The family comedy joins fellow freshman sitcom 'The Grinder' which has received a full-season pickup from FOX.
- Oct 29, 2015
AceShowbiz - Just a day after ordering a full season of Rob Lowe's "The Grinder", FOX gives the same treatment to "Grandfathered". The network has given a back nine episode order to the new sitcom starring John Stamos.
Words are the plan always had been for both series to get full-season orders. However, since "Grandfathered" is a co-production between ABC Studios and 20th Century Fox TV, both parties had to sort out some digital distribution issues which caused the delay in the renewal.
"Grandfathered" leads FOX's Tuesday comedy block at 8 P.M. ET. In its four weeks on the air, it's averaging 5.1 million total viewers and a 1.6 rating in adults 18-49 in Nielsen's "live plus-3" estimates, better than "The Grinder" which follows at 8:30 P.M. ET. The legal comedy is averaging 4.3 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo season to date.
" 'Grandfathered' had the Herculean task of self-starting on what is an incredibly competitive Tuesday night, and the series has proven itself up to the challenge," said Fox Broadcasting Company entertainment president David Madden. "Since the very beginning we knew this show would be that rare commodity - a genuinely original family comedy."
He added, "The remarkable John Stamos, Josh Peck, Paget Brewster, and the entire cast have sparkling chemistry, and the show's creative team has delivered fantastic scripts that keep these great characters moving. We know fans are going to love the surprises in store for the rest of the season."
