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Former The Grinder star Fred Savage is speaking out following claims of harassment by a crew member on the Fox show. The woman filed a lawsuit Wednesday, as first reported by TMZ, accusing Savage of attacking and harassing her on the set of the series in 2015. In the statement Savage calls the allegations “completely…

UPDATED with details from news conference, lawsuit document: Fox is coming to the defense of former The Grinder star Fred Savage, who has been sued for alleged harassment by a female crew member of the Fox series. "Fox takes all allegations of improper conduct very seriously. We conducted a thorough investigation into…

UPDATED with Stana Katic tweet: It’s difficult to find a better word to describe today than ‘bloodbath’ as the television networks – particularly ABC and Fox – cleaned house extensively in advance of next week’s upfronts presentations. At Fox, Grinder, Grandfathered, Bordertown, and Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving…

None of the new comedy series introduced by Fox this season will make it to second season. The network has moved in to cancel freshmen Grandfathered, starring John Stamos, and The Grinder, starring Rob Lowe. They are joined by midseason entries Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving Live and the animated Bordertown…

After several early renewals on the drama side, Fox has picked up two of its comedy series for next season — The Last Man On Earth for Season 3 and Brooklyn Nine-Nine for Season 4. Surprisingly not on the list is Fox’s flagship comedy series New Girl, now in its fifth season. A few things are still being worked out…

Proving once again that you usually get one shot to hook viewers with a new show as they rarely give you a second chance, the revamped Muppets started with little ratings fanfare last night. While receiving largely positive reviews, the opening episode of The Muppets 2.0 drew a paltry 0.8 adults 18-49 rating and 2.7…

It was a slow night on the Big 4 on Tuesday with both ABC and CBS encore-heavy, but things sped up for The Flash (1.4/5) and the CW. With an 8% rise in adults 18-49 over last week and the return of villain Reverse Flash, the WBTV series was the top original show in the 8-9 PM slot and tied a repeat of powerhouse NCIS…

Returning to the stage for the first time in two decades, Justified six-season star and Emmy nominee Timothy Olyphant will headline the Atlantic Theater Company’s world premiere of Oscar nominee Kenneth Lonergan’s Hold On To Me Darling. Performances are set to begin February 24, with opening night April 3 at the…

Fox’s The Grinder has became the second new series this fall to get a Back 9 order, bringing its freshman run to a full-season 22 episodes. It joins ABC’s Dr. Ken. The Grinder, starring Rob Lowe, is one of two new Fox comedies toplined by 1980s heartthrobs, along with the John Stamos starrer Grandfathered. Both shows…

Ratings have been shaky but Fox has faith in new comedies Grandfathered and The Grinder, picking up six additional scripts for each show. Grandfathered, starring John Stamos, and The Grinder, toplined by Rob Lowe, both launched to largely positively reviews, with The Grinder drawing some of the strongest critical…

UPDATE 3 PM: Three 8 PM shows, ABC’s The Muppets (1.7), Fox’s Grandfathered (1.2) and CBS’ NCIS (2.2) were adjusted up a tenth in the finals, along with Fox’s Scream Queens. That trimmed the Week 3 drop for The Muppets and Scream Queens to a -15% and -14%, respectively. Grandfathered‘s Week 2 dropoff is now -20%. NCIS…

Snapshot: New series premieres – Fox’s Grandfathered (1.5), Grinder (1.5); New series Week 2 retention – Limitless (1.9, 100%), The Muppets (2.0, 69%), Scream Queens (1.4, 82%). The Voice (3.6) becomes first returning series to post Week 2 growth.  Curiosity and nostalgia (plus a massive marketing campaign) brought…