermind behind Cory Manler and Dean Sr.'s case. Stewart is concerned that Dean's instincts and Grinder-isms won't be enough to win the day, and Dean is offended by his own brother's lack of faith.